Comparison Performance of the Multi-Regional Climate Model (RCM) in Simulating Rainfall and Air Temperature in Batanghari Watershed

Many scientists assume that RCM output is directly used as input for climate change impact models, while it consists of systematic errors. Consequently, RCM still requires bias correction to be used as an input model. The purpose of this study was to analyze the RCM performance before and after bias...

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Main Authors: Unggul Handoko, Rizaldi Boer, Edvin Aldrian, Arnida L. Latifah, Bambang D. Dasanto, Apip Apip, Misnawati Misnawati
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Published: Syiah Kuala University 2019-07-01
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author Unggul Handoko
Rizaldi Boer
Edvin Aldrian
Arnida L. Latifah
Bambang D. Dasanto
Apip Apip
Misnawati Misnawati
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description Many scientists assume that RCM output is directly used as input for climate change impact models, while it consists of systematic errors. Consequently, RCM still requires bias correction to be used as an input model. The purpose of this study was to analyze the RCM performance before and after bias correction, its best performance from several models, as well as to clarify the importance of bias correction before it is used to analyze climate change. As a result of this, the method used for bias correction was Distribution Mapping method (for rainfall) and Average Ratio-method (for air temperature). While the Generalized Extrem Valuedistribution (GEV) was used to analysis extreme rainfall. To determine the performance of the model before and after bias correction, statistical analysis was used namelyR2, NSE, and RMSE. Furthermore, ranking for every single model and Taylor Diagram was used to determine the best model. The results showed that the RCMs performance improved with bias correction. However, CSIRO-Mk3-6-0, CCSM4, GFDL-ESM2M, and MPI-ESM-MR models can be ignored as ensemble models, because they demonstrated poor performance in simulating rainfall. From this study, it was suggested that the best model in simulating daily and monthly rainfall was ACCESS1-0, while MIROC-ESM-CHEM (daily air temperature) and ACCESS1-0 (monthly air temperature) were best models used in simulating air temperature.  Key words: RCM, bias correction, performance, rainfall, air temperature
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spelling doaj-art-5afffbdb7ab84fbe919de0ce464398942025-08-20T03:38:39ZengSyiah Kuala UniversityAceh International Journal of Science and Technology2088-98602019-07-0182526710.13170/aijst.8.2.123409970Comparison Performance of the Multi-Regional Climate Model (RCM) in Simulating Rainfall and Air Temperature in Batanghari WatershedUnggul Handoko0Rizaldi Boer1Edvin Aldrian2Arnida L. Latifah3Bambang D. Dasanto4Apip Apip5Misnawati Misnawati6Bogor Agricultural University and Research Center for Limnology LIPIApplied Climatology, Graduate School of Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia2Agency for The Assesment and Application of Technology, Serpong, IndonesiaResearch Center for Informatics LIPI, CibinongAgency for The Assesment and Application of Technology, Serpong, IndonesiaResearch Center for Limnology LIPI, Cibinong, IndonesiaIndonesian Agroclimate and Hydrology Research Institute, Bogor, IndonesiaMany scientists assume that RCM output is directly used as input for climate change impact models, while it consists of systematic errors. Consequently, RCM still requires bias correction to be used as an input model. The purpose of this study was to analyze the RCM performance before and after bias correction, its best performance from several models, as well as to clarify the importance of bias correction before it is used to analyze climate change. As a result of this, the method used for bias correction was Distribution Mapping method (for rainfall) and Average Ratio-method (for air temperature). While the Generalized Extrem Valuedistribution (GEV) was used to analysis extreme rainfall. To determine the performance of the model before and after bias correction, statistical analysis was used namelyR2, NSE, and RMSE. Furthermore, ranking for every single model and Taylor Diagram was used to determine the best model. The results showed that the RCMs performance improved with bias correction. However, CSIRO-Mk3-6-0, CCSM4, GFDL-ESM2M, and MPI-ESM-MR models can be ignored as ensemble models, because they demonstrated poor performance in simulating rainfall. From this study, it was suggested that the best model in simulating daily and monthly rainfall was ACCESS1-0, while MIROC-ESM-CHEM (daily air temperature) and ACCESS1-0 (monthly air temperature) were best models used in simulating air temperature.  Key words: RCM, bias correction, performance, rainfall, air temperaturehttps://jurnal.usk.ac.id/AIJST/article/view/12340regional climate models, bias correction, performance, rainfall, temperature
spellingShingle Unggul Handoko
Rizaldi Boer
Edvin Aldrian
Arnida L. Latifah
Bambang D. Dasanto
Apip Apip
Misnawati Misnawati
Comparison Performance of the Multi-Regional Climate Model (RCM) in Simulating Rainfall and Air Temperature in Batanghari Watershed
Aceh International Journal of Science and Technology
regional climate models, bias correction, performance, rainfall, temperature
title Comparison Performance of the Multi-Regional Climate Model (RCM) in Simulating Rainfall and Air Temperature in Batanghari Watershed
title_full Comparison Performance of the Multi-Regional Climate Model (RCM) in Simulating Rainfall and Air Temperature in Batanghari Watershed
title_fullStr Comparison Performance of the Multi-Regional Climate Model (RCM) in Simulating Rainfall and Air Temperature in Batanghari Watershed
title_full_unstemmed Comparison Performance of the Multi-Regional Climate Model (RCM) in Simulating Rainfall and Air Temperature in Batanghari Watershed
title_short Comparison Performance of the Multi-Regional Climate Model (RCM) in Simulating Rainfall and Air Temperature in Batanghari Watershed
title_sort comparison performance of the multi regional climate model rcm in simulating rainfall and air temperature in batanghari watershed
topic regional climate models, bias correction, performance, rainfall, temperature
url https://jurnal.usk.ac.id/AIJST/article/view/12340
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