1. SST skill
1 mnth
Heat Content skill
3 mnth
3 mnth
6 mnth
6 mnth
9 mnth
9 mnth

2. Correlation
Nino34
RMSE
IOD

3. Nino-4 Anomaly Correlation
Red - Old system
Navy - PEODAS
Blue - ECMWF
Navy - PEODAS
Pink - No Assim

4. Temperature error - comparison with TAO and ECMWF
Temperature Comparison with TAO Mooring at 140W

5. IOD Anomaly Correlation
Red - Old system
Navy - PEODAS
Blue - ECMWF
Navy - PEODAS
Pink - No Assim

6. ECMWF Better due to Altimeter ?
Surface currents in the Indian Ocean
Correlation of surface U with OSCAR (
PEODAS ECMWF
ECMWF Better due to Altimeter ?

7. At present, RAMA is 39% complete, with 18 of the 46 total mooring sites occupied (Figure 2). Nations that have provided mooring equipment, ship time, personnel, and/or logistic support so far include Japan, India, the United States, Indonesia, China, and France.