• Index
• Introduction
• The MRB
  • 2.1 Basin Location
  • 2.2 Sub-basin
  • 2.3 Lakes
  • 2.4 Soil Types
  • 2.5 Vegetation
  • 2.6 Large Scale Atmospheric Forcing
• Equations
  • 3.1 Atmospheric Water
  • 3.3 Surface Water
  • 3.2 Atmospheric Energy
  • 3.4 Surface Energy
  • 3.5 Illustrations
  • 3.6 Variable Descriptions
• Datasets
  • 4.1 CRCM
  • 4.2 CMC
  • 4.3 NCEP-R2
  • 4.4 ERA-40
  • 4.5 Regional Observations
  • 4.6 Global Observations
• Budgets
  • 5.1 Annual Budgets
  • 5.2 Monthly Budgets and Annual Cycles
  • 5.3 Seasonal 2D Budgets
  • 5.4 Interannual Variability
• Discussions
  • 6.1 The 5-y study period
  • 6.2 Budget Annual Cycles
  • 6.3 Budget Parameter Discussions
  • 6.4 Budget Closure and Error Assessments
  • 6.5 Summary and Conclusions
• References

5. Results

5.2 Monthly Variability and Annual Cycle

The monthly budgets presented below are averages over the 5-y study period. The "ensemble average budgets" represent the averages among the NCEP-R2, GEM, ERA-40 and RCM estimates. You can click on the figures to view bigger versions of the pictures.

5.2.1 Atmospheric Water

Figure 5.2.1a Atmospheric Water (a)

Figure 5.2.1b Atmospheric Water (b)

Figure 5.2.1c Atmospheric Water (c)

5.2.2 Surface Water

Figure 5.2.2a Surface Water (a)

Figure 5.2.2b Surface Water (b)

Figure 5.2.2c Surface Water (c)

5.2.3 Atmospheric Energy

Figure 5.2.3a Atmospheric Energy (a)

Figure 5.2.3b Atmospheric Energy (b)

Figure 5.2.3c Atmospheric Energy (c)

Figure 5.2.3d Atmospheric Energy (d)

5.2.4 Surface Energy

Figure 5.2.4a Surface Energy (a)

Figure 5.2.4b Surface Energy (b)

Figure 5.2.4c Surface Energy (c)

Figure 5.2.4d Surface Energy (d)