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Table 5 Statistical evaluation of the observed and model simulated mean annual and kiremit season minimum temperature (kiremit season statical evaluation are written in bracket)

From: Evaluation of CORDEX Africa regional climate models performance in simulating climatology of Zarima sub-basin northwestern Ethiopia

Stations

Stastical metrics

Observed

HadReg4-7

HadCCLM

HadREMOO

MPI-Reg4-7

MPI-CCLM

MPI-REMOO

NorESM-Reg4-7

NorESM-CCLM

NorESM-REMOO

CanESM-RCM

Reg ensemble

CCLM ensemble

REMOO ensemble

Ensemble

Adiramets

BIAS

 

− 5.07 (− 7.01)

2.26 (0.52)

− 3.84 (0.01)

− 1.73 (0.32)

1.02 (0.53)

− 0.90 (0.54)

3.79 (0.56)

2.44 (0.64)

− 2.74 (0.38)

0.47 (0.56)

− 1.31 (-2.04)

0.71 (0.56)

0.43 (0.31)

0.00(− 0.30)

 

RMSE

 

4.08 (5.55)

1.88 (0.52)

3.20 (0.69)

3.53 (0.41)

1.98 (0.56)

4.51 (0.51)

3.17 (0.59)

2.04 (0.61)

2.29 (0.42)

0.42 (0.55)

1.07 (1.63)

0.59 (0.49)

0.41 (0.34)

0.09 (0.27)

 

r

 

0.90 (0.84)

0.44 (0.86)

− 0.19 (0.86)

0.12 (0.88)

0.05 (0.86)

0.20 (0.89)

0.25 (0.88)

0.59 (0.86)

0.19(0.88)

0.92 (0.85)

0.96 (0.94)

0.93 (0.95)

0.94 (0.94)

0.99 (0.98)

 

CV

2.69 (3.68)

4.23 (9.10)

2.73 (3.17)

4.48 (6.76)

20.54 (3.97)

9.78 (4.13)

27.30 (3.22)

4.48 (4.73)

3.63 (4.05)

3.62 (3.27)

2.77 (3.41)

3.30 (5.10)

2.65 (3.43)

3.34 (4.07)

2.93 (3.91)

 

KGE

 

0.38 (− 0.51)

0.43 (0.80)

− 0.38 (0.15)

− 5.69 (0.85)

− 1.78 (0.81)

− 8.18 (0.83)

− 0.015 (0.69)

0.45 (0.83)

0.11 (0.84)

0.92 (0.83)

0.76 (0.60)

0.92 (0.91)

0.75 (0.88)

0.91 (0.93)

Debarik

BIAS

 

0.46 (0.46)

1.52 (0.93)

1.31 (1.28)

1.42 (1.23)

1.51 (1.38)

4.05 (6.03)

1.01 (0.62)

1.84 (1.65)

5.06 (1.25)

1.26 (0.97)

0.96 (0.77)

1.62 (1.32)

3.47 (2.85)

1.94 (1.58)

 

RMSE

 

0.41 (0.54)

0.87 (0.69)

0.76 (0.88)

0.83 (0.81)

0.87 (0.88)

2.57 (4.21)

0.63 (0.56)

1.06 (1.04)

2.82 (0.82)

0.76 (0.71)

0.56 (0.51)

0.92 (0.84)

1.96 (1.79)

1.08 (0.93)

 

r

 

0.79 (0.76)

0.90 (0.73)

0.89 (0.77)

0.83 (0.78)

0.88(0.81)

0.77 (0.72)

0.82 (0.76)

0.82 (0.79)

0.84 (0.79)

0.80 (0.72)

0.95 (0.92)

0.94 (0.86)

0.90 (0.86)

0.96 (0.95)

 

CV

4.25 (5.04)

4.21 (5.58)

3.80 (3.45)

3.24 (5.63)

3.36 (4.04)

3.31 (3.48)

11.53 (17.50)

3.79 (4.63)

3.05 (2.71)

4.57 (4.17)

2.93 (4.06)

3.21 (3.92)

3.11 (2.89)

5.85 (8.26)

3.81 (4.55)

 

KGE

 

0.79 (0.74)

0.84 (0.58)

0.73 (0.74)

0.72 (0.70)

0.74 (0.63)

− 0.74 (-1.51)

0.78 (0.74)

0.65 (0.49)

0.71 (0.72)

0.62 (0.66)

0.75 (0.76)

0.72 (0.55)

0.58 (0.33)

0.86 (0.87)

Ketema

BIAS

 

− 4.04 (− 3.31)

1.77 (3.31)

0.48 (0.38)

− 0.17 (− 0.47)

3.56 (4.60)

− 1.07 (− 1.72)

3.11 (5.50)

3.52 (4.99)

0.84 (0.38)

0.78 (0.81)

− 0.37 (0.57)

2.95 (4.30)

0.08 (− 0.32)

0.88 (1.45)

niguse

RMSE

 

3.14 (2.56)

1.45 (2.70)

0.59 (0.90)

0.91 (1.55)

2.76 (3.50)

0.98 (1.36)

2.46 (4.19)

