期刊
CLIMATE DYNAMICS
卷 57, 期 3-4, 页码 799-825出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-021-05741-9
关键词
Dynamical downscaling; WRF; Greece; ERA-Interim; Temperature; Precipitation
资金
- project National Research Network for Climate Change and its Impacts of the Ministry of Development, GSRT, Program of Public Investment, 2019 [CLIMPACT-105658/17-10-2019]
- Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (NSRF 2014-2020) [MIS 5002559]
- European Union (European Regional Development Fund)
This study presents high-resolution dynamical downscaling for air temperature and precipitation in Greece using the WRF model, showing that the model performs well in simulating climatological variables, especially in capturing the spatial distribution and seasonal differences of temperatures.
This study presents the results of high-resolution dynamical downscaling of 5 km on maximum (TX) and minimum (TN) air temperature and precipitation, for Greece, with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. The ERA-Interim (ERA-I) reanalysis dataset is used for initial and boundary conditions. The model results (WRF_5) are evaluated against available ground observations for the period 1980-2004 through the calculation of mean climatology, statistical metrics, and distributions of extreme events on daily, monthly and seasonal scales. WRF_5 model captures very well the geographical distribution of TX and TN of the study area, and illustrates finely the seasonal differences. Statistical results for TX (TN) indicate a cold (warm) bias of - 0.6 degrees C (1 degrees C) regarding WRF_5 and - 3 degrees C (0.5 degrees C) for ERA-I. The efficiency metrics for temperatures showed a highly improved performance of the model compared to reanalysis for all temporal scales investigated. The observed mean annual cycle and inter-annual variability of precipitation are also well represented by model simulation. Although WRF_5 overestimates rainfall during most of the year, the seasonal pattern of WRF_5 presented similar correlation coefficients for all stations with a range of 0.6-0.85, showing a good model ability to simulate the precipitation in Greece. The results reveal the capability of the configured WRF high resolution model to reproduce the main climatological variables of the study area, outperforming the coarse resolution ERA-Interim in a region that is dominated by highly variable topographic characteristics. This is deemed necessary for undertaking any further studies concerning future climate change impacts in various sectors.
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