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DIAG Set 7 - Polar contour/vector plots of DJF, JJA and ANN means



Willmott & Matsuura 1950-99



Northern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
TREFHT 2-meter temperature (land) plot plot plot

Southern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
TREFHT 2-meter temperature (land) plot plot plot

NCEP Reanalysis 1979-98



Northern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
PSL Sea-level pressure plot plot plot
SURF WIND Near surface wind plot plot plot
TS Surface temperature plot plot plot
Z 500 500 mb geopotential height plot plot plot

Southern Hemisphere


PSL Sea-level pressure plot plot plot
SURF WIND Near surface wind plot plot plot
TS Surface temperature plot plot plot
Z 500 500 mb geopotential height plot plot plot

ECMWF Reanalysis 1979-93



Northern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
Z 500 500 mb geopotential height plot plot plot

Southern Hemisphere


Z 500 500 mb geopotential height plot plot plot

ECMWF Reanalysis 1985-88



Northern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
FLDS Longwave downwelling surface flux plot plot plot
FSDS Shortwave downwelling surface flux plot plot plot

Southern Hemisphere


FLDS Longwave downwelling surface flux plot plot plot
FSDS Shortwave downwelling surface flux plot plot plot

ERBE Feb1985-Apr1989



Northern Hemisphere 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

Southern Hemisphere


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

ISCCP Jul1983-Dec1999



Northern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
CLDHGH High cloud cover plot plot plot
CLDLOW Low cloud cover plot plot plot
CLDMED Mid cloud cover plot plot plot
CLDTOT Total cloud cover plot plot plot

Southern Hemisphere


CLDHGH High cloud cover plot plot plot
CLDLOW Low cloud cover plot plot plot
CLDMED Mid cloud cover plot plot plot
CLDTOT Total cloud cover plot plot plot

Warren Cloud SOBS



Northern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
CLDLOW Low cloud cover plot plot plot
CLDTOT Total cloud cover plot plot plot

Southern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
CLDLOW Low cloud cover plot plot plot
CLDTOT Total cloud cover plot plot plot

HadISST/OI.v2 1982-2001



Northern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
ICEFRAC Sea-ice concentration plot plot plot

Southern Hemisphere


ICEFRAC Sea-ice concentration plot plot plot

SMMR & SSM/I 1979-99



Northern Hemisphere DJF JJA ANN
ICEFRAC Sea-ice concentration plot plot plot

Southern Hemisphere


ICEFRAC Sea-ice concentration plot plot plot