RCMs

ICTP-Reg CM3

DMI-HIRHAM5

KNMI-RACMO

SMHI-RCA

METO-HC_ HadRM

METNO-HIRHAM

Institute running the model

International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy

Danmarks, Meteorologiskeinstitut, Danmark

Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisc Instituut, Netherlands

Sveriges

Meteoro- logiskaoch Hydrologiska

institut, Sweden

Met Office Hadley

Centre,

UK

The Norvegian Meteorological Institute,

Norway

Projection

Mercator

Rotated Pole

Rotated Pole

Rotated Pole

Rotated Pole

Geographical latitude/longitude

Resolution

50 km

0.44 (50 km)

0.44 (50 km)

0.44 (50 km)

0.44 (50 km)

0.44 (50 km)

Vertical coordinates

Sigma/18

Hybrid/ 31

Hybrid/40

Hybrid/40

Hybrid/40

Pressure based terrainfollowing (hybrid coordinates)

Advection

Eulerian

Semi-lagrangian

Semi-lagrangian

Semi-lagrangian

Semi-lagrangian (semi-implicit)

Time step (s)

100

600

720

1200

900

Convective scheme

[37] [38]

[39] [40]

[40]

[41]

[42] [43]

[39] [40]

Radiation scheme

[44]

[45] [46]

[47]

[48] [49]

[50]

[45] [46]

Turbulent vertical diffusion

[51]

[52]

Eddy-diffusitivity

(1st order K) mass flux approach

[53]

[54]

[55]

Cloud microphysics scheme

[56]

[57]

[40]

[58]

[59] [60]

[57]

Land surface

[61]

[62]

[63]

RCA land

surface

model [64]

[65]

[66]

Driving GCM current/for projection

ERA-interim /ECHAM5-r3

ERA-interim /ECHAM5-r3

ERA-interim /ECHAM5-r3

ERA-interim /HadCM3Q0

ERA-interim /HadCM3Q0

ERA-interim /HadCM3Q0

Sea surface temperature

(SST) type

NOAA/weekly

Optimum

interpolated SST

ERA-interim SST

ERA-interim SST

ERA-interim SST

ERA-interim SST

ERA-interim SST

Latest reference

and comments

[67]

[68]

[69] ; based on ECMWF cycle 3 lrl (ECMWF 2006)

[70]

[71]

[68]