Regional climate downscaling over Europe: perspectives from the EURO-CORDEX community
Teichmann, Claas
Sobolowski, Stefan
Katragkou, Eleni
Anders, Ivonne
Belda, Michal
Benestad, Rasmus
Boberg, Fredrik
Buonomo, Erasmo
Cardoso, Rita M.
Casanueva, Ana
Christensen, Ole B.
Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg
Coppola, Erika
De Cruz, Lesley
Davin, Edouard L.
Dobler, Andreas
Domínguez, Marta
Fealy, Rowan
Fernandez, Jesus
Gaertner, Miguel Angel
García-Díez, Markel
Giorgi, Filippo
Gobiet, Andreas
Goergen, Klaus
Gómez-Navarro, Juan José
Alemán, Juan Jesús González
Gutiérrez, Claudia
Gutiérrez, José M.
Güttler, Ivan
Haensler, Andreas
Halenka, Tomáš
Jerez, Sonia
Jiménez-Guerrero, Pedro
Jones, Richard G.
Keuler, Klaus
Kjellström, Erik
Knist, Sebastian
Kotlarski, Sven
Maraun, Douglas
van Meijgaard, Erik
Mercogliano, Paola
Montávez, Juan Pedro
Navarra, Antonio
Nikulin, Grigory
de Noblet-Ducoudré, Nathalie
Panitz, Hans-Juergen
Pfeifer, Susanne
Piazza, Marie
Pichelli, Emanuela
Pietikäinen, Joni-Pekka
Prein, Andreas F.
Preuschmann, Swantje
Rechid, Diana
Rockel, Burkhardt
Romera, Raquel
Sánchez, Enrique
Sieck, Kevin
Soares, Pedro M. M.
Somot, Samuel
Srnec, Lidija
Sørland, Silje Lund
Termonia, Piet
Truhetz, Heimo
Vautard, Robert
Warrach-Sagi, Kirsten
Wulfmeyer, Volker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01606-9
Persistent URL: http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/10770
Jacob, Daniela; Teichmann, Claas; Sobolowski, Stefan; Katragkou, Eleni; Anders, Ivonne; Belda, Michal; Benestad, Rasmus; Boberg, Fredrik; Buonomo, Erasmo; Cardoso, Rita M.; Casanueva, Ana; Christensen, Ole B.; Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg; Coppola, Erika; De Cruz, Lesley; Davin, Edouard L.; Dobler, Andreas; Domínguez, Marta; Fealy, Rowan; Fernandez, Jesus; Gaertner, Miguel Angel; García-Díez, Markel; Giorgi, Filippo; Gobiet, Andreas; Goergen, Klaus; Gómez-Navarro, Juan José; Alemán, Juan Jesús González; Gutiérrez, Claudia; Gutiérrez, José M.; Güttler, Ivan; Haensler, Andreas; Halenka, Tomáš; Jerez, Sonia; Jiménez-Guerrero, Pedro; Jones, Richard G.; Keuler, Klaus; Kjellström, Erik; Knist, Sebastian; Kotlarski, Sven; Maraun, Douglas; van Meijgaard, Erik; Mercogliano, Paola; Montávez, Juan Pedro; Navarra, Antonio; Nikulin, Grigory; de Noblet-Ducoudré, Nathalie; Panitz, Hans-Juergen; Pfeifer, Susanne; Piazza, Marie; Pichelli, Emanuela; Pietikäinen, Joni-Pekka; Prein, Andreas F.; Preuschmann, Swantje; Rechid, Diana; Rockel, Burkhardt; Romera, Raquel; Sánchez, Enrique; Sieck, Kevin; Soares, Pedro M. M.; Somot, Samuel; Srnec, Lidija; Sørland, Silje Lund; Termonia, Piet; Truhetz, Heimo; Vautard, Robert; Warrach-Sagi, Kirsten; Wulfmeyer, Volker, 2020: Regional climate downscaling over Europe: perspectives from the EURO-CORDEX community . In: Regional Environmental Change , 20 , 2 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01606-9.
