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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-1111-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-1111-2023
Research article
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14 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 14 Dec 2023

Understanding the dependence of mean precipitation on convective treatment and horizontal resolution in tropical aquachannel experiments

Hyunju Jung, Peter Knippertz, Yvonne Ruckstuhl, Robert Redl, Tijana Janjic, and Corinna Hoose

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A narrow rainfall belt in the tropics is an important feature for large-scale circulations and the global water cycle. The accurate simulation of this rainfall feature has been a long-standing problem, with the reasons behind that unclear. We present a novel diagnostic tool that allows us to disentangle processes important for rainfall, which changes due to modifications in model. Using our diagnostic tool, one can potentially identify sources of uncertainty in weather and climate models.