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DIAG Set 3 - Line plots of DJF, JJA and ANN zonal means


IPCC/CRU climatology 1961-90 DJF JJA ANN
TREFHT * 2-meter air temperature (land) plot plot plot

Willmott & Matsuura 1950-99 DJF JJA ANN
TREFHT * 2-meter air temperature (land) plot plot plot

Legates & Willmott 1920-80 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT * Precipitation rate plot plot plot
TREFHT * 2-meter air temperature plot plot plot

JRA25 Reanalysis 1979-2004 DJF JJA ANN
PREH2O * Total precipitable water plot plot plot
PSL * Sea level pressure plot plot plot
SHFLX Surface sensible heat flux plot plot plot
LHFLX Surface latent heat flux plot plot plot
TREFHT 2-meter air temperature plot plot plot

NCEP Reanalysis 1979-98 DJF JJA ANN
PREH2O * Total precipitable water plot plot plot
PSL * Sea level pressure plot plot plot
SHFLX Surface sensible heat flux plot plot plot
TS * Surface temperature plot plot plot

ECMWF Reanalysis 1979-93 DJF JJA ANN
LHFLX Surface latent heat flux plot plot plot
PREH2O * Precipitable water plot plot plot
QFLX Surface water flux plot plot plot

ERA40 Reanalysis 1980-2001 DJF JJA ANN
LHFLX Surface latent heat flux plot plot plot
PREH2O * Precipitable water plot plot plot

MODIS 2000-2004 DJF JJA ANN
PREH2O * Total precipitable water plot plot plot
TGCLDLWP Cloud liquid water plot plot plot

NVAP 1988-1999 DJF JJA ANN
PREH2O * Total precipitable water plot plot plot
TGCLDLWP Cloud liquid water (ocean) plot plot plot

AIRS IR Sounder 2002-06 DJF JJA ANN
PREH2O * Total precipitable water plot plot plot

Woods Hole OAFLUX 1958-2006 DJF JJA ANN
LHFLX Latent Heat Flux plot plot plot
QFLX Surface Water Flux plot plot plot

GPCP 1979-2009 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT * Precipitation rate plot plot plot

CMAP (Xie-Arkin) 1979-98 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT * Precipitation rate plot plot plot

SSM/I (Wentz) 1987-2000 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT * Precipitation rate (ocean) plot plot plot
PREH2O * Total precipitable water (ocean) plot plot plot
TGCLDLWP Cloud liquid water (ocean) plot plot plot

TRMM (3B43) 1998-2009 DJF JJA ANN
PRECT * Precipitation rate plot plot plot

Large-Yeager 1984-2004 DJF JJA ANN
SHFLX Surface sensible heat flux plot plot plot
QFLX Surface water flux plot plot plot
FLNS Surf Net LW flux plot plot plot
FSNS Surf Net SW flux plot plot plot

CERES-EBAF March 2000-Feb 2010 DJF JJA ANN
FLUT * TOA upward LW flux plot plot plot
FLUTC * TOA clearsky upward LW flux plot plot plot
FSNTOA * TOA net SW flux plot plot plot
FSNTOAC * TOA clearsky net SW flux plot plot plot
LWCF * TOA longwave cloud forcing plot plot plot
SWCF * TOA shortwave cloud forcing plot plot plot

CERES 2000-2003 DJF JJA ANN
FLUT * TOA upward LW flux plot plot plot
FLUTC * TOA clearsky upward LW flux plot plot plot
FSNTOA * TOA net SW flux plot plot plot
FSNTOAC * TOA clearsky net SW flux plot plot plot
LWCF * TOA longwave cloud forcing plot plot plot
SWCF * TOA shortwave cloud forcing plot plot plot

ERBE Feb1985-Apr1989 DJF JJA ANN
FLUT * TOA upward longwave flux plot plot plot
FLUTC * TOA clearsky upward longwave flux plot plot plot
FSNTOA * TOA net shortwave flux plot plot plot
FSNTOAC * TOA clearsky net shortwave flux plot plot plot
LWCF * TOA longwave cloud forcing plot plot plot
SWCF * TOA shortwave cloud forcing plot plot plot

ISCCP FD Jul1983-Dec2000 DJF JJA ANN
FLDS Surf LW downwelling flux plot plot plot
FLDSC Clearsky Surf LW downwelling flux plot plot plot
FLNS Surf Net LW flux plot plot plot
FLNSC Clearsky Surf Net LW flux plot plot plot
FSDS Surf SW downwelling flux plot plot plot
FSDSC Clearsky Surf SW downwelling flux plot plot plot
FSNS Surf Net SW flux plot plot plot
FSNSC Clearsky Surf Net SW flux plot plot plot
LWCFSRF Surf LW cloud forcing plot plot plot
SWCFSRF Surf SW cloud forcing plot plot plot

ISCCP D2 1983-2001 DJF JJA ANN
CLDHGH (IR clouds) High cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDHGH (VIS/IR/NIR clouds) High cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDLOW (IR clouds) Low cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDLOW (VIS/IR/NIR clouds) Low cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDMED (IR clouds) Mid cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDMED (VIS/IR/NIR clouds) Mid cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDTOT (IR clouds) * Total cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDTOT (VIS/IR/NIR clouds) * Total cloud amount plot plot plot

Warren Cloud Surface OBS DJF JJA ANN
CLDLOW Low cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDTOT * Total cloud amount plot plot plot

CLOUDSAT (Radar+Lidar) Sep2006-Dec2010 DJF JJA ANN
CLDTOT * Total cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDLOW Low cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDMED Medium cloud amount plot plot plot
CLDHGH High cloud amount plot plot plot
*WGNE diagnostic variable