WCRP COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX): a diagnostic MIP for CMIP6
The COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX) is a diagnostic model intercomparison project (MIP) in CMIP6. CORDEX builds on a foundation of previous downscaling intercomparison projects to provide a common framework for downscaling activities around the world. The CORDEX Regional Cha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Geoscientific Model Development |
| Online Access: | https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/4087/2016/gmd-9-4087-2016.pdf |
| Summary: | The COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment (CORDEX) is a diagnostic
model intercomparison project (MIP) in CMIP6. CORDEX builds on a foundation
of previous downscaling intercomparison projects to provide a common
framework for downscaling activities around the world. The CORDEX Regional
Challenges provide a focus for downscaling research and a basis for making
use of CMIP6 global climate model (GCM) output to produce downscaled
projected changes in regional climates and assess sources of uncertainties in
the projections, all of which can potentially be distilled into climate
change information for vulnerability, impacts and adaptation studies. CORDEX
Flagship Pilot Studies advance regional downscaling by targeting one or more
of the CORDEX Regional Challenges. A CORDEX-CORE framework is planned that
will produce a baseline set of homogeneous high-resolution, downscaled
projections for regions worldwide. In CMIP6, CORDEX coordinates with
ScenarioMIP and is structured to allow cross comparisons with HighResMIP and
interaction with the CMIP6 VIACS Advisory Board. |
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| ISSN: | 1991-959X 1991-9603 |