5. Results

Table 5.1 Annual Basin-average Budgets

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Parameter/Data NCEP CMC CRCM ERA-40 Regional Obs. Global Obs.
Q (mm) 9.39 8.97 9.30 8.80 10.00 9.14
M (mm) 324.31 229.18 261.31 289.69
S (mm) 30.55 37.20 71.00 49.54 34.18
T2m (K) 270.54 270.35 267.47 271.34 270.27
H (J/m2) 2.31E+09 2.32E+09 2.32E+09 2.31E+09 2.39E+09
P (mm/d) 1.75 1.34 1.39 1.38 1.28 1.00 / 1.07
E (mm/d) -1.75 -1.07 -0.74 -0.99
MC (mm/d) 0.69 0.53 0.54 0.46
N (mm/d) -1.02 -0.27 -0.66 -0.48 -0.49
HC (K/d) 0.36 0.33 0.52 0.36
SH (K/d) -0.27 0.10 0.05 0.10
QRS (K/d) 0.37 0.37 0.26 0.39 0.39
QR (K/d) -0.87 -0.91 -0.89 -0.98 -0.99
TOA SWD (K/d) 2.15 2.10 2.10 2.14 2.11
TOA SWU (K/d) 0.75 0.74 0.93 0.78 0.78
TOA LWU (K/d) 1.91 1.90 1.79 1.95 1.88
BOA SWD (K/d) 1.28 1.13 1.04 1.08 1.10
BOA LWU (K/d) 2.79 2.78 2.62 2.83 2.83
BOA SWU (K/d) 0.34 0.24 0.26 0.20 0.21
BOA LWD (K/d) 2.21 2.26 2.11 2.36 2.38
Cloud Cover (%) 48.43 55.74 60.26 67.29 65.00 67.13
RESQ (mm/d) -0.69 -0.26 0.12 -0.33
REST (K/d) 0.32 0.12 -0.05 0.23
RESW (mm/d) 1.02 -0.27 -0.06 0.31
RESG (K/d) -0.18 0.01 0.02 0.04

Note:
      GVaP 1988-1999 average
      CMAP / GPCP
      ISCCP FD - 1997-2001
      Estimates not available