The variables are :

vectors

X  : domain in longtitude for SST,SSTa   : 0 - 360		, grid pts every 1.5 deg
T  : domain in time       for SST,SSTa   : Jan 1982 - Jan 2005  , grid pts every month
X2 : domain in longtitude for taux,tauxa : 122.25 - 278.25	, grid pts every 1.5 deg
T2 : domain in time       for SST,SSTa   : Jan 1980 - Jan 2005  , grid pts every month
X3 : domain in longtitude for Temp       : 125.5 - 278.25	, grid pts every 1.5 deg
T3 : domain in time       for Temp       : Jan 1980 - Jan 2005  , grid pts every month
Z  : domain in depth      for Temp       : 5 - 550 		, grid pts every 5 m



Matrices

sst   : sst		 	     (matrix form sst(T,X))
ssta  : sst anomaly	     	     (matrix form ssta(T,X))
taux  : zonal wind stress    	     (matrix form taux(T,X))
tauxa : zonal wind stress anomaly    (matrix form tauxa(T,X))
temp  : temperature     	     (matrix form temp(Z,X,T))



you can load them in Matlab with the command : load (examp: load X)


The datasets from the ldeo library


-SST (monthly mean)

NOAA/NCEP/EMC/CMB/GLOBAL/Reynolds and Smith dataset

http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.NOAA/.NCEP/.EMC/.CMB/.GLOBAL/.Reyn_SmithOIv2/.monthly/.sst/

-SST (anomalies)

NOAA/NCEP/EMC/CMB/GLOBAL/Reynolds and Smith dataset

http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.NOAA/.NCEP/.EMC/.CMB/.GLOBAL/.Reyn_SmithOIv2/.monthly/.ssta/


-Temperature sections (x,z) for the Pacific

CMA/BCC/GODAS dataset

http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.CMA/.BCC/.GODAS/.temp/


-zonal wind stress (monthly mean)

NOAA/NCEP/EMC/CMB/Pacific Hindcast dataset


http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.NOAA/.NCEP/.EMC/.CMB/.Pacific/.monthly/.taux/


