January 2016
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Quintana‐Seguí et al. (2016) Meteorological Analysis Systems in North-East Spain: Validation of SAFRAN and SPAN
This study applies and validates the SAFRAN meteorological analysis system in north-east Spain for hydrological applications, finding that its performance is similar to the operational SPAN system and suitable for forcing high-resolution land surface models, despite limitations over steep terrain.
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Escorihuela et al. (2016) Comparison of remote sensing and simulated soil moisture datasets in Mediterranean landscapes
This study compares three global satellite soil moisture products (ASCAT, AMSR, SMOS) against a Land Surface Model (LSM) over Mediterranean landscapes in the Northeast Iberian Peninsula, finding that product performance is highly dependent on the normalization method and land cover, with SMOS uniquely capable of detecting irrigation signals.
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Drobinski et al. (2016) Scaling precipitation extremes with temperature in the Mediterranean: past climate assessment and projection in anthropogenic scenarios
This study assesses the scaling relationship between precipitation extremes and temperature (P-T scaling) in the Mediterranean using an ensemble of regional climate models (RCMs) from HyMeX/MED-CORDEX. The P-T scaling exhibits a robust "hook shape" (Clausius–Clapeyron (CC) scaling at low temperatures, negative slope at high temperatures), but projections show that the overall change in extremes under the RCP8.5 scenario follows the CC law, implying that the Mediterranean Sea acts as a moisture source maintaining constant relative humidity despite regional warming.