Sverdrup calculations

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Curl and Sverdrup transport streamfunction:
FSU winds (1961-96) ECMWF (1985-96) FSU (1985-96) ERS (1991-97)
Pressure field from Sverdrup relation:
FSU (1961-96) FSU by decades: (1967-76) (1977-86) (1987-96)
ECMWF (85-97) ERS (91-97) FSU (91-97)
FSU: Terms of Curl(Tau)
Terms for Sverdrup integration: Tropical Pacific SWCA SWCA (overlay vectors)
Terms from Quikscat: Curl(Tau/f) components
Curl and d/dy(Curl) (FSU 61-99): Pacific N Pacific SWCA
Sverdrup currents (FSU winds): Pacific SW of Central America
Quikscat/FSU comparisons: Curl   Streamfunction   Sverdrup pressure
    Compare meridional profiles of Sverdrup U_g.
    Each longitude has unsmoothed (1/4°) and smoothed (3° latitude average) Quikscat:
    85°W (sm) 90°W (sm) 95°W (sm) 100°W (sm) 110°W (sm) 120°W (sm) 130°W (sm) 140°W (sm) 150°W (sm)
Sverdrup vs Observed pressure comparison: FSU (61-96) ERS (91-97) ECMWF (85-97)
Integrated pressure from density for different ref levels Difference from FSU wind pressure
Sverdrup pressure details: North Pacific Eastern Pacific SWCA SWCA (overlay obs DH) SWCA (overlay obs Int Transp vectors (regions))
Sverdrup pressure again: N.Pacific Overlay K90 Z20 Just K90 Z20
Compare Sverdrup/Observed Integrated Pressure. This time with EBC of obs IntP: Pacific N tropics SWCA SWCA (500m) Eastern BC from winds vs Obs
Compare Sverdrup-Geostrophic-Ekman transports: Vectors: N Pacific N Pacific (/asp) NE Pacific . Meridional transport: Pacific N Pacific NE Pacific Zonal transport: NE Pacific
Compare Sverdrup and observed geostrophic transports: Components
Check importance of surface pressure term:
Dynamic height and Integrated pressure
Sfc pressure compared to integrated pressure gradient terms
Sfc pressure effect on total integrated pressure
Integrated pressure from Levitus and winds: Values Differences Demeaned differences
Pressure gradients from Levitus and winds: dP/dx dP/dy
Geostrophic transport/unit width from Levitus and winds: Vector Ug,Vg. (SW of CA). Components: Ug Vg
Transport component differences from Observed: Ug Vg
Dynamic ht rel 2000db

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