| 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] |