EGU2020-8112, updated on 20 Jan 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-8112
EGU General Assembly 2020
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Stochastic comparison of climate model outputs to observed relative humidity fields

Apostolos Koumakis, Panayiotis Dimitriadis, Theano Iliopoulou, and Demetris Koutsoyiannis
Apostolos Koumakis et al.
  • National Technical University of Athens, Civil Engineering , Athens, Greece (apokoums@hotmail.com)

Stochastic comparison of climate model outputs to observed relative humidity fields

We compare the stochastic behaviour of relative humidity outputs of climate models for the 20th century to the historical data (stations and reanalysis fields) at several temporal and spatial scales. In particular we examine the marginal distributions and the dependence structure with emphasis on the Hurst-Kolmogorov behaviour. The comparison aims to contribute to the quantification of reliability and predictive uncertainty of relative humidity climate model outputs over different scales in a framework of assessing their relevance for engineering planning and design.

 

(Acknowledgement: This research is conducted within the frame of the course "Stochastic Methods" of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). The School of Civil Engineering of NTUA provided moral support for the participation of the students in the Assembly.)

How to cite: Koumakis, A., Dimitriadis, P., Iliopoulou, T., and Koutsoyiannis, D.: Stochastic comparison of climate model outputs to observed relative humidity fields, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-8112, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-8112, 2020