edu.ucar.opensky::articles:23267 UCAR/NCAR - Library OpenSky Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 opensky@ucar.edu http://opensky.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact 2025-12-25T15:07:10.641081 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d79w0jpg Regional climate downscaling over Europe: Perspectives from the EURO-CORDEX community 2020-06-23T00:00:00Z publication https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d79w0jpg https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01606-9 Jacob, D. author Teichmann, C. author Sobolowski, S. author Katragkou, E. author Anders, I. author Belda, M. author Benestad, R. author Boberg, F. author Buonomo, E. author Cardoso, R. M. author Casanueva, A. author Christensen, O. B. author Christensen, J. H. author Coppola, E. author De Cruz, L. author Davin, E. L. author Dobler, A. author Domínguez, M. author Fealy, R. author Fernandez, J. author Gaertner, M. A. author García-Díez, M. author Giorgi, F. author Gobiet, A. author Goergen, K. author Gómez-Navarro, J. J. author Alemán, J. J. G. author Gutiérrez, C. author Gutiérrez, J. M. author Güttler, I. author Haensler, A. author Halenka, T. author Jerez, S. author Jiménez-Guerrero, P. author Jones, R. G. author Keuler, K. author Kjellström, E. author Knist, S. author Kotlarski, S. author Maraun, D. author van Meijgaard, E. author Mercogliano, P. author Montávez, J. P. author Navarra, A. author Nikulin, G. author de Noblet-Ducoudré, N. author Panitz, H. author Pfeifer, S. author Piazza, M. author Pichelli, E. author Pietikäinen, J. author Prein, Andreas author Preuschmann, S. author Rechid, D. author Rockel, B. author Romera, R. author Sánchez, E. author Sieck, K. author Soares, P. M. M. author Somot, S. author Srnec, L. author Sørland, S. L. author Termonia, P. author Truhetz, H. author Vautard, R. author Warrach-Sagi, K. author Wulfmeyer, V. author UCAR/NCAR - Library publisher The European CORDEX (EURO-CORDEX) initiative is a large voluntary effort that seeks to advance regional climate and Earth system science in Europe. As part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) - Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX), it shares the broader goals of providing a model evaluation and climate projection framework and improving communication with both the General Circulation Model (GCM) and climate data user communities. EURO-CORDEX oversees the design and coordination of ongoing ensembles of regional climate projections of unprecedented size and resolution (0.11 degrees EUR-11 and 0.44 degrees EUR-44 domains). Additionally, the inclusion of empirical-statistical downscaling allows investigation of much larger multi-model ensembles. These complementary approaches provide a foundation for scientific studies within the climate research community and others. The value of the EURO-CORDEX ensemble is shown via numerous peer-reviewed studies and its use in the development of climate services. Evaluations of the EUR-44 and EUR-11 ensembles also show the benefits of higher resolution. However, significant challenges remain. To further advance scientific understanding, two flagship pilot studies (FPS) were initiated. The first investigates local-regional phenomena at convection-permitting scales over central Europe and the Mediterranean in collaboration with the Med-CORDEX community. The second investigates the impacts of land cover changes on European climate across spatial and temporal scales. Over the coming years, the EURO-CORDEX community looks forward to closer collaboration with other communities, new advances, supporting international initiatives such as the IPCC reports, and continuing to provide the basis for research on regional climate impacts and adaptation in Europe. UCAR/NCAR - Library OpenSky Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 opensky@ucar.edu http://opensky.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact PDF Text theme Resource Type 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z publication Copyright author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. None eng geoscientificInformation