Probability Distributions for a Quantile Mapping Technique for a Bias Correction of Precipitation Data: A Case Study to Precipitation Data Under Climate Change

The quantile mapping method is a bias correction method that leads to a good performance in terms of precipitation. Selecting an appropriate probability distribution model is essential for the successful implementation of quantile mapping. Probability distribution models with two shape parameters ha...

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Published in:Water (Basel) 2019-07, Vol.11 (7), p.1475
Main Authors: Heo, Jun-Haeng, Ahn, Hyunjun, Shin, Ju-Young, Kjeldsen, Thomas Rodding, Jeong, Changsam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Case studies
Climate change
Climate models
Climatic changes
Datasets
Distribution (Probability theory)
Frequency analysis
Hydrologic data
Hydrology
Investigations
Mapping
Methods
Precipitation
Precipitation (Meteorology)
Probability distribution
Probability distribution functions
Simulation
Statistical analysis
Trends
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Summary:The quantile mapping method is a bias correction method that leads to a good performance in terms of precipitation. Selecting an appropriate probability distribution model is essential for the successful implementation of quantile mapping. Probability distribution models with two shape parameters have proved that they are fit for precipitation modeling because of their flexibility. Hence, the application of a two-shape parameter distribution will improve the performance of the quantile mapping method in the bias correction of precipitation data. In this study, the applicability and appropriateness of two-shape parameter distribution models are examined in quantile mapping, for a bias correction of simulated precipitation data from a climate model under a climate change scenario. Additionally, the impacts of distribution selection on the frequency analysis of future extreme precipitation from climate are investigated. Generalized Lindley, Burr XII, and Kappa distributions are used, and their fits and appropriateness are compared to those of conventional distributions in a case study. Applications of two-shape parameter distributions do lead to better performances in reproducing the statistical characteristics of observed precipitation, compared to those of conventional distributions. The Kappa distribution is considered the best distribution model, as it can reproduce reliable spatial dependences of the quantile corresponding to a 100-year return period, unlike the gamma distribution.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w11071475