A first analysis of surface wind as seen from Euro-CORDEX regional climate modelling ensemble ERA5-forced (1980-2020) simulations

The Euro-CORDEX initiative (https://www.euro-cordex.net/) coordinates regional climate simulations (RCMs) over Europe, offering a unique opportunity to study regional climate at high-resolution scales (10-12 km). In the overall procedure of regional climate modelling future scenarios, as a first step, the RCMs are forced by the ERA5 reanalysis over a common period (1980-2020). These simulations allows to inspect their ability to describe the different current regional european climates from the wind perspective, both the most robust and the more uncertain aspects, when compared with the available observations and higher-resolution reanalyses (such as CERRA). The wind field, particularly at the surface, has not been evaluated in detail for these ensembles of simulations as much as temperature or precipitation fields. Annual, seasonal mean fields, annual or daily cycles, as well as more regional statistics associated with orographic or land/sea contrast aspects are studied, including named-known local-to-regional winds. Around 16 RCM simulations are already available, that allows for a complete analysis of these features related to wind description. These analyses also aim to include the inspection of wind energy resources, related to the availability of adequate data in frequency and vertical resolution from the RCM ensemble.