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Continental-scale convection-permitting modeling of the current and future climate of North America

Changhai Liu, Kyoko Ikeda, Roy Rasmussen, Mike Barlage, Andrew J. Newman, Andreas F. Prein, Fei Chen, Liang Chen, Martyn Clark, Aiguo Dai, Jimy Dudhia, Trude Eidhammer, David Gochis, E. D. Gutmann, Sopan Kurkute, Yanping Li, Gregory Thompson, David Yates

Climate Dynamics · 2016

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Summary

This paper presents continental-scale convection-permitting climate model simulations for North America, examining current climate representation and projecting future changes. The work uses high-resolution atmospheric modelling to resolve convective precipitation and weather extremes more explicitly than traditional coarser-resolution models, as suggested by the title and journal context. Findings on precipitation and temperature patterns have potential implications for agricultural water availability and heat stress, though the paper's primary focus is meteorological rather than agronomic.

UK applicability

This study focuses on North American climate and may have limited direct application to United Kingdom agricultural conditions. However, the convection-permitting modelling methodology and insights on extreme weather projection could inform similar high-resolution climate modelling efforts for UK and European farming systems.

Key measures

Precipitation intensity and frequency; temperature extremes; convective processes; spatial and temporal climate variables across North America at continental scale

Outcomes reported

The study developed and evaluated convection-permitting climate simulations across North America at high spatial resolution, projecting changes in precipitation, temperature, and extreme weather patterns under current and future climate scenarios.

Theme
Climate & resilience
Subject
Climate & greenhouse gas mitigation
Study type
Research
Study design
Modelling study
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
United States
System type
Other
DOI
10.1007/s00382-016-3327-9
Catalogue ID
BFmokjodql-3nstxk

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