Comparison of land surface humidity between observations and CMIP5 models

Dunn, Robert J. H.; Willett, Kate M.; Ciavarella, Andrew; Stott, Peter A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-719-2017

Articles | Volume 8, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-719-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-719-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 3

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21 Aug 2017

Research article |

| 21 Aug 2017

Comparison of land surface humidity between observations and CMIP5 models

Robert J. H. Dunn, Kate M. Willett, Andrew Ciavarella, and Peter A. Stott

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RC1: 'Reviewer's Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Mar 2017
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RC2: 'Review', Adrian Simmons, 16 Mar 2017
- AC1: 'Reponse to Reviewer 2 (Adrian Simmons)', Robert Dunn, 25 May 2017

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (08 Jun 2017) by Sagnik Dey

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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (02 Jul 2017) by Sagnik Dey

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (16 Jul 2017)

ED: Publish as is (16 Jul 2017) by Sagnik Dey

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We compare the latest observations of relative and specific humidity with those from climate models. The climate models do not accurately reproduce the observed humidity behaviour for the last 15–20 years. We use the temporal, spatial and trend information to contrast the patterns exhibited by the observations and models. The temporal behaviour of the observations has previously been documented and is consistent with faster warming rates over land compared to oceans.