Project Acronym: VERGINATitle: VeryhighresolutionregionalclimatesimulationsoverEuropeAffiliation: aristotle university of thessalonikiPi: Eleni KatragkouResearch Field: earth system sciences
Regional climate downscaling over Europe: perspectivesfrom the EURO-CORDEX community
by Daniela Jacob1, Claas Teichmann1, Stefan Sobolowski, Eleni Katragkou et al
Abstract:
The European CORDEX (EURO-CORDEX) initiative is a large voluntary effort that seeks to advance regional climateand Earth system science in Europe. As part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) - Coordinated RegionalDownscaling Experiment (CORDEX), it shares the broader goals of providing a model evaluation and climate projectionframework and improving communication with both the General Circulation Model (GCM) and climate data usercommunities. EURO-CORDEX oversees the design and coordination of ongoing ensembles of regional climate projectionsof unprecedented size and resolution (0.11◦EUR-11 and 0.44◦EUR-44 domains). Additionally, the inclusion of empirical-statistical downscaling allows investigation of much larger multi-model ensembles. These complementary approachesprovide a foundation for scientific studies within the climate research community and others. The value of the EURO-CORDEX ensemble is shown via numerous peer-reviewed studies and its use in the development of climate services.Evaluations of the EUR-44 and EUR-11 ensembles also show the benefits of higher resolution. However, significantchallenges remain. To further advance scientific understanding, two flagship pilot studies (FPS) were initiated. Thefirst investigates local-regional phenomena at convection-permitting scales over central Europe and the Mediterranean incollaboration with the Med-CORDEX community. The second investigates the impacts of land cover changes on Europeanclimate across spatial and temporal scales. Over the coming years, the EURO-CORDEX community looks forward to closercollaboration with other communities, new advances, supporting international initiatives such as the IPCC reports, andcontinuing to provide the basis for research on regional climate impacts and adaptation in Europe
Reference:
Regional climate downscaling over Europe: perspectivesfrom the EURO-CORDEX community (Daniela Jacob1, Claas Teichmann1, Stefan Sobolowski, Eleni Katragkou et al), In Regional Environmental Change, 2020.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{doi:10.1007-s10113-020-01606-9, author = {Daniela Jacob1, Claas Teichmann1, Stefan Sobolowski, Eleni Katragkou et al}, doi = {10.1007/s10113-020-01606-9}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01606-9}, year = {2020}, bibyear = {2020}, journal = {Regional Environmental Change}, abstract = {The European CORDEX (EURO-CORDEX) initiative is a large voluntary effort that seeks to advance regional climateand Earth system science in Europe. As part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) - Coordinated RegionalDownscaling Experiment (CORDEX), it shares the broader goals of providing a model evaluation and climate projectionframework and improving communication with both the General Circulation Model (GCM) and climate data usercommunities. EURO-CORDEX oversees the design and coordination of ongoing ensembles of regional climate projectionsof unprecedented size and resolution (0.11◦EUR-11 and 0.44◦EUR-44 domains). Additionally, the inclusion of empirical-statistical downscaling allows investigation of much larger multi-model ensembles. These complementary approachesprovide a foundation for scientific studies within the climate research community and others. The value of the EURO-CORDEX ensemble is shown via numerous peer-reviewed studies and its use in the development of climate services.Evaluations of the EUR-44 and EUR-11 ensembles also show the benefits of higher resolution. However, significantchallenges remain. To further advance scientific understanding, two flagship pilot studies (FPS) were initiated. Thefirst investigates local-regional phenomena at convection-permitting scales over central Europe and the Mediterranean incollaboration with the Med-CORDEX community. The second investigates the impacts of land cover changes on Europeanclimate across spatial and temporal scales. Over the coming years, the EURO-CORDEX community looks forward to closercollaboration with other communities, new advances, supporting international initiatives such as the IPCC reports, andcontinuing to provide the basis for research on regional climate impacts and adaptation in Europe}, number = {51}, pages = {1-20}, title = {Regional climate downscaling over Europe: perspectivesfrom the EURO-CORDEX community}, }