Article Dans Une Revue Climate Dynamics Année : 2024

Evaluation of the convection permitting regional climate model CNRM-AROME on the orographically complex island of Corsica

Évaluation du modèle régional de climat à résolution kilométrique CNRM-AROME sur l'île de Corse, dont la topographie est complexe

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Abstract Meteorological processes over islands with complex orography could be better simulated by Convection Permitting Regional Climate Models (CP-RCMs) thanks to an improved representation of the orography, land–sea contrasts, the combination of coastal and orographic effects, and explicit deep convection. This paper evaluates the ability of the CP-RCM CNRM-AROME (2.5-km horizontal resolution) to simulate relevant meteorological characteristics of the Mediterranean island of Corsica for the 2000–2018 period. These hindcast simulations are compared to their driving Regional Climate Model (RCM) CNRM-ALADIN (12.5-km horizontal resolution and parameterised convection), weather stations for precipitation and wind and gridded precipitation datasets. The main benefits are found in the representation of (i) precipitation extremes resulting mainly from mesoscale convective systems affected by steep mountains during autumn and (ii) the formation of convection through thermally induced diurnal circulations and their interaction with the orography during summer. Simulations of hourly precipitation extremes, the diurnal cycle of precipitation, the distribution of precipitation intensities, the duration of precipitation events, and sea breezes are all improved in the 2.5-km simulations with respect to the RCM, confirming an added value. However, existing differences between model simulations and observations are difficult to explain as the main biases are related to the availability and quality of observations, particularly at high elevations. Overall, better results from the 2.5-km resolution, increase our confidence in CP-RCMs to investigate future climate projections for Corsica and islands with complex terrain.
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hal-04729214 , version 1 (10-10-2024)

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Virginia Edith Cortés-Hernández, Cécile Caillaud, Gilles Bellon, Erwan Brisson, A. Alias, et al.. Evaluation of the convection permitting regional climate model CNRM-AROME on the orographically complex island of Corsica. Climate Dynamics, 2024, 62 (6), pp.4673-4696. ⟨10.1007/s00382-024-07232-z⟩. ⟨hal-04729214⟩
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