Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulations

Study region: Indian mainland Study focus: Quantifying precipitation-temperature (P-T) dependence is essential for understanding emerging patterns of compound extremes, especially in climate-vulnerable countries like India. The present study investigates the spatiotemporal variability of P-T depende...

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Main Authors: Anjali Chaudhary, Ravi Kumar Guntu, Sachidanand Sharma, Ankit Agarwal
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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description Study region: Indian mainland Study focus: Quantifying precipitation-temperature (P-T) dependence is essential for understanding emerging patterns of compound extremes, especially in climate-vulnerable countries like India. The present study investigates the spatiotemporal variability of P-T dependence during the Indian Summer Monsoon using observational data and CMIP6 model simulations. We evaluated the performance of CMIP6 simulations and projected changes in P-T dependence under SSP1–2.6 and SSP5–8.5 scenarios. New hydrological insight for the region: Observations show spatial diversity, with strong negative associations in central, western, and coastal regions, while positive associations are prominent in the Western Ghats and northeastern regions. CMIP6 models show mixed performance in capturing the spatial patterns and temporal evolution of P-T dependence. The EC-Earth model simulations effectively replicate the observed P-T dependence. In contrast, models such as ACCESS-ESM1–5, CanESM5, and ACCESS-CM2 exhibit discrepancies when compared to observations, suggesting that their future projections should be interpreted with caution. Projections under high-emission scenarios indicate a widespread increase in P-T dependence, particularly in northern and central areas, highlighting an increased likelihood of compound extremes.
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spelling doaj-art-b44e3e1d9cd64ab49e6a62ec5f65e47a2025-01-22T05:42:19ZengElsevierJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studies2214-58182025-02-0157102169Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulationsAnjali Chaudhary0Ravi Kumar Guntu1Sachidanand Sharma2Ankit Agarwal3Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 247667, IndiaDepartment of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 247667, India; Section Hydrology, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam 14473, Germany; Corresponding author at: Section Hydrology, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam 14473, Germany.Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 247667, IndiaDepartment of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 247667, IndiaStudy region: Indian mainland Study focus: Quantifying precipitation-temperature (P-T) dependence is essential for understanding emerging patterns of compound extremes, especially in climate-vulnerable countries like India. The present study investigates the spatiotemporal variability of P-T dependence during the Indian Summer Monsoon using observational data and CMIP6 model simulations. We evaluated the performance of CMIP6 simulations and projected changes in P-T dependence under SSP1–2.6 and SSP5–8.5 scenarios. New hydrological insight for the region: Observations show spatial diversity, with strong negative associations in central, western, and coastal regions, while positive associations are prominent in the Western Ghats and northeastern regions. CMIP6 models show mixed performance in capturing the spatial patterns and temporal evolution of P-T dependence. The EC-Earth model simulations effectively replicate the observed P-T dependence. In contrast, models such as ACCESS-ESM1–5, CanESM5, and ACCESS-CM2 exhibit discrepancies when compared to observations, suggesting that their future projections should be interpreted with caution. Projections under high-emission scenarios indicate a widespread increase in P-T dependence, particularly in northern and central areas, highlighting an increased likelihood of compound extremes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581824005184P-T dependenceCMIP6SSPsMonsoonIndiaCompound extremes
spellingShingle Anjali Chaudhary
Ravi Kumar Guntu
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Ankit Agarwal
Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulations
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
P-T dependence
CMIP6
SSPs
Monsoon
India
Compound extremes
title Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulations
title_full Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulations
title_fullStr Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulations
title_full_unstemmed Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulations
title_short Changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation-temperature during Indian Summer Monsoon using observational and CMIP6 model simulations
title_sort changing spatiotemporal dependence of the precipitation temperature during indian summer monsoon using observational and cmip6 model simulations
topic P-T dependence
CMIP6
SSPs
Monsoon
India
Compound extremes
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