Research Article

Spatiotemporal Variability and Trends in Rainfall and Temperature in South Ethiopia: Implications for Climate Change Adaptations in Rural Communities

Table 3

Rainfall performance from four GCM-RCM models for overlapping periods (1990–2005).

Annual avg. rainfall (mm)P Bias (%)CV (%)RMSE (mm year-1)Correlation coefficient (−)

Observed1185.280.48
MPI-CCLM41184.24−0.0020.75194.530.43
ICHEC-RACMO20091184.30−0.0030.63173.50.16
CNRM-RCA41185.290.0020.63175.66−0.28
ICHEC-REMO20091185.300.0010.62174.14−0.16
Ensemble mean1185.27−0.00040.37130.030.20