Table 2 Results of statistical tests that compare the performance of GCMs in simulating historical climate variables.
Variable | Zone Bsk | Zone Bwk | Zone Csa | Zone Dsa | |||||
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t | F | t | F | t | F | t | F | ||
Tmax | CMIP5 vs MERRA-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
CMIP6 vs MERRA-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Tmin | CMIP5 vs MERRA-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
CMIP6 vs MERRA-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Precipitation | CMIP5 vs MERRA-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CMIP6 vs MERRA-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |