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Open AccessAdded value of EURO-CORDEX downscaling over the complex orography region of the Pyrenees
This study presents an assessment of the added value of downscaling utilizing Regional Climate Models (RCMs) compared to Global Climate Models (GCMs) in the high mountain region of the Pyrenees, characterized ...
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Regionale Klimamodellierung
Regionalisierungen von globalen Klimaprojektionen liefern räumlich detaillierte Informationen zu den Auswirkungen globaler Klimaänderungen auf einzelne Regionen, welche als Basis für die Forschung zu Klimafolg...
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Open AccessImpact of air–sea coupling on the climate change signal over the Iberian Peninsula
In this work we use a regional atmosphere–ocean coupled model (RAOCM) and its stand-alone atmospheric component to gain insight into the impact of atmosphere–ocean coupling on the climate change signal over th...
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Editorial for the CORDEX-CORE Experiment I Special Issue
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Climate hazard indices projections based on CORDEX-CORE, CMIP5 and CMIP6 ensemble
The CORDEX-CORE initiative was developed with the aim of producing homogeneous regional climate model (RCM) projections over domains world wide. In its first phase, two RCMs were run at 0.22° resolution downsc...
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Open AccessAssessing mean climate change signals in the global CORDEX-CORE ensemble
The new Coordinated Output for Regional Evaluations (CORDEX-CORE) ensemble provides high-resolution, consistent regional climate change projections for the major inhabited areas of the world. It serves as a so...
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A new spatially distributed added value index for regional climate models: the EURO-CORDEX and the CORDEX-CORE highest resolution ensembles
The added value of using regional climate models (RCMs) to downscale data from general circulation models (GCMs) has often been questioned and researched. Although several studies have used different methods t...
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Open AccessRegional climate downscaling over Europe: perspectives from the EURO-CORDEX community
The European CORDEX (EURO-CORDEX) initiative is a large voluntary effort that seeks to advance regional climate and Earth system science in Europe. As part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) - Coor...
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Simulation of medicanes over the Mediterranean Sea in a regional climate model ensemble: impact of ocean–atmosphere coupling and increased resolution
Medicanes are cyclones over the Mediterranean Sea having a tropical-like structure but a rather small size, that can produce significant damage due to the combination of intense winds and heavy precipitation....
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Open AccessThe impact of climate change on photovoltaic power generation in Europe
Ambitious climate change mitigation plans call for a significant increase in the use of renewables, which could, however, make the supply system more vulnerable to climate variability and changes. Here we eval...
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Erratum to: EURO-CORDEX: new high-resolution climate change projections for European impact research
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Open AccessEURO-CORDEX: new high-resolution climate change projections for European impact research
A new high-resolution regional climate change ensemble has been established for Europe within the World Climate Research Program Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (EURO-CORDEX) initiative. The first ...
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Beyond vulnerability assessment
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The simulation of European heat waves from an ensemble of regional climate models within the EURO-CORDEX project
The ability of a large ensemble of regional climate models to accurately simulate heat waves at the regional scale of Europe was evaluated. Within the EURO-CORDEX project, several state-of-the art models, incl...
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Open AccessCase study for the assessment of the biogeophysical effects of a potential afforestation in Europe
A regional-scale sensitivity study has been carried out to investigate the climatic effects of forest cover change in Europe. Applying REMO (regional climate model of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology),...
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Open AccessA high-resolution 43-year atmospheric hindcast for South America generated with the MPI regional model
An evaluation of the present-day climate in South America simulated by the MPI atmospheric limited area model, REMO, is made. The model dataset was generated by dynamical downscaling from the ECMWF-ERA40 reana...
