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WP5.5: the JRC contribution SCOPE Use the JRC impact model (namely, crop yield forecasting model) by running firstlywith appropriately downscaled ERA-40 data (by WP3.1,WP5.1) and secondly with fully downscaled and bias corrected probabilistic ensemble hindcasts at of seasonal-to-decadal scales. JRC contribution: • Run (with both downscaled data set) the crop yield model on the two main European crops: Wheat , Maize and on EU-25 Countries (according to the data availability) • Analyze and verify the driven by downscaled ERA-40 results with the existing gridded station data set (by JRC) • Comparison of the results driven by downscaled and bias corrected probabilistic ensemble hindcasts with the two previous
DEMETER experience Downscaling improves simulated crop parameters skill R2=0.58 - RMSE=3484 kg/Ha R2=0.69 - RMSE=3309 kg/Ha
DEMETER experience Probability Density Function (PDF)
Preliminary results on existing data set - Winter wheat -