NTAS Observed data vs Model Outputs

Yearly averages of observed meteorogical and surface fluxes are compared with model outputs.

For information on data sources and variable descriptions, please see AnnualMeans.html.

See also NTASAnnualMeans.html for a discussion of the variation by year of observed data.


Meteorological Means

Mouse over row headers for definitions.

Year: 2002


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.2926.0126.6026.2026.38
SH16.216.217.015.717.1
SST26.9326.8126.90NA26.88
WSPD6.97.38.27.28.3
WDIR255.9256.6NA257.8NA
SWR245.6252.8NANANA
LWR406.0399.4NANANA
RAINtot278.7562.5298.6282.2NA
BPR1015.61015.51014.9NANA


Year: 2003


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3925.9726.6626.2126.41
SH16.316.317.115.817.2
SST27.0026.8126.99NA26.97
WSPD6.26.67.16.67.7
WDIR255.7258.1NA258.3NA
SWR247.2248.2NANANA
LWR411.2401.3NANANA
RAINtot266.8737.5639.3321.1NA
BPR1015.11015.11014.7NANA


Year: 2004


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.6226.2126.6826.4826.55
SH16.416.417.016.117.1
SST27.3227.1027.28NA27.28
WSPD5.96.47.66.27.6
WDIR260.1257.0NA258.4NA
SWR238.8246.9NANANA
LWR403.6402.0NANANA
RAINtot651.8920.0673.9568.5NA
BPR1014.61014.71014.6NANA


Year: 2005


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP27.1526.8627.4027.0027.23
SH17.016.917.916.617.8
SST27.9727.7727.90NA27.87
WSPD5.66.06.85.97.2
WDIR261.2258.5NA260.2NA
SWR238.1243.5NANANA
LWR407.8407.0NANANA
RAINtot615.01138.21374.4623.7NA
BPR1013.61013.91013.9NANA


Year: 2006


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7126.3726.9126.4226.75
SH16.516.517.716.017.6
SST27.2327.0827.22NA27.17
WSPD6.47.07.76.87.9
WDIR256.7257.8NA258.1NA
SWR242.4248.9NANANA
LWR406.6401.5NANANA
RAINtot494.0846.51138.1418.8NA
BPR1014.71014.71014.5NANA


Year: 2007


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.4526.1726.6826.3726.54
SH16.316.217.415.917.4
SST27.0026.9426.97NA27.06
WSPD6.37.07.56.87.6
WDIR258.8260.2NA259.8NA
SWR242.7247.1NANANA
LWR407.1402.1NANANA
RAINtot484.5712.3555.2493.1NA
BPR1014.71014.71014.3NANA


Year: 2008


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3826.0326.6326.2526.44
SH16.116.017.315.917.2
SST27.0626.8927.05NA27.07
WSPD6.16.67.26.67.5
WDIR251.5253.1NA254.8NA
SWR243.2246.5NANANA
LWR405.4400.7NANANA
RAINtot551.6925.31163.2477.1NA
BPR1014.11014.41014.0NANA


Year: 2009


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.5126.0926.7026.2726.53
SH16.416.217.316.017.4
SST27.0026.9327.01NA27.11
WSPD6.57.17.77.07.8
WDIR255.0256.4NA257.5NA
SWR249.1246.8NANANA
LWR401.2401.3NANANA
RAINtot582.7841.0460.3402.9NA
BPR1014.51014.81014.3NANA


Year: 2010


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP27.4026.9927.5327.1127.37
SH17.117.018.116.718.1
SST28.0027.8527.93NA27.93
WSPD5.56.06.45.86.9
WDIR264.1259.6NA260.4NA
SWR248.5245.3NANANA
LWR407.9407.7NANANA
RAINtot618.61054.7626.8429.1NA
BPR1013.61013.71013.5NANA


Year: 2011


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.8826.5627.1726.7227.00
SH16.816.717.916.517.9
SST27.5527.4227.51NA27.52
WSPD6.26.87.26.67.6
WDIR251.5260.0NA260.6NA
SWR249.0240.8NANANA
LWR411.4405.7NANANA
RAINtot673.21201.8614.3499.2NA
BPR1013.61013.91013.6NANA


Year: 2012


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMPNA26.3426.9026.3926.77
SHNA16.417.516.217.5
SSTNA27.1527.28NA27.31
WSPDNA6.87.36.57.5
WDIRNA254.0NA254.9NA
SWRNA244.3NANANA
LWRNA402.7NANANA
RAINtotNA829.7680.1512.7NA
BPRNA1014.51013.9NANA


