^M
TABLE 2a TOTAL cloud, BIAS, LAND
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REGION NATisc NATrtn NATclv NATnm7
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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
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REGION NATisc NATrtn NATclv NATnm7
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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
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REGION ISCrtn ISCclv ISCnm7 RTNclv RTNnm7 NM7clv
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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
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REGION ISCrtn ISCclv ISCnm7 RTNclv RTNnm7 NM7clv
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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
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REGION NATisc NATrtn ISCrtn
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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
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REGION NATisc NATrtn ISCrtn
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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.RTNEPH TABLE 5a TOTAL cloud, CORRELATION, LAND
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REGION NATisc NATrtn NATclv NATnm7
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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
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REGION NATisc NATrtn NATclv NATnm7
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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
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REGION ISCrtn ISCclv ISCnm7 RTNclv RTNnm7 NM7clv
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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
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REGION ISCrtn ISCclv ISCnm7 RTNclv RTNnm7 NM7clv
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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
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REGION NATisc NATrtn ISCrtn
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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
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REGION NATisc NATrtn ISCrtn
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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
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REGION NATRNisc NATMXisc ISCrtnRN ISCrtnMX
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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
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REGION NATRNisc NATMXisc ISCrtnRN ISCrtnMX
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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
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REGION NATRNisc NATMXisc ISCrtnRN ISCrtnMX
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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
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REGION NATRNisc NATMXisc ISCrtnRN ISCrtnMX
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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)