Fig. 2

Map of EURO-CORDEX domain (1544 × 1592 grid cells) showing surface elevation, boundaries of PRUDENCE regions and locations of International Soil Moisture Network (ISMN) stations used for data validation. Black boxes correspond to PRUDENCE regions with abbreviated letters in red colour indicating names of the regions (FR: France, ME: Mid-Europe, SC: Scandinavia, EA: Eastern Europe, MD: Mediterranean, IP: Iberian Peninsula, BI: the British Isles, AL: Alpine region. The solid dots represent locations of the in-situ ISMN soil moisture stations.