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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4473-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4473-2024
Research article
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10 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2024

How well are hazards associated with derechos reproduced in regional climate simulations?

Tristan Shepherd, Frederick Letson, Rebecca J. Barthelmie, and Sara C. Pryor

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A historic derecho in the USA is presented. The 29 June 2012 derecho caused more than 20 deaths and millions of US dollars of damage. We use a regional climate model to understand how model fidelity changes under different initial conditions. We find changes drive different convective conditions, resulting in large variation in the simulated hazards. The variation using different reanalysis data shows that framing these results in the context of contemporary and future climate is a challenge.
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