Standard deviation of the climatic conditions predicted by the GCMs.

<p>Standard deviation of the temperature variables (BIO1-BIO11) and the precipitation variables (BIO12-BIO19) predicted by the nine General Circulation Models for the last glacial maximum. In general, temperature predictions are more robust for the oceans than for the continents, while precipitation errors are distributed in both seas and continents. Temperature predictions for the last glacial maximum are highly heterogeneous for cold climates, including the mountains, while predictions for tropical, warm and desert environments are more similar between models. On the other hand, tropical areas have highly heterogeneous predictions about precipitation, while predictions for the temperate and cold environments show better agreement.