Climate Models and their Limitations (Precipitation)

Click on the links below to access reviews of the scientific literature on this topic that have been published since the 2009 NIPCC report.

Storm-Track Activity: Modeled vs. Measured (11 June 2013)
Modeling Precipitation Over the Mediterranean Region (29 May 2013)
Predicting Decadal to Multi-Decadal Variability in Precipitation (2 April 2013)
CMIP3 Models Simulating Temperature and Precipitation in China (26 March 2013)
Simulated Climate Change Impacts on Streamflow in Vietnam's Be River Catchment (26 March 2013)
Mediterranean Precipitation Simulated by CMIP5 Climate Models (12 March 2013)
With a Hint and a Nudge, Climate Model Downscaling Can be Improved (17 October 2012)
The Weather Research and Forecasting Model: Turning a Weather Model into a Climate Model (16 October 2012)
Simulations of Seasonal Snow in the Upper Colorado River Basin (19 September 2012)
Do Regional Climate Models Realistically Represent Precipitation? (28 August 2012)
Will Storminess Increase in a Warmer World: Models Can't Clear the Skies (7 August 2012)
Regional Climate Models: How Well Do They Work? (7 August 2012)
More Intense Precipitation Extremes: Are They Linked to Human Activity? (24 April 2012)
Extreme Rainfall Events Throughout the Himalayas (24 April 2012)
Water-Year Runoff of the Conterminous United States: 1900-2008 (10 April 2012)
Snowfall Regimes within the Italian Alps (24 January 2012)
State-of-the-Art Climate Models and Extreme Meteorological Events and Consequences (2 August 2011)
Precipitation Extremes Along North America's West Coast (22 June 2011)
The Climatic Impacts of Precipitating Ice and Snow (27 April 2011)
Regional Climate Change: How Well to the IPCC Models Really Perform? (20 April 2011)
The Importance of the Oceans and Topography in Climate Simulations (19 April 2011)
Simulating 21st-Century Precipitation (23 February 2011)
Climate Model Problems: Clouds and Precipitation (16 February 2011)
Temperature and Precipitation Extremes: Models vs. Reality (15 February 2011)
Climate Models Fail to Match Observed Historical Data (25 January 2011)
Precipitation: Models vs. Reality (25 January 2011)
Regional Climate Models Differ in Extreme Precipitation Event Forecasts (26 August 2010)