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  • Ahmadi, H., Baaghideh, M. & Dadashi-Roudbari, A. (2021). Climate change impacts on pistachio cultivation areas in Iran: a simulation analysis based on CORDEX-MENA multi-model ensembles,. Theoretical and Applied Climatology . 145: 109–120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03614-z
  • Akperov, M., et.al (2021). Responses of Arctic cyclones to biogeophysical feedbacks under future warming scenarios in a regional Earth system model. Environmental Research Letters. 16: 064076; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac0566
  • Anav, A., et.al. (2021). The ENEA-REG system (v1.0), a multi-component regional Earth system model: sensitivity to different atmospheric components over the Med-CORDEX (Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment) region. Geoscientific Model Development. 14: 4159–4185; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-4159-2021
  • Asamoah, E.F., et al. (2021). Climate and land-use changes reduce the benefits of terrestrial protected areas. Nature Climate Change. 11: 1105–1110; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01223-2
  • Bán, B., Szépszó, G., Allaga-Zsebeházi, G., Somot, S (2021). ALADIN-Climate at the Hungarian Meteorological Service: from the beginnings to the present day’s results. IDOJARAS/QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. 125: 647-673; DOI: https://doi.org/10.28974/idojaras.2021.4.6
  • Ban, N., Caillaud, C., Coppola, E. et al. (2021). The first multi-model ensemble of regional climate simulations at kilometer-scale resolution, part I: evaluation of precipitation.. Climate Dynamics . 57: 275–302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05708-w
  • Band, S., et al. (2021). Evaluating the potential of offshore wind energy in the gulf of Oman using the MENA-CORDEX wind speed data simulations. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics. 15: 613-626; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19942060.2021.1893225
  • Belušić Vozila A, M Telišman Prtenjak, I Güttler (2021). A weather type classification and its application to near-surface wind climate change projections over the Adriatic region. Atmosphere. 12: 948; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12080948
  • Bettolli ML, et.al. (2021). The CORDEX Flagship Pilot Study in southeastern South America: a comparative study of statistical and dynamical downscaling models in simulating daily extreme precipitation events.. Climate Dynamics . 56: 1589-1608; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05549-z
  • Burgstall, A., Kotlarski, S., Casanueva, A., Hertig, E., Fischer, E.M., Knutti, R (2021). User-tailored climate projections of intense urban heat in Switzerland. Climate Services. 22: 100228; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2021.100228
  • Caillaud, C., Somot, S., Alias, A. et al. (2021). Modelling Mediterranean heavy precipitation events at climate scale: an object-oriented evaluation of the CNRM-AROME convection-permitting regional climate model. Climate Dynamics . 56: 1717–1752; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05558-y
  • Carvalho, D., Cardoso Pereira S., A. Rocha (2021). Future surface temperature changes for the Iberian Peninsula according to EURO-CORDEX climate projections. Climate Dynamics . 56: 123-138; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05472-3
  • Coppola, E., et.al. (2021). Climate hazard indices projections based on CORDEX-CORE, CMIP5 and CMIP6 ensemble. Climate Dynamics . 57: 1615-1628; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05640-z
  • Coppola, E., et.al. (2021). Assessment of the European climate projections as simulated by the large EURO‐CORDEX regional and global climate model ensemble. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126: e2019JD032356; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD032356
  • de Jesus, E M., da Rocha, P. R., Crespo, N. M., Reboita, S. M. & Felippe Gozzo, L (2021). Future climate trends of subtropical cyclones in the South Atlantic basin in an ensemble of global and regional projections. Climate Dynamics . : -; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05958-8
  • Drugé T., Nabat P., Mallet M., Somot S (2021). Future evolution of aerosols and implications for climate change in the Euro-Mediterranean region using the CNRM-ALADIN63 regional climate model. Atmos. Chem. Phys.. 21: 7639–7669; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7639-2021
