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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-703-2025
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Model evaluation paper
| 
07 Feb 2025
Model evaluation paper |
| 07 Feb 2025
| 07 Feb 2025
Evaluation of CORDEX ERA5-forced NARCliM2.0 regional climate models over Australia using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model version 4.1.2
Giovanni Di Virgilio
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Climate & 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
Fei Ji
Climate & 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 & Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, 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
Jatin Kala
Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Harry Butler Institute, Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Julia Andrys
Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Harry Butler Institute, Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Christopher Thomas
Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dipayan Choudhury
Climate & Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Carlos Rocha
Climate & Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Yue Li
Climate & Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
Matthew L. Riley
Climate & Atmospheric Science, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, Australia
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- Fusing ERA5-Land and SMAP L4 for an improved global soil moisture product (1950–2025) W. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-1061-2026
- Projected changes in pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) occurrence probability under future climate scenarios over temperate southeast Australia W. Ma et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae7131
- Three generations of NARCliM: future projections of mean and extreme climate over the CORDEX Australasia domain F. Ji et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01280-w
- Evaluation of an Australian Regional Climate Modeling System for Air Quality Application K. Cheung et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli14020054
- Quantifying confidence in projected evapotranspiration and irrigation demand under climate change: A high-resolution ensemble approach A. Hall et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2026.110544
- Towards benchmarking the dynamically downscaled CMIP6 CORDEX-Australasia ensemble over Australia X. Jiang et al. https://doi.org/10.1071/ES24050
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Short summary
We evaluate the skill in simulating the Australian climate of some of the latest generation of regional climate models. We show when and where the models simulate this climate with high skill versus model limitations. We show how new models perform relative to the previous-generation models, assessing how model design features may underlie key performance improvements. This work is of national and international relevance as it can help guide the use and interpretation of climate projections.
We evaluate the skill in simulating the Australian climate of some of the latest generation of...
