Fig. 6: The response of specific humidity to changes in temperature and relative humidity. | npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Fig. 6: The response of specific humidity to changes in temperature and relative humidity.

From: Understanding drivers and uncertainty in projected African precipitation

Fig. 6: The response of specific humidity to changes in temperature and relative humidity.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The changes in specific humidity due to changes in temperature and relative humidity (averaged over 1000 – 850 hPa) are shown for the CMIP6 EnsMean under the (a) SSP2-4.5 and (b) SSP5-8.5 scenarios. The prime symbol (ʹ) indicates the change calculated as future (2050–2099) minus historical (1965–2014). QʹActual refers to the model-derived Qʹ, while QʹRecon represents the reconstructed Q' using Equation 6. QʹT denotes the Qʹ response to Tʹ at climatological RH, and QʹRH denotes the Qʹ response to RHʹ at climatological T. The vertical line denotes the plus/minus one-time STD based on the spread across all CMIP6 models.

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