AMWG Variability Diagnostics for Monthly/Seasonal Data

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

Precipitation Rate FC55 GPCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Outgoing LW Radiation FC55 ERBS CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
TOA Net SW Radiation FC55 ERBS CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Total Cloud Amount FC55 ISCCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Sea Surface Temperature FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
850 mb Zonal Wind FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Sea-Level Pressure FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85

Monthly Anomaly Timeseries Plots

Surface Temperature FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Niño 1&2, 3, 4 SSTs FC55 NCEP specified
Precipitation Rate FC55 GPCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Total Cloud Amount FC55 ISCCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Sea-Level Pressure FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85

EOF Plots

North Atlantic FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
North Pacific FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85

Maximum and Minimum Plots

Precipitation Rate Amplitude (Max-Min) FC55 GPCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Precipitation Rate Month of Max and Min FC55 GPCP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Temperature Ref Height Amplitude (Max-Min) FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85
Temperature Ref Height Month of Max and Min FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85

Monthly Variance Plot

Reference Height Temperature FC55 NCEP CAM3 T42 CAM3 T85