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I. Atmospheric Climatology

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ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS	DATA LINKS
Zonal winds in m/s	Annual-mean zonal wind U DJF zonal wind U JJA zonal wind U
Meridional winds in m/s	Annual-mean meridional wind V DJF meridional wind V JJA meridional wind V
Pressure vertical velocity (Pa/s)	Annual-mean vertical wind W DJF vertical wind W JJA vertical wind W
Zonal-mean temperature	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)
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) 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 (%)
Maps of outgoing longwave radiation (in W/m**2)	Annual-mean OLR (in W/m2) DJF OLR (in W/m2) JJA OLR (in W/m**2)
Global means	Temperature Potential temperature Temperature and potential temperature together Specific humidity Wind

II. Ocean Climatology

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OCEANIC OBSERVATIONS	DATA LINKS
Surface temp	Annual mean sea surface temperature (SST) DJF SST JJA SST
Surface top/currents	Surface topography
Zonal means: T, S	Zonal means Atmosphere Ocean
Hydrography
Mixed layer depth	DJF JJA
Oxygen distribution	Zonal average across the Atlantic Zonal average across the Pacific
Surface fluxes

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