Year: 2013


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7026.2726.9626.3926.74
SH16.316.217.516.217.6
SST27.2827.0627.36NA27.37
WSPD6.47.17.76.87.8
WDIR252.7255.6NA256.7NA
SWR249.2244.2NANANA
LWR403.7402.3NANANA
RAINtot491.6839.2575.7484.6NA
BPR1014.41014.91014.4NANA


Year: 2014


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMPNA25.8526.2625.9826.30
SHNA15.816.615.817.0
SSTNA26.6026.78NA26.85
WSPDNA7.57.67.08.0
WDIRNA257.4NA256.5NA
SWRNA243.9NANANA
LWRNA401.0NANANA
RAINtotNA730.3854.4415.2NA
BPRNA1015.51015.1NANA


Year: 2015


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3825.9726.2426.0626.40
SH16.116.216.415.917.3
SST26.9026.7026.91NA26.95
WSPD6.77.67.47.18.1
WDIR265.0255.6NA255.8NA
SWR245.6245.3270.5NANA
LWR407.7402.1394.9NANA
RAINtot513.7732.5644.2319.1NA
BPR1015.51015.61015.4NANA


Year: 2016


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7226.3726.5626.4926.84
SH16.416.716.716.317.8
SST27.3427.1227.20NA27.28
WSPD6.37.16.96.77.6
WDIR258.6257.8NA257.5NA
SWR248.9244.9270.7NANA
LWR409.7405.5397.5NANA
RAINtot348.0935.3871.3444.3NA
BPR1014.91014.91014.9NANA



Surface Flux Means

Surface fluxes are calculated with the COARE 3.5 Bulk Flux algorithm (Fairall et al., 1996, 2003, Edson et al., 2012)

Mouse over variable names for definitions.

Year: 2002


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.5-9.4-2.9-6.3-5.8
QH-140.6-155.7-183.3-179.2-138.8
QN34.715.5-4.8-10.2NA
Qs230.9239.8237.0238.5NA
Ql-51.0-59.1-55.6-63.2NA
WSSv0.0910.0950.0930.105NA
WSSsc0.0940.0950.0930.105NA
WSD255.0257.1253.4257.5NA


Year: 2003


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.0-9.4-3.2-6.5-6.0
QH-135.0-148.3-166.4-170.4-130.2
QN46.920.610.50.6NA
Qs232.4235.5234.4240.7NA
Ql-46.4-57.3-54.3-63.2NA
WSSv0.0810.0860.0760.095NA
WSSsc0.0860.0860.0760.095NA
WSD254.8258.0257.5257.9NA


Year: 2004


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.6-10.0-8.1-7.5-8.0
QH-137.6-151.8-193.9-169.4-140.2
QN26.614.1-30.5-3.9NA
Qs224.5234.2223.0235.4NA
Ql-55.6-58.3-51.6-62.4NA
WSSv0.0760.0810.0860.089NA
WSSsc0.0830.0810.0860.089NA
WSD258.4256.7255.6257.4NA


Year: 2005


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-5.4-10.9-5.5-8.1-6.5
QH-136.8-156.5-173.1-171.2-135.9
QN26.46.1-14.8-6.8NA
Qs223.9231.0214.3234.8NA
Ql-55.3-57.5-50.4-62.3NA
WSSv0.0690.0720.0710.081NA
WSSsc0.0760.0720.0710.081NA
WSD260.0257.7256.3259.6NA


Year: 2006


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.2-10.1-3.3-6.4-4.6
QH-139.3-159.5-167.2-173.1-130.6
QN33.17.9-2.91.1NA
Qs227.8236.2217.2244.1NA
Ql-52.2-58.7-49.7-63.4NA
WSSv0.0840.0910.0850.098NA
WSSsc0.0890.0910.0850.098NA
WSD255.6257.1255.3257.5NA


Year: 2007


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.3-10.0-2.3-6.3-5.6
QH-134.6-158.9-157.1-175.1-127.0
QN40.08.39.7-5.2NA
Qs228.1234.4218.6238.7NA
Ql-50.3-57.2-49.5-62.6NA
WSSv0.0800.0900.0780.097NA
WSSsc0.0840.0900.0780.097NA
WSD257.4259.4256.2259.2NA


Year: 2008


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.6-10.4-4.5-7.3-6.6
QH-137.0-160.0-164.2-170.9-130.0
QN34.75.1-3.1-3.8NA
Qs228.6233.9214.9237.4NA
Ql-52.3-58.4-49.3-62.9NA
WSSv0.0780.0860.0790.096NA
WSSsc0.0830.0860.0790.096NA
WSD249.7252.7250.4253.7NA


