COMPARISON of several ATLAS

Available diagnostics for the Atmosphere

Mean

Global mean of various variables	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

TimeSeries

Comparison with ERBE

Net shortwave flux at TOA	(RST)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
TOA outgoing longwave flux	(RLUT)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Comparison with ISCCP

Cloud area fraction	(CLT)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Comparison with NCP

Surface upward latent heat flux	(HFLS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface upward sensible heat flux	(HFSS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Other variables

Net radiative flux at TOA	(RTNA=RLUT+RST)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Net heat flux at surface	(NHFSA = (NLFS+NSFS) - (HFLS+HFS) )	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Net radiative flux at surface	(RSNA=NLFS+NSFS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Net turbulent flux at surface	(TSNA=HFLS+HFSS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Incoming water flux at surface	(WDS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Map

Comparison with CRUTS2.1

Temperature 2m	(TAS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Comparison with Arkin

Precipitation	(PR)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Comparison with CAYAN

Surface upward latent heat flux	(HFLS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface upward sensible heat flux	(HFSS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Comparison with ERBE

Net shortwave flux at TOA	(RST)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
TOA outgoing longwave flux	(RLUT)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Net radiative flux at TOA	(RTNA)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Comparison with ERS

Zonal wind stress	(TAUU)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Meridional wind stress	(TAUV)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Comparison with ERSST2

Surface temperature: Mean	(TS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface temperature: Variance	(TS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Comparison with ISCCP

Cloud area fraction	(CLT)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Net radiative flux at surface	(RSNA)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Comparison with NCP

Surface upward latent heat flux	(HFLS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface upward sensible heat flux	(HFSS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Sea surface pressure	(PSL)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Sea surface pressure: Variance	(PSL)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Streamfunction at 200 mb	(STF200)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Streamfunction at 850 mb	(STF850)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Wind divergence at 200 mb	(VP200)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Wind divergence at 850 mb	(VP850)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Temperature at 850 mb	(TA850)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Zonal wind at 200 mb	(UA200)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Zonal wind at 850 mb	(UA850)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Meridional wind at 200 mb	(VA200)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Meridional wind at 850 mb	(VA850)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Geopotential height at 200 mb	(ZG200)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Geopotential height at 500 mb	(ZG500)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Geopotential height at 500 mb: Variance	(ZG500)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Mean climatology

Incoming water flux at surface	(WDS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Net heat flux at surface	(NHFSA = (NLFS+NSFS) - (HFLS+HFS) )	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Slice YZ

Comparison with NCP

Specific humidity	(HUS)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Temperature	(TA)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Zonal wind	(UA)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Meridional wind	(VA)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Geopotential height	(ZG)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

EOF

Comparison with Arkin

Precipitation: EOF1	(PR)	DJF	JJA
Precipitation: EOF2	(PR)	DJF	JJA
Precipitation: EOF3	(PR)	DJF	JJA

Comparison with ERSST2

Surface temperature: EOF1	(TS)	DJF	JJA
Surface temperature: EOF2	(TS)	DJF	JJA
Surface temperature: EOF3	(TS)	DJF	JJA

Comparison with NCP

Sea surface pressure over the North Pacific: EOF1	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Sea surface pressure over the North Pacific: EOF2	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Sea surface pressure over the North Pacific: EOF3	(PSL)	DJF	JJA

Sea surface pressure over the North Atlantic: EOF1	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Sea surface pressure over the North Atlantic: EOF2	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Sea surface pressure over the North Atlantic: EOF3	(PSL)	DJF	JJA

Geopotential height at 500 mb over the North Pacific: EOF1	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Geopotential height at 500 mb over the North Pacific: EOF2	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Geopotential height at 500 mb over the North Pacific: EOF3	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA

Geopotential height at 500 mb over the North Atlantic: EOF1	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Geopotential height at 500 mb over the North Atlantic: EOF2	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Geopotential height at 500 mb over the North Atlantic: EOF3	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA

Regression

Comparison with ERSST2

Regression of surface temperature onto the SLP EOF1 over the North Pacific	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the SLP EOF2 over the North Pacific	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the SLP EOF3 over the North Pacific	(PSL)	DJF	JJA

Regression of surface temperature onto the SLP EOF1 over the North Atlantic	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the SLP EOF2 over the North Atlantic	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the SLP EOF3 over the North Atlantic	(PSL)	DJF	JJA

Regression of surface temperature onto the TS EOF1 over the North Pacific	(TS)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the TS EOF2 over the North Pacific	(TS)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the TS EOF3 over the North Pacific	(TS)	DJF	JJA

Regression of surface temperature onto the Z500 EOF1 over the North Pacific	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the Z500 EOF2 over the North Pacific	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the Z500 EOF3 over the North Pacific	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA

Regression of surface temperature onto the Z500 EOF1 over the North Atlantic	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the Z500 EOF2 over the North Atlantic	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Regression of surface temperature onto the Z500 EOF3 over the North Atlantic	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA

Comparison with NCP

Regression of sea level pressure onto the TS EOF1 over the Tropical Pacific	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Regression of sea level pressure onto the TS EOF2 over the Tropical Pacific	(PSL)	DJF	JJA
Regression of sea level pressure onto the TS EOF3 over the Tropical Pacific	(PSL)	DJF	JJA

