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Haas, Rabea, Reyers, Mark and Pinto, Joaquim G. (2016). Decadal predictability of regional-scale peak winds over Europe using the Earth System Model of the Max-Planck- Institute for Meteorology. Meteorol. Z., 25 (6). S. 739 - 753. STUTTGART: E SCHWEIZERBARTSCHE VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG. ISSN 1610-1227

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Abstract

The predictability of high impact weather events on multiple time scales is a crucial issue both in scientific and socio-economic terms. In this study, a statistical-dynamical downscaling (SDD) approach is applied to an ensemble of decadal hindcasts obtained with the Max-Planck-Institute Earth System Model (MPI-ESM) to estimate the decadal predictability of peak wind speeds (as a proxy for gusts) over Europe. Yearly initialized decadal ensemble simulations with ten members are investigated for the period 1979-2005. The SDD approach is trained with COSMO-CLM regional climate model simulations and ERA-Interim reanalysis data and applied to the MPI-ESM hindcasts. The simulations for the period 1990-1993, which was characterized by several windstorm clusters, are analyzed in detail. The anomalies of the 95% peak wind quantile of the MPI-ESM hindcasts are in line with the positive anomalies in reanalysis data for this period. To evaluate both the skill of the decadal predictability system and the added value of the downscaling approach, quantile verification skill scores are calculated for both the MPI-ESM large-scale wind speeds and the SDD simulated regional peak winds. Skill scores are predominantly positive for the decadal predictability system, with the highest values for short lead times and for (peak) wind speeds equal or above the 75% quantile. This provides evidence that the analyzed hindcasts and the downscaling technique are suitable for estimating wind and peak wind speeds over Central Europe on decadal time scales. The skill scores for SDD simulated peak winds are slightly lower than those for large-scale wind speeds. This behavior can be largely attributed to the fact that peak winds are a proxy for gusts, and thus have a higher variability than wind speeds. The introduced cost-efficient downscaling technique has the advantage of estimating not only wind speeds but also estimates peak winds (a proxy for gusts) and can be easily applied to large ensemble datasets like operational decadal prediction systems.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Haas, Rabea UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Reyers, Mark UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pinto, Joaquim G. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-293047
DOI:	10.1127/metz/2015/0583
Journal or Publication Title:	Meteorol. Z.
Volume:	25
Number:	6
Page Range:	S. 739 - 753
Date:	2016
Publisher:	E SCHWEIZERBARTSCHE VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	1610-1227
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CLIMATE; ENSEMBLE; CIRCULATION; EXTREMES; SCHEME; STORMS Multiple languages Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/29304