1340: Long-term simulations with improved and extended REMO versions

Principal investigator: Heiko Paeth

Universität Würzburg, Institut für Geographie und Geologie (Community project)

Project abstract

Report 1/2023 to 12/2023
Report 1/2024 to 12/2024
Report 1/2025 to 12/2025
Report 1/2026 to 12/2026

Publications

• Rai, P., Pietikäinen, J-P., Maharana, P. et al. (2026). Implementation of a new version of the regional climate model REMO over South Asia: Impact of land surface interactions and forcing data on model biases. Under review in Climate Dynamics.
• DOI: doi:10.1002/met.70022, Analysis of Crop Suitability Index for Current and Future Climates Using Statistically Downscaled CMIP6 Outputs over Africa
• DOI: doi:10.1016/J.cliser.2025.100585, A spatial decision support system for climate-adapted agriculture designed with and for stakeholders in West Africa
• DOI: doi:10.1007/s00704-024-04976-w, Extreme precipitation and temperature indices under future climate change in Central Asia based on CORDEX-CORE
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179202, Evolution of the recent habitat suitability area of Aedes albopictus in the extended Mediterranean area due to land-use and climate change
• DOI: doi:10.1088/2752-5295/ad9f94, Development of climate indices relevant for agriculture in Africa under different climate change scenarios based on GCM and RCM ensembles
• Bangelesa, F., Pollinger, F., Sponholz, B., Mapatano, M.A., Hatløy, A. and Paeth, H. (2023): Statistical-dynamical modelling of the maize yield response to future climate change in West, East and Central Africa using the regional climate model REMO. – In: Science of the Total Environment, in press.
• Libanda, B. and Paeth, H. (2023): Future photovoltaic solar power resources in Zambia: a CORDEX-CORE multi-model synthesis. – In: Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, in press.
• DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2023.100620, Bangelesa, F., Abel, D., Pollinger, F., Rai, P., Ziegler, K., Ebengo, D., Tshimanga, R.M., Mapatamo, M.A., Knight, J. and Paeth, H. (2023): Projected changes in rainfall amount and distribution in the Demo-cratic Republic of Congo – evidence from an ensemble of high-resolution climate simulations. – In: Weather and Climate Extremes 42, 100620, doi:10.1016/j.wace.2023.100620.
• Abel, D., Ziegler, K., Gbode, I.E., Weber, T., Ajayi, V.O., Traoré, S.B. and Paeth, H. (2023): Robustness of climate indices relevant for agriculture in Africa deduced from GCMs and RCMs against reanalysis and gridded observations. – In: Climate Dmanics, in press.