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  Updated 12 October, 2003 |
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Figure 8: Comparison of annual, winter, and summer average temperatures (oF) for the US from (a) observations, (b) the CGCM1 model, and (c) the HadCM2 model. Results are for the period 1961-90. The model-simulated temperatures, their spatial patterns, and their seasonal ranges are in quite good agreement with observations generated by the VEMAP project. [Difference plots are also provided on the Web site containing the figures.] The following figures show the GCM-simulated and VEMAP observational
data from 1961-1990. The (annual) mean temperatures is in degrees F
(not differences), winter and summer temperatures are in degrees F,
seasonal temperature ranges are in degrees F (summer - winter), annual
precipitation is in inches/month, and seasonal precipitation ranges are in
inches/month (summer - winter). Mean temperature is calculated as
the mean of the minimum and maximum temperatures, so that the model data
are consistent with the VEMAP data. |
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