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Real Time Multiple Ocean Reanalysis Intercomparison

(with contributions from NCEP, ECMWF , JMA , GFDL , NASA , BOM based on 1981-2010 Climatology)

( Background Information , Reference )

Tropical Pacific Ocean

Climate Indices Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly in NINO3: last 4 years     last 15 years     1979-present Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly in NINO4: last 4 years     last 15 years     1979-present Upper 300m heat content anomaly in NINO3: last 4 years     last 15 years     1979-present Upper 300m heat content anomaly in NINO4: last 4 years     last 15 years     1979-present Warm Water Volume: last 4 years     1979-present     WWV/NINO34     DATA     Reference Warm Water Volume average in last two months ending in: Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec Central Tropical Pacific index: last 4 years     1979-present     CTP/NINO34     DATA     Reference Central Tropical Pacific index average in last two months ending in: Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec

Spatial Maps Temperature anom. at z=5m (X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. at z=15m (X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. at z=35m (X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. at z=55m (X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. at z=75m (X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. at z=100m (X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. at z=150m (X-Y section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. in 1S-1N (X-Z section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. in 5S-5N (X-Z section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. in 5N-10N (X-Z section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. in 10S-5S (X-Z section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. in 120W-90W (Y-Z section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. in 150W-120W (Y-Z section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. in 160E-150W (Y-Z section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Temperature anom. in 130E-160E (Y-Z section): last month     month before last month     1979-present Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly: last month     month before last month     1979-present     Upper 300m heat content anomaly: last month     month before last month     1979-present

Hovemoller Plots Upper 300m heat content anomaly in 1S-1N: last month     1979-present Upper 300m heat content anomaly in 5S-5N: last month     1979-present Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly in 1S-1N: last month     1979-present Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly in 5S-5N: last month     1979-present

Influences of ocean observations on spread among ocean reanalyses Spatial distribution of temperature profile #: last month     previous months 1978-present Depth-Time plot of temperature profile # in central-eastern equtorial Pacific     Spread of upper 300 heat content anomaly: last month     month before last month     1979-present Spread of temp. anom. averaged in upper 50m: last month     month before last month     1979-present Spread of temp. anom. averaged in upper 300m: last month     month before last month     1979-present

Global Ocean

Spatial Maps Equatorial temperature anomaly: last month     month before last month     1979-present     Depth of 20C isotherm anomaly: last month     month before last month     1979-present     Upper 300m heat content anomaly: last month     month before last month     1979-present

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