AMWG Variability Diagnostics for Monthly/Seasonal Data

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

Precipitation Rate SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 GPCP
Outgoing LW Radiation SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 ERBS
TOA Net SW Radiation SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 ERBS
Total Cloud Amount SpCCSMT423 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 ISCCP
Sea Surface Temperature SpCCSMT423 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP
850 mb Zonal Wind SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP
Sea-Level Pressure SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP

Monthly Anomaly Timeseries Plots

Surface Temperature SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP
Niño 1&2, 3, 4 SSTs SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP specified
Precipitation Rate SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 GPCP
Total Cloud Amount SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 ISCCP
Sea-Level Pressure SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP

EOF Plots

North Atlantic SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP
North Pacific SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP

Maximum and Minimum Plots

Precipitation Rate Amplitude (Max-Min) SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 GPCP
Precipitation Rate Month of Max and Min SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 GPCP
Temperature Ref Height Amplitude (Max-Min) SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP
Temperature Ref Height Month of Max and Min SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP

Monthly Variance Plot

Reference Height Temperature SpCCSMT42 CCSMT42sld CCSM3.5 NCEP