Abstract: hree state-of-the-art satellite climatologies are analyzed for their ability to observe light rain from predominantly shallow, warm clouds over the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean trade winds (1998?2005). HOAPS composite ...

Abstract: The representation of tropical precipitation is evaluated across three generations of models participating in phases 3, 5, and 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP). Compared to state-of-the-art observations, ...