Research Article

Downscaling Statistical Model Techniques for Climate Change Analysis Applied to the Amazon Region

Table 1

Climate models with daily data for precipitation available from PCMDI.

Models dataSpatial resolution
ModelsFontResolutionKm

CCSRNCAR/USA1.4° × 1.4°154 × 154 km
CSIRO-MK3.0CSIRO/Australia1.9° × 1.9°209 × 209 km
ECHAM5/MPI-OMMAX-PLACK/Germany1.9° × 1.9°209 × 209 km
GFDL-CM2.0NOAA/GFCL/USA2.0° × 2.5°220 × 275 km
BCCR-BCM2.0BCCR/Norway1.9° × 1.9°209 × 209 km
GISS-ERNASA/GISS/USA4.0° × 5.0°440 × 440 km
IPSL-CM4IPSL/France2.5° × 3.7°275 × 413 km
MRI-CGCM2.3.2MRI/Japan2.8° × 2.8°308 × 308 km
PCMNCAR/USA2.8° × 2.8°308 × 308 km
BCC-CM1BCC/China1.9° × 1.9°209 × 209 km
HADCM3Hadley Centre/UK3.75° × 2.5°370 × 250 km