Will the southern African west coast fog be affected by future climate change? Results of an initial fog projection using a regional climate model

Fog - boon or bane ?

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

HAENSLER, A.

Max Planck Inst. for Meteorology, Hamburg, Allemagne

CERMAK, J.

Inst. for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zürich, Suisse

HAGEMANN, S.

Max Planck Inst. for Meteorology, Hamburg, Allemagne

JACOB, D.

Max Planck Inst. for Meteorology, Hamburg, Allemagne

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Climate Service Center (CSC), Hamburg, Allemagne

BENDIX, J.

Lab. for Climatology and Remote Sensing, Univ., Marburg, Allemagne

EUGSTER, W.

Inst. of Agricultural Sciences, Zürich, Suisse

KLEMM, O.

Climatology working group, Inst. of Landscape Ecology, Münster, Allemagne

Description :
The AA. present an initial study to project the long-term development of fog occurrence along the southern African west coast. For this purpose, they implemented a basic fog diagnostic scheme based on liquid water content into the regional climate model REMO. Regarding the long-term development of fog, two 20-year time slice simulations for a control (1981 to 2000) and a future (2081 to 2100) period following the A1B emission scenario were conducted. The model generally projects a slight increase in the number of fog days for the coastal areas and a slight decrease for the regions located further inland. Especially the latter has the potential to exacerbate the existing water scarcity in the region.

Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Erdkunde, issn : 0014-0015, 2011, vol. 65, n°. 3, p. 261-275, nombre de pages : 15, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2011

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Kleve, Boss

Langue :
Anglais