Image Metadata File

Person Submitting Metadata/Point of Contact:

Name: Laura Stevens
Physical Address: 151 Patton Ave Asheville, NC 28801
Organization: CICSNC
Email:
Phone:

Image Info:

Image Title:
Simulated difference in the mean annual number of days with precipitation of greater than oSW inch
Image Description:
Simulated percentage difference in the mean annual number of days with precipitation of greater than one inch for the Southwest region, for the 2041-2070 time period with respect to the reference period of 1980-2000 (top). Color only (category 1) indicates that less than 50% of the models show a statistically significant change in the number of days. Color with hatching (category 3) indicates that more than 50% of the models show a statistically significant change in the number of days, and more than 67% agree on the sign of the change. Whited out areas (category 2) indicate that more than 50% of the models show a statistically significant change in the number of days, but less than 67% agree of the sign of the change (see text). Mean annual number of days with precipitation of greater than one inch for the 1980-2000 reference period (bottom left). Simulated mean annual number of days with precipitation of greater than one inch for the 2041-2070 future time period (bottom right). These are multi-model means from 8 NARCCAP regional climate simulations for the high (A2) emissions scenario. The models simulate decreases in the south, northeast, and northwest, with increases across the remainder of the region.
Attributes (variables name, description and units):
Mean annual difference in the number of days with precipitation of greater than one inch (percent / year), Mean annual number of days with precipitation of greater than one inch ( number of days / year)
Temporal domain:
Start Time: 1980-01-01 00:00:00.0
End Time: 2070-12-31 00:00:00.0
Spatial domain:
Max latitude: 41.9375
Min latitude: 31.4375
Max longitude: -102.063
Min longitude: -124.313
Keywords:
Southwest, Simulated, NARCCAP, Precipitation
Usage Limitations/Constraints:
Citation of image source:

Panels within image: 3

Top:
Image Description:
Multi-Model Mean Simulated Difference (2041-2070 minus 1980-2000)
Bottom left:
Image Description:
Climatology (1980-2000)
Bottom right:
Image Description:
Multi-Model Mean Simulation (2041-2070)

Image Creation:

Who created the image:
Name: Greg Dobson
Physical Address:
Organization: NEMAC
Email:
Phone:
When was image created (YYYY-MM-DD): 2012-08-13 00:00:00.0

Data Sources:

Dataset #1
Dataset Name: NARCCAP
Dataset Version:
Dataset Description: North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program
Dataset ID:
Dataset Release/Publication Date:
Affiliated Organization Name and Role: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Date Accessed:
Dataset Location (ftp, URL, etc): http://www.narccap.ucar.edu/data/index.html
Data qualifier (QA/QC, etc):
The denominator of the scale of the source/output:
Spatial Reference system used by the source/output:
Citation to metadata:
Description of the scope of a resource, quality report, or process:
Spatial Extent of the source/output (polygon, box or region name):
Temporal extent of the source/output:
Vertical extent of the source/output:
Identifier of the processing level of the source/input:
Spatial resolution of the source/output:

Processes:

References: