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Design, evaluation, and future projections of the NARCliM2.0 CORDEX-CMIP6 Australasia regional climate ensemble
Giovanni Di Virgilio
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Jason P. Evans
Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Fei Ji
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eugene Tam
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Jatin Kala
Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Harry Butler Institute, Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, WA, Australia
Julia Andrys
Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Harry Butler Institute, Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, WA, Australia
Christopher Thomas
Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dipayan Choudhury
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Carlos Rocha
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Stephen White
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Yue Li
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Moutassem El Rafei
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Rishav Goyal
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Matthew L. Riley
Climate and Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Jyothi Lingala
Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Harry Butler Institute, Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, WA, Australia
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Short summary
We introduce new climate models that simulate Australia’s future climate at regional scales, including at an unprecedented resolution of 4 km for 1950–2100. We describe the model design process used to create these new climate models. We show how the new models perform relative to previous-generation models and compare their climate projections. This work is of national and international relevance as it can help guide climate model design and the use and interpretation of climate projections.
We introduce new climate models that simulate Australia’s future climate at regional scales,...
