Downscaling precipitation and temperature in the Andes: applied methods and performance-a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global warming and climate change are threats to the world. Warmer temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns alter water availability and increase the occurrence of extreme weather events. South America and the Andes are vulnerable regions to climate change due to inequity and the uneven distribution of resources. Climate change evaluation often relies on the use of general circulation models (GCMs). However, the spatial resolution is too coarse and does not provide a realistic climate representation at a local level. This is of particular importance in mountain areas such as the Andes range, where the heterogeneous topography requires a finer spatial resolution to represent the local physical processes. To this end, statistical and/or dynamical downscaling meth

SUBMITTER: Nunez Mejia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378818 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature