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computing_environment: Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.4)
data_usage: 'Multi-model mean CMIP3 (higher emissions scenario) summer precipitation projections were plotted for North America, for 2070-2099 relative to 1970-1999.'
display_name: 1a061197-nca3-cmip3-r201205-process
duration: 100 hours
end_time: ~
href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/activity/1a061197-nca3-cmip3-r201205-process.yaml
identifier: 1a061197-nca3-cmip3-r201205-process
methodologies: []
methodology: "1. For each model at each grid point, the mean summer precipitation under the higher emissions scenario (A2) was calculated.\r\n2. For each model, these data were re-gridded to a common grid.\r\n3. For each model at each grid point, the mean summer precipitation under the higher emissions scenario (A2) was calculated for two periods: 1970-1999 and 2070-2099.\r\n4. At each grid point, the mean summer precipitation for the two periods was computed by averaging the following models:\r\nCCSM3, CGCM3.1 (T47), CNRM-CM3, CSIRO-Mk3.0, ECHAM5/MPI-OM, ECHO-G, GFDL-CM2.0, GFDL-CM2.1, INM-CM3.0, IPSL-CM4, MIROC3.2 (medres), MRI-CGCM2.3.2, PCM, UKMO-HadCM3, and UKMO-HadGEM1\r\n5. At each grid point, the difference in projected summer precipitation was calculated for 2070-2099 minus 1970-1999.\r\n6. Data were plotted for grid points in North America with hatching/white-out applied as follows:\r\nIf the average change is twice as large as the average 20-year standard deviation from the reference period model run and 90% of the models agree in sign, then hatching is applied to those grid points. If the average change is less than the average 20-year standard deviation from the reference period model run, then those grid points are whited out (Methodology as used in IPCC AR5 WG1 report, chapter 12)."
notes: Python
output_artifacts: "pr_sresa2_2071-2099_percent_change.nc_hatched_north_america_ar5_white.nc\r\nconfig.py\r\nplot_hawaii_precip.py\r\nplot_north_american_categories.py\r\nplot_north_american_precip.py\r\npr_sresa2_2071-2099_north_american_percent_change.eps\r\npr_sresa2_2071-2099_north_american_HI_categories.eps\r\npr_sresa2_2071-2099_north_american_HI_percent_change.eps\r\n2-14_c.png\r\nCS_seasonal precip projections A2_V5.png"
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software: Python (v2.7.6)
start_time: ~
type: activity
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visualization_software: 'Python (v2.7.6), Matplotlib (v1.3.1), Basemap (v1.0.7)'