Runtime bias correction of regional climate model driving data and its continental-scale impacts
摘要
The application of a new approach to bias-correct Earth System Model (ESM) driving data for regional Climate Model (RCM) downscaling is presented. The approach employs a novel Empirical Runtime Bias Correction (ERBC) of the ESM, designed to self-consistently reduce climatological biases in the driving data. The impact of such ESM bias reduction on RCM downscaling is evaluated through an experimental protocol where a single ESM and its ERBC counterpart drive two different RCMs. A continental-scale analysis of these results in a North American regional domain over the historical period indicates that the impact of global model biases on RCM downscaling products can be mitigated significantly by employing ERBC driving data. A similar series of ESM downscaling simulations is conducted for future projections of climate change following the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 SSP3