COWCLIP aims to encourage, document, and inter-compare regional wind-wave climate projections, which have been developed to support local studies assessing coastal impacts of climate change studies.
Many regional wave climate projections have been developed amongst the international community, and COWCLIP is aiming to foster global-regional intercomparison studies.
The following table details previous regional wind-wave climate projection studies from researchers engaged with COWCLIP. Details will be updated soon to reflect current activities.
We welcome additional contributions. Please contact us if you wish to provide details of a study not listed below or would like to become involved.
| Region | GCMs | Atm Model | Wave Model | Reference | Projection time-slice | Scenarios | Institute | Lead Researcher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediter- ranean/ Adriatic | GCMs | RCM (CIRCE?) | WAM | 1958-2001 | 1950-2100 1950-2100 | SRESA1B RCP8.5 | CMCC CMCC | Piero Lionello Piero Lionello |
| North Sea/Danish/Baltic | ARPEGE/BCM/ECHAM5 EC-Earth, NorESM | HIRHAM5 HIRHAM5, WRF | MIKE21SW MIKE21SW | 1961-1990 1981-2010 | 2071-2100 2071-2100 | SRES A1B RCP4.5,8.5 | DHI DHI | Morten Rugjberg Morten Rugjberg |
| NW Europe | HadCM3 | RCM(?) | WAM | 1960-2010 1960-1990 | 2010-2100 2070-2100 | SRES A1B SRES A1B, A2, B2 | NOC NOC | Judith Wolf Judith Wolf |
| Europe – Atlantic Coast | Multiple GCMs | RCM (EuroCORDEX) | WWIII | 1960-2010 | 2010-2100 | RCP4.5, 8.5 | NOC | Judith Wolf |
| Iberian Peninsula | EC-Earth | WRF (CORDEX) | WAM | 1971-2010 | 2010-2100 | RCP8.5 | CINAV | Alvaro Semedo |
| Europe | 19 GCMs | GCM-Weather Type | WWIII/ Statistical | 1979-2014 | 2010-2100 | RCP2.6,4.5,8.5 | IHCantabria | Melisa Menendez |
| NE Atlantic | ? | ARPEGE-CLIMAT | TOMAWAC | 1961-2000 | 2061-2100 | SRES A1B, A2, B1 | EDF | Amelie Joly |
| Carribean | ? | ARPEGE-CLIMAT | TOMAWAC | 1961-2000 | 2061-2100 | SRES A1B, A2, B1 | EDF | Amelie Joly |
| Indian Ocean (Reunion) | ? | ARPEGE-CLIMAT | TOMAWAC | 1961-2000 | 2061-2100 | SRES A1B, A2, B1 | EDF | Amelie Joly |
| Arctic | 5 GCMs | ? | WWIII | 1979-2013 | 2026-2045, 2081-2100 | RCP4.5, 8.5 | Environment Canada | Xiaolan Wang |
| Arctic | MIROC5 | NARR/MIROC5 | WWIII->SWAN | 1981-2010 | 2010-2100 (Storm only) | RCP4.5 | USGS | Li Erikson |
| US & Canada West Coast | BCC, GFDL, INMCM4, MIROC5 | GCMs | WWIII | 1979-2005 | 2026-2045, 2081-2100 | RCP4.5, 8.5 | USGS | Li Erikson |
| North-California Coast | GFDL-ESM2M | Statistical downscaled (MACA) | SWAN+Delft3d | 1980-2010 | 2010-2100 | RCP4.5 | USGS | Li Erikson |
| South California Coast | GFDL-ESM2M | CaRD10 | SWAN+Delft3d (storms only) | 1980-2010 | 2010-2100 | RCP4.5 | USGS | Li Erikson |
| East Asia – Japan | Ensemble | MRI-AGCMC3.2H&S | WWIII | 1979-2004 | 2075-2100 | SRESA1B (4SST+3PPE) RCP8.5 (4SST) | KyotoUni KyotoUni | Nobuhito Mori Nobuhito Mori |
| SE Australia | CSIRO Mk3.5, GFDLcm2, 2.1, CCAM (Raw + Bias-adjusted) | CCAM | WWIII->SWAN | 1981-2000 | 2031-2050, 2081-2100 | SRES A2 & B1 | CSIRO | Mark Hemer |