Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

Study Materials

I. Atmospheric Climatology

ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS	DATA LINKS
Zonal winds in m/s	Annual-mean zonal wind U           DJF zonal wind U           JJA zonal wind U
Meridional overturning circulation	Annual overturning streamfunction in 1e9 kg/sec
Zonal-mean temperature (C)	Annual-mean zonal-mean temperature          DJF zonal-mean temperature           JJA zonal-mean temperature
Zonal-mean potential temperature (K)	Annual-mean, zonal-average Moist potential temperature           Temperature profiles averaged over in the tropical belt - 30N to 30S           Dry potential temperature           Moist potential temperature
Zonal-mean geopotential anomaly (m)	Zonal-mean geopotential anomaly (m)           DJF zonal-mean geopotential anomaly (m)           JJA zonal-mean geopotential anomaly (m)
Zonal-mean specific humidity (g/kg)	Annual-mean zonal-mean specific humidity (g/kg)            Saturated specific humidity for annual-mean conditions: q* (g/kg)           DJF zonal-mean specific humidity (g/kg)
Zonal-mean relative humidity (%)	Annual-mean zonal-mean relative humidity (%)            DJF zonal-mean relative humidity (%)
Surface air temperature	January surface air temperature           July surface air temperature           January - July surface air temperature
Maps of Outgoing longwave radiation (in W/m**2)	Annual-mean OLR (in W/m**2)           Annual-mean, zonal average OLW           DJF OLR (in W/m**2)           JJA OLR (in W/m**2)
Global average atmospheric quantities	Temperature and potential temperature           Temperature           Potential temperature           Specific humidity           Wind
Cloud pictures	Cumulus clouds           Cumulonimbus cloud           Supercell
Surface pressure	Annual-mean Surface Pressure           Zonal average surface pressure           Zonal average zonal surface wind           Zonal average meridional surface wind
Albedo	Albedo of the Earth’s surface

II. Ocean Climatology

OCEANIC OBSERVATIONS	DATA LINKS
Bathymetry	Bathymetry
Annual mean Sea Surface Temperature (SST)	Annual-mean SST           DJF SST           JJA SST                   Instantaneous map of SST as observed by satellite
Annual mean Sea Surface Salinity (SSS)	Annual mean surface salinity distribution (in psu)
Sea Surface topography	Ten-year mean height of the sea surface relative to the geoid (in cms)
Annual average zonal-mean potential temperature	Cross-section of zonal-average temperature over top km           Cross-section of zonal-average temperature over whole water column           Zonal average Temperature across Atlantic (0 to 60W)
Annual average zonal-mean Salinity	Cross-section of zonal-average salinity over top km (in psu)           Cross-section of zonal-average salinity over whole water column           Zonal average Salinity across Atlantic (0 to 60W)
Annual average zonal-mean potential density (referenced to the surface)	Cross-section of zonal-average potential density over top km           Zonal-average potential density over whole water column           Depth of the sigma = 26.5 surface (annual mean)           Annual-mean Potential density at 100m depth
Mean ocean stratification	N/f_ref at a depth of 200m           f x N**2 (normalized) on 26.5 surface in the Pacific           f x N**2 (normalized) on 27.5 surface in the Pacific           f x N**2 (normalized) on 26.5 surface in the Atlantic           f x N**2 (normalized) on 27.4 surface in the Atlantic
Air-sea heat flux	Solar + longwave (positive is out of the ocean, negative in to the ocean)           Latent heat flux           Sensible heat flux           Net air-sea heat flux           Solar           Longwave
Annual Mean Precipitation, Evaporation Rate (m/yr)	Evaporation            Annual Mean Precipitation Rate
Wind Stress, curl and Ekman pumping	Annual mean surface stress (0.1 N/m2)
Sverdrup transport	Sverdrup transport in the Pacific
Hydrography	Gulf Stream           30S: Atlantic           30W: Atlantic
Mixed layer depth	Mixed layer depth in JFM (m)           Mixed layer depth in JJA (m)