Climate models GHGES Annual rainfall erosivity (MJ mm ha-1 h-1 yr-1)   Mean change (%) Stdev.
Min Max Mean
Baseline   3679 7869 5503 0.00 851
2011-2040            
ECHAM4 A2 3236 9094 5550 0.85 948
  B2 3081 8922 5212 -5.29 884
GFDL R-30 A2 4790 6316 5249 -4.62 457
  B2 6335 9136 6828 24.08 796
NCAR CCSM3 A2 5158 6097 5601 1.78 210
  A1B 5202 6211 5675 3.13 226
  B1 5280 6239 5736 4.23 215
HadCM3 A2 3923 9612 6266 13.87 1144
  B2 3622 9330 5894 7.11 1116
Average   4514 7884 5779 5.02 666
2041-2070            
ECHAM4 A2 3345 9296 5692 3.43 938
  B2 3163 9192 5509 0.11 945
GFDL R-30 A2 4373 5978 4960 -9.87 476
  B2 6831 10068 7347 33.51 950
NCAR CCSM3 A2 5573 6488 6012 9.25 200
  A1B 5841 6866 6329 15.01 225
  B1 5573 6661 6089 10.65 242
HadCM3 A2 4108 10366 6554 19.10 1217
  B2 3811 9721 6145 11.67 1140
Average   4735 8293 6071 10.32 704
2071-2099            
ECHAM4 A2 4002 11183 6709 21.92 1103
  B2 3272 9639 5570 1.22 983
GFDL R-30 A2 4386 6030 5060 -8.05 471
  B2 6467 9410 7444 35.27 776
NCAR CCSM3 A2 5668 6652 6152 11.79 218
  A1B 5780 6604 6217 12.97 169
  B1 5415 6474 5906 7.32 240
HadCM3 A2 4447 11383 7153 29.98 1338
  B2 4054 10031 6349 15.37 1183
Average   4832 8601 6284 14.20 720
Table 4: Spatial statistics of annual rainfall erosivity and mean changes for all climate projections, as compared to the baseline period (1971-2000).