^M TABLE 2a TOTAL cloud, BIAS, LAND ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATisc NATrtn NATclv NATnm7 ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -LAND- POINTS -0.068 0.095 0.000 0.105 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.042 0.150 0.008 0.160 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.152 -0.087 -0.029 -0.074 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) -0.118 -0.076 0.038 -0.030 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) -0.052 0.115 -0.030 0.122 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) -0.166 -0.030 0.002 -0.025 EAST ASIA -0.081 0.073 -0.128 0.074 CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT -0.160 -0.039 -0.131 0.017 CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICA -0.162 -0.128 -0.006 0.000 NORTH AFRICAN DESERT 0.007 0.108 0.154 0.170 EUROPE -0.081 0.013 -0.062 0.054 EASTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.045 0.401 0.108 0.322 WESTERN NORTH AMERICA -0.050 0.239 0.005 0.184 SOUTH AMERICA -0.150 -0.061 0.032 -0.097 TABLE 2b TOTAL cloud, BIAS, OCEAN ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATisc NATrtn NATclv NATnm7 ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -SEA- POINTS -0.174 0.012 -0.085 -0.028 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.148 0.024 -0.072 -0.007 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.191 0.005 -0.093 -0.041 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) -0.071 0.061 -0.004 -0.001 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) -0.205 -0.031 -0.113 -0.057 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) -0.221 -0.021 -0.094 -0.010 EAST PACIFIC (50N-50S) -0.080 0.077 -0.027 0.030 CENTRAL PACIFIC(50N-50S) -0.184 -0.004 -0.045 -0.003 NORTHERN PACIFIC(20-60N) -0.248 -0.067 -0.148 -0.094 SOUTHERN PACIFIC(20-60S) -0.218 -0.033 -0.093 -0.031 NORTH ATLANTIC (15-60N) -0.151 0.020 -0.059 -0.014 SOUTH ATLANTIC (15-60S) -0.210 -0.025 -0.113 0.000 EQUATRL ATLANTC(15N-15S) -0.018 0.122 0.017 0.040 NATisc=NR.vs.ISCCP, NATrtn=NR.vs.RTNEPH, NATclv=NR.vs.CLAVR, NATnm7=NR.vs.Nimbus-7 TABLE 3a TOTAL cloud, BIAS, LAND ----------------------------------------------- REGION ISCrtn ISCclv ISCnm7 RTNclv RTNnm7 NM7clv ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -LAND- POINTS 0.163 0.067 0.173 -0.095 0.010 -0.106 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.192 0.050 0.202 -0.142 0.009 -0.151 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.065 0.123 0.078 0.058 0.013 0.045 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) 0.042 0.156 0.088 0.114 0.046 0.068 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) 0.166 0.021 0.173 -0.145 0.007 -0.152 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) 0.137 0.169 0.141 0.032 0.005 0.027 EAST ASIA 0.154 -0.047 0.154 -0.201 0.001 -0.202 CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT 0.121 0.029 0.177 -0.092 0.057 -0.148 CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICA 0.034 0.156 0.162 0.123 0.129 -0.006 NORTH AFRICAN DESERT 0.101 0.147 0.163 0.046 0.062 -0.016 EUROPE 0.094 0.020 0.135 -0.074 0.041 -0.115 EASTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.357 0.064 0.278 -0.293 -0.079 -0.214 WESTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.289 0.055 0.234 -0.234 -0.055 -0.179 SOUTH AMERICA 0.089 0.182 0.052 0.093 -0.036 0.130 TABLE 3b TOTAL cloud, BIAS, OCEAN ----------------------------------------------- REGION ISCrtn ISCclv ISCnm7 RTNclv RTNnm7 NM7clv ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -SEA- POINTS 0.186 0.089 0.146 -0.098 -0.040 -0.057 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.172 0.076 0.141 -0.096 -0.032 -0.065 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.196 0.097 0.150 -0.098 -0.046 -0.053 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) 0.132 0.067 0.070 -0.065 -0.062 -0.003 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) 0.174 0.091 0.148 -0.083 -0.026 -0.056 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) 0.200 0.127 0.211 -0.073 0.011 -0.084 EAST PACIFIC (50N-50S) 0.157 0.053 0.110 -0.104 -0.047 -0.057 CENTRAL PACIFIC(50N-50S) 0.180 0.138 0.181 -0.042 0.001 -0.043 NORTHERN PACIFIC(20-60N) 0.181 0.100 0.154 -0.081 -0.027 -0.053 SOUTHERN PACIFIC(20-60S) 0.185 0.125 0.187 -0.060 0.002 -0.062 NORTH ATLANTIC (15-60N) 0.171 0.092 0.137 -0.079 -0.034 -0.045 SOUTH ATLANTIC (15-60S) 0.185 0.097 0.209 -0.088 0.025 -0.113 EQUATRL ATLANTC(15N-15S) 0.141 0.036 0.059 -0.105 -0.082 -0.023 ISCrtn=ISCCP.vs.RTNEPH, ISCclv=ISCCP.vs.CLAVR, ISCnm7=ISCCP.vs.Nimbus-7, RTNclv=RTNEPH.vs.CLAVR, RTNnm7=RTNEPH.vs.Nimbus-7,NM7clv=Nimbus-7.vs.CLAVR TABLE 4a Low (LCC) cloud, BIAS, LAND ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATisc NATrtn ISCrtn ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -LAND- POINTS 0.146 -0.049 -0.188 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.200 0.046 -0.149 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.024 -0.346 -0.315 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) -0.023 -0.374 -0.314 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) 0.162 0.013 -0.146 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) -0.132 -0.249 -0.110 EAST ASIA 0.094 0.023 -0.071 CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT 0.030 -0.103 -0.153 CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICA -0.041 -0.379 -0.326 NORTH AFRICAN DESERT -0.140 -0.169 -0.049 EUROPE 0.148 -0.110 -0.258 EASTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.448 0.334 -0.114 WESTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.313 0.139 -0.174 SOUTH AMERICA -0.039 -0.357 -0.324 TABLE 4b Low (LCC) cloud, BIAS, OCEAN ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATisc NATrtn ISCrtn ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -SEA- POINTS -0.098 -0.242 -0.144 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.094 -0.232 -0.137 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.100 -0.249 -0.148 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) -0.096 -0.215 -0.119 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) -0.121 -0.288 -0.166 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) -0.109 -0.266 -0.157 EAST PACIFIC (50N-50S) -0.097 -0.158 -0.060 CENTRAL PACIFIC(50N-50S) -0.145 -0.312 -0.167 NORTHERN PACIFIC(20-60N) -0.161 -0.312 -0.151 SOUTHERN PACIFIC(20-60S) -0.123 -0.305 -0.182 NORTH ATLANTIC (15-60N) -0.090 -0.274 -0.183 SOUTH ATLANTIC (15-60S) -0.086 -0.239 -0.153 EQUATRL ATLANTC(15N-15S) -0.079 -0.149 -0.070 NATisc=NR.vs.ISCCP, NATrtn=NR.vs.RTNEPH, ISCrtn=ISCCP.vs.RTNEPHTABLE 5a TOTAL cloud, CORRELATION, LAND ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATisc NATrtn NATclv NATnm7 ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -LAND- POINTS 0.605 0.212 0.561 0.264 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.635 0.110 0.549 0.213 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.642 0.691 0.618 0.665 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) 0.712 0.726 0.711 0.760 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) 0.568 0.132 0.475 0.175 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) 0.586 0.608 0.561 0.511 EAST ASIA 0.309 0.117 0.394 -0.110 CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT 0.391 0.212 0.096 0.103 CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICA 0.637 0.651 0.672 0.658 NORTH AFRICAN DESERT 0.148 0.099 0.075 0.395 EUROPE 0.514 0.571 0.687 0.104 EASTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.352 -0.196 0.359 -0.091 WESTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.567 -0.446 0.200 -0.227 SOUTH AMERICA 0.713 0.789 0.732 0.725 TABLE 5b TOTAL cloud, CORRELATION, OCEAN ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATisc NATrtn NATclv NATnm7 ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -SEA- POINTS 0.582 0.482 0.558 0.473 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.600 0.508 0.638 0.473 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.549 0.443 0.466 0.446 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) 0.656 0.669 0.664 0.547 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) 0.491 0.392 0.569 0.440 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) 0.551 0.485 0.470 0.424 EAST PACIFIC (50N-50S) 0.726 0.727 0.707 0.540 CENTRAL PACIFIC(50N-50S) 0.592 0.693 0.589 0.543 NORTHERN PACIFIC(20-60N) 0.485 0.480 0.617 0.517 SOUTHERN PACIFIC(20-60S) 0.473 0.475 0.365 0.295 NORTH ATLANTIC (15-60N) 0.735 0.639 0.739 0.687 SOUTH ATLANTIC (15-60S) 0.515 0.426 0.451 0.511 EQUATRL ATLANTC(15N-15S) 0.460 0.424 0.378 0.323 