AMWG Variability Diagnostics for Monthly/Seasonal Data

Equatorial Pacific (5S-5N) Monthly Anomaly Hovmöller Plots

Precipitation Rate CAM5_release_02 GPCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Outgoing LW Radiation CAM5_release_02 ERBS CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
TOA Net SW Radiation CAM5_release_02 ERBS CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Total Cloud Amount CAM5_release_02 ISCCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Sea Surface Temperature CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
850 mb Zonal Wind CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Sea-Level Pressure CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85

Monthly Anomaly Timeseries Plots

Surface Temperature CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Niño 1&2, 3, 4 SSTs CAM5_release_02 NCEP specified
Precipitation Rate CAM5_release_02 GPCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Total Cloud Amount CAM5_release_02 ISCCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Sea-Level Pressure CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85

EOF Plots

North Atlantic CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
North Pacific CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85

Maximum and Minimum Plots

Precipitation Rate Amplitude (Max-Min) CAM5_release_02 GPCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Precipitation Rate Month of Max and Min CAM5_release_02 GPCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Temperature Ref Height Amplitude (Max-Min) CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Temperature Ref Height Month of Max and Min CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85

Monthly Variance Plot

Reference Height Temperature CAM5_release_02 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85