Model Comparison
Contents:
NADA V2A PDSI and Model Precip for Selected Periods
NADA V2A PDSI and Model Soil Moisture for Selected Periods
NADA V2A PDSI and Model Mean Spatial Correlations
Precipitation Correlation with Tropical Pacific Index
Precipitation Regression with Tropical Pacific Index
200 mb Height Regression with Tropical Pacific Index
Precipitation Multiple Regression with Tropical Pacific and Atlantic Indices
Precipitation Filtered R Square
North and South America Precipitation R Square
NADA V2A PDSI and Model Precip for Selected Periods
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NADA V2A PDSI and Model Soil Moisture for Selected Periods
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Time Series
Key:
GP - North American Great Plains Index (110W-90W, 30N-50N Land Only)
SW - North American Southwest Index (125W-95W, 25N-40N Land Only)
SESA - South American Index (63.75W-31.25W, 38.75S-21.25S Land Only)
Winter - October to March
Summer - April to September
6 YR LP - Six Year Lowpass Butterworth Filter
+/- 2 STD - Ensemble members used to create two standard deviation shading above and below mean model timeseries.
Precipitation Correlation with Tropical Pacific Index
Key:
TP - Tropical Pacific Index (180W-90W, 5S-5N)
Winter - October to March
Summer - April to September
Precipitation Regression with Tropical Pacific Index
Key:
TP - Tropical Pacific Index (180W-90W, 5S-5N)
Winter - October to March
Summer - April to September
200 mb Height Regression with Tropical Pacific Index
Key:
TP - Tropical Pacific Index (180W-90W, 5S-5N)
Winter - October to March
Summer - April to September
Precipitation Multiple Regression with Tropical Pacific and Atlantic Indices
Key:
TP - Tropical Pacific Index (180W-90W, 5S-5N)
TNA - Tropical Atlantic Index (Atlantic Ocean Only 0-30N)
Winter - October to March
Summer - April to September
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Precipitation Filtered R Square
Key:
Winter - October to March 1856-2007
Summer - April to September 1856-2006
Filtered - Two passes 1-2-1 smoothing on seasonal averages.
North and South America Precipitation R Square
Key:
Winter - October to March 1856-2007
Summer - April to September 1856-2006
