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Title
| A review on regional convection-permitting climate modeling: Demonstrations, prospects, and challenges [* Cross-Reference *] |
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Other Identifier
| https://doi.org/10.1002/2014RG000475
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Author
| Prein, Andreas F. (National Center for Atmospheric Research, Universität Graz)
Langhans, Wolfgang (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Fosser, Giorgia (Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques)
Ferrone, Andrew (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
Ban, Nikolina (Institut für Atmosphäre und Klima)
Goergen, Klaus (Universität Bonn, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Centre for High-Performance Scientific Computing in Terrestrial Systems)
Keller, Michael (Institut für Atmosphäre und Klima, ETH Zürich)
Tölle, Merja (Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)
Gutjahr, Oliver (Universität Trier)
Feser, Frauke (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon GmbH)
Brisson, Erwan (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)
Kollet, Stefan (Centre for High-Performance Scientific Computing in Terrestrial Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
Schmidli, Juerg (Institut für Atmosphäre und Klima, ETH Zürich)
Van Lipzig, Nicole P.M. (KU Leuven)
Leung, Ruby (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) |
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Description
| Regional climate modeling using convection-permitting models (CPMs; horizontal grid spacing <4km) emerges as a promising framework to provide more reliable climate information on regional to local scales compared to traditionally used large-scale models (LSMs; horizontal grid spacing >10km). CPMs no longer rely on convection parameterization schemes, which had been identified as a major source of errors and uncertainties in LSMs. Moreover, CPMs allow for a more accurate representation of surface and orography fields. The drawback of CPMs is the high demand on computational resources. For this reason, first CPM climate simulations only appeared a decade ago. In this study, we aim to provide a common basis for CPM climate simulations by giving a holistic review of the topic. The most important components in CPMs such as physical parameterizations and dynamical formulations are discussed critically. An overview of weaknesses and an outlook on required future developments is provided. Most importantly, this review presents the consolidated outcome of studies that addressed the added value of CPM climate simulations compared to LSMs. Improvements are evident mostly for climate statistics related to deep convection, mountainous regions, or extreme events. The climate change signals of CPM simulations suggest an increase in flash floods, changes in hail storm characteristics, and reductions in the snowpack over mountains. In conclusion, CPMs are a very promising tool for future climate research. However, coordinated modeling programs are crucially needed to advance parameterizations of unresolved physics and to assess the full potential of CPMs. Key Points Convection-permitting climate models reduce errors in large-scale models Added value in convective processes, regional extremes, and over mountains Discusses challenges/potentials of convection-permitting climate simulations (2015-06-01)
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Keyword
| added value
climate
cloud resolving
convection-permitting modeling
high resolution
nonhydrostatic modeling |
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Deposit Date
| 2015-06-01 |
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Data Type
| Review |
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Data Source
| Reviews of Geophysics; ISSN: 87551209, eISSN: 19449208, vol. 53, n° 2, pp. 323-361 |