2.76 (3.81)

0.75 (0.54)

0.67 (0.75)

1.13 (0.74)

1.60 (3.27)

0.58 (0.45)

0.29 (1.11)

 

r

 

0.85 (0.78)

0.83 (0.79)

0.86 (0.73)

0.89 (0.73)

0.87 (0.85)

0.82 (0.82)

0.75 (0.74)

0.74 (0.72)

0.77 (0.72)

0.86 (0.75)

0.93 (0.83)

0.91 (0.89)

0.90 (0.83)

0.96 (0.95)

 

CV

2.85 (4.04)

3.75 (6.10)

4.33 (7.72)

4.65 (7.26)

7.85 (12.08)

2.23 (2.23)

5.22 (3.94)

3.99 (3.32)

3.51 (1.40)

3.26 (2.64)

3.24 (3.06)

3.30 (6.15)

2.65 (3.31)

3.34 (4.16)

2.93 (3.85)

 

KGE

 

0.60 (0.43)

0.45 (0.05)

0.35 (0.16)

− 0.76 (− 1.01)

0.70 (0.48)

0.15 (0.80)

0.51 (0.59)

0.62 (0.25)

0.72 (0.55)

0.80 (0.65)

0.33 (0.45)

0.83 (0.71)

0.59 (0.83)

0.74 (0.90)

Maytsebri

BIAS

 

0.72 (0.53)

0.72 (0.66)

0.88 (0.76)

0.75(0.66)

0.72(0.56)

0.66 (0.59)

0.83 (0.58)

0.92 (0.72)

0.78 (0.71)

0.59 (0.65)

0.76 (0.59)

0.78 (0.65)

0.78 (0.69)

0.76 (0.64)

 

RMSE

 

0.49 (0.42)

0.51 (0.50)

0.60 (0.58)

0.52 (0.52)

0.57 (0.48)

0.49 (0.46)

0.56 (0.46)

0.61 (0.55)

0.53 (0.54)

0.48 (0.58)

0.50 (0.41)

0.53 (0.46)

0.51 (0.48)

0.47 (0.41)

 

r

 

0.87 (0.89)

0.87 (0.86)

0.88 (0.82)

0.84 (0.85)

0.79 (0.82)

0.79 (0.83)

0.88 (0.86)

0.86 (0.84)

0.90 (0.80)

0.84 (0.74)

0.94 (0.94)

0.89 (0.93)

0.95 (0.91)

0.95 (0.96)

 

CV

2.90 (3.32)

2.67 (3.80)

3.23 (3.47)

3.50 (3.84)

2.59 (3.81)

4.02 (3.85)

2.40 (3.18)

3.05 (3.69)

2.81 (3.71)

2.96 (2.80)

3.95 (4.21)

3.21 (3.45)

3.11 (3.35)

5.85 (2.95)

3.81 (3.15)

 

KGE

 

0.85 (0.82)

0.82 (0.85)

0.76 (0.76)

0.81 (0.79)

0.56 (0.76)

0.72 (0.82)

0.87 (0.82)

0.86 (0.80)

0.90 (0.75)

0.61(0.62)

0.86 (0.93)

0.86 (0.92)

0.90 (0.85)

0.93 (0.93)

Zarima

BIAS

 

0.43 (0.31)

1.78 (1.46)

0.19 (0.70)

0.80 (0.79)

2.28 (1.98)

− 1.12 (0.82)

1.50 (1.80)

2.44 (2.35)

0.67 (2.29)

1.40 (1.54)

0.91 (1.00)

2.17 (1.93)

− 0.09 (1.27)

1.04 (1.42)

 

RMSE

 

0.39 (0.68)

1.14 (1.02)

0.33 (0.64)

0.58 (0.74)

1.45 (1.30)

0.78 (0.66)

1.19 (2.21)

1.55 (1.57)

0.51 (1.53)

0.90 (1.10)

0.64 (0.90)

1.37 (1.28)

0.23 (0.88)

0.66 (0.93)

 

r

 

0.86 (0.72)

0.89 (0.72)

0.78 (0.71)

0.82 (0.75)

0.91 ( 0.84)

0.77 (0.75)

0.70 (0.69)

0.87 (0.70)

0.82 (0.68)

0.89 (0.65)

0.88 (0.85)

0.95 (0.63)

0.89 (0.60)

0.96 (0.73)

 

CV

3.62 (4.60)

3.99 (6.70)

3.14 (3.10)

3.10 (2.43)

3.47 (4.74)

2.79 ( 3.05)

3.74 (3.39)

6.80 (15.37)

3.17 (1.82)

3.21 (3.45)

2.89 (4.08)

4.73 (7.50)

2.97 (2.31)

3.98 (2.53)

3.58 (3.65)

 

KGE

 

0.83 (0.46)

0.81 (0.57)

0.74 (0.44)

0.81 (0.74)

0.73 (0.62)

0.77 (0.64)

0.07 (-1.36)

0.79 (0.32)

0.79 (0.58)

0.76 (0.63)

0.79 (0.35)

0.75 (0.37)

0.79 (0.40)

0.84 (0.65)

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