Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-265-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-265-2024
Research article
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31 Jan 2024
Research article |  | 31 Jan 2024

Heat wave characteristics: evaluation of regional climate model performances for Germany

Dragan Petrovic, Benjamin Fersch, and Harald Kunstmann

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on nhess-2023-91', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Jul 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Dragan Petrovic, 28 Jul 2023
  • RC2: 'Interesting paper with some flaws and a very limited significance', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jul 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Dragan Petrovic, 28 Jul 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (23 Aug 2023) by Jens Grieger
AR by Dragan Petrovic on behalf of the Authors (02 Oct 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Oct 2023) by Jens Grieger
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (29 Oct 2023)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (06 Nov 2023)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Nov 2023) by Jens Grieger
AR by Dragan Petrovic on behalf of the Authors (24 Nov 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (12 Dec 2023) by Jens Grieger
AR by Dragan Petrovic on behalf of the Authors (13 Dec 2023)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
The influence of model resolution and settings on the reproduction of heat waves in Germany between 1980–2009 is analyzed. 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. Neither the increased resolution nor the tailored model settings are found to add significant value to the heat wave simulation. The models exhibit a large spread, indicating that the choice of model can be crucial.
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