Files of the type "*.ps.gz" can be automatically expanded and viewed with recent versions of ghostscript. A list of data sets referenced in the figures is given below.
200 hPa geopotential height Z200.ann.ps.gz Z200.djf.ps.gz Z200.jja.ps.gz Z200.mam.ps.gz Z200.son.ps.gz 200 hPa geopotential height stationary eddies Z200star.ann.ps.gz Z200star.djf.ps.gz Z200star.jja.ps.gz Z200star.mam.ps.gz Z200star.son.ps.gz 200 hPa zonal wind u200.ann.ps.gz u200.djf.ps.gz u200.jja.ps.gz u200.mam.ps.gz u200.son.ps.gz 2 meter temperature by regions t_ref.africa.ann.ps.gz t_ref.africa.djf.ps.gz t_ref.africa.jja.ps.gz t_ref.africa.mam.ps.gz t_ref.africa.son.ps.gz t_ref.eurasia.ann.ps.gz t_ref.eurasia.djf.ps.gz t_ref.eurasia.jja.ps.gz t_ref.eurasia.mam.ps.gz t_ref.eurasia.son.ps.gz t_ref.global.ann.ps.gz t_ref.global.djf.ps.gz t_ref.global.jja.ps.gz t_ref.global.mam.ps.gz t_ref.global.son.ps.gz t_ref.monsoon.ann.ps.gz t_ref.monsoon.djf.ps.gz t_ref.monsoon.jja.ps.gz t_ref.monsoon.mam.ps.gz t_ref.monsoon.son.ps.gz t_ref.north_america.ann.ps.gz t_ref.north_america.djf.ps.gz t_ref.north_america.jja.ps.gz t_ref.north_america.mam.ps.gz t_ref.north_america.son.ps.gz t_ref.south_america.ann.ps.gz t_ref.south_america.djf.ps.gz t_ref.south_america.jja.ps.gz t_ref.south_america.mam.ps.gz t_ref.south_america.son.ps.gz t_ref.tropics.ann.ps.gz t_ref.tropics.djf.ps.gz t_ref.tropics.jja.ps.gz t_ref.tropics.mam.ps.gz t_ref.tropics.son.ps.gz 500 hPa geopotential height Z500.ann.ps.gz Z500.djf.ps.gz Z500.jja.ps.gz Z500.mam.ps.gz Z500.son.ps.gz 500 hPa geopotential height stationary eddies Z500star.ann.ps.gz Z500star.djf.ps.gz Z500star.jja.ps.gz Z500star.mam.ps.gz Z500star.son.ps.gz 500 hPa geopotential Height stationary eddies (No. Hemis. only) Z500star.nh.ann.ps.gz Z500star.nh.djf.ps.gz Z500star.nh.jja.ps.gz Z500star.nh.mam.ps.gz Z500star.nh.son.ps.gz 850 hPa geopotential height Z850.ann.ps.gz Z850.djf.ps.gz Z850.jja.ps.gz Z850.mam.ps.gz Z850.son.ps.gz 850 hPa geopotential height stationary eddies Z850star.ann.ps.gz Z850star.djf.ps.gz Z850star.jja.ps.gz Z850star.mam.ps.gz Z850star.son.ps.gz 850 hPa zonal wind u850.ann.ps.gz u850.djf.ps.gz u850.jja.ps.gz u850.mam.ps.gz u850.son.ps.gz Curl of surface stress (for the Atlantic and Pacific basins) curl_tau_atl_pac.ann.ps.gz curl_tau_atl_pac.djf.ps.gz curl_tau_atl_pac.jja.ps.gz curl_tau_atl_pac.mam.ps.gz curl_tau_atl_pac.son.ps.gz Liquid water path (vs. Greenwald) lwpgr.ann.ps.gz lwpgr.djf.ps.gz lwpgr.jja.ps.gz lwpgr.mam.ps.gz lwpgr.son.ps.gz Liquid water path (vs. Weng-Grady) lwpwg.ann.ps.gz lwpwg.djf.ps.gz lwpwg.jja.ps.gz lwpwg.mam.ps.gz lwpwg.son.ps.gz Longwave cloud forcing lwcf.ann.ps.gz lwcf.djf.ps.gz lwcf.jja.ps.gz lwcf.mam.ps.gz lwcf.son.ps.gz Low cloud amount lcasobs.ann.ps.gz lcasobs.djf.ps.gz lcasobs.jja.ps.gz lcasobs.mam.ps.gz lcasobs.son.ps.gz Net cloud forcing netcf.ann.ps.gz netcf.djf.ps.gz netcf.jja.ps.gz netcf.mam.ps.gz netcf.son.ps.gz Net radiation (TOA) netradtoa.ann.ps.gz netradtoa.djf.ps.gz netradtoa.jja.ps.gz netradtoa.mam.ps.gz netradtoa.son.ps.gz Net shortwave absorbed swabs.ann.ps.gz swabs.djf.ps.gz swabs.jja.ps.gz swabs.mam.ps.gz swabs.son.ps.gz Outgoing longwave radiation olr.ann.ps.gz olr.djf.ps.gz olr.jja.ps.gz olr.mam.ps.gz olr.son.ps.gz Precipitation precip.ann.ps.gz precip.djf.ps.gz precip.jja.ps.gz precip.mam.ps.gz precip.son.ps.gz Precipitation by regions