NATisc=NR.vs.ISCCP, NATrtn=NR.vs.RTNEPH, NATclv=NR.vs.CLAVR, NATnm7=NR.vs.Nimbus-7 TABLE 6a TOTAL cloud, CORRELATION, LAND ----------------------------------------------- REGION ISCrtn ISCclv ISCnm7 RTNclv RTNnm7 NM7clv ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -LAND- POINTS 0.586 0.670 0.635 0.463 0.795 0.482 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.419 0.722 0.552 0.435 0.715 0.510 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.879 0.570 0.781 0.684 0.818 0.604 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) 0.940 0.940 0.901 0.940 0.884 0.905 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) 0.499 0.642 0.595 0.423 0.699 0.429 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) 0.854 0.842 0.613 0.834 0.672 0.531 EAST ASIA 0.708 0.290 0.729 0.114 0.779 -0.106 CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT 0.520 0.496 0.523 0.462 0.746 0.439 CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICA 0.922 0.923 0.879 0.921 0.894 0.880 NORTH AFRICAN DESERT 0.476 0.690 0.393 0.548 0.273 0.493 EUROPE 0.651 0.718 0.429 0.553 0.494 0.235 EASTERN NORTH AMERICA -0.020 0.241 0.151 0.070 0.742 0.268 WESTERN NORTH AMERICA -0.395 0.346 -0.345 -0.019 0.571 0.232 SOUTH AMERICA 0.904 0.878 0.820 0.891 0.869 0.798 TABLE 6b TOTAL cloud, CORRELATION, OCEAN ----------------------------------------------- REGION ISCrtn ISCclv ISCnm7 RTNclv RTNnm7 NM7clv ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -SEA- POINTS 0.755 0.847 0.761 0.641 0.703 0.749 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.853 0.841 0.812 0.751 0.835 0.741 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.667 0.842 0.696 0.536 0.572 0.740 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) 0.895 0.874 0.729 0.912 0.804 0.762 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) 0.837 0.779 0.867 0.674 0.821 0.700 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) 0.756 0.842 0.756 0.782 0.727 0.808 EAST PACIFIC (50N-50S) 0.912 0.908 0.759 0.861 0.697 0.720 CENTRAL PACIFIC(50N-50S) 0.862 0.857 0.697 0.845 0.727 0.746 NORTHERN PACIFIC(20-60N) 0.829 0.694 0.851 0.623 0.792 0.665 SOUTHERN PACIFIC(20-60S) 0.759 0.803 0.726 0.752 0.682 0.812 NORTH ATLANTIC (15-60N) 0.899 0.878 0.928 0.787 0.894 0.830 SOUTH ATLANTIC (15-60S) 0.843 0.914 0.831 0.881 0.850 0.910 EQUATRL ATLANTC(15N-15S) 0.906 0.851 0.747 0.875 0.813 0.803 ISCrtn=ISCCP.vs.RTNEPH, ISCclv=ISCCP.vs.CLAVR, ISCnm7=ISCCP.vs.Nimbus-7, RTNclv=RTNEPH.vs.CLAVR, RTNnm7=RTNEPH.vs.Nimbus-7,NM7clv=Nimbus-7.vs.CLAVR TABLE 7a Low (LCC) cloud, CORRELATION, LAND ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATisc NATrtn ISCrtn ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -LAND- POINTS -0.303 -0.236 0.123 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.300 -0.130 0.336 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.305 0.082 -0.516 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) -0.057 0.131 -0.456 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) -0.148 0.017 0.281 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) -0.119 0.291 -0.355 EAST ASIA -0.067 0.079 0.564 CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT -0.009 -0.182 0.307 CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICA -0.087 0.172 -0.708 NORTH AFRICAN DESERT 0.063 0.501 -0.053 EUROPE -0.265 0.418 -0.019 EASTERN NORTH AMERICA -0.431 -0.338 0.495 WESTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.067 -0.536 0.188 SOUTH AMERICA -0.231 0.075 -0.613 TABLE 7b Low (LCC) cloud, CORRELATION, OCEAN ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATisc NATrtn ISCrtn ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -SEA- POINTS 0.073 0.146 0.208 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.272 0.088 0.396 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.344 0.175 0.028 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) -0.010 -0.030 0.110 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) -0.316 0.182 0.281 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) 0.300 0.346 -0.042 EAST PACIFIC (50N-50S) 0.410 0.321 0.487 CENTRAL PACIFIC(50N-50S) 0.193 0.499 0.038 NORTHERN PACIFIC(20-60N) -0.272 0.405 0.282 SOUTHERN PACIFIC(20-60S) 0.341 0.342 -0.115 NORTH ATLANTIC (15-60N) -0.319 0.352 0.144 SOUTH ATLANTIC (15-60S) 0.210 0.500 -0.113 EQUATRL ATLANTC(15N-15S) 