Year: 2009


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-2.8-10.8-3.3-7.3-6.5
QH-135.6-165.9-170.5-176.4-133.2
QN39.7-0.6-0.9-7.0NA
Qs234.2234.1224.8240.2NA
Ql-56.1-58.0-51.9-63.5NA
WSSv0.0850.0950.0850.103NA
WSSsc0.0920.0950.0850.103NA
WSD253.8256.6255.4257.6NA


Year: 2010


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.4-10.6-3.7-7.2-5.4
QH-136.7-159.8-157.1-166.5-125.9
QN38.15.012.51.5NA
Qs233.6232.7226.2236.2NA
Ql-55.4-57.3-52.9-60.9NA
WSSv0.0640.0700.0590.074NA
WSSsc0.0730.0700.0590.074NA
WSD263.2259.4258.0260.2NA


Year: 2011


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.7-11.8-3.4-7.5-5.9
QH-139.5-168.3-165.0-173.5-130.8
QN40.5-8.35.6-7.3NA
Qs234.1228.3225.8235.1NA
Ql-49.4-56.6-51.8-61.3NA
WSSv0.0810.0900.0760.095NA
WSSsc0.0870.0900.0760.095NA
WSD249.3259.7258.5259.7NA


Year: 2012


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QBNA-11.0-3.7-8.0-6.0
QHNA-162.3-166.9-167.9-129.7
QNNA0.30.2-1.9NA
QsNA231.6223.5237.4NA
QlNA-57.9-52.7-63.3NA
WSSvNA0.0890.0770.094NA
WSSscNA0.0890.0770.094NA
WSDNA254.9251.5254.6NA


Year: 2013


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.5-10.6-4.4-7.1-7.1
QH-144.7-167.3-178.1-171.1-134.9
QN30.9-4.2-13.2-4.5NA
Qs234.3231.5219.3236.1NA
Ql-55.2-57.8-50.0-62.3NA
WSSv0.0830.0940.0830.100NA
WSSsc0.0870.0940.0830.100NA
WSD251.6255.7254.0256.6NA


Year: 2014


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QBNA-10.3-5.6-6.7-6.3
QHNA-162.9-169.8-164.6-134.3
QNNA1.74.25.2NA
QsNA231.3234.5238.4NA
QlNA-56.3-54.9-62.0NA
WSSvNA0.1000.0880.102NA
WSSscNA0.1000.0880.102NA
WSDNA256.1255.8256.4NA


Year: 2015


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.2-10.8-7.0-7.2-6.7
QH-142.9-163.4-169.3-170.1-132.0
QN35.62.411.9-0.7NA
Qs230.8232.5252.9238.0NA
Ql-49.2-55.9-64.6-61.4NA
WSSv0.0890.1070.0930.107NA
WSSsc0.0940.1070.0930.107NA
WSD264.2254.8255.7255.5NA


Year: 2016


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.8-10.2-5.8-6.3-4.4
QH-141.9-153.3-158.4-163.2-121.8
QN38.413.724.910.2NA
Qs233.9232.2252.9240.3NA
Ql-49.8-55.0-63.8-60.6NA
WSSv0.0810.0950.0800.095NA
WSSsc0.0840.0950.0800.095NA
WSD257.7257.7258.3257.0NA







Last updated: July 5, 2018

Year: 2002


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.2926.0126.6026.2026.38
SH16.216.217.015.717.1
SST26.9326.8126.90NA26.88
WSPD6.97.38.27.28.3
WDIR255.9256.6NA257.8NA
SWR245.6252.8NANANA
LWR406.0399.4NANANA
RAINtot278.7562.5298.6282.2NA
BPR1015.61015.51014.9NANA


Year: 2003


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3925.9726.6626.2126.41
SH16.316.317.115.817.2
SST27.0026.8126.99NA26.97
WSPD6.26.67.16.67.7
WDIR255.7258.1NA258.3NA
SWR247.2248.2NANANA
LWR411.2401.3NANANA
RAINtot266.8737.5639.3321.1NA
BPR1015.11015.11014.7NANA


Year: 2004


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.6226.2126.6826.4826.55
SH16.416.417.016.117.1
SST27.3227.1027.28NA27.28
WSPD5.96.47.66.27.6
WDIR260.1257.0NA258.4NA
SWR238.8246.9NANANA
LWR403.6402.0NANANA
RAINtot651.8920.0673.9568.5NA
BPR1014.61014.71014.6NANA


Year: 2005


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP27.1526.8627.4027.0027.23
SH17.016.917.916.617.8
SST27.9727.7727.90NA27.87
WSPD5.66.06.85.97.2
WDIR261.2258.5NA260.2NA
SWR238.1243.5NANANA
LWR407.8407.0NANANA
RAINtot615.01138.21374.4623.7NA
BPR1013.61013.91013.9NANA


