Climate change scenarios of convective and large-scale precipitation in the Czech Republic based on EURO-CORDEX data
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68378289%3A_____%2F17%3A00461751" target="_blank" >RIV/68378289:_____/17:00461751 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41330/17:74380
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.4857" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.4857</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.4857" target="_blank" >10.1002/joc.4857</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Climate change scenarios of convective and large-scale precipitation in the Czech Republic based on EURO-CORDEX data
Original language description
There is growing evidence that the hydrological cycle is affected by climate change. Many studies have dealt with evaluation of precipitation characteristics in regional climate models (RCMs) and their projected changes. However, little attention has been given to possible differences between scenarios of convective and stratiform precipitation and changes in their proportions on total amounts, although climate models simulate convective (subgrid) and stratiform (large-scale) precipitation separately through deep (precipitating) convection and large-scale precipitation parameterizations. In this study, we analyse outputs of four RCMs (CCLM, HIRHAM, RACMO2, and RCA4) from the EURO-CORDEX project. The RCM simulations for 1989–2008 driven by ERA-Interim reanalysis with two horizontal resolutions (0.44° and 0.11°) are evaluated against observed data in Central Europe, and projected changes of precipitation characteristics (2071–2100 vs 1971–2000) simulated by the RCMs with 0.11° horizontal resolution driven by the EC-EARTH global climate model are then examined. We find that mean convective and large-scale precipitation amounts tend to increase in all seasons except summer when large-scale precipitation amounts decrease. Extreme precipitation is projected to increase in the late 21st century time slice for both convective and large-scale precipitation. The changes of precipitation characteristics are more pronounced in simulations driven by the RCP8.5 scenario, with a larger increase of temperature, and these changes are larger for precipitation with higher intensity. Increasing proportion of convective precipitation in summer and generally increasing intensity of precipitation may have important consequences, e.g. for soil erosion, replenishment of soil moisture, and occurrence of flash floods and droughts.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10510 - Climatic research
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA14-18675S" target="_blank" >GA14-18675S: Advanced models of precipitation extremes and their applications in high-resolution climate model simulations</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Climatology
ISSN
0899-8418
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
37
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
2451-2465
UT code for WoS article
000398859700020
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84981308218