Lesley L. Smith – US Extreme Precipitation

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Precipitable Water

Daily CAM 0.5^o x 0.5^o corresponding to RX1day precip

As a check, the mean of the daily CAM precipitable water:

See below for the mean of the monthly CAM precipitable water.

Daily ECHAM 0.75^o x 0.75^o corresponding to RX1day precip

NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis 1

Precipitable Water Annual Analysis

Trend Precipitable Water Factual versus Counterfactual 1999-2018 18 River Basins

Three Models

MRI approx 0.5^o x 0.5^o means over monthly-mean pwat

CAM5 0.5^o x 0.5^o means over monthly=mean pwat

ECHAM 0.75^o x 0.75^o means over monthly-mean pwat

CAM5 1^o x 1^o means over monthly-mean pwat

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Precipitable Water Seasonal Analysis (starting with monthly-mean data)

MRI

ECHAM

CAM5 0.5^o x 0.5^o

CAM5 1^o x 1^o