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DIAG Set 13 - Cloud Simulator Histograms (COSP)

## Cloud Simulator Histograms

ISCCP-COSP from D1 (Jul1983-Jun2008) daytime 2D joint histograms of cloud fraction

Region plot | DJF | JJA | ANN
--- | --- | --- | ---
Global | plot | plot | plot
Tropics (15S-15N) | plot | plot | plot
NH SubTropics (15N-30N) | plot | plot | plot
SH SubTropics (30S-15S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Mid-Latitudes (30N-70N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Mid-Latitudes (70S-30S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Polar (70N-90N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Polar (90S-70S) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific Stratus (15N-35N,210E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
South Pacific Stratus (30S-5S,250E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific (40N-55N,165E-205E) | plot | plot | plot
North Atlantic (40N-55N,310E-345E) | plot | plot | plot
Warm Pool (15S-15N,110E-150E) | plot | plot | plot
Central Africa (15S-5N,15E-35E) | plot | plot | plot
USA (31N-46N,248E-278E) | plot | plot | plot
Southern Ocean (90S-50S) | plot | plot | plot
VOCALS (40S-0N,250E-295E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Central Pacific (15S-15N,150E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Eastern Pacific (15S-15N,240E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
ARM Southern Great Plains (37N,263E) | plot | plot | plot

MISR L3 CTH-OD V5 (Mar2000-Nov2009) daytime 2D joint histograms of cloud fraction

Region plot | DJF | JJA | ANN
--- | --- | --- | ---
Global | plot | plot | plot
Tropics (15S-15N) | plot | plot | plot
NH SubTropics (15N-30N) | plot | plot | plot
SH SubTropics (30S-15S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Mid-Latitudes (30N-70N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Mid-Latitudes (70S-30S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Polar (70N-90N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Polar (90S-70S) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific Stratus (15N-35N,210E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
South Pacific Stratus (30S-5S,250E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific (40N-55N,165E-205E) | plot | plot | plot
North Atlantic (40N-55N,310E-345E) | plot | plot | plot
Warm Pool (15S-15N,110E-150E) | plot | plot | plot
Central Africa (15S-5N,15E-35E) | plot | plot | plot
USA (31N-46N,248E-278E) | plot | plot | plot
Southern Ocean (90S-50S) | plot | plot | plot
VOCALS (40S-0N,250E-295E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Central Pacific (15S-15N,150E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Eastern Pacific (15S-15N,240E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
ARM Southern Great Plains (37N,263E) | plot | plot | plot

MODIS-COSP (2003-2030) daytime 2D joint histograms of cloud fraction

Region plot | DJF | JJA | ANN
--- | --- | --- | ---
Global | plot | plot | plot
Tropics (15S-15N) | plot | plot | plot
NH SubTropics (15N-30N) | plot | plot | plot
SH SubTropics (30S-15S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Mid-Latitudes (30N-70N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Mid-Latitudes (70S-30S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Polar (70N-90N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Polar (90S-70S) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific Stratus (15N-35N,210E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
South Pacific Stratus (30S-5S,250E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific (40N-55N,165E-205E) | plot | plot | plot
North Atlantic (40N-55N,310E-345E) | plot | plot | plot
Warm Pool (15S-15N,110E-150E) | plot | plot | plot
Central Africa (15S-5N,15E-35E) | plot | plot | plot
USA (31N-46N,248E-278E) | plot | plot | plot
Southern Ocean (90S-50S) | plot | plot | plot
VOCALS (40S-0N,250E-295E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Central Pacific (15S-15N,150E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Eastern Pacific (15S-15N,240E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
ARM Southern Great Plains (37N,263E) | plot | plot | plot

ISCCP-COSP from D1 (Jul1983-Jun2008) daytime 1D histograms of cloud fraction

Region plot | DJF | JJA | ANN
--- | --- | --- | ---
Global | plot | plot | plot
Tropics (15S-15N) | plot | plot | plot
NH SubTropics (15N-30N) | plot | plot | plot
SH SubTropics (30S-15S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Mid-Latitudes (30N-70N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Mid-Latitudes (70S-30S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Polar (70N-90N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Polar (90S-70S) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific Stratus (15N-35N,210E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
South Pacific Stratus (30S-5S,250E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific (40N-55N,165E-205E) | plot | plot | plot
North Atlantic (40N-55N,310E-345E) | plot | plot | plot
Warm Pool (15S-15N,110E-150E) | plot | plot | plot
Central Africa (15S-5N,15E-35E) | plot | plot | plot
USA (31N-46N,248E-278E) | plot | plot | plot
Southern Ocean (90S-50S) | plot | plot | plot
VOCALS (40S-0N,250E-295E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Central Pacific (15S-15N,150E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Eastern Pacific (15S-15N,240E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
ARM Southern Great Plains (37N,263E) | plot | plot | plot

