Lucas-Picher P. auteur aut IRD Argueso D. auteur aut IRD Brisson E. auteur aut IRD Tramblay Yves auteur aut IRD Berg P. auteur aut IRD Lemonsu A. auteur aut IRD Kotlarski S. auteur aut IRD Caillaud C. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Approximately 10 years ago, convection-permitting regional climate models (CPRCMs) emerged as a promising computationally affordable tool to produce fine resolution (1-4 km) decadal-long climate simulations with explicitly resolved deep convection. This explicit representation is expected to reduce climate projection uncertainty related to deep convection parameterizations found in most climate models. A recent surge in CPRCM decadal simulations over larger domains, sometimes covering continents, has led to important insights into CPRCM advantages and limitations. Furthermore, new observational gridded datasets with fine spatial and temporal (similar to 1 km; similar to 1 h) resolutions have leveraged additional knowledge through evaluations of the added value of CPRCMs. With an improved coordination in the frame of ongoing international initiatives, the production of ensembles of CPRCM simulations is expected to provide more robust climate projections and a better identification of their associated uncertainties. This review paper presents an overview of the methodology to produce CPRCM simulations and the latest research on the related added value in current and future climates. Impact studies that are already taking advantage of these new CPRCM simulations are highlighted. This review paper ends by proposing next steps that could be accomplished to continue exploiting the full potential of CPRCMs. This article is categorized under: Climate Models and Modeling > Earth System Models specialized added value climate change impacts climate simulations convection-permitting regional climate models explicit deep convection high resolution observations precipitation uncertainty 021 062 020 12 6 e731 [59 ] 2021 1757-7780 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082683 10.1002/wcc.731 1757-7780 [F B010082683] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082683 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2021-09/010082683.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2021-09-17 2025-02-24 fdi:010082683 fre