Monthly Geopotential Height Anomaly at 500 hPa

This map shows the monthly geopotential height climatology and anomalies at the 500 hPa pressure level in the atmosphere using the 1991-2020 base period for the month shown.

Monthly geopotential height climatology values are shown as grey contours with a contour interval of 60 geopotential meters (gpm). Positive geopotential height anomalies are shown in yellow and orange, and negative anomalies are shown in shades of blue and are also expressed in units of gpm.

Dataset Documentation

Monthly Geopotential Height Anomaly at 500 hPa

Data

NCEP-NCAR Reanalysis monthly geopotential height at 500 hPa on a 2.5° lat/lon grid

Data Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) (NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis)

Analysis

Monthly geopotential height climatology and anomalies using the 1991-2020 base period

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