Simulated and projected climate extremes in the Zhujiang River Basin, South China, using the regional climate model COSMO-CLM

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (14) ◽  
pp. 2988-3001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Fischer ◽  
Christoph Menz ◽  
Buda Su ◽  
Thomas Scholten
Keyword(s):  
Regional Climate Model ◽  
River Basin ◽  
South China ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Climate Extremes ◽  
Zhujiang River

scholarly journals Assessing the Effects of Spatial Resolution on Regional Climate Model Simulated Summer Temperature and Precipitation in China: A Case Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin-Min Zeng ◽  
Ming Wang ◽  
Yujian Zhang ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Yiqun Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Regional Climate Model ◽  
South China ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Surface Air Temperature ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Horizontal Resolution ◽  
Vertical Resolution ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Entire Area

The regional climate model, RegCM3, is used to simulate the 2004 summer surface air temperature (SAT) and precipitation at different horizontal (i.e., 30, 60, and 90 km) and vertical resolutions (i.e., 14, 18, and 23 layers). Results showed that increasing resolution evidently changes simulated SATs with regional characteristics. For example, simulated SATs are apparently better produced when horizontal resolution increases from 60 to 30 km under the 23 layers. Meanwhile, the SATs over the entire area are more sensitive to vertical resolution than horizontal resolution. The subareas present higher sensitivities than the total area, with larger horizontal resolution effects than those of vertical resolution. For precipitation, increasing resolution shows higher impact compared to SAT, with higher sensitivity induced by vertical resolution than by horizontal resolution, especially in rainy South China. The best SAT/precipitation can be produced only when the horizontal and vertical resolutions are reasonably configured. This indicates that different resolutions lead to different atmospheric thermodynamic states. Because of the dry climate and low soil heat capacity in Northern China, resolution changes easily modify surface energy fluxes, hence the SAT; due to the rainy and humid climate in South China, resolution changes likely strongly influence grid-scale structure of clouds and therefore precipitation.

scholarly journals Extreme climate projections over the transboundary Koshi River Basin using a high resolution regional climate model

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupak Rajbhandari ◽  
Arun Bhakta Shrestha ◽  
Santosh Nepal ◽  
Shahriar Wahid ◽  
Guo-Yu Ren
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Regional Climate Model ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Climate Projections ◽  
Extreme Climate ◽  
Koshi River Basin

Searching for Added Value in Simulating Climate Extremes with a High-Resolution Regional Climate Model over Western Canada

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles L. Curry ◽  
Bárbara Tencer ◽  
Kirien Whan ◽  
Andrew J. Weaver ◽  
Michel Giguère ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Regional Climate Model ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Climate Extremes ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Western Canada
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