Year: 2006


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7126.3726.9126.4226.75
SH16.516.517.716.017.6
SST27.2327.0827.22NA27.17
WSPD6.47.07.76.87.9
WDIR256.7257.8NA258.1NA
SWR242.4248.9NANANA
LWR406.6401.5NANANA
RAINtot494.0846.51138.1418.8NA
BPR1014.71014.71014.5NANA


Year: 2007


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.4526.1726.6826.3726.54
SH16.316.217.415.917.4
SST27.0026.9426.97NA27.06
WSPD6.37.07.56.87.6
WDIR258.8260.2NA259.8NA
SWR242.7247.1NANANA
LWR407.1402.1NANANA
RAINtot484.5712.3555.2493.1NA
BPR1014.71014.71014.3NANA


Year: 2008


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3826.0326.6326.2526.44
SH16.116.017.315.917.2
SST27.0626.8927.05NA27.07
WSPD6.16.67.26.67.5
WDIR251.5253.1NA254.8NA
SWR243.2246.5NANANA
LWR405.4400.7NANANA
RAINtot551.6925.31163.2477.1NA
BPR1014.11014.41014.0NANA


Year: 2009


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.5126.0926.7026.2726.53
SH16.416.217.316.017.4
SST27.0026.9327.01NA27.11
WSPD6.57.17.77.07.8
WDIR255.0256.4NA257.5NA
SWR249.1246.8NANANA
LWR401.2401.3NANANA
RAINtot582.7841.0460.3402.9NA
BPR1014.51014.81014.3NANA


Year: 2010


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP27.4026.9927.5327.1127.37
SH17.117.018.116.718.1
SST28.0027.8527.93NA27.93
WSPD5.56.06.45.86.9
WDIR264.1259.6NA260.4NA
SWR248.5245.3NANANA
LWR407.9407.7NANANA
RAINtot618.61054.7626.8429.1NA
BPR1013.61013.71013.5NANA


Year: 2011


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.8826.5627.1726.7227.00
SH16.816.717.916.517.9
SST27.5527.4227.51NA27.52
WSPD6.26.87.26.67.6
WDIR251.5260.0NA260.6NA
SWR249.0240.8NANANA
LWR411.4405.7NANANA
RAINtot673.21201.8614.3499.2NA
BPR1013.61013.91013.6NANA


Year: 2012


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMPNA26.3426.9026.3926.77
SHNA16.417.516.217.5
SSTNA27.1527.28NA27.31
WSPDNA6.87.36.57.5
WDIRNA254.0NA254.9NA
SWRNA244.3NANANA
LWRNA402.7NANANA
RAINtotNA829.7680.1512.7NA
BPRNA1014.51013.9NANA


Year: 2013


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7026.2726.9626.3926.74
SH16.316.217.516.217.6
SST27.2827.0627.36NA27.37
WSPD6.47.17.76.87.8
WDIR252.7255.6NA256.7NA
SWR249.2244.2NANANA
LWR403.7402.3NANANA
RAINtot491.6839.2575.7484.6NA
BPR1014.41014.91014.4NANA


Year: 2014


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMPNA25.8526.2625.9826.30
SHNA15.816.615.817.0
SSTNA26.6026.78NA26.85
WSPDNA7.57.67.08.0
WDIRNA257.4NA256.5NA
SWRNA243.9NANANA
LWRNA401.0NANANA
RAINtotNA730.3854.4415.2NA
BPRNA1015.51015.1NANA


Year: 2015


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3825.9726.2426.0626.40
SH16.116.216.415.917.3
SST26.9026.7026.91NA26.95
WSPD6.77.67.47.18.1
WDIR265.0255.6NA255.8NA
SWR245.6245.3270.5NANA
LWR407.7402.1394.9NANA
RAINtot513.7732.5644.2319.1NA
BPR1015.51015.61015.4NANA


Year: 2016


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7226.3726.5626.4926.84
SH16.416.716.716.317.8
SST27.3427.1227.20NA27.28
WSPD6.37.16.96.77.6
WDIR258.6257.8NA257.5NA
SWR248.9244.9270.7NANA
LWR409.7405.5397.5NANA
RAINtot348.0935.3871.3444.3NA
BPR1014.91014.91014.9NANA



Surface Flux Means

Surface fluxes are calculated with the COARE 3.5 Bulk Flux algorithm (Fairall et al., 1996, 2003, Edson et al., 2012)

Two figures show the comparisons of annual mean net heat flux and the wind stress at the Stratus ORS and the annual mean for that site from ERA, MERRA2, and NCEP2.

