Diurnal cycle metrics for validating NWP and climate models and understanding air-sea interaction in the Tropical Pacific

Dongxiao Zhang, JISAO/University of Washington and NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA, United States, Meghan F Cronin, NOAA PMEL, Seattle, WA, United States and William S. Kessler, NOAA/PMEL/OCRD, Seattle, WA, United States