%0 journal article %@ 0003-0007 %A Feser, F., Rockel, B., Storch, H.v., Winterfeldt, J., Zahn, M. %D 2011 %J Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society %N 9 %P 1181-1192 %R doi:10.1175/2011BAMS3061.1 %T Regional Climate Models Add Value to Global Model Data: A Review and Selected Examples %U https://doi.org/10.1175/2011BAMS3061.1 9 %X Regional models can add value, but only for certain variables and locations—particularly those influenced by regional specifics, such as coasts, or mesoscale dynamics, such as polar lows. Therefore, the decision of whether a regional climate model simulation is required depends crucially on the scientific question being addressed.