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### Number of days for Minimum Temperature over 90th percentile for Far Future (2080 - 2100)

Christopher Jack
Model Run: Far future (2080 - 2100) (Far future (2080 - 2100)). The Self-Organizing Map Downscaling (SOMD) was developed at the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG)[1], University of Cape Town. This is a leading empirical downscaled technique and provides meteorological station level response to global climate change forcing (See Hewitson and Crane (2006) for methodological details and Wilby et al. (2004) for a review of this and other statistical downscaling methodologies). Downscaling of a General...

### The ASCA January 2018 raw CTD profile data collected for station 001 - 007

Juliet Hermes, Lisa Beal, Shane Elipot, Deirdre Byrne & RHI
The Agulhas System Climate Array (ACSA) is a mooring array and is designed to provide long-term observations of the Agulhas Currents volume, heat and salt transport and its variability from mesoscale (eddies), through seasonal to interannual timescales. The ASCA shelf and tall moorings extend 200 km offshore along decending TOPEX/Jason satellite ground track # 96, through the core of the Agulhas Current, with CPIES measurements extending the array to 300 km offshore of Port Elizabeth....

### Seasonal total rainfall (mm per 3-month season) change from the 90% percentile projected for 2036-2065, relative to present (1976 - 2005), for MAM season under the RCP 8.5 pathway

SMHI
Seasonal (MAM) mean rainfall (mm per month) from the 90% percentile projected for 2036-2065, relative to present (1976 - 2005), under the RCP 8.5 pathway for the southern African region. To generate the image, nine coarse General Circulation Models (GCM) are downscaled to a finer spatial resolution (0.44°x 0.44°) using the Rossby Centre regional model (RCA4) forcing its lateral boundaries. The model simulated daily rainfall averages, which are used to generate projections of seasonal change....

### Root Mean Square Difference between the nine ensemble member change anomalies of the seasonal mean near-surface (2m) temperature for the 10% percentile for 2036 - 2065 relative to 1976-2005, for the DJF season, under the RCP 4.5 pathway

SMHI
Root Mean Square Difference for seasonal (DJF) mean near-surface (2m) temperature (°C) change from the 10% percentile projected for 2036-2065, relative to present (1976 - 2005), under the RCP 4.5 pathway for the southern African region. To generate the image, nine coarse General Circulation Models (GCM) are downscaled to a finer spatial resolution (0.44°x 0.44°) using the Rossby Centre regional model (RCA4) forcing its lateral boundaries. The model simulated daily temperature averages, which are used...

### Number of days for Maximum Temperature under 10th percentile for Far Future (2080 - 2100)

Christopher Jack
Model Run: Far future (2080 - 2100) (Far future (2080 - 2100)). The Self-Organizing Map Downscaling (SOMD) was developed at the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG)[1], University of Cape Town. This is a leading empirical downscaled technique and provides meteorological station level response to global climate change forcing (See Hewitson and Crane (2006) for methodological details and Wilby et al. (2004) for a review of this and other statistical downscaling methodologies). Downscaling of a General...

### The ASCA July 2018 (SEAmester III) processed vertical Bongo data for unit 6312.

Juliet Hermes, Isabelle Ansorge, Lisa Beal, Shane Elipot, Deirdre Byrne & RHI
The Agulhas System Climate Array (ACSA) is a mooring array and is designed to provide long-term observations of the Agulhas Currents volume, heat and salt transport and its variability from mesoscale (eddies), through seasonal to interannual timescales. The ASCA shelf and tall moorings extend 200 km offshore along decending TOPEX/Jason satellite ground track # 96, through the core of the Agulhas Current, with CPIES measurements extending the array to 300 km offshore of Port Elizabeth....

### Seasonal total rainfall (mm per 3-month season) change from the 10% percentile projected for 2036-2065, relative to present (1976 - 2005), for SON season under the RCP 4.5 pathway

SMHI
Seasonal (SON) rainfall (mm per month) change from the 10% percentile projected for 2036-2065, relative to present (1976 - 2005), under the RCP 4.5 pathway for the southern African region. To generate the image, nine coarse General Circulation Models (GCM) are downscaled to a finer spatial resolution (0.44°x 0.44°) using the Rossby Centre regional model (RCA4) forcing its lateral boundaries. The model simulated daily rainfall averages, which are used to generate projections of seasonal change....

### Seasonal total rainfall (mm per 3-month season) change from the 10% percentile projected for 2036-2065, relative to present (1976 - 2005), for DJF season under the RCP 8.5 pathway

SMHI
Seasonal (DJF) rainfall (mm per month) change from the 10% percentile projected for 2036-2065, relative to present (1976 - 2005), under the RCP 8.5 pathway for the southern African region. To generate the image, nine coarse General Circulation Models (GCM) are downscaled to a finer spatial resolution (0.44°x 0.44°) using the Rossby Centre regional model (RCA4) forcing its lateral boundaries. The model simulated daily rainfall averages, which are used to generate projections of seasonal change....

