Dynamically Downscaled Climate Simulations over North America: Methods, Evaluation, and Supporting Documentation for Users (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781497353619)

We have completed an array of high-resolution simulations of present and future climate over Western North America (WNA) and Eastern North America (ENA) by dynamically downscaling global climate simulations using a regional climate model, RegCM3. The simulations are intended to provide long time series of internally consistent surface and atmospheric variables for use in climate-related research. In addition to providing high-resolution weather and climate data for the past, present, and future, we have developed an integrated data flow and methodology for processing, summarizing, viewing, and delivering the climate datasets to a wide range of potential users. Our simulations were run over 50- and 15-kilometer model grids in an attempt to capture more of the climatic detail associated with processes such as topographic forcing than can be captured by general circulation models (GCMs). The simulations were run using output from four GCMs.

Author: U. S. Department of the Interior
ISBN-10: 1497353610
ISBN-13: 9781497353619
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2014
Pages: 70
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.14d