SILHS_MG10_1800ts_10sc_ZMAF_meanice
and
SILHS_MG10_1800ts_10sc_QNZMAF_dse
DIAG Set 8 - Annual cycle contour plots of zonal means
Variable
Description
FLNT
TOM net longwave flux
plot
PRECT *
Precipitation rate
plot
PREH2O *
Total precipitable water
plot
SOLIN
Incoming solar radiation
plot
TAUX OCEAN *
Zonal surface stress (ocean)
plot
U 200 *
200 mb zonal wind
plot
CFMIP Observation Simulator Package (COSP) Primary Diagnostics
ISCCP-COSP From D1 Daytime Jul1983-Sep2008
CALIPSO GOCCP 2007-2010
CLDTOT_CAL
Total cloud amount
plot
CLDLOW_CAL
Low-level cloud amount
plot
CLDMED_CAL
Mid-level cloud amount
plot
CLDHGH_CAL
High-level cloud amount
plot
ISCCP-COSP From D1 Daytime Jul1983-Sep2008
CLDTOT_ISCCPCOSP
Total cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDTHICK_ISCCPCOSP
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
plot
MISR L3 CTH-OD V5 Mar2000-Nov2009
CLDTOT_MISR
Total cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDTHICK_MISR
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
plot
MODIS-COSP 2003-2010
CLDTOT_MODIS
Total cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDTHICK_MODIS
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
plot
Additional COSP Diagnostics
CALIPSO GOCCP 2007-2010
CLDTOT_CAL
Total cloud amount
plot
CLDLOW_CAL
Low-level cloud amount
plot
CLDMED_CAL
Mid-level cloud amount
plot
CLDHGH_CAL
High-level cloud amount
plot
CLOUDSAT-COSP From Level 2 GEOPROF Jun2006-Nov2010
CLDTOT_CS2
Total cloud amount
plot
ISCCP-COSP From D1 Daytime Jul1983-Sep2008
CLDTOT_ISCCPCOSP
Total cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDLOW_ISCCPCOSP
Low-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDMED_ISCCPCOSP
Mid-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDHGH_ISCCPCOSP
High-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDTHICK_ISCCPCOSP
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
plot
MEANPTOP_ISCCPCOSP
Mean cloud top pressure
plot
MEANCLDALB_ISCCPCOSP
Mean cloud albedo
plot
MISR L3 CTH-OD V5 Mar2000-Nov2009
CLDTOT_MISR
Total cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDLOW_MISR
Low-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDMED_MISR
Mid-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDHGH_MISR
High-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDTHICK_MISR
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
plot
MODIS-COSP 2003-2010
CLDTOT_MODIS
Total cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDLOW_MODIS
Low-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDMED_MODIS
Mid-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDHGH_MODIS
High-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
plot
CLDTHICK_MODIS
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
plot
CLIMODIS
Total ice cloud amount
plot
CLWMODIS
Total liquid cloud amount
plot
IWPMODIS
Mean ice water path
plot
LWPMODIS
Mean liquid water path
plot
PCTMODIS
Mean cloud top pressure
plot
REFFCLIMODIS
Mean effective radius (ice clouds)
plot
REFFCLWMODIS
Mean effective radius (liquid clouds)
plot
TAUILOGMODIS
Log-weighted mean optical thickness (ice clouds)
plot
TAUWLOGMODIS
Log-weighted mean optical thickness (liquid clouds)
plot
TAUTLOGMODIS
Log-weighted mean optical thickness (all clouds)
plot
TAUIMODIS
Mean optical thickness (ice clouds)
plot
TAUWMODIS
Mean optical thickness (liquid clouds)
plot
TAUTMODIS
Mean optical thickness (all clouds)
plot
*WGNE diagnostic variable