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For Africa, the simulations are performed on a rotated grid with the pole at 180°W longitude and 90°N latitude. The domain covers approximately the region from about 29°W to 65°E longitude and 50°S to 47°N latitude.
For CORDEX-Africa the simulation simulations were carried out on the rather coarse resolution of 0.44° (approx. 50 km) to enable a large ensemble of climate projections. The ERA-Interim driven evaluation run using COSMO-CLM has also been performed with a grid-spacing of 0.22° (approx. 25 km). One historical run forced by MPI-ESM-LR has also been carried out using the higher resolution of 25 km.
In order to increase the reproducibility of the simulation results and to avoid misinterpretation of the results, the COSMO-CLM model grid for the CORDEX-Africa domain is given in the this table 🔑 together with the definition of the recommended external parameter data file.
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Endris H.S., Ph. Omodi, S. Jain, L. Chang'a, C. Lennard, B. Hewiston, J. Awange, P. Ketiem, A. Dosio, G. Nikulin, H.-J. Panitz, M. Büchner, F. Strodal, L., Tazalika (2013): Assessment of the performance of CORDEX Regional Climate Models in Simulating Eastern Africa Rainfall. J. Climate, 26, 8475. doi: http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00708.1
Endris, H. S., C. Lennard, B. Hewitson, A. Dosio, G. Nikulin, H.-J. Panitz (2016): Teleconnection responses in multi-GCM driven CORDEX RCMs over Eastern Africa. Climate dynamicsDynamics, 46 (9-10), 2821–2846. doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2734-7.
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Kalognomou E.-A., C. Lennard, M. Shongwe, I. Pinto, M. Kent, B. Hewiston, A. Dosio, G. Nikulin, H.-J. Panitz, M. Büchner (2013): A diagnostic evaluation of precipitation in CORDEX models over southern Africa, J. Climate, 26, 9477–9506. doi: http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00703.1
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Maurer, V., I. Bischoff-Gauß, N. Kalthoff, L. Gantner, R. Roca, H.-J. Panitz (2017): Initiation of deep convection in the Sahel in a convection-permitting climate simulation for northern Africa. Quarterly journal Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 143 (703), 806–816. doi:10.1002/qj.2966.
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Thiery, W., E.L. Davin, H.-J. Panitz, M. Demuzere, S. Lhermitte, N. van Lipzig (2015): The impact of the African great lakes on the regional climate. Journal of climateClimate, 28 (10), 4061–4085. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00565.1.
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Schubert-Frisius M., K. Meier-Fleischer, P. Lenzen, K. Keuler, H.-J. Panitz, M. Buechner, S. Legutke (2012): CORDEX experiments with the RCLM CCLM using the DKRZ modelling environment IMDI. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 14, EGU2012-5601,EGU General Assembly 2012, Vienna.
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