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Introduction to LARS-WG and SDSM
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LARS-WG stochastic weather generator
( http:\\www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk\mas-models\larswg.html )
• Generation of long weather
time-series suitable for risk
assessment
• Ability to extend the
simulation of weather to
unobserved locations
• A computationally
inexpensive tool to produce
climate change scenarios
incorporating changes in
means and in variability
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LARS-WG stochastic weather generator
( http:\\www.lars.bbsrc.ac.uk\model\larswg.html )
Parametric- e.g., WGEN
Semi-parametric - e.g., LARS-WG
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Generates precipitation, min and max temperature and solar radiation
Modelling of precipitation events is based on wet/dry series
Semi-empirical distributions are used for precipitation amounts, dry/wet
series and solar radiation
Temperature and solar radiation are conditioned on the wet/dry status
of a day
Temperature and solar radiation are cross-correlated
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LARS-WG
• Model calibration - SITE ANALYSIS
• Model validation - QTEST
• Generation of synthetic weather data GENERATOR
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SITE ANALYSIS
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QTEST
Compare observed and synthetic data to evaluate LARS-WG performance
Precipitation
Maximum
Minimum
Solar
Precipitation
radiation
temperature
temperature
variability
variability
variability
variability
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Minimum
Solar
temperature
radiation
temperature
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deviation
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deviation
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deviation
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Radiation
(MJm -2) (°C)
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Minim
um tem perature
Precipitation
total
(m m-2))
Standard deviation
(MJm
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GENERATOR
Generate synthetic weather data: to extend time series, or for
climate change studies
Scenario file
Base scenario file
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GENERATOR
Days with
withMinimum
minimum
temperature
30°C
> 0°C
temperature <
maximum
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temperature
Precipitation
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temperature
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tem
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Limitations of LARS-WG (and
weather generators in general) ...
• Temporal downscaling only
• Designed for use at individual sites only
(no spatial correlation)
• Can only represent events in calibration
data set
• Generally underestimate variability
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SDSM
1. A decision support tool
for assessing local
climate change impacts
2. Facilitates the rapid
development of multiple,
low-cost, single-site
scenarios of daily
surface weather
variables under current
and future climate
forcing
3. Based on a multiple
regression-based
method
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SDSM Structure
7 steps:
• Quality Control and Data Transformation
• Screening of Predictor Variables
• Model Calibration
• Weather Generation (using observed
predictors)
• Statistical Analyses
• Graphing Model Output
• Scenario Generation (using climate model
predictors)
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Climate Change Action Fund and provides climate change scenarios and related
information to the VIA community in Canada
The Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios (CCIS) Project is funded by the
Climate Change Action Fund and provides climate change scenarios and related
information to the VIA community in Canada
The Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios (CCIS) Project is funded by the
Climate Change Action Fund and provides climate change scenarios and related
information to the VIA community in Canada
The Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios (CCIS) Project is funded by the
Climate Change Action Fund and provides climate change scenarios and related
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Model Verification
The Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios (CCIS) Project is funded by the
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The Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios (CCIS) Project is funded by the
Climate Change Action Fund and provides climate change scenarios and related
information to the VIA community in Canada
The Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios (CCIS) Project is funded by the
Climate Change Action Fund and provides climate change scenarios and related
information to the VIA community in Canada
The Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios (CCIS) Project is funded by the
Climate Change Action Fund and provides climate change scenarios and related
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Victoria: Maximum temperature
30
25
20
15
CGCM1 GA1
Downscaled
10
5
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0
Jan
(°C)
1961-1990
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Tmax > 25°C
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Cautionary Remarks
• SDSM provides a parsimonious technique of scenario
construction that complements other methods
• SDSM should not be used uncritically as a “black box”
(evaluate all relationships using independent data)
• Local knowledge is an invaluable source of information when
determining sensible combinations of predictors
• Daily precipitation amount at individual stations is the most
problematic variable to downscale
• The plausibility of all SDSM scenarios depends on the
realism of the climate model forcing
• Try to apply multiple forcing scenarios (via different GCMs,
ensemble members, time–slices, emission pathways, etc.)
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Projet FACC (en cours 2003-2004)
Etude sur force/faiblesse de SDSM et LARS-WG
pour extrêmes et variabilité climatique
Coordonnateur
Philippe Gachon
Collaborateurs :
- Ouranos : Alain Bourque, René Roy, Claude Desjarlais,
Georges Desrochers, Vicky Slonosky, Diane Chaumont
- EC-SMC (Qc) : Jeanna Goldstein, Jennifer Milton, Nicolas
Major
- McGill : VTV Nguyen, Charles Lin
- INRS-ETE : André St Hilaire, Bernard Bobée, Taha Ouarda
- UQAM : Peter Zwack
- CCIS : Elaine Barrow
- Post-Doc et étudiants : Tan Nguyen (PostDoc); Massoud
Hessami (PostDoc); Mohamed Abul Kashem (PhD)
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1st Objective : intercompare SDSM &
LARS-WG for downscaling extremes
(regional case-studies)
5 Régions à
étudier
(Stat. Downscaling)
2
1
1961-1990
Tmin
Tmax
Tmoy
Precipitation tot.
3
5
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6
4
3
5
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2nd Objective
Develop observed climate
indices used for
verification & analysis
(using STARDEX software)
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