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DIAG Set 10 - Annual cycle line plots of global means
Surface Variables
PBLH
Planetary boundary layer height
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PSL
Sea level pressure
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TREFHT
2-meter air temperature
plot
TS
Surface temperature
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Constant Pressure Levels
CHI 200
200 mb velocity potential
plot
EKE 850
850 mb transient eddy kinetic energy
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PSI 200
200 mb stream function
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T 850
850 mb temperature
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T 200
200 mb temperature
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U 200
200 mb zonal wind
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VT 850
850 mb meridional heat transport
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Z 500
500 mb geopotential height
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Z 300
300 mb geopotential height
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Hydrologic Cycle
EP
Evaporation - precipitation
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ICEFRAC
Sea-ice area (Northern)
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ICEFRAC
Sea-ice area (Southern)
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PRECST
Snowfall rate (Northern)
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PRECST
Snowfall rate (Southern)
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PRECT
Precipitation rate
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PREH2O
Total precipitable water
plot
QFLX
Surface water flux
plot
SNOWHICE
Snow depth on sea-ice (Northern)
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SNOWHICE
Snow depth on sea-ice (Southern)
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SNOWHLND
Snow depth on land (Northern)
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SNOWHLND
Snow depth on land (Southern)
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Surface Energy Fluxes
FLDS
Downwelling longwave flux
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FLNS
Net longwave flux
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FLNSC
Clearsky net longwave flux
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FSDS
Downwelling shortwave flux
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FSNS
Net shortwave flux
plot
FSNSC
Clearsky net shortwave flux
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LHFLX
Latent heat flux
plot
RESSURF
Residual energy flux
plot
SHFLX
Sensible heat flux
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Top of Model Energy Fluxes
FLNT
Net longwave flux
plot
FLNTC
Clearsky net longwave flux
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FSNT
Net shortwave flux
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FSNTC
Clearsky net shortwave flux
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LWCF
Longwave cloud forcing
plot
SOLIN
Incoming solar radiation
plot
SWCF
Shortwave cloud forcing
plot
Cloud Variables
CLDHGH
High-level cloud amount
plot
CLDLOW
Low-level cloud amount
plot
CLDMED
Mid-level cloud amount
plot
CLDTOT
Total cloud amount
plot
TGCLDIWP
Total grid-box cloud liquid water path (ice)
plot
TGCLDLWP
Total grid-box cloud liquid water path (liquid)
plot
CFMIP Observation Simulator Package (COSP) Primary Diagnostics
ISCCP-COSP From D1 Daytime Jul1983-Sep2008
CALIPSO GOCCP 2007-2010
CLDTOT_CAL
Total cloud amount
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CLDLOW_CAL
Low-level cloud amount
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CLDMED_CAL
Mid-level cloud amount
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CLDHGH_CAL
High-level cloud amount
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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)
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CLDTHICK_MISR
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
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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)
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CLDLOW_ISCCPCOSP
Low-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDMED_ISCCPCOSP
Mid-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDHGH_ISCCPCOSP
High-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDTHICK_ISCCPCOSP
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
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MEANPTOP_ISCCPCOSP
Mean cloud top pressure
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MEANCLDALB_ISCCPCOSP
Mean cloud albedo
plot
MISR L3 CTH-OD V5 Mar2000-Nov2009
CLDTOT_MISR
Total cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDLOW_MISR
Low-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDMED_MISR
Mid-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDHGH_MISR
High-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDTHICK_MISR
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
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MODIS-COSP 2003-2010
CLDTOT_MODIS
Total cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDLOW_MODIS
Low-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDMED_MODIS
Mid-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDHGH_MODIS
High-topped cloud amount (tau > 0.3)
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CLDTHICK_MODIS
Optically thick cloud amount (tau > 23.0)
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CLIMODIS
Total ice cloud amount
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CLWMODIS
Total liquid cloud amount
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IWPMODIS
Mean ice water path
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LWPMODIS
Mean liquid water path
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PCTMODIS
Mean cloud top pressure
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REFFCLIMODIS
Mean effective radius (ice clouds)
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REFFCLWMODIS
Mean effective radius (liquid clouds)
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TAUILOGMODIS
Log-weighted mean optical thickness (ice clouds)
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TAUWLOGMODIS
Log-weighted mean optical thickness (liquid clouds)
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TAUTLOGMODIS
Log-weighted mean optical thickness (all clouds)
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TAUIMODIS
Mean optical thickness (ice clouds)
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TAUWMODIS
Mean optical thickness (liquid clouds)
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TAUTMODIS
Mean optical thickness (all clouds)
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