Year: 2002


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.2926.0126.6026.2026.38
SH16.216.217.015.717.1
SST26.9326.8126.90NA26.88
WSPD6.97.38.27.28.3
WDIR255.9256.6NA257.8NA
SWR245.6252.8NANANA
LWR406.0399.4NANANA
RAINtot278.7562.5298.6282.2NA
BPR1015.61015.51014.9NANA


Year: 2003


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3925.9726.6626.2126.41
SH16.316.317.115.817.2
SST27.0026.8126.99NA26.97
WSPD6.26.67.16.67.7
WDIR255.7258.1NA258.3NA
SWR247.2248.2NANANA
LWR411.2401.3NANANA
RAINtot266.8737.5639.3321.1NA
BPR1015.11015.11014.7NANA


Year: 2004


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.6226.2126.6826.4826.55
SH16.416.417.016.117.1
SST27.3227.1027.28NA27.28
WSPD5.96.47.66.27.6
WDIR260.1257.0NA258.4NA
SWR238.8246.9NANANA
LWR403.6402.0NANANA
RAINtot651.8920.0673.9568.5NA
BPR1014.61014.71014.6NANA


Year: 2005


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP27.1526.8627.4027.0027.23
SH17.016.917.916.617.8
SST27.9727.7727.90NA27.87
WSPD5.66.06.85.97.2
WDIR261.2258.5NA260.2NA
SWR238.1243.5NANANA
LWR407.8407.0NANANA
RAINtot615.01138.21374.4623.7NA
BPR1013.61013.91013.9NANA


Year: 2006


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7126.3726.9126.4226.75
SH16.516.517.716.017.6
SST27.2327.0827.22NA27.17
WSPD6.47.07.76.87.9
WDIR256.7257.8NA258.1NA
SWR242.4248.9NANANA
LWR406.6401.5NANANA
RAINtot494.0846.51138.1418.8NA
BPR1014.71014.71014.5NANA


Year: 2007


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.4526.1726.6826.3726.54
SH16.316.217.415.917.4
SST27.0026.9426.97NA27.06
WSPD6.37.07.56.87.6
WDIR258.8260.2NA259.8NA
SWR242.7247.1NANANA
LWR407.1402.1NANANA
RAINtot484.5712.3555.2493.1NA
BPR1014.71014.71014.3NANA


Year: 2008


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3826.0326.6326.2526.44
SH16.116.017.315.917.2
SST27.0626.8927.05NA27.07
WSPD6.16.67.26.67.5
WDIR251.5253.1NA254.8NA
SWR243.2246.5NANANA
LWR405.4400.7NANANA
RAINtot551.6925.31163.2477.1NA
BPR1014.11014.41014.0NANA


Year: 2009


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.5126.0926.7026.2726.53
SH16.416.217.316.017.4
SST27.0026.9327.01NA27.11
WSPD6.57.17.77.07.8
WDIR255.0256.4NA257.5NA
SWR249.1246.8NANANA
LWR401.2401.3NANANA
RAINtot582.7841.0460.3402.9NA
BPR1014.51014.81014.3NANA


Year: 2010


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP27.4026.9927.5327.1127.37
SH17.117.018.116.718.1
SST28.0027.8527.93NA27.93
WSPD5.56.06.45.86.9
WDIR264.1259.6NA260.4NA
SWR248.5245.3NANANA
LWR407.9407.7NANANA
RAINtot618.61054.7626.8429.1NA
BPR1013.61013.71013.5NANA


Year: 2011


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.8826.5627.1726.7227.00
SH16.816.717.916.517.9
SST27.5527.4227.51NA27.52
WSPD6.26.87.26.67.6
WDIR251.5260.0NA260.6NA
SWR249.0240.8NANANA
LWR411.4405.7NANANA
RAINtot673.21201.8614.3499.2NA
BPR1013.61013.91013.6NANA


Year: 2012


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMPNA26.3426.9026.3926.77
SHNA16.417.516.217.5
SSTNA27.1527.28NA27.31
WSPDNA6.87.36.57.5
WDIRNA254.0NA254.9NA
SWRNA244.3NANANA
LWRNA402.7NANANA
RAINtotNA829.7680.1512.7NA
BPRNA1014.51013.9NANA


Year: 2013


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7026.2726.9626.3926.74
SH16.316.217.516.217.6
SST27.2827.0627.36NA27.37
WSPD6.47.17.76.87.8
WDIR252.7255.6NA256.7NA
SWR249.2244.2NANANA
LWR403.7402.3NANANA
RAINtot491.6839.2575.7484.6NA
BPR1014.41014.91014.4NANA


