Initial and boundary conditions

Period

WRF characteristics

Goal

CFSR (reanalysis)

May 2005-April 2006

3 Nested domains (CFSR): 36-12-4 km

4 Nested domains (MPI): 108-36-12-4 km

Maximum horizontal resolution: 4km

Vertical layers: 30

Nesting: one-way

Reinitialized simulations

Length time: 36 hours

Spin-up: 12 hours

Time-Step: 200 minutes (CFSR) and 600 minutes (MPI)

To calibrate the WRF model

1980-2009

To validate the WRF model during a climate period representative and to check well-accuracy of WRF simulations forced by the GCM selected

MPI-ESM-MR (GCM)

RCP 4.5

1980-2009

To obtain climate values representatives of a historical period

2010-2040

To obtain climate future projections of temperature and precipitation