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Eigenvector analysis of some observed and model-generated climatological fields
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Dennis, M. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | An empirical orthogonal function analysis of monthly mean synoptic fields computed with a general circulation model and the corresponding observed climatological patterns is presented. A computer program was used to compute the principal components of the data matrices representing global maps of various observed and model-generated climatological fields. The variables analyzed were: 500mb geopotential height, 850 mb temperature, and sea level pressure. It is concluded that eigenvector analysis of observed and model-generated synoptic climatological fields is a useful diagnostic aid in the evaluation of global model simulation. The maps of any climatological variables are readily decomposed into a few orthogonal components which account for a large fraction of the total spatial variance, and the observed and model-generated patterns may then be compared in terms of these principal components of the original data matrices. |
| File Size | 1249762 |
| Page Count | 23 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19800018497 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t14n40h8z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Programs Atmospheric Circulation Climatology Numerical Analysis Atmospheric Models Synoptic Meteorology Meteorological Charts Eigenvectors Computerized Simulation Matrices Mathematics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