Year: 2014


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMPNA25.8526.2625.9826.30
SHNA15.816.615.817.0
SSTNA26.6026.78NA26.85
WSPDNA7.57.67.08.0
WDIRNA257.4NA256.5NA
SWRNA243.9NANANA
LWRNA401.0NANANA
RAINtotNA730.3854.4415.2NA
BPRNA1015.51015.1NANA


Year: 2015


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3825.9726.2426.0626.40
SH16.116.216.415.917.3
SST26.9026.7026.91NA26.95
WSPD6.77.67.47.18.1
WDIR265.0255.6NA255.8NA
SWR245.6245.3270.5NANA
LWR407.7402.1394.9NANA
RAINtot513.7732.5644.2319.1NA
BPR1015.51015.61015.4NANA


Year: 2016


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7226.3726.5626.4926.84
SH16.416.716.716.317.8
SST27.3427.1227.20NA27.28
WSPD6.37.16.96.77.6
WDIR258.6257.8NA257.5NA
SWR248.9244.9270.7NANA
LWR409.7405.5397.5NANA
RAINtot348.0935.3871.3444.3NA
BPR1014.91014.91014.9NANA



Surface Flux Means

Surface fluxes are calculated with the COARE 3.5 Bulk Flux algorithm (Fairall et al., 1996, 2003, Edson et al., 2012)

Two figures show the comparisons of annual mean net heat flux and the wind stress at the Stratus ORS and the annual mean for that site from ERA, MERRA2, and NCEP2.

Year: 2002


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.2926.0126.6026.2026.38
SH16.216.217.015.717.1
SST26.9326.8126.90NA26.88
WSPD6.97.38.27.28.3
WDIR255.9256.6NA257.8NA
SWR245.6252.8NANANA
LWR406.0399.4NANANA
RAINtot278.7562.5298.6282.2NA
BPR1015.61015.51014.9NANA


Year: 2003


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3925.9726.6626.2126.41
SH16.316.317.115.817.2
SST27.0026.8126.99NA26.97
WSPD6.26.67.16.67.7
WDIR255.7258.1NA258.3NA
SWR247.2248.2NANANA
LWR411.2401.3NANANA
RAINtot266.8737.5639.3321.1NA
BPR1015.11015.11014.7NANA


Year: 2004


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.6226.2126.6826.4826.55
SH16.416.417.016.117.1
SST27.3227.1027.28NA27.28
WSPD5.96.47.66.27.6
WDIR260.1257.0NA258.4NA
SWR238.8246.9NANANA
LWR403.6402.0NANANA
RAINtot651.8920.0673.9568.5NA
BPR1014.61014.71014.6NANA


Year: 2005


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP27.1526.8627.4027.0027.23
SH17.016.917.916.617.8
SST27.9727.7727.90NA27.87
WSPD5.66.06.85.97.2
WDIR261.2258.5NA260.2NA
SWR238.1243.5NANANA
LWR407.8407.0NANANA
RAINtot615.01138.21374.4623.7NA
BPR1013.61013.91013.9NANA


Year: 2006


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7126.3726.9126.4226.75
SH16.516.517.716.017.6
SST27.2327.0827.22NA27.17
WSPD6.47.07.76.87.9
WDIR256.7257.8NA258.1NA
SWR242.4248.9NANANA
LWR406.6401.5NANANA
RAINtot494.0846.51138.1418.8NA
BPR1014.71014.71014.5NANA


Year: 2007


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.4526.1726.6826.3726.54
SH16.316.217.415.917.4
SST27.0026.9426.97NA27.06
WSPD6.37.07.56.87.6
WDIR258.8260.2NA259.8NA
SWR242.7247.1NANANA
LWR407.1402.1NANANA
RAINtot484.5712.3555.2493.1NA
BPR1014.71014.71014.3NANA


Year: 2008


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3826.0326.6326.2526.44
SH16.116.017.315.917.2
SST27.0626.8927.05NA27.07
WSPD6.16.67.26.67.5
WDIR251.5253.1NA254.8NA
SWR243.2246.5NANANA
LWR405.4400.7NANANA
RAINtot551.6925.31163.2477.1NA
BPR1014.11014.41014.0NANA


Year: 2009


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.5126.0926.7026.2726.53
SH16.416.217.316.017.4
SST27.0026.9327.01NA27.11
WSPD6.57.17.77.07.8
WDIR255.0256.4NA257.5NA
SWR249.1246.8NANANA
LWR401.2401.3NANANA
RAINtot582.7841.0460.3402.9NA
BPR1014.51014.81014.3NANA