MISR L3 CTH-OD V5 (Mar2000-Nov2009) daytime 1D histograms of cloud fraction

Region plot | DJF | JJA | ANN
--- | --- | --- | ---
Global | plot | plot | plot
Tropics (15S-15N) | plot | plot | plot
NH SubTropics (15N-30N) | plot | plot | plot
SH SubTropics (30S-15S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Mid-Latitudes (30N-70N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Mid-Latitudes (70S-30S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Polar (70N-90N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Polar (90S-70S) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific Stratus (15N-35N,210E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
South Pacific Stratus (30S-5S,250E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific (40N-55N,165E-205E) | plot | plot | plot
North Atlantic (40N-55N,310E-345E) | plot | plot | plot
Warm Pool (15S-15N,110E-150E) | plot | plot | plot
Central Africa (15S-5N,15E-35E) | plot | plot | plot
USA (31N-46N,248E-278E) | plot | plot | plot
Southern Ocean (90S-50S) | plot | plot | plot
VOCALS (40S-0N,250E-295E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Central Pacific (15S-15N,150E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Eastern Pacific (15S-15N,240E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
ARM Southern Great Plains (37N,263E) | plot | plot | plot

MODIS-COSP (2003-2030) daytime 1D histograms of cloud fraction

Region plot | DJF | JJA | ANN
--- | --- | --- | ---
Global | plot | plot | plot
Tropics (15S-15N) | plot | plot | plot
NH SubTropics (15N-30N) | plot | plot | plot
SH SubTropics (30S-15S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Mid-Latitudes (30N-70N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Mid-Latitudes (70S-30S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Polar (70N-90N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Polar (90S-70S) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific Stratus (15N-35N,210E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
South Pacific Stratus (30S-5S,250E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific (40N-55N,165E-205E) | plot | plot | plot
North Atlantic (40N-55N,310E-345E) | plot | plot | plot
Warm Pool (15S-15N,110E-150E) | plot | plot | plot
Central Africa (15S-5N,15E-35E) | plot | plot | plot
USA (31N-46N,248E-278E) | plot | plot | plot
Southern Ocean (90S-50S) | plot | plot | plot
VOCALS (40S-0N,250E-295E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Central Pacific (15S-15N,150E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Eastern Pacific (15S-15N,240E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
ARM Southern Great Plains (37N,263E) | plot | plot | plot

CLOUDSAT-COSP from Level 2 GEOPROF (Jun2006-Nov2010)
2D joint histograms of hydrometeor occurrence

Region plot | DJF | JJA | ANN
--- | --- | --- | ---
Global | plot | plot | plot
Tropics (15S-15N) | plot | plot | plot
NH SubTropics (15N-30N) | plot | plot | plot
SH SubTropics (30S-15S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Mid-Latitudes (30N-70N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Mid-Latitudes (70S-30S) | plot | plot | plot
NH Polar (70N-90N) | plot | plot | plot
SH Polar (90S-70S) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific Stratus (15N-35N,210E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
South Pacific Stratus (30S-5S,250E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
North Pacific (40N-55N,165E-205E) | plot | plot | plot
North Atlantic (40N-55N,310E-345E) | plot | plot | plot
Warm Pool (15S-15N,110E-150E) | plot | plot | plot
Central Africa (15S-5N,15E-35E) | plot | plot | plot
USA (31N-46N,248E-278E) | plot | plot | plot
Southern Ocean (90S-50S) | plot | plot | plot
VOCALS (40S-0N,250E-295E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Central Pacific (15S-15N,150E-240E) | plot | plot | plot
Tropical Eastern Pacific (15S-15N,240E-280E) | plot | plot | plot
ARM Southern Great Plains (37N,263E) | plot | plot | plot