KEY QUESTIONS FOR NAME TEAMS
How well is the life cycle of the monsoon (onset, maintenance and demise) simulated and predicted?
What are the links, if any, between the strength of the monsoon in SW North America and summertime precipitation over the central US?
Can models reproduce the observed summertime precipitation in average years and years with ENSO influence?
How is the evolution of the warm season precipitation regime related to the seasonal evolution of continental and oceanic boundary conditions?