Articles | Volume 8, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2285-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2285-2015
Methods for assessment of models
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29 Jul 2015
Methods for assessment of models |  | 29 Jul 2015

An observation-constrained multi-physics WRF ensemble for simulating European mega heat waves

A. I. Stegehuis, R. Vautard, P. Ciais, A. J. Teuling, D. G. Miralles, and M. Wild

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Many climate models have difficulties in properly reproducing climate extremes such as heat wave conditions. We use a regional climate model with different atmospheric physics schemes to simulate the heat wave events of 2003 in western Europe and 2010 in Russia. The five best-performing and diverse physics scheme combinations may be used in the future to perform heat wave analysis and to investigate the impact of climate change in summer in Europe.
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