### Tmax A2 Change between 2000 and 2050 Median

CSIR Climate Modelling Group
ºC change in maximum daily temperature per year between 1986-2015 and 2036 - 2065. The mean annual maximum daily temperature for each downscaled global circulation model (GCM), i.e. csiro, gfdla20, gfdl21, miroc, mpi and ukmo using the Cubic Conformal Atmospheric Model (CCAM) developed by CSIRO (Australia) and updated and modified by the CSIR (South Africa) was calculated for each of the 30 year periods. The absolute difference between the two periods is based on the...

### The ASCA April 2016 raw shipborne-ADCP data

Juliet Hermes, Lisa Beal, Shane Elipot, Deirdre Byrne & RHI
The Agulhas System Climate Array (ACSA) is a mooring array and is designed to provide long-term observations of the Agulhas Currents volume, heat and salt transport and its variability from mesoscale (eddies), through seasonal to interannual timescales. The ASCA shelf and tall moorings extend 200 km offshore along decending TOPEX/Jason satellite ground track # 96, through the core of the Agulhas Current, with CPIES measurements extending the array to 300 km offshore of Port Elizabeth....

### Rainfall days per month for Near Future (2046-2065)

Christopher Jack
Model Run: Near future (2046 - 2065) (Near future (2046 - 2065)). The Self-Organizing Map Downscaling (SOMD) was developed at the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG)[1], University of Cape Town. This is a leading empirical downscaled technique and provides meteorological station level response to global climate change forcing (See Hewitson and Crane (2006) for methodological details and Wilby et al. (2004) for a review of this and other statistical downscaling methodologies). Downscaling of a General...

### Highest Annual Sediment Yield (T/Ha) In 10 Years

R.E. Schulze, S.A. Lorentz, M.J.C. Horan & M. Maharaj
Soil erosion is a serious problem in Southern Africa (Lorentz and Schulze,1995). Rooseboom (1992) estimated that the average annual sediment yield in southern Africa varied between 0.3 and 3.3 t/ha. To date a simple method has not yet been found to estimate sediment yield from a catchment. Complex deterministic models are available to estimate erosion processes and sediment transport. However, these models are limited in their application owing to their reliance on calibration. The Universal...

### Total precipitation for the month (mm) for Near Future (2046-2065)

Christopher Jack
Model Run: Near future (2046 - 2065) (Near future (2046 - 2065)). The Self-Organizing Map Downscaling (SOMD) was developed at the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG)[1], University of Cape Town. This is a leading empirical downscaled technique and provides meteorological station level response to global climate change forcing (See Hewitson and Crane (2006) for methodological details and Wilby et al. (2004) for a review of this and other statistical downscaling methodologies). Downscaling of a General...

### Minimum of Minimum Temperature for Near Future (2046-2065)

Christopher Jack
Model Run: Near future (2046 - 2065) (Near future (2046 - 2065)). The Self-Organizing Map Downscaling (SOMD) was developed at the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG)[1], University of Cape Town. This is a leading empirical downscaled technique and provides meteorological station level response to global climate change forcing (See Hewitson and Crane (2006) for methodological details and Wilby et al. (2004) for a review of this and other statistical downscaling methodologies). Downscaling of a General...

### Mean of Minimum Temperature for Near Future (2046-2065)

Christopher Jack
Model Run: Near future (2046 - 2065) (Near future (2046 - 2065)). The Self-Organizing Map Downscaling (SOMD) was developed at the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG)[1], University of Cape Town. This is a leading empirical downscaled technique and provides meteorological station level response to global climate change forcing (See Hewitson and Crane (2006) for methodological details and Wilby et al. (2004) for a review of this and other statistical downscaling methodologies). Downscaling of a General...

### Streamflow concentration

R.E. Schulze & M. Maharaj
This dataset contains periods of highest streamflows and streamflow concentration in South Africa. Periods of high streamflows are defined as the 3 consecutive months which have the highest cumulative median streamflows at the outflow point of a Quaternary Catchment (QC). Streamflow concentration is defined as the percentage of mean annual flow that is made up of the highest 3 month cumulative streamflow in a QC (including upstream contributions), with a low percentage indicative of a...

### Monthly Means Of Daily Average Temperature (C) October

R.E. Schulze & M. Maharaj
Under conditions of natural vegetation, mean temperatures are used to distinguish between three broad thermal divisions of plants, viz. mega-thermal plants, which require mean monthly temperatures above 20 degree Celsius for at least 4 months of the year; micro-thermal plants, which grow where 8 months or longer have means below 10 degree Celsius; and the meso-thermal plants of the mid-latitudes, which cover most of South Africa, and whose physiology is adapted to the strong seasonal...

