Regional climate change scenarios

Authors

  • Daniela Jacob Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Bundesstrasse 53, 20146, Hamburg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03185698

Keywords:

Climate change, Climate models, Temperature, Precipitation, Regionalisation

Abstract

Global climate change initiates changes in regions as well. These changes can be calculated using regional climate change scenarios. For Germany first results show an increase of the annual mean temperatures between 2.5 and 3.5°C depending on the assumed emission scenario. Winter temperatures can rise by about 4°C in the South or Southeast of Germany. It seems that the annual precipitation sums do not change, but the annual cycle of precipitation might get more extreme. The results indicate a decrease of summer precipitation up to 30% in some regions of Germany and an increase in the winter months of more than 30%.

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Published

2009-03-31

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How to Cite

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Jacob D. Regional climate change scenarios. RuR [Internet]. 2009 Mar. 31 [cited 2025 Feb. 11];67(2):89–96. Available from: https://rur.oekom.de/index.php/rur/article/view/954

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