10.6084/m9.figshare.1011525.v1 Ann-Kristin Koehler Ann-Kristin Koehler Andrew J Challinor Andrew J Challinor Ed Hawkins Ed Hawkins Senthold Asseng Senthold Asseng Uncertainty decomposition for yield for the time period 2050–2069 using the BC bias-corrected climate model output IOP Publishing 2013 bc crop model uncertainty climate model error climate model data hts crop development Environmental Science 2013-08-05 00:00:00 Figure https://iop.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Uncertainty_decomposition_for_yield_for_the_time_period_2050_2069_using_the_BC_bias_corrected_clima/1011525 <p><strong>Figure 3.</strong> Uncertainty decomposition for yield for the time period 2050–2069 using the BC bias-corrected climate model output. The rows separate three planting dates (−14, 0, +14 days relative to the Sacks planting date [<a href="http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/8/3/034016/article#erl475012bib25" target="_blank">25</a>]). The columns give the different sources of uncertainty: climate=  QUMP17 ensemble (17<b>×</b>), lethal=  lethal temperature limits of 40, 45, 50 ° C and 1–5 days of exceedence (16<b>×</b>), thermal=  crop thermal time development (3<b>×</b>), and HTS=  thresholds for high temperature stress around anthesis (3<b>×</b>).</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>As climate changes, temperatures will play an increasing role in determining crop yield. Both climate model error and lack of constrained physiological thresholds limit the predictability of yield. We used a perturbed-parameter climate model ensemble with two methods of bias-correction as input to a regional-scale wheat simulation model over India to examine future yields. This model configuration accounted for uncertainty in climate, planting date, optimization, temperature-induced changes in development rate and reproduction. It also accounts for lethal temperatures, which have been somewhat neglected to date. Using uncertainty decomposition, we found that fractional uncertainty due to temperature-driven processes in the crop model was on average larger than climate model uncertainty (0.56 versus 0.44), and that the crop model uncertainty is dominated by crop development. Simulations with the raw compared to the bias-corrected climate data did not agree on the impact on future wheat yield, nor its geographical distribution. However the method of bias-correction was not an important source of uncertainty. We conclude that bias-correction of climate model data and improved constraints on especially crop development are critical for robust impact predictions.</p>