  • Evans JP, Di Virgilio G, Hirsch AL, Hoffmann P, Remedio AR, Ji F, Rockel B, Coppola E (2021). The CORDEX-Australasia ensemble: evaluation and future projections.. Climate Dynamics. 57(5): 1385–1401; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05459-0
  • García-León, D., et al. (2021). Current and projected regional economic impacts of heatwaves in Europe. Nature Communications. 12: 5807; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26050-z
  • Gayoung Kim et.al (2021). Evaluation and Projection of Regional Climate over East Asia in CORDEX-East Asia Phase I Experiment.. Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences. 57: 119–134; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13143-020-00180-8
  • Giorgi, F., Coppola, E., Jacob, D., Teichmann, C. et.al. (2021). The CORDEX-CORE EXP-I initiative: Description and highlight results from the initial analysis. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. : 1-52; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0119.1
  • Goergen, K., Kollet, S (2021). Boundary condition and oceanic impacts on the atmospheric water balance in limited area climate model ensembles. Scientific Reports. 11: 6228; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85744-y
  • Guo, H., et al. (2021). Assessment of CMIP6 in simulating precipitation over arid Central Asia. Geoscientific Model Development. 14: 1267-1293; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1267-2021
  • Güttler I, T Stilinović, L Srnec, Č Branković, E Coppola, F Giorgi (2021). Performance of RegCM4 simulations over Croatia and adjacent climate regions. International Journal of Climatology. 40: 5843-5862; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6552
  • Inoue, J., et.al. (2021). Clouds and radiation processes in regional climate models evaluated using observations over the ice‐free Arctic Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126: e2020JD033904; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033904
  • Jerez S, et al. (2021). Sensitivity of surface solar radiation to aerosol-radiation and aerosol-cloud interactions over Europe in WRFv3.6.1 climatic runs with fully interactive aerosols. Geoscientific Model Development. 14: 1533-1551; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1533-2021
  • Jewson, S., Barbato, G., Mercogliano, P., Mysiak, J., and Sassi, M. (2021). Improving the Potential Accuracy and Usability of EURO-CORDEX Estimates of Future Rainfall Climate using Mean Squared Error Model Averaging. Nonlin. Processes Geophys. 28: 329-346; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-329-2021
  • Jha PK, Materia S, Zizzi G (2021). Climate change impacts on phenology and yield of hazelnut in Australia. Agricultural Systems, 186: 102982. : 0; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102982
  • Lavin-Gullon, A., Feijoo, M., Solman, S., Fernandez, J., da Rocha, R. P. and Bettolli, ML (2021). Synoptic forcing associated with extreme precipitation events over Southeastern South America as depicted by a CORDEX FPS set of convection-permitting RCMs. Climate Dynamics . 56: 3187-3203; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05637-8
  • Lavín-Gullón, A., J. et al. (2021). Internal variability vs multi-physics uncertainty in a regional climate model. International Journal of Climatology. 41: E656-E671; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6717
  • Le Roy, B., Lemonsu, A. & Schoetter, R (2021). A statistical–dynamical downscaling methodology for the urban heat island applied to the EURO-CORDEX ensemble. Climate Dynamics . 56: pages2487–2508; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05600-z
  • Lucas-Picher, P., D. Argüeso, E. Brisson, Y. Tramblay, P. Berg, A. Lemonsu, S. Kotlarski, and C. Caillaud (2021). Convection-permitting modelling with regional climate models: Latest developments and further steps. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change. 12(6): e731; DOI:
  • M. Herrmann, T. Nguyen-Duy, T. Ngo-Duc, F. Tangang (2021). Climate change impact on sea surface winds in Southeast Asia. International Journal of Climatology. : -; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7433
  • Magnaye, A. M. T., et al. (2021). Potential influence of sea surface temperature representation in climate model simulations over CORDEX-SEA domain. International Journal of Climatology. : -; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7440
