A comparison of future weather created from morphed observed weather and created by a weather generator

Reference:

Eames, M., Kershaw, T. and Coley, D., 2012. A comparison of future weather created from morphed observed weather and created by a weather generator. Building and Environment, 56, pp. 252-264.

Official URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.03.006

Abstract

To allow building scientists and engineers to investigate how their building designs fare in future climates there is the need for future weather files on an hourly timescale, which are representative of possible future climates. With the publication of the most recent UK Climate Projections (UKCP09) such data can be created for future years up to the end of the 21st century and for various predictions of climate change by one of two methods: mathematical transformations of observed weather (morphing), or the use of a synthetic weather generator. Here current and future weather is created by both of these methods for three locations within the UK and their statistical signatures discussed. Although the potential to use both products to investigate the effects of climate change is clear, it is found that the use of UKCP09 climate change anomalies within the morphing procedure give an unrealistic representations of future temperatures both mathematically and physically, limiting its use.

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Item Type	Articles
Creators	Eames, M., Kershaw, T. and Coley, D.
DOI	10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.03.006
Departments	Faculty of Engineering & Design > Architecture & Civil Engineering
Publisher Statement	Coley_Building-Environment_2012_56_252.pdf: NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Building and Environment. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Building and Environment, vol 56, 2012, DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.03.006; Coley_Building-Environment_2012_56_252.doc: NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Building and Environment. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Building and Environment, vol 56, 2012, DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.03.006
Refereed	Yes
Status	Published
ID Code	29652

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