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Recent developments in variable-resolution global climate modelling

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An overview is provided of the design of the five currently-available variable-resolution global climate models. For producing high-resolution downscaled climate simulations from coupled global climate models, the models may be used in stand-alone mode, if modestly stretched, or be forced in one of a variety of ways by an intermediate simulation. The various downscaling methodologies are described along with examples of simulations that have been produced by these methods.

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This article is part of a Special Issue on “Regional Earth System Modeling” edited by Zong-Liang Yang and Congbin Fu.

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McGregor, J.L. Recent developments in variable-resolution global climate modelling. Climatic Change 129, 369–380 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-0866-5

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