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Model evaluation paper
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19 Jun 2026
Model evaluation paper |
| 19 Jun 2026
| 19 Jun 2026
From single storms to large-scale waves: a multi-year kilometer-scale global simulation
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Praveen K. Pothapakula
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Christian Zeman
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Morgane Lalonde
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Marius Rixen
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Anurag Dipankar
Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM), ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Matthieu Leclair
Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM), ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Andreas Jocksch
Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), ETH Zürich, Lugano, Switzerland
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We produce one of the world's most detailed global weather and climate simulations, spanning 4 years and enabling the direct representation of storms rather than approximations. This allows the capture of dangerous events such as strong wind gusts, heavy rain, and powerful tropical and mid-latitude storms everywhere on Earth. Our results show major improvements over traditional climate models, but also reveal remaining challenges in representing large, organized storm systems in the tropics.
We produce one of the world's most detailed global weather and climate simulations, spanning 4...
