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RESULTS AND OUTPUTS
Figures 8 and 9 show the mapped distribution of ETa in 2085 for the high impact RCP
8.5, for two GCMs, Miroc-H (Hasumi and Emori 2004), representing a wet future, and
GFDL-ESM2, (Delworth et al 2006; Gnanadesikan et al, 2006, Wittenberg et al 2006)
representing a dryer future. Notably the algorithm predicts little absolute change in total
annual ETa, although spatial distribution varies. It is apparent that many of the
topographic features of Figure 1 are preserved, although there is variation in their
expression between climate futures.
Figure A5-8: Projected ETa for the “wet” GCM Miroc-h, for 2085, RCP8.5. The map
uses the same scale as Figure 1.
Figures 10 and 11 show magnified areas , for the Channel Country and Western
Tasmania for the GFDL-ESM2 RCP8.5 climate future, highlighting the topographic
resolution of the projected data.
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