Jacob, Daniela; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Teichmann, Claas; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Sobolowski, Stefan; NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Katragkou, Eleni; Department of Meteorology and Climatology, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Anders, Ivonne; Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), Vienna, Austria
Belda, Michal; Department of Atmospheric Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Benestad, Rasmus; The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Boberg, Fredrik; Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Copenhagen, Denmark
Buonomo, Erasmo; School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Cardoso, Rita M.; Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Casanueva, Ana; Meteorology Group, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Christensen, Ole B.; Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Copenhagen, Denmark
Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Coppola, Erika; International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
De Cruz, Lesley; Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMIB), Brussels, Belgium
Davin, Edouard L.; Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Dobler, Andreas; The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Domínguez, Marta; Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, Madrid, Spain
Fealy, Rowan; ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
Fernandez, Jesus; Meteorology Group, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Gaertner, Miguel Angel; University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
García-Díez, Markel; Meteorology Group, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Giorgi, Filippo; International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
Gobiet, Andreas; Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), Vienna, Austria
Goergen, Klaus; Centre for High-Performance Scientific Computing in Terrestrial Systems, Geoverbund ABC/J, Jülich, Germany
Gómez-Navarro, Juan José; Regional Atmospheric Modeling Group, Department of Physics, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Alemán, Juan Jesús González; University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
Gutiérrez, Claudia; University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
Gutiérrez, José M.; Meteorology Group, Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria), Santander, Spain
Güttler, Ivan; Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia
Haensler, Andreas; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Halenka, Tomáš; Department of Atmospheric Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Jerez, Sonia; Regional Atmospheric Modeling Group, Department of Physics, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Jiménez-Guerrero, Pedro; Regional Atmospheric Modeling Group, Department of Physics, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Jones, Richard G.; Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK
Keuler, Klaus; Chair of Atmospheric Processes, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany
Kjellström, Erik; Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Knist, Sebastian; Meteorological Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Kotlarski, Sven; Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich-Airport, Switzerland
Maraun, Douglas; Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
van Meijgaard, Erik; Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, The Netherlands
Mercogliano, Paola; C.I.R.A., Capua, Italy
Montávez, Juan Pedro; Regional Atmospheric Modeling Group, Department of Physics, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Navarra, Antonio; Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Lecce, Italy
Nikulin, Grigory; Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
de Noblet-Ducoudré, Nathalie; Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, IPSL, Unité Mixte CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette cédex, France
Panitz, Hans-Juergen; Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Pfeifer, Susanne; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Piazza, Marie; Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Pichelli, Emanuela; International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
Pietikäinen, Joni-Pekka; Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Helsinki, Finland
Prein, Andreas F.; National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, USA
Preuschmann, Swantje; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Rechid, Diana; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Rockel, Burkhardt; Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Geesthacht, Germany
Romera, Raquel; ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
Sánchez, Enrique; ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
Sieck, Kevin; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Soares, Pedro M. M.; Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Somot, Samuel; CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Srnec, Lidija; Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia
Sørland, Silje Lund; Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Termonia, Piet; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Truhetz, Heimo; Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Vautard, Robert; Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, IPSL, Unité Mixte CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette cédex, France
Warrach-Sagi, Kirsten; Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Wulfmeyer, Volker; Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Teichmann, Claas; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Sobolowski, Stefan; NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Katragkou, Eleni; Department of Meteorology and Climatology, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Anders, Ivonne; Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), Vienna, Austria
Belda, Michal; Department of Atmospheric Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Benestad, Rasmus; The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Boberg, Fredrik; Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Copenhagen, Denmark
Buonomo, Erasmo; School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Cardoso, Rita M.; Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Casanueva, Ana; Meteorology Group, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Christensen, Ole B.; Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Copenhagen, Denmark
Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Coppola, Erika; International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
De Cruz, Lesley; Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMIB), Brussels, Belgium
Davin, Edouard L.; Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Dobler, Andreas; The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Domínguez, Marta; Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, Madrid, Spain
Fealy, Rowan; ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
Fernandez, Jesus; Meteorology Group, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Gaertner, Miguel Angel; University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
García-Díez, Markel; Meteorology Group, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Giorgi, Filippo; International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
Gobiet, Andreas; Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), Vienna, Austria
Goergen, Klaus; Centre for High-Performance Scientific Computing in Terrestrial Systems, Geoverbund ABC/J, Jülich, Germany
Gómez-Navarro, Juan José; Regional Atmospheric Modeling Group, Department of Physics, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Alemán, Juan Jesús González; University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
Gutiérrez, Claudia; University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
Gutiérrez, José M.; Meteorology Group, Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-Universidad de Cantabria), Santander, Spain
Güttler, Ivan; Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia
Haensler, Andreas; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Halenka, Tomáš; Department of Atmospheric Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Jerez, Sonia; Regional Atmospheric Modeling Group, Department of Physics, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Jiménez-Guerrero, Pedro; Regional Atmospheric Modeling Group, Department of Physics, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Jones, Richard G.; Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK
Keuler, Klaus; Chair of Atmospheric Processes, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany
Kjellström, Erik; Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
Knist, Sebastian; Meteorological Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Kotlarski, Sven; Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich-Airport, Switzerland
Maraun, Douglas; Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
van Meijgaard, Erik; Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, The Netherlands
Mercogliano, Paola; C.I.R.A., Capua, Italy
Montávez, Juan Pedro; Regional Atmospheric Modeling Group, Department of Physics, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Navarra, Antonio; Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Lecce, Italy
Nikulin, Grigory; Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
de Noblet-Ducoudré, Nathalie; Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, IPSL, Unité Mixte CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette cédex, France
Panitz, Hans-Juergen; Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Pfeifer, Susanne; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Piazza, Marie; Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Pichelli, Emanuela; International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
Pietikäinen, Joni-Pekka; Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Helsinki, Finland
Prein, Andreas F.; National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, USA
Preuschmann, Swantje; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Rechid, Diana; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Rockel, Burkhardt; Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Geesthacht, Germany
Romera, Raquel; ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
Sánchez, Enrique; ICARUS, Department of Geography, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
Sieck, Kevin; Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg, Germany
Soares, Pedro M. M.; Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Somot, Samuel; CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Toulouse, France
Srnec, Lidija; Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia
Sørland, Silje Lund; Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Termonia, Piet; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Truhetz, Heimo; Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Vautard, Robert; Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, IPSL, Unité Mixte CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette cédex, France
Warrach-Sagi, Kirsten; Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Wulfmeyer, Volker; Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract
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) - Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX), it shares the broader goals of providing a model evaluation and climate projection framework and improving communication with both the General Circulation Model (GCM) and climate data user communities. EURO-CORDEX oversees the design and coordination of ongoing ensembles of regional climate projections of 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 approaches provide 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, significant challenges remain. To further advance scientific understanding, two flagship pilot studies (FPS) were initiated. The first investigates local-regional phenomena at convection-permitting scales over central Europe and the Mediterranean in collaboration with the Med-CORDEX community. The second investigates the impacts of land cover changes on European climate across spatial and temporal scales. Over the coming years, the EURO-CORDEX community looks forward to closer collaboration with other communities, new advances, supporting international initiatives such as the IPCC reports, and continuing to provide the basis for research on regional climate impacts and adaptation in Europe.