AMWG Diagnostics Package | Specialized Plots

Taylor Diagrams

Taylor diagrams provide a way of graphically summarizing how closely a pattern (or a set of patterns) matches observations. The similarity between two patterns is quantified in terms of their correlation, their centered root-mean-square difference and the amplitude of their variations (represented by their standard deviations).

More info about the technique at:
http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/about/staff/Taylor/CV/Taylor_diagram_primer.htm

Top 10 variables in the AMWG diags package 


Variable CAM name Dataset Lat Lon Mask Level
Sea Level Pressure PSL ERAI -90,90 0-360 None -
SW Cloud Forcing SWCF CERES-EBAF -90:90 0-360 None -
LW Cloud Forcing LWCF CERES-EBAF -90,90 0-360 None -
Land Rainfall PRECT GPCP -30,30 0-360 Land only -
Ocean Rainfall PRECT GPCP -30,30 0-360 Ocean only -
Land 2-m Temperature TREFHT WILLMOTT -90,90 0-360 Land only -
Pacific Surface Stress STRESS ERS -5,5 135-270 Ocean only -
Zonal Wind (300mb) U ERAI -90,90 0-360 None 300mb
Relative Humidity RELHUM ERAI -90,90 0-360 None pressure-thickness
weighted average
between 0-1100mb
Temperature T ERAI -90,90 0-360 None pressure-thickness
weighted average
between 0-1100mb