Are Deep Learning Methods Suitable for Downscaling Global Climate Projections? Review and Intercomparison of Existing Models
Deep Learning (DL) has shown promise for downscaling global climate change projections under different approaches, including Perfect Prognosis (PP) and Regional Climate Model (RCM) emulation. Unlike emulators, PP downscaling models are trained on observational data, so it remains an open question whether they can plausibly extrapolate unseen conditions and changes in future emissions scenarios. Here we focus on this problem as the main drawback for the operationalization of these methods and present the results of 1) a literature review to identify state-of-the-art DL models for PP downscaling and 2) an intercomparison experiment to evaluate the performance of these models and to assess their extrapolation capability using a common experimental framework, taking into account the sensitivity of results to different training replicas. We focus on minimum and maximum temperatures and precipitation over Spain, a region with a range of climatic conditions with different influential regional processes. We conclude with a discussion of the findings, limitations of existing methods, and prospects for future development.
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