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CR 9:101-105 (1997)
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Performance of general circulation models in southeastern South America
Raúl Hofstadter1,*, Mario Bidegain2
1Estudio País sobre Cambio Climático, Comisión Nacional sobre Cambio Global, Ciudadela 1414, piso 6, 11100 Montevideo, Uruguay 2Dirección Nacional de Meteorología, Javier Barrios Amorín 1488, 11200 Montevideo, Uruguay
*E-mail: mbidegai@cncg.gub.uy
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ABSTRACT: Outputs from 5 general circulation models (GCMs) were analyzed in order to evaluate their performance for estimating future climate conditions in the temperate zone of southeastern South America (24° to 38°S and 50° to 65°W). The GCMs analyzed were: GISS
(Goddard Institute for Space Science), GFDL-R30 and GFDL 1% (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory), UKMO (United Kingdom Meteorological Office), and CCCM (Canadian Climate Center Model). The variables under study were mean monthly temperature and mean
daily precipitation. The degree to which the models represent current climate was estimated by comparing model outputs with observed climate values for the 1951 to 1970 period by means of a correlation analysis. The temperature values estimated by the
models showed a good fit with the observed values. However, fitting of precipitation values was not statistically significant. This study was carried out within the framework of the Uruguay Climate Change Country Study as a basis for assessing the impact
of climate change on the agricultural sector.
KEY WORDS: General circulation models · Climate change · Climate scenarios · Climate simulation
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Published in CR Vol.
9, No. 1-2
(1997) on December 29
ISSN: 0936-577X.
Copyright © Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe, 1997
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