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Description Local-Impact Models
The Local-Impact Models (LIMs) used in CORDEX.be are:
- Wave and storm surge models: WAM and COHERENS;
- Urban models: UrbClim and SURFEX;
- Crop model: REGCROP;
- Isoprene or vegetation emission model: MEGAN-MOHYCAN.
The main technical features of the models are given in the table below. The description of the acronyms and abbreviations can be found here.
The main features of the Local-Impact Models
| Model name |
Type of model | Important reference |
Spatial resolution |
Time series / severity index | Coupling to models |
| COHERENS | Storm model | Luyten (2011) | 1 km | Tides and storm surges | all LAMs |
| MEGAN-MOHYCAN | Vegetation emission model | Guenther et al. (2006); Müller et al. (2008) | 1 km | Biogenic emissions, local ozone production index | all RCMs |
| REGCROP | Crop model | Gobin (2010, 2012) | - | Crop yield, HI, DI, WI | all LAMs |
| SURFEX | Urban model | Masson et al. (2013) | 1 km | UHI | all LAMs |
| UrbClim | Urban model | De Ridder et al. (2015) | 0.1 km | UHI and UTCI | all LAMs |
| WAM | Wave model | Günther et al. (1992) | 1 km | Wave heights | all RCMs |