Due to the continuous development in the area of climate and climate impact research, an update of the future climate simulations was carried out in the Summer 2019. The statistical downscaling of the former version was replaced by dynamic climate scenarios developed within the framework of the Impact2C Project. Detailed information for the classification and properties of the new model ensembles compared to previous scenarios can be found in this pdf file.
Because of the continuous further development in the field of climate and Climate impact research it is still one of the most extensive ensemble of regional climate simulations. This enables us to increasingly better understand the consequences of a global warming with its effects on the Germany.
For individual derived climate indicators this means an revaluation with regard to their characteristics and climate sensitivity. In concrete terms, this means that in the updated data, extreme summer temperature conditions in the future are somewhat less pronounced. In contrast to the old version, the average annual rainfall increases slightly, and heavy precipitation in the summer half-year will increase significantly. This has a corresponding effect on all sectors, like e.g. on Forest fire danger, humid days and agricultural yields.