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PSD Map Room Climate Products
Global Circulation: Means and Anomalies
| Operational (O) plots from: | 01/13/2009 | Reanalysis (R) plots from: | 01/11/2009 | |
| Last Update Time: | Tuesday, 13-Jan-2009 11:48:32 MST | Last Update Time: | Tuesday, 13-Jan-2009 10:38:27 MST |
| DAILY PLOTS | 01-Day | 07-Day | 30-Day | 90-Day | Time-Longitude Plots (1-day Mean & Anomaly) |
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| 500 mb Heights: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | Operational | Reanalysis |
| 200 mb Eddy Heights: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | ||
| 250 mb Winds: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | Operational | Reanalysis |
| 150 mb Winds: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R |
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| 250 mb Zonal Mean U-Winds: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | ||
| Surface Winds: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | ||
| Sea Level Pressure: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | ||
| Surface Temperatures: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | ||
| Daily (Non-Interpolated) Outgoing Longwave Radiation: | O | O | O | O | ||||||
| Interpolated Outgoing Longwave Radiation: | O | O | O | O | ||||||
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| ANIMATIONS | 1-Day | 7-Day | 30-Day | 90-Day | ||||||||||||
| Anomaly | Mean | Anomaly | Mean | Anomaly | Mean | Anomaly | Mean | |||||||||
| 500 mb Heights: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R |
| 200 mb Eddy Heights: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R |
| 250 mb Winds: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R |
| 150 mb Winds: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R |
| 250 mb Zonal Mean U-Winds: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R |
| Surface Winds: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R |
| Sea Level Pressure: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R |
| Surface Temperatures: | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R | O | R |
| Daily (Non-Interpolated) Outgoing Longwave Radiation: | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | ||||||||
| Interpolated Outgoing Longwave Radiation: | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | ||||||||
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| Comparison of Operational and Reanalysis Anomalies | ||
| 500 mb Heights: | 30 Day Anomaly | 90 Day Anomaly |
| 200 mb Eddy Heights: | 30 Day Anomaly | 90 Day Anomaly |
| 250 mb Winds: | 30 Day Anomaly | 90 Day Anomaly |
| Surface Winds: | 30 Day Anomaly | 90 Day Anomaly |
| Surface Temperatures: | 30 Day Anomaly | 90 Day Anomaly |
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The table shows a comparison of the latest available monthly and seasonal mean anomalies for these two datasets. The reanalysis anomalies are produced using the reanalysis data and its 1968-96 climatology, while the operational anomalies are produced using the operational data and its 1985-95 climatology. These differences provide one measure of uncertainity in these globally analyzed atmospheric fields.