Blog Post Image: Remote Clouds Responsible for Climate Models’ Glitch in Tropical Rainfall

Upper left shows historical rainfall, and upper right is an average of climate models’ estimates — notice the longer blue and red rain bands south of the equator. Lower left is the observed effect of low-level clouds, and lower right is the difference between the measurements and the average model output. Image credit: Y.-T. Hwang, UW (Click image to enlarge)