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DIAG Sets 5 & 6 - Horizontal contour/vector plots of DJF, JJA and ANN means


IPCC/CRU climatology 1961-90 DJF JJA ANN
TREFHT 2-meter air temperature (land) plot plot plot

HadISST/OI.v2 1982-2001 DJF JJA ANN
SST sea surface temperature plot plot plot

Legates & Willmott 1920-80 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT * Precipitation rate plot plot plot
PRECT TROP Tropical precipitation rate plot plot plot
TREFHT * 2-meter air temperature plot plot plot

Willmott & Matsuura 1950-99 DJF JJA ANN
TREFHT 2-meter air temperature (land) plot plot plot
PRECIP Cumulative precipitation (land) plot plot plot

NCEP Reanalysis 1979-98 DJF JJA ANN
PREH2O * Total precipitable water plot plot plot
PREH2O TROP Tropical precipitable water plot plot plot
PSL * Sea-level pressure plot plot plot
SHFLX * Surface sensible heat flux plot plot plot
SURF STRESS * Surface wind stress (ocean) plot plot plot
SURF STRESS TROP Tropical surface wind stress (ocean) plot plot plot
SURF WIND Near surface wind plot plot plot
T 850 * 850 mb temperature plot plot plot
T 200 200 mb temperature plot plot plot
TS * Surface temperature plot plot plot
TTRP Tropopause temperature plot plot plot
U 200 * 200 mb zonal wind plot plot plot
Z 500 500 mb geopotential height plot plot plot
Z 300 * 300 mb geopotential height plot plot plot

ECMWF Reanalysis 1979-93 DJF JJA ANN
EP * Evaporation - precipitation plot plot plot
LHFLX * Surface latent heat flux plot plot plot
PREH2O * Precipitable water plot plot plot
PREH2O TROP Tropical precipitable water plot plot plot
QFLX Surface water flux plot plot plot
T 850 * 850 mb temperature plot plot plot
T 200 200 mb temperature plot plot plot
TTRP Tropopause temperature plot plot plot
U 200 * 200 mb zonal wind plot plot plot
Z 500 500 mb geopotential height plot plot plot
Z 300 * 300 mb geopotential height plot plot plot

ERS Scatterometer 1992-2000 DJF JJA ANN
SURF STRESS * Surface wind stress (ocean) plot plot plot
SURF STRESS TROP Tropical surface wind stress (ocean) plot plot plot

MODIS Mar2000-Aug2004 DJF JJA ANN
PREH2O * Total precipitable water plot plot plot
PREH2O TROP Tropical precipitable water plot plot plot
TGCLDLWP Cloud liquid water plot plot plot
MEANPTOP Mean cloud top pressure (Day) plot plot plot
MEANTTOP Mean cloud top temperature (Day) plot plot plot
MEANTAU Mean cloud optical thickness (Day) plot plot plot
TCLDAREA Total cloud area (Day) plot plot plot

NVAP 1988-1999 DJF JJA ANN
PREH2O * Total precipitable water plot plot plot
PREH2O TROP Tropical precipitable water plot plot plot
TGCLDLWP Cloud liquid water (ocean) plot plot plot
TGCLDLWP TROP Tropical cloud liquid water (ocean) plot plot plot

GPCP 1979-2003 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT * Precipitation rate plot plot plot
PRECT TROP Tropical precipitation rate plot plot plot

CMAP 1979-1998 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT * Precipitation rate plot plot plot
PRECT TROP Tropical precipitation rate plot plot plot

PREC/L (CMAP) 1948-2001 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT_LAND Precipitation rate (land) plot plot plot

SSM/I (Wentz) 1987-2000 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT * Precipitation rate (ocean) plot plot plot
PRECT TROP Tropical precipitation rate (ocean) plot plot plot
PREH2O * Precipitable water (ocean) plot plot plot
PREH2O TROP Tropical precipitable water (ocean) plot plot plot
TGCLDLWP cloud liquid water (ocean) plot plot plot
TGCLDLWP TROP Tropical cloud liquid water (ocean) plot plot plot

TRMM (3B43) 1998-Feb2004 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT TROP Tropical precipitation rate plot plot plot

CERES 2000-2003 DJF JJA ANN
ALBEDO TOA albedo plot plot plot
ALBEDOC TOA clearsky albedo plot plot plot
FLUT * TOA upward LW flux plot plot plot
FLUTC TOA clearsky upward LW flux plot plot plot
FSNTOA * TOA net SW flux plot plot plot
FSNTOAC TOA clearsky net SW flux plot plot plot
LWCF * TOA longwave cloud forcing plot plot plot
SWCF * TOA shortwave cloud forcing plot plot plot
SWCF TROP Tropical TOA SW cloud forcing plot plot plot

ERBE Feb1985-Apr1989 DJF JJA ANN
FLUT * TOA upward longwave flux plot plot plot
FLUTC TOA clearsky upward longwave flux plot plot plot
FSNTOA * TOA net shortwave flux plot plot plot
FSNTOAC TOA clearsky net shortwave flux plot plot plot
LWCF * TOA longwave cloud forcing plot plot plot
SWCF * TOA shortwave cloud forcing plot plot plot
SWCF TROP Tropical TOA SW cloud forcing plot plot plot

ISCCP FD Jul1983-Dec2000 DJF JJA ANN
FLDS Surf LW downwelling flux plot plot plot
FLDSC Clearsky Surf LW downwelling flux plot plot plot
FSDS Surf SW downwelling flux plot plot plot
FSDSC Clearsky Surf SW downwelling flux plot plot plot
FLNS Surf Net LW flux plot plot plot
FLNSC Clearsky Surf Net LW flux plot plot plot
FSNS Surf Net SW flux plot plot plot
FSNSC Clearsky Surf Net SW flux plot plot plot
LWCFSRF Surf LW cloud forcing plot plot plot
SWCFSRF Surf SW cloud forcing plot plot plot

ISCCP D2 1983-2001 DJF JJA ANN
CLDHGH (IR clouds) High cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDHGH (VIS/IR/NIR clouds) High cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDLOW (IR clouds) Low cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDLOW (VIS/IR/NIR clouds) Low cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDMED (IR clouds) Mid cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDMED (VIS/IR/NIR clouds) Mid cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDTOT (IR clouds) * Total cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDTOT (VIS/IR/NIR clouds) * Total cloud amount plot plot plot

ISCCP D1 Daytime Jul1983-Sep2001 DJF JJA ANN
MEANPTOP Mean cloud top pressure plot plot plot
MEANTTOP Mean cloud top temperature plot plot plot
MEANTAU Mean cloud optical thickness plot plot plot
TCLDAREA Total cloud area plot plot plot

Warren Cloud Surface OBS DJF JJA ANN
CLDLOW Low cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDTOT * Total cloud amount plot plot plot
*WGNE diagnostic variable