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View article: Nexus approach to enhance water-energy-food security and ecosystems resilience under climate change in the Mediterranean
Nexus approach to enhance water-energy-food security and ecosystems resilience under climate change in the Mediterranean Open
The Mediterranean Basin, already a water-scarcity hotspot, faces intensifying droughts and warming that strain the water–energy–food–ecosystems (WEFE) nexus. Climate impacts cascade across sectors, while siloed responses risk maladaptation…
View article: Anthropogenic climate change has increased severity of mid-latitude storms and impacted airport operations
Anthropogenic climate change has increased severity of mid-latitude storms and impacted airport operations Open
The impact of extreme weather events, particularly those associated with tropical and extra-tropical cyclones (TC and ETC), on aviation can rise serious concerns in the context of the ongoing climate change. These events often lead to sign…
View article: Occurrence and intensity: the future of precipitation in Europe and the Mediterranean
Occurrence and intensity: the future of precipitation in Europe and the Mediterranean Open
Climate change is reshaping precipitation regimes across Europe and the Mediterranean, with distinct regional patterns and implications. Using a high-resolution 15-member Euro-CORDEX ensemble, changes in daily precipitation distributions a…
View article: Simulating generic agrivoltaic systems with ORCHIDEE: Model development and multi-case study insights
Simulating generic agrivoltaic systems with ORCHIDEE: Model development and multi-case study insights Open
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View article: Rising power system strains despite decreasing heating demand in a warming climate
Rising power system strains despite decreasing heating demand in a warming climate Open
Electrifying systems like heating is essential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. France provides a compelling case study due to the high share of electricity used in its buildings sector. Using a heating degree-days methodology alongs…
View article: Anthropogenic climate change has increased severity of mid-latitude storms and impacted airport operations
Anthropogenic climate change has increased severity of mid-latitude storms and impacted airport operations Open
The impact of extreme weather events, particularly those associated with tropical and extra-tropical cyclones (TC and ETC), on aviation can rise serious concerns in the context of the ongoing climate change. These events often lead to sign…
View article: Extreme Event Attribution in the Mediterranean
Extreme Event Attribution in the Mediterranean Open
The Mediterranean basin is a hot spot of climate change in simulated scenarios, where effects are already observable. Increases in some climate extremes (terrestrial and marine heatwaves, agricultural droughts, extreme precipitation in som…
View article: Impact of climate change on high wind and solar optimal mixes and system costs: the case of France
Impact of climate change on high wind and solar optimal mixes and system costs: the case of France Open
The electricity generation sector is undergoing profound transformations via the introduction of wind and solar energies. It is impacted by changing climate conditions, both on the demand and the supply side. The impact of a change in wind…
View article: The comparative influence of climate change and demography in spatially distributed degree-day projections for France in the 21st century
The comparative influence of climate change and demography in spatially distributed degree-day projections for France in the 21st century Open
Heating and cooling in households account for half of global energy use and a significant part of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These figures are expected to change significantly under the joint influence of climate change and dem…
View article: WEFE nexus adaptation and mitigation strategies
WEFE nexus adaptation and mitigation strategies Open
The MedECC Special Report Interlinking climate change with the Water-Energy Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus in the Mediterranean Basin provides a comprehensive scientific assessment of the region’s interconnected challenges related to water s…
View article: Optimal Operation of a Building with Electricity-Heat Networks and Seasonal Storage
Optimal Operation of a Building with Electricity-Heat Networks and Seasonal Storage Open
As seasonal thermal energy storage emerges as an efficient solution to reduce CO2 emissions of buildings, challenges appear related to its optimal operation. In a system including short-term electricity storage, long-term heat storage, and…
View article: Regimes of Precipitation Change Over Europe and the Mediterranean
Regimes of Precipitation Change Over Europe and the Mediterranean Open
The Mediterranean region is experiencing pronounced aridification and in certain areas higher occurrence of intense precipitation. In this work, we analyze the evolution of the precipitation probability distribution in terms of precipitati…
View article: Untangling the Mistral and Seasonal Atmospheric Forcing Driving Deep Convection in the Gulf of Lion: 1993–2013
Untangling the Mistral and Seasonal Atmospheric Forcing Driving Deep Convection in the Gulf of Lion: 1993–2013 Open
Deep convection occurs periodically in the Gulf of Lion, in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, driven by the seasonal atmospheric change and Mistral winds. To determine the variability and drivers of both forcings, multiple 1 year ocean s…
View article: Temporal fragmentation of the energy demand in Europe: Impact of climate change on the maneuverability of energy system
Temporal fragmentation of the energy demand in Europe: Impact of climate change on the maneuverability of energy system Open
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View article: Impact of climate change on high-VRE optimal mixes and system costs: the case of France.
