Publications and Award Based on the Present Ph.D. Thesis Work
D. Academic Award
VIII. ‘Best Research Paper Awarded’ in the International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society ICWEES-2016 (Organized By Texas A&M University & Aisect University) March 15-18, 2016, Bhopal, India.
Appendices
Appendix A Appendix Tables
Selection of Predictor variables
In this section, station wise as well as the whole study area of Weyib River basin, lists of selected predictor variables that gave better correlation results at p<0.05 for CanESM2, GFDL-ESM2M and GFDL-ESM2G-historical models are presented below.
Appendix Table 1 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Adaba
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value Precipitation Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat 0.084 0.000
Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat -0.068 0.000 Maximum temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat 0.111 0.000 500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.072 0.000 Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat -0.268 0.000 Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat 0.120 0.000 Minimum temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat -0.190 0.000 500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.177 0.000 Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.132 0.000 Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat -0.069 0.000 Appendix Table 2 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station: Adaba
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Daily minimum near-surface air temperature
geshtasmingl.dat -0.056 0.003 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.056 0.003 Maximum temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.141 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.127 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmaxgl.dat 0.142 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.127 0.000 Minimum temperature
Surface downwelling longwave radiation
geshrldsgl.dat 0.222 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmax.dat -0.159 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.132 0.000 Appendix Table 3 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Adaba
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Daily minimum near-surface air temperature
geshtasmingl.dat -0.256 0.000
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat 0.591 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.096 0.000 Maximum temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.241 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.187 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmaxgl.dat 0.192 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.217 0.000 Minimum temperature
Surface downwelling longwave radiation
geshrldsgl.dat 0.382 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmax.dat -0.348 0.000
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.460 0.000
Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.172 0.000 Appendix Table 4 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Agarfa
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value Precipitation 500 hPa airflow strength ceshp5_fgl.dat 0.064 0.040
500 hPa zonal velocity ceshp5_ugl.dat 0.097 0.001 Maximum
temperature
850 hPa airflow strength ceshp8_fgl.dat 0.126 0.000 850 hPa wind direction ceshp8thgl.dat 0.110 0.000 850 hPa geopotential height ceshp850gl.dat -0.071 0.000 Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat -0.274 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat -0.043 0.020 500 hPa meridional velocity ceshp5_vgl.dat 0.048 0.009 Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat -0.076 0.000 Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.111 0.000 Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat 0.139 0.000 Appendix Table 5 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station:
Agarfa
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat 0.059 0.041
Precipitation geshprgl.dat -0.069 0.022
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.072 0.021 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.071 0.022 Maximum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.057 0.001
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.288 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.128 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.068 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat 0.196 0.009 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.115 0.000 Appendix Table 6 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Agarfa
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat 0.095 0.011
Daily minimum near-surface air temperature
geshtasmin.dat 0.148 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.122 0.001 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.159 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.147 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.368 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtasgl.dat -0.265 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.721 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.139 0.000
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.211 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat 0.269 0.001 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.251 0.000 Appendix Table 7 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Dinsho
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat 0.044 0.019 500 hPa zonal velocity ceshp5_ugl.dat -0.059 0.011
500 hPa vorticity ceshp5_zgl.dat -0.044 0.021
Maximum temperature
500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.103 0.000 850 hPa meridional velocity ceshp8_vgl.dat 0.047 0.000 850 hPa geopotential height ceshp850gl.dat -0.097 0.000 850 hPa wind direction ceshp8thgl.dat -0.074 0.000 Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat -0.103 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat -0.156 0.000 500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.123 0.000 Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat -0.066 0.000 Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.078 0.000 Appendix Table 8 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station:
Dinsho
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.131 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.079 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtasgl.dat 0.081 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air temperature geshtasmax.dat 0.143 0.000 Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat 0.059 0.001 Maximum
temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.210 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.074 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtasgl.dat -0.124 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air temperature geshtasmax.dat 0.138 0.000 Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat 0.143 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.109 0.000
Precipitation geshprgl.dat 0.126 0.000
Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat -0.087 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air temperature geshtasmax.dat 0.048 0.000
Northward wind at 500 hpa geshva500gl.dat -0.088 0.000
Appendix Table 9 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Dinsho
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.191 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.146 0.000
Near-surface air temperature geshtasgl.dat 0.132 0.000
Daily maximum near-surface air temperature geshtasmax.dat 0.234 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.443 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.195 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air temperature geshtasmax.dat 0.238 0.000 Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat 0.533 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Precipitation geshprgl.dat 0.099 0.000
Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat -0.106 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air temperature geshtasmax.dat 0.154 0.000
Northward wind at 500 hpa geshva500gl.dat -0.097 0.000
Appendix Table 10 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Gassera Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor. (r-value) p-value Precipitation 850 hPa zonal velocity ceshp8_ugl.dat -0.097 0.000
Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.077 0.002 Appendix Table 11 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station: Gassera
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Precipitation geshprgl.dat 0.221 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.072 0.002 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.111 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtasgl.dat 0.097 0.000 Appendix Table 12 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Gassera
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.471 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.212 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.342 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.102 0.000 Appendix Table 13 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Ginnir
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor. (r-value) p-value
Precipitation 500 hPa vorticity ceshp5_zgl.dat -0.075 0.002
850 hPa zonal velocity ceshp8_ugl.dat -0.094 0.000
Maximum temperature
Unknown ceshp1_ugl.dat 0.063 0.000
Unknown ceshp1zhgl.dat -0.074 0.000
850 hPa zonal velocity ceshp8_ugl.dat -0.089 0.000
850 hPa geopotential height ceshp850gl.dat -0.058 0.000 Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat -0.114 0.000
Minimum temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat -0.130 0.000
500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.074 0.000
850 hPa vorticity ceshp8_zgl.dat -0.068 0.000
850 hPa geopotential height ceshp850gl.dat 0.058 0.000 Appendix Table 14 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station:
Ginnir
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.221 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.243 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmax.dat 0.098 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.106 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.120 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.219 0.000 Daily minimum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmin.dat 0.082 0.000
Minimum temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.112 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.138 0.000 Surface downwelling longwave radiation geshrldsgl.dat 0.198 0.000 Appendix Table 15 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Ginnir
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.111 0.000
Northward wind at 500 hpa geshva500gl.dat -0.240 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmax.dat 0.104 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.227 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.216 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.412 0.000 Surface downwelling longwave radiation geshrldsgl.dat 0.385 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.277 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.391 0.000 Surface downwelling longwave radiation geshrldsgl.dat 0.412 0.000 Appendix Table 16 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Goba
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor. (r-value) p-value
Precipitation Unknown ceshp1zhgl.dat -0.100 0.007
850 hPa divergence ceshp8zhgl.dat 0.080 0.032
Maximum temperature
500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.115 0.000 850 hPa meridional velocity ceshp8_vgl.dat 0.107 0.000 850 hPa geopotential height ceshp850gl.dat -0.200 0.000 Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat -0.233 0.000
Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat -0.109 0.000
Minimum temperature
Unknown ceshp1zhgl.dat 0.066 0.000
850 hPa wind direction ceshp8thgl.dat 0.078 0.000
Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat -0.116 0.000
Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.146 0.000
Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat 0.323 0.000
Appendix Table 17 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station:
Goba
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value Precipitation Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat 0.075 0.041
Northward wind at 500 hpa geshva500gl.dat -0.080 0.032 Maximum
temperature
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.318 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.126 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat 0.103 0.000 Daily minimum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmin.dat 0.112 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.179 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat 0.127 0.000
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.078 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.116 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat 0.182 0.000 Appendix Table 18 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Goba
