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The south-central U.S. exists in a zone of dramatic transition in terms of eco-climate system diversity. Ecosystems across much of the region rely on warm-season convective precipitation. These convective precipitation is subject to large uncertainties under climate change scenario, possibly leading to gradual or sudden changes in habitats, and ecosystems. The convective precipitation in this region, occurring on a range of time and space scales, is extremely challenging to predict in future climate scenario. In this project, we established a unique, cutting-edge, dynamic downscaling capability to address the challenge of predicting precipitation in the south-central U.S. in current and future climate scenarios....
Categories: Publication;
Types: Citation;
Tags: Climate change,
Downscaling,
Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather,
Extreme Weather,
Hydrology,
Abstract (from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JD024796/abstract): A significant challenge with dynamical downscaling of climate simulations is the ability to accurately represent convection and precipitation. The use of convection-permitting resolutions avoids cumulus parameterization, which is known to be a large source of uncertainty. A regional climate model (RCM) based on the Weather Research and Forecasting model is configured with a 4 km grid spacing and applied to the U.S. Great Plains, a region characterized by many forms of weather and climate extremes. The 4 km RCM is evaluated by running it in a hindcast mode over the central U.S. region for a 10 year period, forced at the boundary by...
Categories: Publication;
Types: Citation;
Tags: Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather,
Dynamical Downscaling,
Extreme Weather,
Great Plains MJJA precipitation,
South Central CASC,
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