Impact of climate change on high-VRE optimal mixes and system costs: the case of France. Open
High-Variable Renewable Energies (VREs) power systems are becoming a cornerstone of climate change mitigation policies across Europe. At the same time, committed and potential climate change will impact energy systems as a whole, both from…
View article: Impact of flexibility costs on electricity systems depending on regional wind and PV capacities with an application to France.
Impact of flexibility costs on electricity systems depending on regional wind and PV capacities with an application to France. Open
The adequacy of electricity systems is strongly linked to the level of Variable Renewable Energies (VREs) penetration. To ensure supply-demand balance and in the absence of other sources of flexibility, Dispatchable Units (DUs) must be ope…
View article: Modelling Agrivoltaics in a climate perspective for water-energy-food nexus analysis
Modelling Agrivoltaics in a climate perspective for water-energy-food nexus analysis Open
Renewable energies (REs) are increasingly important in addressing the challenge of climate change. Their development and widespread use can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and help mitigate the effects of cl…
View article: Towards an advanced representation of precipitation over Morocco in a global climate model with resolution enhancement and empirical run‐time bias corrections
Towards an advanced representation of precipitation over Morocco in a global climate model with resolution enhancement and empirical run‐time bias corrections Open
Morocco, as a Mediterranean and North African country, is acknowledged as a climate change hotspot, where increased drought and related water resource shortages present a real challenge for human and natural systems. However, its geographi…
View article: Decomposing the role of dry intrusions for ocean evaporation during mistral
Decomposing the role of dry intrusions for ocean evaporation during mistral Open
The mistral is a northerly gap‐wind regime blowing through the Rhone Valley in Southern France. It is held responsible for the sea‐surface cooling necessary to produce deep convection in the Gulf of Lion through turbulent ocean heat loss. …
View article: Modeling Land–Atmosphere Interactions over Semiarid Plains in Morocco: In-Depth Assessment of GCM Stretched-Grid Simulations Using In Situ Data
Modeling Land–Atmosphere Interactions over Semiarid Plains in Morocco: In-Depth Assessment of GCM Stretched-Grid Simulations Using In Situ Data Open
Land surface–atmosphere interactions are a key component of climate modeling. They are particularly critical to understand and anticipate the climate and the water resources over the semiarid and arid North African regions. This study uses…
View article: Selecting CMIP6 models to assess the impact of climate change on energy demand over Europe
Selecting CMIP6 models to assess the impact of climate change on energy demand over Europe Open
The CMIP project has reached the end of its sixth phase, with a large set of simulations: 30 research entities, 40 different climate models, and 8 socio-economic scenarios. All the simulations represent a very large volume of data amountin…
View article: Regimes of precipitation change over Europe and the Mediterranean
Regimes of precipitation change over Europe and the Mediterranean Open
The Mediterranean region is experiencing pronounced aridification and in certain areas higher occurrence of intense precipitation.In this work, we analyze the evolution of the rainfall probability distribution in terms of precipitating day…
View article: Future of land surface water availability over the Mediterranean basin and North Africa: Analysis and synthesis from the <scp>CMIP6</scp> exercise
Future of land surface water availability over the Mediterranean basin and North Africa: Analysis and synthesis from the <span>CMIP6</span> exercise Open
The Mediterranean basin and Northern Africa are projected to be among the most vulnerable areas to climate change. This research documents, analyzes, and synthesizes the projected changes in precipitation P, evapotranspiration E, net water…