Year: 2010


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP27.4026.9927.5327.1127.37
SH17.117.018.116.718.1
SST28.0027.8527.93NA27.93
WSPD5.56.06.45.86.9
WDIR264.1259.6NA260.4NA
SWR248.5245.3NANANA
LWR407.9407.7NANANA
RAINtot618.61054.7626.8429.1NA
BPR1013.61013.71013.5NANA


Year: 2011


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.8826.5627.1726.7227.00
SH16.816.717.916.517.9
SST27.5527.4227.51NA27.52
WSPD6.26.87.26.67.6
WDIR251.5260.0NA260.6NA
SWR249.0240.8NANANA
LWR411.4405.7NANANA
RAINtot673.21201.8614.3499.2NA
BPR1013.61013.91013.6NANA


Year: 2012


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMPNA26.3426.9026.3926.77
SHNA16.417.516.217.5
SSTNA27.1527.28NA27.31
WSPDNA6.87.36.57.5
WDIRNA254.0NA254.9NA
SWRNA244.3NANANA
LWRNA402.7NANANA
RAINtotNA829.7680.1512.7NA
BPRNA1014.51013.9NANA


Year: 2013


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7026.2726.9626.3926.74
SH16.316.217.516.217.6
SST27.2827.0627.36NA27.37
WSPD6.47.17.76.87.8
WDIR252.7255.6NA256.7NA
SWR249.2244.2NANANA
LWR403.7402.3NANANA
RAINtot491.6839.2575.7484.6NA
BPR1014.41014.91014.4NANA


Year: 2014


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMPNA25.8526.2625.9826.30
SHNA15.816.615.817.0
SSTNA26.6026.78NA26.85
WSPDNA7.57.67.08.0
WDIRNA257.4NA256.5NA
SWRNA243.9NANANA
LWRNA401.0NANANA
RAINtotNA730.3854.4415.2NA
BPRNA1015.51015.1NANA


Year: 2015


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.3825.9726.2426.0626.40
SH16.116.216.415.917.3
SST26.9026.7026.91NA26.95
WSPD6.77.67.47.18.1
WDIR265.0255.6NA255.8NA
SWR245.6245.3270.5NANA
LWR407.7402.1394.9NANA
RAINtot513.7732.5644.2319.1NA
BPR1015.51015.61015.4NANA


Year: 2016


VariableOBSERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
ATMP26.7226.3726.5626.4926.84
SH16.416.716.716.317.8
SST27.3427.1227.20NA27.28
WSPD6.37.16.96.77.6
WDIR258.6257.8NA257.5NA
SWR248.9244.9270.7NANA
LWR409.7405.5397.5NANA
RAINtot348.0935.3871.3444.3NA
BPR1014.91014.91014.9NANA



Surface Flux Means

Surface fluxes are calculated with the COARE 3.5 Bulk Flux algorithm (Fairall et al., 1996, 2003, Edson et al., 2012)

Two figures show the comparisons of annual mean net heat flux and the wind stress at the Stratus ORS and the annual mean for that site from ERA, MERRA2, and NCEP2.

Figure 1 compares the net heat flux and Figure 2 the annual mean wind stress

Mouse over variable names for definitions.

Year: 2002


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.5-9.4-2.9-6.3-5.8
QH-140.6-155.7-183.3-179.2-138.8
QN34.715.5-4.8-10.2NA
Qs230.9239.8237.0238.5NA
Ql-51.0-59.1-55.6-63.2NA
WSSv0.0910.0950.0930.105NA
WSSsc0.0940.0950.0930.105NA
WSD255.0257.1253.4257.5NA


Year: 2003


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.0-9.4-3.2-6.5-6.0
QH-135.0-148.3-166.4-170.4-130.2
QN46.920.610.50.6NA
Qs232.4235.5234.4240.7NA
Ql-46.4-57.3-54.3-63.2NA
WSSv0.0810.0860.0760.095NA
WSSsc0.0860.0860.0760.095NA
WSD254.8258.0257.5257.9NA


Year: 2004


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.6-10.0-8.1-7.5-8.0
QH-137.6-151.8-193.9-169.4-140.2
QN26.614.1-30.5-3.9NA
Qs224.5234.2223.0235.4NA
Ql-55.6-58.3-51.6-62.4NA
WSSv0.0760.0810.0860.089NA
WSSsc0.0830.0810.0860.089NA
WSD258.4256.7255.6257.4NA


Year: 2005


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-5.4-10.9-5.5-8.1-6.5
QH-136.8-156.5-173.1-171.2-135.9
QN26.46.1-14.8-6.8NA
Qs223.9231.0214.3234.8NA
Ql-55.3-57.5-50.4-62.3NA
WSSv0.0690.0720.0710.081NA
WSSsc0.0760.0720.0710.081NA
WSD260.0257.7256.3259.6NA


