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Real Time Multiple Ocean Reanalysis Intercomparison

(with contributions from NCEP, ECMWF , JMA , GFDL , NASA , BOM , MET , MERCATOR , based on 1993-2013 Climatology)

( Background Information , Reference )

Tropical Pacific Ocean

Spatial Maps Temperature anom. in 1S-1N (X-Z section): last month     month before last month     1993-present Temperature anom. tendency in 1S-1N (X-Z section): last month     month before last month     1993-present Temperature anom. in 5S-5N (X-Z section): last month     month before last month     1993-present Temperature anom. at z=5m(X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1993-present     Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly: last month     month before last month     1993-present     Upper 300m heat content anomaly: last month     month before last month     1993-present     Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential anomaly: last month     month before last month     1993-present

Hovemoller Plots Upper 300m heat content anomaly in 5S-5N: last month     1993-present Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly in 5S-5N: last month     1993-present

ENSO Precursors (Description) Last three month Ensemble Mean D20 anomaly Equatorial zonal wind stress, D20 and off-equatorial D20 anomaly : last four years     1993-present WWV and CTP time series: last four years     1993-present     WWV Data     CTP Data WWV, CTP and ENSO: 1993-present     Latest Predictions

Climate Indices Upper 300m heat content anomaly average in Pacific: last 4 years     1993-present

Influences of ocean observations on spread among ocean reanalyses Spread of D20 anomaly and Spatial distribution of temperature profile #: last month     month before last month     1993-present Spread of upper 300 heat content anomaly and spatial distribution of temperature profile #: last month     month before last month     1993-present Spread of tropical cyclone heat potential anomaly and spatial distribution of temperature profile #: last month     month before last month     1993-present Spread of temp. anom. averaged in upper 50m: last month     month before last month     1993-present Spread of temp. anom. averaged in upper 300m: last month     month before last month     1993-present

Tropical Atlantic Ocean

Spatial Maps Equatorial temperature anomaly: last month     month before last month     1993-present     Temperature anom. at z=5m(X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1993-present     Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly: last month     month before last month     1993-present     Upper 300m heat content anomaly: last month     month before last month     1993-present     Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential anomaly : last month     month before last month     1993-present

Climate Indices Upper 300m heat content anomaly average in Atlantic: last 4 years     1993-present

Influences of ocean observations on spread among ocean reanalyses Spread of D20 anomaly and spatial distribution of temperature profile #: last month     month before last month     1993-present Spread of upper 300 heat content anomaly and Spatial distribution of temperature profile #: last month     month before last month     1993-present Spread of tropical cyclone heat potential anomaly and spatial distribution of temperature profile #: last month     month before last month     1993-present Spread of temp. anom. averaged in upper 50m: last month     month before last month     1993-present Spread of temp. anom. averaged in upper 300m: last month     month before last month     1993-present

Global Ocean

Spatial Maps Equatorial temperature anomaly: last month     month before last month     1993-present     Temperature anom. at z=5m(X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1993-present     Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly: last month     month before last month     1993-present     Upper 300m heat content anomaly: last month     month before last month     1993-present

Climate Indices Global Average Upper 300m heat content anomaly: last 4 years     1993-present

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