Annual total rainfall percentage(%) change from the median, projected for 2036 - 2065 relative to the present (1975 - 2005), under the RCP 8.5 pathway.

Annual total rainfall percentage(%) change from the median, projected for 2036 - 2065 relative to the present (1975 - 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 annual change. The projections are generated using thehigh (RCP8.5) pathway which associates CO2 concentrations of approximately 900ppm by the year 2100. The associated RMSD it calculated and shows the uncertainty range of the projected model simulated residual values, and gives a relative perspective of spatial areas associated with higher and lower projection uncertainties.