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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-1333-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-1333-2023
Research article
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21 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 21 Dec 2023

Extending MESMER-X: a spatially resolved Earth system model emulator for fire weather and soil moisture

Yann Quilcaille, Lukas Gudmundsson, and Sonia I. Seneviratne

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Climate models are powerful tools, but they have high computational costs, hindering their use in exploring future climate extremes. We demonstrate MESMER-X, the only existing emulator for spatial climate extremes (heatwaves, fires, droughts) that mimics all of their relevant properties. Thanks to its negligible computational cost, MESMER-X may greatly accelerate the exploration of future climate extremes or enable the integration of climate extremes in economic and financial models.
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