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat 0.106 0.001
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.089 0.001
Northward wind at 500 hpa geshva500gl.dat -0.1190 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.523 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.514 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat 0.235 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.621 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat 0.114 0.000
Daily minimum near-surface air temperature
geshtasmin.dat 0.331 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.168 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat 0.292 0.000 Appendix Table 19 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Goro
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor. (r-value) p-value Precipitation
500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.056 0.016
850 hPa zonal velocity ceshp8_ugl.dat -0.119 0.000
Maximum temperature
500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.056 0.000 850 hPa meridional velocity ceshp8_vgl.dat 0.079 0.000 Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat 0.060 0.000 Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat -0.100 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Unknown ceshp1zhgl.dat -0.047 0.000
Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat -0.078 0.000
Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.081 0.000
Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat 0.200 0.000
Appendix Table 20 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station:
Goro
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.057 0.013
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.054 0.018 Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat 0.047 0.043 Maximum
temperature
Precipitation geshprgl.dat -0.124 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.122 0.000 Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat -0.072 0.000
Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.118 0.000
Minimum temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat 0.299 0.000
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.215 0.000
Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat -0.201 0.000
Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat -0.204 0.000 Appendix Table 21 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Goro
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.146 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.103 0.001 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.314 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.415 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.247 0.000 Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat -0.124 0.000
Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.286 0.000
Minimum temperature
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.117 0.000
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.462 0.000
Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat -0.313 0.000
Daily minimum near-surface air temperature geshtasmin.dat -0.584 0.000 Appendix Table 22 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Homa
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor. (r-value) p-value Precipitation
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat 0.056 0.042
Unknown ceshp1zhgl.dat 0.058 0.021
Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat 0.086 0.000 Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat -0.075 0.003 Appendix Table 23 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station:
Homa
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.100 0.000
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.082 0.000
Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.205 0.000
Appendix Table 24 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Homa
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.310 0.000
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.119 0.000
Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.231 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.413 0.000 Appendix Table 25 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Hunte
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor. (r-value) p-value Precipitation
850 hPa wind direction ceshp8thgl.dat 0.048 0.017
Convective Precipitation ceshprcpgl.dat -0.054 0.006
Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat 0.090 0.000
Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat -0.070 0.004
Maximum temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat -0.053 0.000
850 hPa geopotential height ceshp850gl.dat 0.053 0.000
850 hPa divergence ceshp8zhgl.dat -0.049 0.000
Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat 0.157 0.000
Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat -0.050 0.000
Minimum temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat -0.033 0.004
500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.186 0.000 850 hPa geopotential height ceshp850gl.dat -0.103 0.000 Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat -0.062 0.000
Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.082 0.000
Appendix Table 26 Lists selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station: Hunte
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat 0.048 0.017
Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.060 0.002 Maximum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.143 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat 0.253 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind
speed
geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.100 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmax.dat -0.136 0.000
Minimum temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.103 0.000
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.126 0.000
Surface downwelling longwave radiation
geshrldsgl.dat 0.230 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind
speed
geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.084 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.146 0.000
Appendix Table 27 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Hunte
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat 0.076 0.013
Surface downwelling long wave radiation geshrldsgl.dat 0.065 0.009 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.081 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.265 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat 0.692 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.098 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmax.dat -0.198 0.000
