Comparison of the Variability of Precipitation and Column Water Vapor Between Satellite Data and Model Simulations

Xun Jiang1, Angela Kao1, Liming Li2 and Yuk L Yung3, (1)University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Houston, United States, (2)University of Houston, Department of Physics, Houston, TX, United States, (3)California Institute of Technology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Pasadena, CA, United States