Study Materials | Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

I. Atmospheric Climatology

Study materials.
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 DJF overturning streamfunction in 1e9 kg/sec JJA overturning streamfunction in 1e9 kg/sec
Zonal-mean temperature (C)	Annual-mean zonal-mean temperature, T (C) DJF zonal-mean temperature, T (C) JJA zonal-mean temperature, T (C)
Zonal-mean potential temperature (K)	Annual zonal-mean potential temperature (K) DJF zonal-mean potential temperature (K) JJA 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) JJA zonal-mean specific humidity (g/kg)
Zonal-mean relative humidity (%)	Annual-mean zonal-mean relative humidity (%) DJF zonal-mean relative humidity (%) JJA 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/m2) Annual-mean, zonal average OLW DJF OLR (in W/m2) 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

Study materials.
OCEANIC OBSERVATIONS	DATA LINKS
Bathymetry	Bathymetry
Annual mean Sea Surface Temperature (SST)	Annual-mean SST DJF SST JJA SST SST evolving over the year 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 N2 (normalized) on 26.5 surface in the Pacific f x N2 (normalized) on 27.5 surface in the Pacific f x N2 (normalized) on 26.5 surface in the Atlantic f x N2 (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 Evaporation minus Precipitation
Wind Stress, curl and Ekman pumping	Annual mean surface stress (0.1 N/m2) Annual mean Ekman pumping (in meters/year)
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)
Oxygen distribution in ml/l	Zonal average across the Atlantic Zonal average across the Pacific