0.255 0.034 0.357 NATisc=NR.vs.ISCCP, NATrtn=NR.vs.RTNEPH, ISCrtn=ISCCP.vs.RTNEPH TABLE 8a Low (LCC) cloud, BIAS, LAND ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATRNisc NATMXisc ISCrtnRN ISCrtnMX ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -LAND- POINTS -0.015 -0.056 -0.067 0.002 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.010 -0.034 -0.066 0.007 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.097 -0.129 -0.073 -0.017 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) -0.087 -0.112 -0.080 -0.032 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) 0.000 -0.048 -0.066 0.009 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) -0.172 -0.200 0.001 0.067 EAST ASIA -0.017 -0.083 -0.017 0.051 CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT -0.046 -0.084 -0.059 0.018 CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICA -0.095 -0.123 -0.092 -0.038 NORTH AFRICAN DESERT -0.132 -0.135 -0.018 0.046 EUROPE -0.027 -0.104 -0.133 -0.065 EASTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.149 0.119 -0.046 0.009 WESTERN NORTH AMERICA 0.111 0.069 -0.091 0.000 SOUTH AMERICA -0.102 -0.129 -0.075 -0.021 TABLE 8b Low (LCC) cloud, BIAS, OCEAN ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATRNisc NATMXisc ISCrtnRN ISCrtnMX ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -SEA- POINTS -0.215 -0.291 -0.032 -0.004 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.199 -0.268 -0.034 -0.010 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.225 -0.306 -0.030 0.000 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) -0.160 -0.225 -0.006 0.011 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) -0.243 -0.316 -0.056 -0.030 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) -0.246 -0.334 -0.042 -0.007 EAST PACIFIC (50N-50S) -0.187 -0.266 0.003 0.028 CENTRAL PACIFIC(50N-50S) -0.237 -0.301 -0.027 0.002 NORTHERN PACIFIC(20-60N) -0.279 -0.354 -0.038 -0.004 SOUTHERN PACIFIC(20-60S) -0.256 -0.335 -0.064 -0.029 NORTH ATLANTIC (15-60N) -0.224 -0.295 -0.068 -0.053 SOUTH ATLANTIC (15-60S) -0.215 -0.307 -0.051 -0.017 EQUATRL ATLANTC(15N-15S) -0.144 -0.223 0.005 0.029 NATRNisc=NR(random overlap).vs.ISCCP, NATMXisc=NR(max overlap).vs.ISCCP, ISCrtnRN=ISCCP.vs.RTNEPH(random overlap),ISCrtnMX=ISCCP.vs.RTNEPH(max overlap) TABLE 9a Low (LCC) cloud, CORRELATION, LAND ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATRNisc NATMXisc ISCrtnRN ISCrtnMX ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -LAND- POINTS -0.227 -0.229 0.372 0.377 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.239 -0.243 0.449 0.472 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.015 -0.027 0.081 0.038 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) 0.221 0.068 0.263 0.166 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) -0.105 -0.121 0.380 0.418 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) 0.037 0.051 -0.027 -0.002 EAST ASIA 0.015 -0.043 0.606 0.599 CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT -0.007 0.031 0.487 0.536 CENTRAL SOUTH AFRICA 0.166 0.090 0.220 0.068 NORTH AFRICAN DESERT 0.108 0.019 0.001 0.051 EUROPE -0.217 -0.181 0.130 0.205 EASTERN NORTH AMERICA -0.438 -0.440 0.503 0.394 WESTERN NORTH AMERICA -0.105 -0.017 0.250 0.231 SOUTH AMERICA 0.202 0.046 0.228 0.111 TABLE 9b Low (LCC) cloud, CORRELATION, OCEAN ----------------------------------------------- REGION NATRNisc NATMXisc ISCrtnRN ISCrtnMX ----------------------------------------------- GLOBAL -SEA- POINTS 0.115 -0.042 0.494 0.485 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE -0.263 -0.329 0.634 0.612 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 0.407 0.275 0.367 0.371 TROPICAL BELT (20N-20S) 0.058 -0.014 0.543 0.490 NORTHERN MID-LAT(20-60N) -0.193 -0.261 0.546 0.530 SOUTHERN MID-LAT(20-60S) 0.491 0.420 0.357 0.412 EAST PACIFIC (50N-50S) 0.349 0.216 0.674 0.710 CENTRAL PACIFIC(50N-50S) 0.419 0.013 0.567 0.533 NORTHERN PACIFIC(20-60N) 0.056 -0.063 0.564 0.619 SOUTHERN PACIFIC(20-60S) 0.452 0.320 0.234 0.279 NORTH ATLANTIC (15-60N) -0.166 -0.220 0.461 0.412 SOUTH ATLANTIC (15-60S) 0.524 0.528 0.215 0.285 EQUATRL ATLANTC(15N-15S) 0.287 0.280 0.596 0.595 NATRNisc=NR(random overlap).vs.ISCCP, NATMXisc=NR(max overlap).vs.ISCCP, ISCrtnRN=ISCCP.vs.RTNEPH(random overlap),ISCrtnMX=ISCCP.vs.RTNEPH(max overlap)