REMIND - REgional Model of INvestments and Development

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downscaleTemperature (16_downscaleTemperature)

Description

The module downscaleTemperature downscales the global mean temperature path generated by MAGICC based on REMIND emissions to the regional level. It is a statistical population-weighted downscaling following the methodology by @Burke2015 and described in @Schultes2020. The downscaling factors are currently available only for RCP2.6 and RCP8.5, for SSP2, for the 11 and 12 region versions, either for fixed 2010 populations or changing SSP2 populations. The downscaling factor is calculated based on a CMIP5 GCM ensemble.

Interfaces

Interfaces to other modules

Input

module inputs (A: CMIP5)
  Description Unit A
pm_globalMeanTemperature
(tall)
global mean temperature anomaly x
pm_interpolWeight_ttot_tall
(tall)
weight for linear interpolation of ttot-dependent variables x
pm_tall_2_ttot
(tall, ttot)
mapping from tall to ttot x

Output

module outputs
  Description Unit
pm_regionalTemperature
(tall, all_regi)
regional temperature
pm_tempScaleGlob2Reg
(tall, all_regi)
scaling factor from global to regional temperature

Realizations

(A) CMIP5

This produces the downscaled regional temperatures based on the exogenous downscaling factors and the MAGICC global mean temperature path.

This produces the downscaled regional temperatures based on the exogenous downscaling factors and the MAGICC global mean temperature path.

This produces the downscaled regional temperatures based on the exogenous downscaling factors and the MAGICC global mean temperature path.

Limitations Downscaling factors are currently only available for RCPs 2.6 and 8.5, for the 11 and 12 region version. They can either be based on fixed 2010 population or changing population (currently only SSP2). The input files are currently hard-coded, so the different options cannot be chosen through a switch. Downscaling factors are currently only available for RCPs 2.6 and 8.5, for the 11 and 12 region version. They can either be based on fixed 2010 population or changing population (currently only SSP2). The input files are currently hard-coded, so the different options cannot be chosen through a switch. Downscaling factors are currently only available for RCPs 2.6 and 8.5, for the 11 and 12 region version. They can either be based on fixed 2010 population or changing population (currently only SSP2). The input files are currently hard-coded, so the different options cannot be chosen through a switch.

(B) off

No temperature downscaling - default setting.

No temperature downscaling - default setting.

No temperature downscaling - default setting.

Limitations There are no known limitations.

Definitions

Objects

module-internal objects (A: CMIP5)
  Description Unit A
f16_tempGlobalCMIP5
(all_rcp_scen, ttot)
XXX x
f16_tempRegionalCMIP5
(all_rcp_scen, ttot, all_regi)
XXX x
p16_tempGlobalCMIP5
(tall)
global temperature x
p16_tempRegionalCalibrate2005
(all_regi)
XXX x
p16_tempRegionalCMIP5
(tall, all_regi)
regional temperature x

Sets

sets in use
  description
all_rcp_scen all possible RCP scenarios
all_regi all regions
modules all the available modules
regi(all_regi) all regions used in the solution process
tall time index
ttot(tall) time index with spin up

Authors

Anselm Schultes

See Also

50_damages, 51_internalizeDamages, core

References