DIAG SET 1: DJF MEANS NORTHERN EXTRATROPICS (90N-20N) TEST CASE: N_2000_icenuc_pre (yrs 2002-2006) CONTROL CASE: PT_beta07_3 (yrs 2002-2006) Variable N_2000_icenuc_pre PT_beta07_3 N_2000_icenuc_pre RMSE -PT_beta07_3 RESTOM -107.950 -106.544 -1.406 3.431 RESSURF -76.610 -75.998 -0.612 13.490 SOLIN 161.674 161.674 0.000 0.000 AAM -9.990e+02 -9.990e+02 -9.990e+02 -999.000 CHI_200 3.588 3.564 0.024 0.490 CLDHGH 37.542 34.026 3.517 6.831 CLDLOW 51.734 54.359 -2.625 7.132 CLDMED 39.263 36.609 2.654 5.092 CLDTOT 70.269 70.279 -0.010 5.569 EKE_850 41.408 42.958 -1.549 5.216 EP 1.353e-01 1.686e-01 -3.336e-02 0.474 FLNS 56.158 55.263 0.895 3.140 FLNSC 88.036 87.549 0.487 2.362 FLNT 210.276 208.191 2.085 3.806 FLNTC 228.905 228.549 0.356 1.846 FSDS 85.696 85.068 0.629 3.256 FSDSC 114.925 114.378 0.548 1.029 FSNS 69.171 68.445 0.725 3.603 FSNSC 93.585 92.876 0.708 2.953 FSNSC_ICE 0.870 0.868 0.003 0.024 FSNSC_LAND 76.738 75.751 0.987 4.519 FSNT 102.326 101.648 0.678 3.367 FSNTC 125.641 125.090 0.551 2.793 ICEAREA 13.742 13.742 0.000 0.000 LHFLX 63.845 64.119 -0.274 8.597 LWCF 18.629 20.357 -1.728 2.920 PRECT 1.994 1.962 0.033 0.382 PRECT_LAND 0.961 0.979 -0.019 0.253 PRECT_OCEAN 3.375 3.267 0.107 0.506 PREH2O 11.221 11.250 -0.028 0.684 PREH2O_OCEAN 17.643 17.777 -0.134 0.836 PSI_200 -9.020 -8.814 -0.206 0.348 PS 976.582 977.324 -0.742 1.911 PSL 1018.315 1019.067 -0.752 1.949 QFLX 2.130 2.130 -0.001 0.255 SHFLX 25.777 25.060 0.717 4.666 SNOWHLND 7.907 7.565 0.341 6.135 SST 15.211 15.211 -0.001 0.011 STRESS_MAG 0.076 0.068 0.008 0.022 SWCF -23.315 -23.442 0.127 2.564 T_850 268.732 268.592 0.140 0.795 TGCLDLWP 23.274 22.591 0.683 5.235 TGCLDIWP 14.142 15.476 -1.334 4.370 TICLDTWP -999.000 -999.000 -999.000 -999.000 AODVIS -999.000 -999.000 -999.000 -999.000 AODDUST -999.000 -999.000 -999.000 -999.000 TREFHT 272.348 272.112 0.236 1.096 TS 273.341 273.069 0.272 1.101 TS_LAND 264.436 263.849 0.587 1.556 U_200 25.992 25.377 0.615 2.536 VT_850 0.410 0.468 -0.058 2.265 Z3_500 54.616 54.669 -0.052 0.223