Regional CMCC COSMO-CLM simulations

The simulation data are distributed on the CMCC Nextdata THREDDS server. 

The following simulations are available:

1. Adaptalp

   This simulation has been performed in the framework of the of Interreg ADAPTALP project, using the regional climate model COSMO-CLM. The simulation was executed over the domain 2 / 20° E, 40  / 52° N centered on the Alpine space, adopting a spatial resolution of 0.0715° (about 8 km), considering the time period 1971-2000. Initial and boundary conditions are provided by ECMWF ERA40 Reanalysis, characterized by a horizontal resolution of 1.125° (about 128 km).

   Ref: Montesarchio M, Zollo A, Bucchignani E, Mercogliano P, Castellari S. 2014. Performance evaluation of high-resolution regional climate simulations in the Alpine space and analysis of extreme events, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 119: 3222–3237. doi: 10.1002/2013JD021105

2. West Africa RCP4.5 and RCP8.5

   These simulations have been performed in the framework of the FP7 CLUVA project, using the regional climate model COSMO-CLM. The simulations were executed over the domain -18 / 13° E, 3 / 18° N including three cities object of study in the project (Ouagadougou, Douala and  St.Louis), adopting a spatial resolution of 0.0715° (about 8 km), for the time period 1950-2050, considering respectively the IPCC RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios.  Initial and boundary conditions are provided by the global model CMCC-CM, at horizontal resolution of 0.75° (about 85 km).

   Ref: E. Bucchignani,  A. Garcia-Aristizabal, M. Montesarchio, Climate-related extreme events with high resolution regional simulations: assessing the effects of climate change scenarios in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in: Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk (Proceedings ICVRAM2014 Conference, Liverpool, 13-16 July 2014) ASCE, 1351-1362.   DOI: 10.1061/9780784413609.136

3. Lower East Africa RCP4.5 and RCP8.5

   These simulations have been performed in the framework of the FP7 CLUVA project, using the regional climate model COSMO-CLM. The simulations were executed over the domain 35 / 41° E, -11 / -2° N including the city of Dar Es Salaam, object of study in the project, adopting a spatial resolution of 0.0715° (about 8 km), for the time period 1950-2050, considering respectively the IPCC RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios.  Initial and boundary conditions are provided by the global model CMCC-CM, at horizontal resolution of 0.75° (about 85 km).

   Ref: A. Garcia-Aristizabal,  E. Bucchignani, E. Palazzi, D. D'Onofrio, P. Gasparini, W. Marzocchi, Analysis of non-stationary climate-related extreme events considering climate-change scenarios: an  application for multi-hazard assessment in the Dar Es Salaam region, Tanzania, Natural Hazards, 75(1), 289-320, 2015  DOI: 10.1007/s11069-014-1324-z.

4. Upper East Africa RCP4.5 and RCP8.5

   These simulations have been performed in the framework of the FP7 CLUVA project, using the regional climate model COSMO-CLM. The simulations were executed over the domain 35 /  42° E 7 / 13° N including the city of Addis Ababa, object of study in the project, adopting a spatial resolution of 0.0715° (about 8 km), for the time period 1950-2050, considering respectively the IPCC RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios.  Initial and boundary conditions are provided by the global model CMCC-CM, at horizontal resolution of 0.75° (about 85 km).

   Ref: F. De Paola, M. Giugni, M.E. Topa, E. Bucchignani, Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) rainfall curves, for data series and climate projection in African cities, Springerplus, 3, 133, 2014. DOI:10.1186/2193-1801-3-133.

5. Mediterranean

   This simulation has been performed in the framework of the FP7 FUME project, using the regional climate model COSMO-CLM. The simulation was executed over the domain -13 / 40° E 29 / 50° N including the Mediterranean, adopting a spatial resolution of 0.125° (about 14 km), for the time period 1971-2100 considering the IPCC A1B scenario. Initial and boundary conditions are provided by the global model CMCC-MED, at horizontal resolution of 0.75° (about 85 km).

6. Mauritius RCP4.5 and RCP8.5

   These simulations have been performed in the framework of the DRR “MAURITIUS: Consultancy Study for the Development of an Inundation, Flooding and Landslide National Risk Profile, Maps, Strategy Framework and Action Plans for Disaster Risk Management for the Republic of Mauritius”, using the regional climate model COSMO-CLM.  The simulations were executed over the domain 55 / 65° E, -23 / -20° N  including the islands of Mauritius and Rodriguez, adopting a spatial resolution of 0.0715° (about 8 km), for the time period 1995-2070, considering respectively the IPCC RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios.  Initial and boundary conditions are provided by the global model CMCC-CM, at horizontal resolution of 0.75° (about 85 km).

Table 1. List of regional climate simulations by CMCC available in the NextData archive.