Future Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southeast asia using Cmip6 multimodel ensemble

A possible shift in climate zones in Southeast Asia (SEA) for different shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) is evaluated in this study. The ability of 19 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) global climate models (GCMs) in reconstructing the Köppen-Geiger climate zones in SEA, estimated us...

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Main Authors: Hamed, Mohammed Magdy, Nashwan, Mohamed Salem, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Wang, Xiao-Jun, Ismail, Tarmizi, Dewan, Ashraf, Md. Asaduzzaman, Md. Asaduzzaman
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author Hamed, Mohammed Magdy
Nashwan, Mohamed Salem
Shahid, Shamsuddin
Wang, Xiao-Jun
Ismail, Tarmizi
Dewan, Ashraf
Md. Asaduzzaman, Md. Asaduzzaman
author_facet Hamed, Mohammed Magdy
Nashwan, Mohamed Salem
Shahid, Shamsuddin
Wang, Xiao-Jun
Ismail, Tarmizi
Dewan, Ashraf
Md. Asaduzzaman, Md. Asaduzzaman
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description A possible shift in climate zones in Southeast Asia (SEA) for different shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) is evaluated in this study. The ability of 19 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) global climate models (GCMs) in reconstructing the Köppen-Geiger climate zones in SEA, estimated using reanalysis data (ERA5) for the period 1979-2014, was analysed using five categorical evaluation metrics. The best-performing models were selected to prepare an ensemble to project possible shifts in climate zones for different SSP scenarios in the future. Besides, future projections in climate variables were evaluated to assess the driving factor of climate shifts in the future. The results showed that three CMIP6 GCMs, EC-Earth3-Veg-LR, CMCC-ESM2 and CanESM5, had a higher skill in classifying the observed climate of SEA. Selected GCMs showed climate shifting in 3.4 to 12.6% of the total area of SEA for different SSPs. The highest geographical shift in climate was projected in the north, from dry winter and hot summer (Cwa) to tropical with dry winter (Aw), followed by Aw to tropical monsoon (Am) in the north and south, and tropical without dry season (Af) to Am in the middle and southwest of SEA. An increase in minimum temperature was the key to climate shifting from Cwa to Aw in the north, while increased rainfall was a reason for Aw to Am transition in the north and south. Overall, climatic shifting was higher for high emission scenarios. The maps of future climate zones generated in this study can help to identify the hotspots of ecologically vulnerable areas in SEA due to climate change.
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spelling utm.eprints-1054102024-04-30T07:08:23Z http://eprints.utm.my/105410/ Future Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southeast asia using Cmip6 multimodel ensemble Hamed, Mohammed Magdy Nashwan, Mohamed Salem Shahid, Shamsuddin Wang, Xiao-Jun Ismail, Tarmizi Dewan, Ashraf Md. Asaduzzaman, Md. Asaduzzaman TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) A possible shift in climate zones in Southeast Asia (SEA) for different shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) is evaluated in this study. The ability of 19 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) global climate models (GCMs) in reconstructing the Köppen-Geiger climate zones in SEA, estimated using reanalysis data (ERA5) for the period 1979-2014, was analysed using five categorical evaluation metrics. The best-performing models were selected to prepare an ensemble to project possible shifts in climate zones for different SSP scenarios in the future. Besides, future projections in climate variables were evaluated to assess the driving factor of climate shifts in the future. The results showed that three CMIP6 GCMs, EC-Earth3-Veg-LR, CMCC-ESM2 and CanESM5, had a higher skill in classifying the observed climate of SEA. Selected GCMs showed climate shifting in 3.4 to 12.6% of the total area of SEA for different SSPs. The highest geographical shift in climate was projected in the north, from dry winter and hot summer (Cwa) to tropical with dry winter (Aw), followed by Aw to tropical monsoon (Am) in the north and south, and tropical without dry season (Af) to Am in the middle and southwest of SEA. An increase in minimum temperature was the key to climate shifting from Cwa to Aw in the north, while increased rainfall was a reason for Aw to Am transition in the north and south. Overall, climatic shifting was higher for high emission scenarios. The maps of future climate zones generated in this study can help to identify the hotspots of ecologically vulnerable areas in SEA due to climate change. Elsevier Ltd 2023 Article PeerReviewed Hamed, Mohammed Magdy and Nashwan, Mohamed Salem and Shahid, Shamsuddin and Wang, Xiao-Jun and Ismail, Tarmizi and Dewan, Ashraf and Md. Asaduzzaman, Md. Asaduzzaman (2023) Future Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southeast asia using Cmip6 multimodel ensemble. Atmospheric Research, 283 (NA). NA-NA. ISSN 0169-8095 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106560 DOI : 10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106560
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Future Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southeast asia using Cmip6 multimodel ensemble
title Future Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southeast asia using Cmip6 multimodel ensemble
title_full Future Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southeast asia using Cmip6 multimodel ensemble
title_fullStr Future Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southeast asia using Cmip6 multimodel ensemble
title_full_unstemmed Future Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southeast asia using Cmip6 multimodel ensemble
title_short Future Köppen-Geiger climate zones over southeast asia using Cmip6 multimodel ensemble
title_sort future koppen geiger climate zones over southeast asia using cmip6 multimodel ensemble
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