Year: 2006


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.2-10.1-3.3-6.4-4.6
QH-139.3-159.5-167.2-173.1-130.6
QN33.17.9-2.91.1NA
Qs227.8236.2217.2244.1NA
Ql-52.2-58.7-49.7-63.4NA
WSSv0.0840.0910.0850.098NA
WSSsc0.0890.0910.0850.098NA
WSD255.6257.1255.3257.5NA


Year: 2007


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.3-10.0-2.3-6.3-5.6
QH-134.6-158.9-157.1-175.1-127.0
QN40.08.39.7-5.2NA
Qs228.1234.4218.6238.7NA
Ql-50.3-57.2-49.5-62.6NA
WSSv0.0800.0900.0780.097NA
WSSsc0.0840.0900.0780.097NA
WSD257.4259.4256.2259.2NA


Year: 2008


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.6-10.4-4.5-7.3-6.6
QH-137.0-160.0-164.2-170.9-130.0
QN34.75.1-3.1-3.8NA
Qs228.6233.9214.9237.4NA
Ql-52.3-58.4-49.3-62.9NA
WSSv0.0780.0860.0790.096NA
WSSsc0.0830.0860.0790.096NA
WSD249.7252.7250.4253.7NA


Year: 2009


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-2.8-10.8-3.3-7.3-6.5
QH-135.6-165.9-170.5-176.4-133.2
QN39.7-0.6-0.9-7.0NA
Qs234.2234.1224.8240.2NA
Ql-56.1-58.0-51.9-63.5NA
WSSv0.0850.0950.0850.103NA
WSSsc0.0920.0950.0850.103NA
WSD253.8256.6255.4257.6NA


Year: 2010


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.4-10.6-3.7-7.2-5.4
QH-136.7-159.8-157.1-166.5-125.9
QN38.15.012.51.5NA
Qs233.6232.7226.2236.2NA
Ql-55.4-57.3-52.9-60.9NA
WSSv0.0640.0700.0590.074NA
WSSsc0.0730.0700.0590.074NA
WSD263.2259.4258.0260.2NA


Year: 2011


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-4.7-11.8-3.4-7.5-5.9
QH-139.5-168.3-165.0-173.5-130.8
QN40.5-8.35.6-7.3NA
Qs234.1228.3225.8235.1NA
Ql-49.4-56.6-51.8-61.3NA
WSSv0.0810.0900.0760.095NA
WSSsc0.0870.0900.0760.095NA
WSD249.3259.7258.5259.7NA


Year: 2012


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QBNA-11.0-3.7-8.0-6.0
QHNA-162.3-166.9-167.9-129.7
QNNA0.30.2-1.9NA
QsNA231.6223.5237.4NA
QlNA-57.9-52.7-63.3NA
WSSvNA0.0890.0770.094NA
WSSscNA0.0890.0770.094NA
WSDNA254.9251.5254.6NA


Year: 2013


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.5-10.6-4.4-7.1-7.1
QH-144.7-167.3-178.1-171.1-134.9
QN30.9-4.2-13.2-4.5NA
Qs234.3231.5219.3236.1NA
Ql-55.2-57.8-50.0-62.3NA
WSSv0.0830.0940.0830.100NA
WSSsc0.0870.0940.0830.100NA
WSD251.6255.7254.0256.6NA


Year: 2014


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QBNA-10.3-5.6-6.7-6.3
QHNA-162.9-169.8-164.6-134.3
QNNA1.74.25.2NA
QsNA231.3234.5238.4NA
QlNA-56.3-54.9-62.0NA
WSSvNA0.1000.0880.102NA
WSSscNA0.1000.0880.102NA
WSDNA256.1255.8256.4NA


Year: 2015


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.2-10.8-7.0-7.2-6.7
QH-142.9-163.4-169.3-170.1-132.0
QN35.62.411.9-0.7NA
Qs230.8232.5252.9238.0NA
Ql-49.2-55.9-64.6-61.4NA
WSSv0.0890.1070.0930.107NA
WSSsc0.0940.1070.0930.107NA
WSD264.2254.8255.7255.5NA


Year: 2016


VariableOBS_FLUXERANCEP2MERRA2OAF
QB-3.8-10.2-5.8-6.3-4.4
QH-141.9-153.3-158.4-163.2-121.8
QN38.413.724.910.2NA
Qs233.9232.2252.9240.3NA
Ql-49.8-55.0-63.8-60.6NA
WSSv0.0810.0950.0800.095NA
WSSsc0.0840.0950.0800.095NA
WSD257.7257.7258.3257.0NA







Last updated: July 5, 2018