Available diagnostics for the Ocean

Mean

Regression of geopotential height at 500 mb onto the TS EOF1 over the Tropical Pacific	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Regression of geopotential height at 500 mb onto the TS EOF2 over the Tropical Pacific	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA
Regression of geopotential height at 500 mb onto the TS EOF3 over the Tropical Pacific	(ZG500)	DJF	JJA

Global mean of various variables	ANN

TimeSeries

Global 3D ocean temperature	(VOTEMPER)	ANN
Global 3D ocean salinity	(VOSALINE)	ANN
Global surface ocean temperature	(SOSSTSST)	ANN
Global surface ocean salinity	(SOSALINE)	ANN
Global ocean heat content in the first 300 m	(SOHTC300)	ANN
Global ocean freshwater flux at the surface	(SOWAPLUP)	ANN

Map

Polar view of sea-ice cover and SST in March and September compared with PIOMAS
Polar view of sea-ice thickness and SST in March and September compared with PIOMAS

Mean climatology

Surface ocean temperature (Comparison with Levitus)	(SOSSTSST)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Sea Surface Height (Comparison with Levitus)	(SOSSHEIGH)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface ocean salinity (Comparison with Levitus)	(SOSALINE)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface ocean temperature, zoom on the Atlantic (Comparison with Levitus)	(SOSSTSST)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface ocean salinity, zoom on the Atlantic (Comparison with Levitus)	(SOSALINE)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface ocean temperature, zoom on the Pacific (Comparison with Levitus)	(SOSSTSST)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface ocean salinity, zoom on the Pacific (Comparison with Levitus)	(SOSALINE)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface ocean temperature, zoom on the indian (Comparison with Levitus)	(SOSSTSST)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface ocean salinity, zoom on the Indian (Comparison with Levitus)	(SOSALINE)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Ocean temperature at 149 m (Comparison with Levitus)	(VOTEMPER)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Ocean temperature at 1615 m (Comparison with Levitus)	(VOTEMPER)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Ocean heat content in the first 300 m	(SOHTC300)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Meridional ocean velocity at 149 m	(VOMECTRY)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Mixed Layer Depth	(SOMXL010)	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Variance climatology

Mixed Layer Depth	(SOMXL010)	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Surface ocean temperature	(SOSSTSST)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Surface ocean salinity	(SOSALINE)	ANN	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

Seasonal Cycle

Mean Seasonal Cycle of the SST along the equator

Slice

Global Meridional Stream Function	(ZOMSFGLO)	ANN
Atlantic Meridional Stream Function	(ZOMSFATL)	ANN
Pacific Meridional Stream Function	(ZOMSFPAC)	ANN
Indo-Pacific Meridional Stream Function	(ZOMSFIPC)	ANN

Zonal Mean Temperature (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOTEMGLO)	ANN
Zonal Mean Temperature: Atlantic (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOTEMATL)	ANN
Zonal Mean Temperature: Atlantic + Mediteranean (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOTEMATL)	ANN
Zonal Mean Temperature: Pacific (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOTEMPAC)	ANN
Zonal Mean Temperature: Indian (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOTEMIND)	ANN
Zonal Mean Temperature: Indo-Pacific (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOTEMIPC)	ANN

Zonal Mean Salinity (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOSALGLO)	ANN
Zonal Mean Salinity: Atlantic (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOSALATL)	ANN
Zonal Mean Salinity: Atlantic + Mediteranean (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOSALATL)	ANN
Zonal Mean Salinity: Pacific (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOSALPAC)	ANN
Zonal Mean Salinity: Indian (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOSALIND)	ANN
Zonal Mean Salinity: Indo-Pacific (Comparison with Levitus)	(ZOSALIPC)	ANN

Monitoring

Time Series

Temperature, salinity and sea surface height 3D	here

Temperature and salinity comparison with Levitus	here

Gilbratar Strait Diagnostic	here

El Nino	here

Mass, Heat and Salt transports	here

Max and Min MOC Times Series	here

Max MOC Time Series at 40°N and 30°S	here

Sea Ice Monthly Time Series	here

Sea Ice Monthly Time Series with NOAA data	here

Sea Ice Annual Time Series (Max)	here

Sea Ice Annual Time Series (Min)	here

Seasonal Cycle

Heat Transport	here

Map

GLOBAL

Mixed Layer based on density criterium 0.01	here

Mixed Layer based on density criterium 0.03	here

Mixed Layer based on temperature criterium 0.2	here

Surface Temperature	here

Surface Salinity	here

Tempreature at 150m	here

Salinity at 150m	here

Sea surface height	here

Heat Flux	here

Water Flux	here

Water Damping	here

NORTH ATLANTIC

Mixed Layer based on density criterium 0.01	here

Mixed Layer based on density criterium 0.03	here

Mixed Layer based on temperature criterium	here

Barotropic Transport	here

SOUTH ATLANTIC

Barotropic Transport	here

ICE

North

Artic Ice concentration (March)	here

Artic Ice thickness (March)	here

Artic Ice concentration (September)	here

Artic Ice thickness (September)	here

South

Artic Ice concentration (March)	here

Artic Ice thickness (March)	here

Artic Ice concentration (September)	here

Artic Ice thickness (September)	here

MOC

Global Ocean	here

North Atlantic	here

Austral	here

Indo-Pacific	here