  • Marinović I, K Cindrić Kalin, I Güttler, Z Pasarić (2021). Dry Spells in Croatia: Observed Climate Change and Climate Projections. Atmosphere. 12: 652; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12050652
  • Martel, J.-L., F.P. Brissette, M. Troin, P. Lucas-Picher, and R. Arsenault (2021). Climate change and precipitation IDF (Intensity, Duration, Frequency) curves: Overview of science and guidelines for adaptation. Journal of Hydrological Engineering. 26(10): 03121001; DOI:
  • Matte, D., Christensen, J. H., & Ozturk, T (2021). Spatial extent of precipitation events: when big is getting bigger. Climate Dynamics . : 1-15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05998-0
  • McGinnis, S., and L. Mearns (2021). Building a climate service for North America based on the NA-CORDEX data archive. Climate Services. 22: 100233; DOI:
  • Mittermeier, M., E. Bresson, D. Paquin, R. Ludwig (2021). A deep learning approach for the identification of long-duration mixed precipitation in Montréal (Canada).. Atmosphere-Ocean. : 1-12; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07055900.2021.1992341
  • Mottram, R., et.al. (2021). What is the surface mass balance of Antarctica? An intercomparison of regional climate model estimates. The Cryosphere. 15(8): 3751-3784; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3751-2021
  • Nguyen-Ngoc-Bich, P., et al. (2021). Projected evolution of drought characteristics in Vietnam based on CORDEX-SEA downscaled CMIP5 data. International Journal of Climatology. 41: 5733-5751; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7150
  • Nguyen-Thuy, H., et al. (2021). Time of emergence of climate signals over Vietnam detected from the CORDEX-SEA experiments. International Journal of Climatology. 41: 1599-1618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6897
  • Nishant N, Evans JP, Virgilio GD, Downes SM, Ji F, Cheung KKW, Tam E, Miller J, Beyer K, Riley ML. (2021). Introducing NARCliM1.5: Evaluating the Performance of Regional Climate Projections for Southeast Australia for 1950–2100. Earth’s Future. 9(7): e2020EF001833; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001833
  • Olmo, M. E. and Bettolli, M. L. (2021). Extreme daily precipitation in southern South America: statistical characterization and circulation types using observational datasets and regional climate models. Climate Dynamics . 57: 895-916; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05748-2
  • Outten, S. and Sobolowski, S (2021). Extreme wind projections over Europe from the Euro-CORDEX regional climate models. Weather and Climate Extremes. 33: 100363; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2021.100363
  • Ozturk, T., Matte, D., & Christensen, J. H. (2021). Robustness of future atmospheric circulation changes over the EURO-CORDEX domain. Climate Dynamics . : 1-16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-06069-0
  • Padulano, R., et.al. (2021). Propagation of variability in climate projections within urban flood modelling: a multi-purpose impact analysis.. Journal of Hydrology. : 126756; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126756
  • Pareja-Quispe, D., Henrique Franchito, S., Reyes Fernandez, J. P. (2021). Assessment of the RegCM4 Performance in Simulating the Surface Radiation Budget and Hydrologic Balance Variables in South America. Earth Systems and Environment. 5: 499-518; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-021-00249-y
  • Pichelli, E., Coppola, E., Sobolowski, S. et al. (2021). The first multi-model ensemble of regional climate simulations at kilometer-scale resolution part 2: historical and future simulations of precipitation.. Climate Dynamics . 56: 3581–3602; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05657-4
  • Reale, M., et.al. (2021). Future projections of Mediterranean cyclone characteristics using the Med-CORDEX ensemble of coupled regional climate system models. Climate Dynamics . : 1-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-06018-x
  • Reboita, M.S., et.al. (2021). Future changes in winter explosive cyclones over the Southern Hemisphere domains from the CORDEX-CORE ensemble. Climate Dynamics . 57: 3303-3322; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05867-w
  • Reboita, M.S., et.al. (2021). South America climate change revealed through climate indices projected by GCMs and Eta-RCM ensembles. Climate Dynamics . 58: 459–485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05918-2
