Abstract

This paper introduces VHR-PRO_IT (Very High-Resolution PROjections for ITaly), an open access hourly climate projection with a resolution of ≃2.2 km (i.e., Convection Permitting Scale) up to 2050, covering the Italian peninsula and some neighbouring areas. VHR-PRO_IT is produced within the Highlander project (https://highlanderproject.eu/) by dynamically downscaling the Italy8km-CM climate projection (spatial resolution ≃8 km; output frequency = 6 h; driven CMIP5 GCM = CMCC-CM) with the Regional Climate Model COSMO-CLM under the IPCC RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios. It covers the 60-year period 1989–2050. VHR-PRO_IT is intended for research purposes in the field of climate studies. For example, it may be included in the ongoing activities to clarify the added value of running climate simulation at the convection-permitting scale.

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Title
Very High Resolution Projections over Italy under different CMIP5 IPCC scenarios
Author
Raffa, Mario 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Adinolfi, Marianna 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Reder, Alfredo 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Marras, Gian Franco 2 ; Mancini, Marco 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Scipione, Gabriella 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Santini, Monia 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mercogliano, Paola 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Regional Model and Geo-Hydrological Impacts (REMHI) Division, Caserta, Italy 
 HPC Department, CINECA, Casalecchio di Reno, Italy (GRID:grid.431603.3) (ISNI:0000 0004 1757 1950) 
 Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Advanced Scientific Computing (ASC) Division, Lecce, Italy (GRID:grid.423878.2) (ISNI:0000 0004 1761 0884) 
 Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services (IAFES) Division, Viterbo, Italy (GRID:grid.431603.3) 
 Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Regional Model and Geo-Hydrological Impacts (REMHI) Division, Caserta, Italy (GRID:grid.431603.3) 
Pages
238
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20524463
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2806316121
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.