Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-3387-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-3387-2022
Model evaluation paper
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22 Apr 2022
Model evaluation paper |  | 22 Apr 2022

Precipitation over southern Africa: is there consensus among global climate models (GCMs), regional climate models (RCMs) and observational data?

Maria Chara Karypidou, Eleni Katragkou, and Stefan Pieter Sobolowski

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on gmd-2021-54', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Jun 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Maria Chara Karypidou, 15 Nov 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on gmd-2021-54', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Jun 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Maria Chara Karypidou, 16 Nov 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Maria Chara Karypidou on behalf of the Authors (16 Dec 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (24 Dec 2021) by Augustin Colette
AR by Maria Chara Karypidou on behalf of the Authors (27 Dec 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (18 Jan 2022) by Augustin Colette
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Short summary
The region of southern Africa (SAF) is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and is projected to experience severe precipitation shortages in the coming decades. Reliable climatic information is therefore necessary for the optimal adaptation of local communities. In this work we show that regional climate models are reliable tools for the simulation of precipitation over southern Africa. However, there is still a great need for the expansion and maintenance of observational data.