  • Rennie, S., et.al. (2021). A climate service for ecologists: sharing pre-processed EURO-CORDEX regional climate scenario data using the eLTER Information System. Earth System Science Data. 13: 631-644; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-631-2021
  • Solman, S., et al. (2021). Evaluation of multiple downscaling tools for simulating extreme precipitation events over Southeastern South America: a case study approach. Climate Dynamics . 57: 1241-1264; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05770-4
  • Sørland SL, Brogli R, Pothapakula PK, Russo E, et.al. (2021). COSMO-CLM regional climate simulations in the Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) framework: A review.. Geoscientific Model Development. 14(8): 5125-5154; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-5125-2021
  • Spinoni, J. et.al. (2021). How will the progressive global increase of arid areas affect population and land-use in the 21st century?. Global and Planetary Change. 205: 103597; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103597
  • Spinoni, J. et.al. (2021). Global population-weighted degree-day projections for a combination of climate and socio-economic scenarios.. International Journal of Climatology. 41: 5447-5464; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7328
  • Spinoni, J. et.al. (2021). Global exposure of population and land-use to meteorological droughts under different Warming Levels and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways: A Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment-based study. International Journal of Climatology. : 1-28; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7302
  • Strandberg, G. and Lind, P (2021). The importance of horizontal model resolution on simulated precipitation in Europe – from global to regional models. Weather Clim. Dynam.. 2: 181-204; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2-181-2021
  • Tamoffo et al. 2021 (2021). Process‑based assessment of the impact of reduced turbulent mixing on Congo Basin precipitation in the RCA4 Regional Climate Model. Climate Dynamics. Not yet: 1-15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05571-1
  • Teodoro, T. A., Reboita, M. S., Llopart, M., da Rocha, R. P., Ashfaq, M. (2021). Climate Change Impacts on the South American Monsoon System and Its Surface–Atmosphere Processes Through RegCM4 CORDEX-CORE Projections. Earth Systems and Environment. 5: 825-847; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-021-00265-y
  • Tibay, J., et al. (2021). Climatological characterization of tropical cyclones detected in the regional climate simulations over the CORDEX-SEA domain. International Journal of Climatology. 41: 4236-4252; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7070
  • Tomaszkiewicz, M.A. (2021). Future Seasonal Drought Conditions over the CORDEX-MENA/Arab Domain. Atmosphere. 12: 856; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12070856
  • Torres-Alavez JA, Glazer R, Giorgi F, Coppola E , et.al. (2021). Future projections in tropical cyclone activity over multiple CORDEX domains from RegCM4 CORDEX-CORE simulations. Climate Dynamics . 57(5): 1507-1531; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05728-6
  • Van de Vyver, H., et.al. (2021). Evaluation Framework for Subdaily Rainfall Extremes Simulated by Regional Climate Models. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 60: 1423-1442; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0004.1
  • Vautard, R., et.al. (2021). Evaluation of the large EURO-CORDEX regional climate model ensemble. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126: e2019JD032344; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD032344
  • Villani, V., et.al. (2021). Selecting and correcting RCM models ensemble: a case study for the evaluation of thermal discomfort for the city of Prato. Natural Hazards. 107: 1541–1557; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-021-04645-5
  • vusic S., Güttler I., Horvath K., Somot S., Guérémy J.-F., Alias A (2021). Modelling extreme precipitation over the Dinaric Alps: an evaluation of the CNRM-ALADIN regional climate model.. Q J R Meteorol Soc. 147: 4425-4453; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4187
  • Zittis, G., et.al. (2021). Business-as-usual will lead to super and ultra-extreme heatwaves in the Middle East and North Africa.. npj Clim Atmos Sci. 4: -; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-021-00178-7

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