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-# TRACMIP
+# TRACMIP - Understanding the ITCZ and monsoons through a new ensemble of climate model simulations
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+![](tracmip_teaser.png)
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 TRACMIP is a climate modeling project that aims to understand the ITCZ and monsoons through a new ensemble of climate model simulations. TRACMIP is led by Aiko Voigt (University of Vienna) and Michela Biasutti (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory).