articleGeoscientific model developmentJul 10, 2014GOLD OA

Regional climate modeling on European scales: a joint standard evaluation of the EURO-CORDEX RCM ensemble

SKSven KotlarskiKKKlaus KeulerOBOle B. ChristensenACAugustin ColetteMDMichel Déqué

ETH Zurich · Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg · +15 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract. EURO-CORDEX is an international climate downscaling initiative that aims to provide high-resolution climate scenarios for Europe. Here an evaluation of the ERA-Interim-driven EURO-CORDEX regional climate model (RCM) ensemble is presented. The study documents the performance of the individual models in representing the basic spatiotemporal patterns of the European climate for the period 1989–2008. Model evaluation focuses on near-surface air temperature and precipitation, and uses the E-OBS data set as observational reference. The ensemble consists of 17 simulations carried out by seven different models at grid resolutions of 12 km (nine experiments) and 50 km (eight experiments). Several performance…

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  • Downscaling
  • Climatology
  • Climate model
  • Environmental science
  • Precipitation
  • Ensemble average
  • Climate change
  • GCM transcription factors
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate action
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