Koster et al. (2004, 2006) and Guo et al. (2006) report on a new model intercomparison activity, the Global Land Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (GLACE), which compares among climate models differences in
precipitation variability caused by interaction with soil moisture.
Not exact matches
Now, as the global trend swings from warming to cooling these winds switched from zonal to meridional flow
causing dramatic increases in
variability of temperature and
precipitation.
The fourth assessment report of the IPCC had this to say about the monsoon: «It is likely that warming associated with increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will
cause an increase of Asian summer monsoon
precipitation variability.
Increased equatorial insolation due to reduced Easterly Wave SC cloud mass, promoting increased northern hemisphere evaporation and
precipitation resulting in a hiatus on a global averaging basis, but regional specific
cause - and - effect
variability?