Exploring the uncertainty of weather generators&apos

[EN] Stochastic weather generators are powerful tools capable of extending the available precipitation records to the desired length. These, however, rely upon the amount of information available, which often is scarce, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. No studies can be found dealing with t...

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Autores: Beneyto-Ibáñez, Carles, Aranda Domingo, José Ángel|||0000-0001-6457-1150, Francés, F.|||0000-0003-1173-4969
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/205653
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/205653
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Weather generator
Uncertainty
Regional extreme precipitation study
Monte Carlo simulation
Quantile
EXPRESION GRAFICA EN LA INGENIERIA
INGENIERIA HIDRAULICA
Descrição
Resumo:[EN] Stochastic weather generators are powerful tools capable of extending the available precipitation records to the desired length. These, however, rely upon the amount of information available, which often is scarce, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. No studies can be found dealing with the uncertainty associated with these estimates related to the amount of information used in the weather generation calibration process, which is precisely the aim of the present study. A Monte Carlo simulation from a synthetic population was performed, evaluating the uncertainty of the simulated quantiles in different practical available information scenarios. The results showed that incorporating a regional study of annual maximum daily precipitation in the model parameterization clearly reduced the uncertainty of all quantile estimates. In addition, it has been proved that the uncertainty of these estimates increases with the population extremality, thus marking the importance of integrating additional information in regions with extreme precipitation patterns.