For each assessment cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
researchers in the life sciences are called upon to provide evidence to policymakers …

Abstract The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) defines and
coordinates the main set of future climate projections, based on concentration-driven …

Precipitation is a key component of the hydrological cycle and one of the most important
variables in weather and climate studies. Accurate and reliable precipitation data are crucial …

More than 40 model groups worldwide are participating in the Coupled Model
Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), providing a new and rich source of information to …

Simulating clouds with global climate models is challenging as the relevant physics involves
many nonlinear processes covering a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. As key …

In the context of anthropogenic global warming, unprecedented drought is expected to
emerge over some regions where drought conditions exceed the variation range of the …

Distributed hydrological modelling moves into the realm of hyper-resolution modelling. This
results in a plethora of scaling-related challenges that remain unsolved. To the user, in light …

Abstract The Earth System Model Evaluation Tool (ESMValTool) is a community diagnostics
and performance metrics tool designed to improve comprehensive and routine evaluation of …

Large-ensemble climate model simulations can provide deeper understanding of the
characteristics and causes of extreme events than historical observations, due to their larger …

Quantifying the net carbon flux from land use and land cover changes (f LULCC) is critical
for understanding the global carbon cycle and, hence, to support climate change mitigation …