21st Century alpine climate change

• Published in: Climate dynamics Vol. 60; no. 1-2; pp. 65 - 86
• Main Authors: Kotlarski, Sven, Gobiet, Andreas, Morin, Samuel, Olefs, Marc, Rajczak, Jan, Samacoïts, Raphaëlle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2023; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: 21st century; Alpine climates; Alpine regions; altitude; atmospheric precipitation; climate; Climate change; Climate models; Climatic changes; Climatology; Daily precipitation; Domains; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Emissions; Environmental aspects; Geophysics/Geodesy; Greenhouse effect; greenhouse gas emissions; Greenhouse gases; Indicators; Influence; model uncertainty; Oceanography; Precipitation; Precipitation (Meteorology); Rainfall intensity; Regional climate models; Regional climates; Sciences of the Universe; Seasons; Simulation; Snow cover; snowpack; Spatial discrimination; Spatial resolution; Summer; Switzerland; Temperature; Temperature changes; Uncertainty; Winter; Switzerland; Climate change; Temperature; Precipitation; Uncertainty; European Alps; EURO-CORDEX; Snow cover

A comprehensive assessment of twenty-first century climate change in the European Alps is presented. The analysis is based on the EURO-CORDEX regional climate model ensemble available at two grid spacings (12.5 and 50 km) and for three different greenhouse gas emission scenarios (RCPs 2.6, 4.5 and 8...