Regional climate model (Q945)

Subject, term, tag: Regional climate model

Regional climate model (RCM)

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Regional climate model	Subject, term, tag: Regional climate model	Regional climate model (RCM)

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Instance of

Category

source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group I: Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis

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Definition

A climate model at higher resolution over a limited area. Such models are used in downscaling global climate results over specific regional domains. (English)