Statistical and SWAT Model-Based Performance Evaluation of RCMs in Modeling Streamflow and Sediment Yield at Upper Awash Sub-Basin, Ethiopia

Table 11

Correlation coefficient for precipitation, maximum, and minimum temperatures of four RCMs.

Climate variables	Seasons	CCLM4-8-17	RACMO22T	HIRHAM5	RCA4
Precipitations	Annual	0.43	0.76	0.57	0.66
	JJAS	0.29	0.52	0.18	0.43
	FMAM	0.42	0.43	0.5	0.03
Maximum temperature	Annual	0.36	0.59	0.72	0.41
	JJAS	0.25	0.4	0.53	0.29
	FMAM	0.83	0.14	0.28	0.87
Minimum temperature	Annual	0.18	0.21	0.32	0.23
	JJAS	0.18	0.046	0.052	0.12
	FMAM	0.53	0.42	0.28	0.38