Regional climate simulations with the KULeuven COSMO-CLM V. 5.0-CLM6 + TERRA_URB V. 2.0 model

Project: CORDEX.be: COordinated Regional Climate Downscaling EXperiment and beyond - CORDEX.be provides a framework that aims to gather existing and ongoing Belgian research activities in the domain of climate modeling to create a coherent scientific basis for future climate services in Belgium. CORDEX.be is based on the international CORDEX (“COordinated Regional Climate Downscaling EXperiment”) project but the “.be” indicates it will go beyond for Belgium. The CORDEX.be project is a partnership of different research institutes and universities. In order to downscale the outcomes of the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR5) to the specific requests for climate services at the Belgian scale, the following four targets are set: Target 1: Contribution to the CORDEX project Target 2: Beyond CORDEX: High-Resolution Limited Area Model runs Target 3: Beyond CORDEX: Local-Impact Models Target 4: Inferring the climate uncertainties to the Belgian level For more information, visit http://www.euro-cordex.be or e-mail [email protected] Summary: Regional climate simulations with the COSMO-CLM V. 5.0-CLM6 + TERRA_URB V. 2.0 model by KULeuven. Dynamical downscaling on the CORDEX EUR-11 domain and HRes domain over Belgium at convection-permitting scale. Model name: COSMO-CLM V. 5.0-CLM6 + TERRA_URB V. 2.0 Important reference: Wouters et al. 2016: https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-3027-2016 Resolution: RCM: 12.5km; LAM: 2.8 km Nr. vertical levels: 40 Time step (s): 80 (12.5 km); 20 (2.8 km) Important scheme: TERRA_URB Focal time series / severity index: Precipitation, UHI Host GCM: ERA-Interim / EC-EARTH Non-hydrostatic: yes