precip_reg.africa.ann.ps.gz precip_reg.africa.djf.ps.gz precip_reg.africa.jja.ps.gz precip_reg.africa.mam.ps.gz precip_reg.africa.son.ps.gz precip_reg.eurasia.ann.ps.gz precip_reg.eurasia.djf.ps.gz precip_reg.eurasia.jja.ps.gz precip_reg.eurasia.mam.ps.gz precip_reg.eurasia.son.ps.gz precip_reg.global.ann.ps.gz precip_reg.global.djf.ps.gz precip_reg.global.jja.ps.gz precip_reg.global.mam.ps.gz precip_reg.global.son.ps.gz precip_reg.monsoon.ann.ps.gz precip_reg.monsoon.djf.ps.gz precip_reg.monsoon.jja.ps.gz precip_reg.monsoon.mam.ps.gz precip_reg.monsoon.son.ps.gz precip_reg.north_america.ann.ps.gz precip_reg.north_america.djf.ps.gz precip_reg.north_america.jja.ps.gz precip_reg.north_america.mam.ps.gz precip_reg.north_america.son.ps.gz precip_reg.south_america.ann.ps.gz precip_reg.south_america.djf.ps.gz precip_reg.south_america.jja.ps.gz precip_reg.south_america.mam.ps.gz precip_reg.south_america.son.ps.gz precip_reg.tropics.ann.ps.gz precip_reg.tropics.djf.ps.gz precip_reg.tropics.jja.ps.gz precip_reg.tropics.mam.ps.gz precip_reg.tropics.son.ps.gz Sea level pressure (global) slp.ann.ps.gz slp.djf.ps.gz slp.jja.ps.gz slp.mam.ps.gz slp.son.ps.gz Sea level pressure (Northern Hemisphere) slp.nh.ann.ps.gz slp.nh.djf.ps.gz slp.nh.jja.ps.gz slp.nh.mam.ps.gz slp.nh.son.ps.gz Sea level pressure (Southern Hemisphere) slp.sh.ann.ps.gz slp.sh.djf.ps.gz slp.sh.jja.ps.gz slp.sh.mam.ps.gz slp.sh.son.ps.gz Shortwave cloud forcing swcf.ann.ps.gz swcf.djf.ps.gz swcf.jja.ps.gz swcf.mam.ps.gz swcf.son.ps.gz Total cloud amount (vs. ISCCP) totcldamt.ann.ps.gz totcldamt.djf.ps.gz totcldamt.jja.ps.gz totcldamt.mam.ps.gz totcldamt.son.ps.gz Total cloud amount (vs. SOBS) tcasobs.ann.ps.gz tcasobs.djf.ps.gz tcasobs.jja.ps.gz tcasobs.mam.ps.gz tcasobs.son.ps.gz Water vapor path wvp.ann.ps.gz wvp.djf.ps.gz wvp.jja.ps.gz wvp.mam.ps.gz wvp.son.ps.gz Zonal-mean meridional wind zmv.ann.ps.gz zmv.djf.ps.gz zmv.jja.ps.gz zmv.mam.ps.gz zmv.son.ps.gz Zonal-mean relative humidity relhum.ann.ps.gz relhum.djf.ps.gz relhum.jja.ps.gz relhum.mam.ps.gz relhum.son.ps.gz Zonal-mean temperature zmtemperature.ann.ps.gz zmtemperature.djf.ps.gz zmtemperature.jja.ps.gz zmtemperature.mam.ps.gz zmtemperature.son.ps.gz Zonal-mean temperature (log pressure) zmtemperature_logp.ann.ps.gz zmtemperature_logp.djf.ps.gz zmtemperature_logp.jja.ps.gz zmtemperature_logp.mam.ps.gz zmtemperature_logp.son.ps.gz Zonal-mean zonal wind zmu.ann.ps.gz zmu.djf.ps.gz zmu.jja.ps.gz zmu.mam.ps.gz zmu.son.ps.gz Zonal-mean zonal wind (log pressure) zmu_logp.ann.ps.gz zmu_logp.djf.ps.gz zmu_logp.jja.ps.gz zmu_logp.mam.ps.gz zmu_logp.son.ps.gz Zonal-mean zonal wind (vs. ECMWF) zmu_vs_era.ann.ps.gz zmu_vs_era.djf.ps.gz zmu_vs_era.jja.ps.gz zmu_vs_era.mam.ps.gz zmu_vs_era.son.ps.gz Zonal component of surface stress (for the Atlantic and Pacific basins) tau_x_atl_pac.ann.ps.gz tau_x_atl_pac.djf.ps.gz tau_x_atl_pac.jja.ps.gz tau_x_atl_pac.mam.ps.gz tau_x_atl_pac.son.ps.gz
NCEP Reanalysis (Kalnay et al. 1996) ECMWF Reanalysis (Gibson et al. 1997) ISCCP (Rossow and Schiffer 1999) COADS (da Silva et al. 1994) Weng-Grody (Weng et al. 1997) Greenwald (Greenwald et al. 1993) SOBS, Surface Observed Cloud Dataset (Warren et al. 1986; Warren et al. 1988) NVAP (Randel et al. 1996) CMAP (Xie and Arkin 1997) CRU (New et al. 1999) ERS (CERSAT-IFREMER 2002)Complete references can be found in: