Abstract: arth system models are indispensable tools in climate studies. The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) is a coordinated effort of the Earth system modeling community to intercompare existing models. An accurate ...

Abstract: he Global Energy and Water Cycle Exchanges project (GEWEX) water vapor assessment?s (G-VAP) main objective is to analyze and explain strengths and weaknesses of satellite-based data records of water vapor through ...

Abstract: lobal total column water vapor trends have been derived from both the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) and the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) satellite data and ...

Abstract: Four state-of-the-art satellite-based estimates of ocean surface latent heat fluxes (LHFs) extending over three decades are analyzed, focusing on the interannual variability and trends of near-global averages and regional ...

Abstract: tellite data rescue activities uncover dormant records of our recent past. Unavailable back then, powerful methods enable today to assess and utilize early images and soundings for climate studies.

Abstract: ittelfristige Klimaprognose (MiKlip), an 8-yr German national research project on decadal climate prediction, is organized around a global prediction system comprising the Max Planck Institute Earth System Model (MPI-ESM) ...

Abstract: In this study, the ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI) introduces a three-level definition of consistency between multiple satellite-based Climate Data Records (CDRs) of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs), discusses ...