articleInternational Journal of ClimatologySep 3, 2009Closed access

A 50‐year high‐resolution atmospheric reanalysis over France with the Safran system

JVJean‐Philippe VidalÉMÉric MartinLFL. FranchistéguyMBM. BaillonJSJean‐Michel Soubeyroux

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Météo-France

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Abstract

Abstract The assessment of regional climate change requires the development of reference long‐term retrospective meteorological datasets. This article presents an 8‐km‐resolution atmospheric reanalysis over France performed with the the Safran‐gauge‐based analysis system for the period 1958–2008. Climatological features of the Safran 50‐year analysis—long‐term mean values, inter‐annual and seasonal variability—are first presented for all computed variables: rainfall, snowfall, mean air temperature, specific humidity, wind speed and solar and infrared radiation. The spatial patterns of precipitation, minimum and maximum temperature are compared with another spatialization method, and the temporal consistency of…

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  • Climatology
  • Environmental science
  • Precipitation
  • Climate change
  • Meteorology
  • Geography
  • Geology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Clean water and sanitation
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