• The added value of km-scale simulations to describe temperature over complex orography: the CORDEX FPS-Convection multi-model ensemble runs over the Alps 

      Soares, P.M.M.; Careto, J.A.M.; Cardoso, Rita M.; Goergen, Klaus; Katragkou, Eleni; Sobolowski, Stefan Pieter; Coppola, Erika; Ban, Nikolina; Belušić, Danijel; Berthou, Ségolène; Caillaud, Cécile; Dobler, Andreas; Hodnebrog, Øivind; Kartsios, Stergios; Lenderink, Geert; Lorenz, Torge; Milovac, Josipa; Feldmann, Hendrik; Pichelli, Emanuela; Truhetz, Heimo; Demory, Marie-Estelle; de Vries, Hylke; Warrach-Sagi, Kirsten; Keuler, Klaus; Raffa, Mario; Tölle, Merja H.; Sieck, Kevin; Bastin, Sophie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The increase in computational resources has enabled the emergence of multi-model ensembles of convection-permitting regional climate model (CPRCM) simulations at very high horizontal resolutions. An example is the CORDEX ...
    • Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach and Implications 

      Fischer, Andreas M.; Strassmann, Kuno M.; Croci-Maspoli, Mischa; Hama, Michiko; Knutti, Reto; Kotlarski, Sven; Schär, Christoph; Schnadt Poberaj, Christina; Ban, Nikolina; Bavay, Mathias; Beyerle, Urs; Bresch, David N.; Brönnimann, Stefan; Burlando, P.; Casanueva, Ana; Fatichi, Simone; Feigenwinter, Iris; Fischer, Erich M.; Hirschi, Martin; Liniger, Mark A.; Marty, Christoph; Medhaug, Iselin; Peleg, Nadav; Pickl, M.; Raible, Christoph C.; Rajczak, Jan; Rössler, O.; Scherrer, Simon C.; Schwierz, Cornelia; Seneviratne, Sonia I.; Skelton, Maurice; Sørland, Silje Lund; Spirig, Curdin; Tschurr, F.; Zeder, Joel; Zubler, Elias M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      To make sound decisions in the face of climate change, government agencies, policymakers and private stakeholders require suitable climate information on local to regional scales. In Switzerland, the development of climate ...
    • The first ensemble of kilometer-scale simulations of a hydrological year over the third pole 

      Collier, Emily; Ban, Nikolina; Richter, Niklas; Ahrens, Bodo; Chen, Deliang; Chen, Xingchao; Lai, Hui-Wen; Leung, Ruby; Li, Lu; Medvedova, Alzbeta; Ou, Tinghai; Pothapakula, Praveen Kumar; Potter, Emily; Prein, Andreas F.; Sakaguchi, Koichi; Schroeder, Marie; Singh, Prashant; Sobolowski, Stefan Pieter; Sugimoto, Shiori; Tang, Jianping; Yu, Hongyong; Ziska, Catharina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      An accurate understanding of the current and future water cycle over the Third Pole is of great societal importance, given the role this region plays as a water tower for densely populated areas downstream. An emerging and ...
    • The first multi-model ensemble of regional climate simulations at kilometer-scale resolution, part I: evaluation of precipitation 

      Ban, Nikolina; Caillaud, Cécile; Coppola, Erika; Pichelli, Emanuela; Sobolowski, Stefan Pieter; Adinolfi, Marianna; Ahrens, Bodo; Alias, Antoinette; Anders, Ivonne; Bastin, Sophie; Belušić, Danijel; Berthou, Ségolène; Brisson, Erwan; Cardoso, Rita M.; Chan, Steven C.; Christensen, Ole Bøssing; Fernández, Jesús; Fita, Lluís; Frisius, Thomas; Gašparac, Goran; Giorgi, Filippo; Goergen, Klaus; Haugen, Jan Erik; Hodnebrog, Øivind; Kartsios, Stergios; Katragkou, Eleni; Kendon, Elizabeth J.; Keuler, Klaus; Lavin-Gullon, Alvaro; Lenderink, Geert; Leutwyler, David; Lorenz, Torge; Maraun, Douglas; Mercogliano, Paola; Milovac, Josipa; Panitz, Hans-Jürgen; Raffa, Mario; Remedio, Armelle Reca; Schär, Christoph; Soares, Pedro M.M.; Srnec, Lidija; Steensen, Birthe Marie Rødssæteren; Stocchi, Paolo; Tölle, Merja H.; Truhetz, Heimo; Vergara-Temprado, Jesus; de Vries, Hylke; Warrach-Sagi, Kirsten; Wulfmeyer, Volker; Zander, Mar Janne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Here we present the first multi-model ensemble of regional climate simulations at kilometer-scale horizontal grid spacing over a decade long period. A total of 23 simulations run with a horizontal grid spacing of ∼3 km, ...