Set 5 AMWG 05/03/16 08:32:02 and OBS Data

Diagnostics Set 5: Horizontal contour plots of DJF, JJA and ANN means


HadISST/OI.v2 (Present Day) 1999-2008DJFJJAANN
SSTSea surface temperaturePlotPlotPlot
Warren Cloud Surface OBSDJFJJAANN
CLDLOWLow cloud amount (IR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
CLDTOTMid cloud amount (IR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
Legates and Willmott 1920-80DJFJJAANN
TREFHT2-meter air temperature (land)PlotPlotPlot
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
ERA40 Reanalysis 1980-2001DJFJJAANN
Z3Geopotential height (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
Z3Geopotential height (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
LHFLXSurface latent heat fluxPlotPlotPlot
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
UZonal WindPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
CLOUDSAT (Radar+Lidar) Sep2006-Nov2008DJFJJAANN
CLDMEDMid cloud amount (IR clouds) (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
CLDLOWLow cloud amount (IR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
CLDTOTMid cloud amount (IR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
CLDHGHHigh cloud amount (IR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
Woods Hole OAFLUX 1958-2006DJFJJAANN
LHFLXSurface latent heat fluxPlotPlotPlot
QFLXSurface water flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
NCEP Reanalysis 1979-98DJFJJAANN
TSSurface temperaturePlotPlotPlot
PSLSea-level pressure (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
TTRPTropopause temperaturePlotPlotPlot
Z3Geopotential height (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
Z3Geopotential height (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
SHFLXSurface sensible heat fluxPlotPlotPlot
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
UZonal WindPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
JRA25 Reanalysis 1979-04DJFJJAANN
PSLSea-level pressure (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
Z3Geopotential height (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
Z3Geopotential height (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
LHFLXSurface latent heat fluxPlotPlotPlot
SHFLXSurface sensible heat fluxPlotPlotPlot
TREFHT2-meter air temperature (land)PlotPlotPlot
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
UZonal WindPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
CERES2 March 2000-October 2005DJFJJAANN
FSNTOATOA net SW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
LWCFTOA longwave cloud forcingPlotPlotPlot
FSNTOACTOA clearsky net SW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
SWCFTOA shortwave cloud forcingPlotPlotPlot
SWCFTOA shortwave cloud forcingPlotPlotPlot
ALBEDOTOA albedo (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
FLUTCTOA clearsky upward LW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
FLUTTOA upward LW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
ALBEDOCTOA clearsky albedoPlotPlotPlot
ISCCP D1 Daytime Jul1983-Sep2001DJFJJAANN
CLDMEDMid cloud amount (IR clouds) (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
FSDSSurf SW downwelling flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
CLDLOWLow cloud amount (IR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
MEANTAUMean cloud optical thickness (Day)PlotPlotPlot
SWCFSRFSurf SW Cloud ForcingPlotPlotPlot
MEANTTOPMean cloud top temperature (Day)PlotPlotPlot
FLDSCClearsky Surf LW downwelling fluxPlotPlotPlot
FSNSSurf Net SW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
CLDTOT_VISIRTotal cloud amount (VIS/IR/NIR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
FLNSCClearsky Surf Net LW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
CLDTOTMid cloud amount (IR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
FLDSSurf LW downwelling fluxPlotPlotPlot
TCLDAREATotal cloud area (Day)PlotPlotPlot
LWCFSRFSurf LW Cloud ForcingPlotPlotPlot
FSNSCClearsky Surf Net SW FluxPlotPlotPlot
CLDHGH_VISIRHigh cloud amount (VIS/IR/NIR) clouds) (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
CLDMED_VISIRMid cloud amount (VIS/IR/NIR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
MEANPTOPMean cloud top pressure (Day)PlotPlotPlot
FSDSCClearsky Surf SW downwelling flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
FLNSSurf Net LW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
CLDLOW_VISIRLow cloud amount (VIS/IR/NIR) clouds) (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
CLDHGHHigh cloud amount (IR clouds)PlotPlotPlot
TRMM (3B43) 1998-Feb2004 - TropicsDJFJJAANN
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
GPCP 1979-2003DJFJJAANN
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
ERBE Feb1985-Apr1989DJFJJAANN
FSNTOATOA net SW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
LWCFTOA longwave cloud forcingPlotPlotPlot
FSNTOACTOA clearsky net SW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
SWCFTOA shortwave cloud forcingPlotPlotPlot
SWCFTOA shortwave cloud forcingPlotPlotPlot
FLUTCTOA clearsky upward LW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
FLUTTOA upward LW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
IPCC/CRU Climatology 1961-90DJFJJAANN
TREFHT2-meter air temperature (land)PlotPlotPlot
CMAP (Xie-Arkin) 1979-98DJFJJAANN
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
AIRS IR Sounder 2002-06DJFJJAANN
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
NVAP 1988-1999DJFJJAANN
TGCLDLWPCloud liquid waterPlotPlotPlot
TGCLDLWPCloud liquid waterPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
Large-Yeager 1984-2004DJFJJAANN
FSNSSurf Net SW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
SHFLXSurface sensible heat fluxPlotPlotPlot
QFLXSurface water flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
FLNSSurf Net LW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
PREC/L (CMAP) 1948-2001DJFJJAANN
PRECT_LANDPrecipitation rate (land)PlotPlotPlot
MODIS Mar2000-Aug2004DJFJJAANN
MEANTAUMean cloud optical thickness (Day)PlotPlotPlot
MEANTTOPMean cloud top temperature (Day)PlotPlotPlot
TGCLDLWPCloud liquid waterPlotPlotPlot
TGCLDLWPCloud liquid waterPlotPlotPlot
TCLDAREATotal cloud area (Day)PlotPlotPlot
MEANPTOPMean cloud top pressure (Day)PlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
CERES 2000-2003DJFJJAANN
FSNTOATOA net SW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
LWCFTOA longwave cloud forcingPlotPlotPlot
FSNTOACTOA clearsky net SW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
SWCFTOA shortwave cloud forcingPlotPlotPlot
SWCFTOA shortwave cloud forcingPlotPlotPlot
ALBEDOTOA albedo (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
FLUTCTOA clearsky upward LW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
FLUTTOA upward LW flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
ALBEDOCTOA clearsky albedoPlotPlotPlot
Willmott and Matsuura 1950-99DJFJJAANN
TREFHT2-meter air temperature (land)PlotPlotPlot
PRECIPCumulative precipitation (land)PlotPlotPlot
HadISST/OI.v2 (Climatology) 1982-2001DJFJJAANN
SSTSea surface temperaturePlotPlotPlot
HadISST/OI.v2 (Pre-Indust) 1870-1900DJFJJAANN
SSTSea surface temperaturePlotPlotPlot
SSM/I (Wentz) 1987-2000DJFJJAANN
TGCLDLWPCloud liquid waterPlotPlotPlot
TGCLDLWPCloud liquid waterPlotPlotPlot
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
PRECTPrecipitation ratePlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
ECMWF Reanalysis 1979-93DJFJJAANN
TTRPTropopause temperaturePlotPlotPlot
Z3Geopotential height (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
Z3Geopotential height (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
LHFLXSurface latent heat fluxPlotPlotPlot
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
TTemperaturePlotPlotPlot
EPEvaporation - precipitationPlotPlotPlot
QFLXSurface water flux (Northern)PlotPlotPlot
UZonal WindPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot
PREH2OTotal precipitable waterPlotPlotPlot