EUROCS PACIFIC
GCM results submitted by the
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Insitute (KNMI), De Bilt, The Netherlands
Click here for a short description of the details of the simulations.
Contour plots
These plots are vertical X-Z cross-sections along the two diagonals of the parameters involved in the intercomparison. They are monthly means.
| Parameter | June | July | August |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potential temperature |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
| Specific humidity |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
| Relative humidity |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
| Zonal wind |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
| Meridional wind |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
| Vertical velocity |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
| Cloud cover |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
| Specific cloud liquid water content |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
| Specific cloud ice water content |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
1,
2 |
Diurnal cycle of single-level-parameters
These figures show the monthly average diurnal cycle of the single-level parameters, for each of the three months and for both diagonal sections (1 and 2, see the case description for more details). The observational data is obtained from the ISCCP dataset.
| Single-level-parameter | June | July | August |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea surface temperature | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Outgoing longwave radiation | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Surface downward longwave radiation | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| TOA net shortwave radiation | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Surface downward shortwave radiation | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Surface latent heat flux | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Surface sensible heat flux | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Total cloud cover | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Total column water vapour | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Liquid water path | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Ice water path | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Total precipitation (conv. + strat.) | 1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Cloud radiative forcing (sw) |
1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
| Cloud radiative forcing (lw) |
1, 2 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
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