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Droughts in Germany: performance of regional climate models in reproducing observed characteristics
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Campus Alpin, Kreuzeckbahnstraße 19, 82467
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Benjamin Fersch
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Campus Alpin, Kreuzeckbahnstraße 19, 82467
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Harald Kunstmann
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Campus Alpin, Kreuzeckbahnstraße 19, 82467
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Institute of Geography and Centre for Climate Resilience, University of Augsburg, Alter Postweg 118, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
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The influence of model resolution and settings on drought reproduction in Germany between 1980–2009 is investigated here. Outputs from a high-resolution model with settings tailored to the target region are compared to those from coarser-resolution models with more general settings. Gridded observational data sets serve as reference. Regarding the reproduction of drought characteristics, all models perform on a similar level, while for trends, only the modified model produces reliable outputs.
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