Assimilation Tests -1 year SST for no relax, 3d, 10d, and 30d

Assimilation Tests -1 year SSH for no relax, 3d, 10d, and 30d

Assimilation Tests -1 year 100m T for no relax, 3d, 10d, and 30d

Assimilation Tests -1 year 1150m T for no relax, 3d, 10d, and 30d

Assimilation Tests -Monthly SSTs for no relax, 3d, 10d, and 30d at 25N, 330E

Assimilation Tests -Monthly MOC at 26N for no relax, 3d, 10d, and 30d

Assimilation Tests -Monthly Atlantic heat transport at 26N for no relax, 3d, 10d, and 30d

5d clim ‘hindcast’ test -3 years assimilation to climatology then allow model to evolve freely. SSTs at 0yr, 1yr, 2yr and 3yrs

0 years

2 years 3 years

1 years

5d clim ‘hindcast’ test -3 years assim to climatology then allow model to evolve freely. SSTs at 0yr, then differences at 1yr, 2yr and

3yrs0 years

2 year - 0 year 3 year - 0 year

1 year - 0 year