@misc{lauer_processlevel_improvements_2018, 
author={Lauer, A., Jones, C., Eyring, V., Evaldsson, M., Hagemann, S., Maekelae, J., Martin, G., Roehrig, R., Wang, S.},
title={Process-level improvements in CMIP5 models and their impact on tropical variability, the Southern Ocean, and monsoons},
year={2018},
howpublished = {journal article},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-33-2018},
abstract = {The analysis shows that the tropical precipitation in three out of four models is clearly improved. Two of three updated coupled models show an improved representation of tropical sea surface temperatures with one coupled model not exhibiting a double Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Simulated cloud amounts and cloud–radiation interactions are improved over the Southern Ocean. Improvements are also seen in the simulation of the SAM and WAM, although systematic biases remain in regional details and the timing of monsoon rainfall. Analysis of simulations with EC-Earth at different horizontal resolutions from T159 up to T1279 shows that the synoptic-scale variability in precipitation over the SAM and WAM regions improves with higher model resolution. The results suggest that the reasonably good agreement of modeled and observed mean WAM and SAM rainfall in lower-resolution models may be a result of unrealistic intensity distributions.},
note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-33-2018} (DOI). Lauer, A.; Jones, C.; Eyring, V.; Evaldsson, M.; Hagemann, S.; Maekelae, J.; Martin, G.; Roehrig, R.; Wang, S.: Process-level improvements in CMIP5 models and their impact on tropical variability, the Southern Ocean, and monsoons. Earth System Dynamics. 2018. vol. 9, no. 1, 33-67. DOI: 10.5194/esd-9-33-2018}}