### Mean of Minimum Temperature for Far Future (2080 - 2100)

Christopher Jack
Model Run: Far future (2080 - 2100) (Far future (2080 - 2100)). The Self-Organizing Map Downscaling (SOMD) was developed at the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG)[1], University of Cape Town. This is a leading empirical downscaled technique and provides meteorological station level response to global climate change forcing (See Hewitson and Crane (2006) for methodological details and Wilby et al. (2004) for a review of this and other statistical downscaling methodologies). Downscaling of a General...

### Number of days for Maximum Temperature over 90th percentile for Current Climate (1950-1999)

Christopher Jack
Model Run: Control - Current Climate (Observed/current climate as modelled by climate model). The Self-Organizing Map Downscaling (SOMD) was developed at the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG)[1], University of Cape Town. This is a leading empirical downscaled technique and provides meteorological station level response to global climate change forcing (See Hewitson and Crane (2006) for methodological details and Wilby et al. (2004) for a review of this and other statistical downscaling methodologies). Downscaling of a...

### Median First and Last Dates of Heavy Frost their Variability, and the Duration of the Frost Period

R.E. Schulze & M. Maharaj
During a heavy frost day, temperature at recognised meteorological stations is measured in a Stevenson screen at a height of 1.5 m above the ground. Particularly with radiation frosts, a frost occurrence on the ground is therefore not always recorded as a temperature at or below 0 degree Celsius in a Stevenson screen. A temperature of = 0 degree Celsius recorded in a Stevenson Screen is therefore termed a heavy frost, on the assumption that...

### Papaya: Optimum Growth Areas - Criterion 1: Heat units (base 12 degree Celsius) should exceed 200 days per annum

R.E. Schulze & M. Maharaj
Papaya, or pawpaw (Carica papaya) is a tropical fruit grown widely between latitudes 32 degree N and S. High in Vitamin C, papaya is indigenous to tropical America (ARC, 2005). This fruit, initially brought to the attention of Europe around 1520, was introduced to South Africa in seed form by Jan van Riebeeck in 1652, but only grown commercially in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga for the first time in the early 20th century by a...

### Seasonal total rainfall (mm per 3-month season) change from the 10% percentile projected for 2066-2095, relative to present (1976 - 2005), for DJF season under the RCP 8.5 pathway

SMHI
Seasonal (DJF) rainfall (mm per month) change from the 10% percentile projected for 2066-2095, relative to present (1976 - 2005), under the RCP 8.5 pathway for the southern African region. To generate the image, nine coarse General Circulation Models (GCM) are downscaled to a finer spatial resolution (0.44°x 0.44°) using the Rossby Centre regional model (RCA4) forcing its lateral boundaries. The model simulated daily rainfall averages, which are used to generate projections of seasonal change....

### Seasonal total rainfall (mm per 3-month season) change from the median projected for2066-2095, relative to present (1976 - 2005), for DJF season under the RCP 4.5 pathway

SMHI
Seasonal (DJF) rainfall (mm per month) change from the median projected for 2066-2095, relative to present (1976 - 2005), under the RCP 4.5 pathway for the southern African region. To generate the image, nine coarse General Circulation Models (GCM) are downscaled to a finer spatial resolution (0.44°x 0.44°) using the Rossby Centre regional model (RCA4) forcing its lateral boundaries. The model simulated daily rainfall averages, which are used to generate projections of seasonal change. The...

### The Agulhas System Climate Array Phase 1 project extending across the Agulhas Current at 34 degree South

Juliet Hermes, Lisa Beal, Shane Elipot, Deirdre Byrne & RHI
The Agulhas System Climate Array (ACSA) is a mooring array and is designed to provide long-term observations of the Agulhas Current volume, heat and salt transport of the and its variability from mesoscale (eddies), through seasonal to interannual timescales. The ASCA shelf and tall moorings extend 200 km offshore along decending TOPEX/Jason satellite ground track # 96, through the core of the Agulhas Current, with CPIES measurements extending the array to 300 km offshore of...

### Root Mean Square Difference between the nine ensemble member change anomalies of the seasonal total rainfall for the 90% percentile for 2036 - 2065 relative to 1976-2005, for the MAM season, under the RCP 4.5 pathway

SMHI
Root Mean Square Difference for seasonal (MAM) rainfall (mm per month) change from the 90% percentile projected for 2036-2065, relative to present (1976 - 2005), under the RCP 4.5 pathway for the southern African region. To generate the image, nine coarse General Circulation Models (GCM) are downscaled to a finer spatial resolution (0.44°x 0.44°) using the Rossby Centre regional model (RCA4) forcing its lateral boundaries. The model simulated daily rainfall averages, which are used to...

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