Atmospheric circulation in regional climate models over Central Europe: links to surface air temperature and the influence of driving data

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1681-1695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Plavcová ◽  
Jan Kyselý
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Circulation ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Surface Air Temperature ◽  
Regional Climate Models

Evaluation of MM5 and HadGEM3-RA hindcast in the CORDEX East Asia Phase Ⅱ: near-surface air temperature

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seok-Woo Shin ◽  
Dong-Hyun Cha ◽  
Taehyung Kim ◽  
Gayoung Kim ◽  
Changyoung Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Extreme Values ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Surface Air Temperature ◽  
Regional Climate Models ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Cordex East Asia

<p>Extreme temperature can have a devastating impact on the ecological environment (i.e., human health and crops) and the socioeconomic system. To adapt to and cope with the rapidly changing climate, it is essential to understand the present climate and to estimate the future change in terms of temperature. In this study, we evaluate the characteristics of near-surface air temperature (SAT) simulated by two regional climate models (i.e., MM5 and HadGEM3-RA) over East Asia, focusing on the mean and extreme values. To analyze extreme climate, we used the indices for daily maximum (Tmax) and minimum (Tmin) temperatures among the developed Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) indices. In the results of the CORDEX-East Asia phase Ⅰ, the mean and extreme values of SAT for DJF (JJA) tend to be colder (warmer) than observation data over the East Asian region. In those of CORDEX-East Asia phase Ⅱ, the mean and extreme values of SAT for DJF and JJA have warmer than those of the CORDEX-East Asia phase Ⅰ except for those of HadGEM3-RA for DJF. Furthermore, the Extreme Temperature Range (ETR, maximum value of Tmax - minimum value of Tmin) of CORDEX-East Asia phase Ⅰ data, which are significantly different from those of observation data, are reduced in that of CORDEX-East Asia phase Ⅱ. Consequently, the high-resolution regional climate models play a role in the improvement of the cold bias having the relatively low-resolution ones. To understand the reasons for the improved and weak points of regional climate models, we investigated the atmospheric field (i.e., flow, air mass, precipitation, and radiation) influencing near-surface air temperature. Model performances for SAT over East Asia were influenced by the expansion of the western North Pacific subtropical high and the location of convective precipitation in JJA and by the contraction of the Siberian high, the spatial distribution of snowfall and associated upwelling longwave radiation in DJF.</p>

An assessment of precipitation and surface air temperature over China by regional climate models

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 644-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueyuan Wang ◽  
Jianping Tang ◽  
Xiaorui Niu ◽  
Shuyu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Air Temperature ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Surface Air Temperature ◽  
Regional Climate Models

Building Asian climate change scenario by multi-regional climate models ensemble. Part I: surface air temperature

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (13) ◽  
pp. 4241-4252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianping Tang ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Shuyu Wang ◽  
Dong-Kyou Lee ◽  
Pinhong Hui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Climate Change Scenario ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Surface Air Temperature ◽  
Regional Climate Models ◽  
Change Scenario

Projected spatial patterns in precipitation and air temperature for China's northwest region derived from high‐resolution regional climate models

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 3922-3941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenliang Yin ◽  
Qi Feng ◽  
Linshan Yang ◽  
Ravinesh C. Deo ◽  
Jan F. Adamowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Regional Climate Models ◽  
Northwest Region

scholarly journals Direct and semi-direct radiative forcing of biomass-burning aerosols over the southeast Atlantic (SEA) and its sensitivity to absorbing properties: a regional climate modeling study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (21) ◽  
pp. 13191-13216
Author(s):  
Marc Mallet ◽  
Fabien Solmon ◽  
Pierre Nabat ◽  
Nellie Elguindi ◽  
Fabien Waquet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Temperature ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Radiative Forcing ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Lower Troposphere ◽  
Regional Climate Models ◽  
Temperature Limit ◽  
Radiative Heating ◽  
Radiative Effects

Abstract. Simulations are performed for the period 2000–2015 by two different regional climate models, ALADIN and RegCM, to quantify the direct and semi-direct radiative effects of biomass-burning aerosols (BBAs) in the southeast Atlantic (SEA) region. Different simulations have been performed using strongly absorbing BBAs in accordance with recent in situ observations over the SEA. For the July–August–September (JAS) season, the single scattering albedo (SSA) and total aerosol optical depth (AOD) simulated by the ALADIN and RegCM models are consistent with the MACv2 climatology and MERRA-2 and CAMS-RA reanalyses near the biomass-burning emission sources. However, the above-cloud AOD is slightly underestimated compared to satellite (MODIS and POLDER) data during the transport over the SEA. The direct radiative effect exerted at the continental and oceanic surfaces by BBAs is significant in both models and the radiative effects at the top of the atmosphere indicate a remarkable regional contrast over SEA (in all-sky conditions), with a cooling (warming) north (south) of 10 ∘S, which is in agreement with the recent MACv2 climatology. In addition, the two models indicate that BBAs are responsible for an important shortwave radiative heating of ∼0.5–1 K per day over SEA during JAS with maxima between 2 and 4 km a.m.s.l. (above mean sea level). At these altitudes, BBAs increase air temperature by ∼0.2–0.5 K, with the highest values being co-located with low stratocumulus clouds. Vertical changes in air temperature limit the subsidence of air mass over SEA, creating a cyclonic anomaly. The opposite effect is simulated over the continent due to the increase in lower troposphere stability. The BBA semi-direct effect on the lower troposphere circulation is found to be consistent between the two models. Changes in the cloud fraction are moderate in response to the presence of smoke, and the models differ over the Gulf of Guinea. Finally, the results indicate an important sensitivity of the direct and semi-direct effects to the absorbing properties of BBAs. Over the stratocumulus (Sc) region, DRE varies from +0.94 W m−2 (scattering BBAs) to +3.93 W m−2 (most absorbing BBAs).

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