Minimum temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.294 0.000
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.283 0.000
Surface downwelling longwave radiation geshrldsgl.dat 0.230 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.118 0.000 Appendix Table 28 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Ali Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor. (r-value) p-value Precipitation Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat -0.078 0.003
Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.068 0.009
Appendix Table 29 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station: Ali
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.067 0.011
Surface downwelling longwave radiation geshrldsgl.dat 0.078 0.004 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.084 0.001 Appendix Table 30 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Ali
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.465 0.000
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.098 0.001
Surface downwelling longwave radiation geshrldsgl.dat 0.105 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.127 0.000 Appendix Table 31 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Robe Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor. (r-value) p-value Precipitation 500 hPa zonal velocity ceshp5_ugl.dat 0.051 0.009
Convective Precipitation ceshprcpgl.dat 0.049 0.013
Maximum temperature
Unknown ceshp1_vgl.dat 0.083 0.000
850 hPa geopotential height ceshp850gl.dat -0.185 0.000 Specific humidity at 500 hPa ceshs500gl.dat -0.154 0.000
Mean temperature at 2m ceshtempgl.dat -0.235 0.000
Minimum temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat -0.308 0.000
500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.210 0.000
850 hPa zonal velocity ceshp8_ugl.dat -0.116 0.000
Specific humidity at 850 hPa ceshs850gl.dat -0.072 0.000
Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.103 0.000
Appendix Table 32 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station:
Robe
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.154 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.235 0.000 Northward wind at 500 hpa geshva500gl.dat -0.308 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.350 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind
speed
geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.109 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.174 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.094 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.061 0.000 Surface downwelling longwave
radiation
geshrldsgl.dat 0.297 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.076 0.000 Appendix Table 33 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Robe
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat -0.486 0.000
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.735 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.418 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.253 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind
speed
geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.103 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.224 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.521 0.000 Surface downwelling longwave
radiation
geshrldsgl.dat 0.274 0.000 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat 0.108 0.000 Appendix Table 34 Lists of selected predictor variables from CanESM2-historical model for station: Sinnana
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor. (r-value) p-value
Precipitation 850 hPa divergence ceshp8zhgl.dat 0.043 0.027
Maximum temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat 0.148 0.000
Unknown ceshp1_zgl.dat -0.154 0.000
500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.134 0.000 850 hPa geopotential height ceshp850gl.dat -0.175 0.000 Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat -0.192 0.000 Minimum
temperature
Mean sea level pressure ceshmslpgl.dat -0.292 0.000 500 hPa geopotential height ceshp500gl.dat 0.222 0.000 Surface specific humidity ceshshumgl.dat 0.108 0.000
Appendix Table 35 Lists of selected predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2M-historical model for station: Sinnana
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Precipitation geshprgl.dat -0.043 0.037
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.049 0.014
Surface downwelling longwave radiation
geshrldsgl.dat 0.059 0.010 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.041 0.039 Maximum
temperature
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.418 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.089 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmax.dat -0.139 0.000
Minimum temperature
Total cloud fraction geshcltgl.dat -0.060 0.000
Surface downwelling longwave radiation
geshrldsgl.dat 0.378 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.126 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat 0.080 0.000 Appendix Table 36 Lists of selected potential predictor variables from GFDL_ESM2G-historical model for station: Sinnana
Predictand Predictor full name Notations Parti.cor.
(r-value)
p-value
Precipitation
Sea level pressure geshpslgl.dat 0.443 0.000
Surface downwelling longwave radiation
geshrldsgl.dat 0.092 0.001 Eastward near-surface wind geshuasgl.dat -0.103 0.000 Maximum
temperature
Near-surface relative humidity geshrhsgl.dat -0.624 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat 0.107 0.000 Daily maximum near-surface air
temperature
geshtasmax.dat -0.429 0.000
Minimum temperature
Surface downwelling longwave radiation
geshrldsgl.dat 0.523 0.000 Daily-mean near-surface wind speed geshsfcwindgl.dat -0.289 0.000 Near-surface air temperature geshtas.dat 0.193 0.000 Note: The partial correlation coefficient (r) shows the explanatory power that is specific to each predictor. All are significant at p ≤ 0.05. hpa: is a unit of pressure, 1 hPa = 1 mbar = 100 Pa = 0.1 kPa. Correlation matrix was used to investigate intervariable correlations for specified sub–periods (annual, seasonal or monthly).
Appendix Table 37 Morphological characteristics for the major soils of Weyib River basin
Source: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Water Resources, Genale-Dawa River Basin Integrated Resources Development Master Plan, Part II Sector Reports