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Table 2 Percentage of 29 CMIP5 GCMs that fall into relative temperature and precipitation change quadrants for Mid-Century (2040–2069) RCP8.5

From: Selection of a representative subset of global climate models that captures the profile of regional changes for integrated climate impacts assessment

Quadrant

Annual changes over all land areas

Maize-season changes over all maize-growing areas

Relatively Cool and Wet

20.3%

23.0%

Relatively Cool and Dry

18.0%

15.3%

Middle

19.1%

18.8%

Relatively Hot and Wet

21.8%

19.1%

Relatively Hot and Dry

20.8%

23.8%

  1. Quadrant weights averaged accounting for diminishing area of grid boxes with higher latitude