Model intercomparison of North Atlantic variability in SINTEX

Questions

1. Ocean heat content variability

2. Ocean heat transport variability

3. Their relationship

3. Atmospheric forcing

Diagnostics needed in region (100W-30E, 30S-80N)

a: Atmosphere Data 2D-Fields

Mean sea level pressure
Surface temperature
Fresh water flux
surface u-stress
surface v-stress
Surface total flux

b: Ocean Data 3D-Fields

temperature
salinity
u, v