A Comparison of seasonal mean anomalies between the AMIP simulation for NCEP, IRI/ECHAM, CCM3, GFDL, NSIPP and ECPC/SFM system starting for the period 2000 to current based on 1950-1999 climatology

1. (a) Time-longitude cross-section for meridionally averaged (10S-10N) anomalies for

• 200 hPa height
• 200 hPa zonal wind
• precipitation
• surface temperature
• SST

1. (b) Time-latitude cross-section for zonally averaged anomalies for

• 200 hPa height
• 200 hPa zonal wind
• precipitation
• surface Tempeature
• SST
• Land Tempearure

3. Spatial correlation between seasonal mean observed and model simulated anomalies for

a. 200 hPa height anomaly

• Global
• Over Tropics (30S-30N)
• Over PNA (20-70N, 180-60W)

b. Precipitation anomaly

• Global
• Over Tropics (30S-30N)
• Over Tropical Ocean (30S-30N)
• Over PNA (20-70N, 180-60W)

c. SST anomaly

• Over Tropics (30S-30N)

d. Land Temperature anomaly

• Global

4. Running seasonal mean anomalies and grid to grid agreement between the models and observation

• 200 mb. Height anomaly
• Precipitation anomaly
• surface Temperature anomaly
• SST anomaly
• Land Temperature anomaly
• grid to grid agreement for 200 mb. height, Surface Temperature and Precipitation