Climate Change Scenarios for the Basque Country: wind, humidity and radiation

<p>UrbanKlima2050 is up to the date the most ambitious initiative led by the Basque Country to ensure the resilience of the territory through a multi-level governance and climate action on the ground. Within the UrbanKlima2050 project, and in order to assess the evolution of climate-related va...

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Main Authors: M. Martija-Díez, R. Hernández, J. D. Gómez de Segura, S. Gaztelumendi
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Published: Copernicus Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Advances in Science and Research
Online Access:https://asr.copernicus.org/articles/21/49/2024/asr-21-49-2024.pdf
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J. D. Gómez de Segura
S. Gaztelumendi
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description <p>UrbanKlima2050 is up to the date the most ambitious initiative led by the Basque Country to ensure the resilience of the territory through a multi-level governance and climate action on the ground. Within the UrbanKlima2050 project, and in order to assess the evolution of climate-related variables, future projections for wind, relative humidity and solar radiation were performed for the Basque Country. Starting from the scenario projections (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) developed by the EURO-CORDEX community, bias adjusted data are obtained. Results show a downward trend for the wind under the RCP8.5 scenario and in the late future (2071–2100) a decrease of about 4 % is projected with respect to the historical period (1980–2009). In the RCP4.5 scenario, in general, a smoother decrease appears but is still significant. The relative humidity shows a decrease overall, with the largest values in the south, but for the late future an increase is detected in the coast, especially for the RCP4.5 scenario. The solar radiation displays a generalized increase for future projections, with an increase close to 4 % for the RCP8.5 scenario, yet under the RCP4.5 scenario the tendency does not show a significant signal. These results are of interest to perform the full implementation of the Basque Climate Change Strategy 2050.</p>
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spelling doaj-art-bdf4ad6945eb4625bcb71fbdfb4c80b32025-08-20T02:34:46ZengCopernicus PublicationsAdvances in Science and Research1992-06281992-06362024-12-0121496110.5194/asr-21-49-2024Climate Change Scenarios for the Basque Country: wind, humidity and radiationM. Martija-Díez0M. Martija-Díez1R. Hernández2J. D. Gómez de Segura3S. Gaztelumendi4Basque meteorology agengy (EUSKALMET), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, SpainDepartment of Physics, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Leioa, Basque Country, SpainBasque meteorology agengy (EUSKALMET), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, SpainBasque meteorology agengy (EUSKALMET), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, SpainBasque meteorology agengy (EUSKALMET), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain<p>UrbanKlima2050 is up to the date the most ambitious initiative led by the Basque Country to ensure the resilience of the territory through a multi-level governance and climate action on the ground. Within the UrbanKlima2050 project, and in order to assess the evolution of climate-related variables, future projections for wind, relative humidity and solar radiation were performed for the Basque Country. Starting from the scenario projections (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) developed by the EURO-CORDEX community, bias adjusted data are obtained. Results show a downward trend for the wind under the RCP8.5 scenario and in the late future (2071–2100) a decrease of about 4 % is projected with respect to the historical period (1980–2009). In the RCP4.5 scenario, in general, a smoother decrease appears but is still significant. The relative humidity shows a decrease overall, with the largest values in the south, but for the late future an increase is detected in the coast, especially for the RCP4.5 scenario. The solar radiation displays a generalized increase for future projections, with an increase close to 4 % for the RCP8.5 scenario, yet under the RCP4.5 scenario the tendency does not show a significant signal. These results are of interest to perform the full implementation of the Basque Climate Change Strategy 2050.</p>https://asr.copernicus.org/articles/21/49/2024/asr-21-49-2024.pdf
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