High resolution simulations of precipitation over the Alps with the perspective of coupling to hydrological models

O Brasseur, H Gallée, JD Creutin, T Lebel… - … Change: Implications for …, 2002 - Springer
As the computer resources increases, regional climate simulations can be investigated at
finer horizontal resolutions in order to improve the representation of surface characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Issues in simulating the annual precipitation of a semiarid region in central Spain

N Hasler, R Avissar, GE Liston - Journal of hydrometeorology, 2005 - journals.ametsoc.org
Running regional climate models at a high resolution may improve their ability to simulate
regional precipitation patterns, making them suitable for studying the impact of human …

Evaluation of hydrological models on small mountainous catchments: impact of the meteorological forcings

G Evin, M Le Lay, C Fouchier, D Penot… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2024 - hess.copernicus.org
Hydrological modelling of small mountainous catchments is particularly challenging
because of the high spatio-temporal resolution required for the meteorological forcings. In …

Stochastic downscaling of precipitation to high‐resolution scenarios in orographically complex regions: 1. Model evaluation

R Bordoy, P Burlando - Water Resources Research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The simulation of space‐time precipitation has been studied since the late 1980s. However,
there are still many open issues concerning the most appropriate approach to simulate it …

Numerical simulation of intense precipitation events south of the Alps: Sensitivity to initial conditions and horizontal resolution

C Cacciamani, D Cesari, F Grazzini… - Meteorology and …, 2000 - Springer
In this paper we describe the results of several numerical experiments performed with the
limited area model LAMBO, based on a 1989 version of the NCEP (National Center for …

[HTML][HTML] Contrasting seasonal changes in total and intense precipitation in the European Alps from 1903 to 2010

M Ménégoz, E Valla, NC Jourdain… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2020 - hess.copernicus.org
Abstract Changes in precipitation over the European Alps are investigated with the regional
climate model MAR (Modèle Atmosphérique Régional) applied with a 7 km resolution over …

Capability of a regional climate model to simulate climate variables requested for water balance computation: a case study over northeastern France

D Boulard, T Castel, P Camberlin, AS Sergent… - Climate dynamics, 2016 - Springer
This paper documents the capability of the ARW/WRF regional climate model to regionalize
near-surface atmospheric variables at high resolution (8 km) over Burgundy (northeastern …

A investigation of the sensitivity of simulated precipitation to model resolution and its implications for climate studies

F Giorgi, MR Marinucci - Monthly Weather Review, 1996 - journals.ametsoc.org
This paper examines the sensitivity of a regional atmospheric model to horizontal resolution
and topographic forcing. The model is run for January and July month-long simulations over …

Rainfall disaggregation for hydrological modeling: is there a need for spatial consistence?

H Müller-Thomy, M Wallner… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2018 - hess.copernicus.org
In this study, the influence of disaggregated rainfall products with different degrees of spatial
consistence on rainfall–runoff modeling results is analyzed for three mesoscale catchments …

Downscaling of precipitation over Vancouver Island using a synoptic typing approach

SR Sobie, AJ Weaver - Atmosphere-ocean, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
A statistical downscaling technique is employed to link atmospheric circulation produced by
an ensemble of global climate model (GCM) simulations over the twenty-first century to …