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Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 60.6
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 66.6 64.6 60.6 88.4 4.84 24.0 2.14 0.485 0.409 0.675 0.977 0.591
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 72.1 68.7 60.6 98.5 8.65 25.7 2.25 0.409 0.446 0.644 0.928 0.575
CanESM2 [-] 70.3 72.4 60.6 49.5 11.9 26.4 2.22 0.365 0.391 0.660 0.947 0.551
CanESM5 [-] 81.9 80.6 60.6 93.9 20.1 34.0 2.17 0.213 0.302 0.673 0.894 0.477
CESM1-BGC [-] 85.2 84.7 60.6 96.4 24.3 31.9 2.16 0.158 0.397 0.671 0.989 0.522
CESM2 [-] 68.7 67.7 60.6 86.6 7.54 19.8 2.15 0.550 0.499 0.671 0.986 0.641
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 80.9 80.8 60.6 83.1 20.7 37.2 1.90 0.258 0.218 0.715 0.932 0.468
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 97.3 79.0 60.6 120. 18.4 27.5 1.88 0.261 0.394 0.716 0.992 0.552
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 70.5 66.7 60.6 81.5 6.87 26.9 1.66 0.292 0.474 0.747 0.805 0.558
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 75.6 76.5 60.6 84.2 16.4 26.9 2.47 0.388 0.414 0.603 0.985 0.561
MeanCMIP5 [-] 96.2 77.0 60.8 119. 60.2 16.2 23.1 1.68 0.307 0.546 0.756 0.985 0.628
MeanCMIP6 [-] 75.2 74.0 60.6 92.1 13.7 20.3 1.63 0.390 0.613 0.754 0.979 0.670
MIROC-ESM [-] 86.1 87.1 60.6 69.0 26.9 34.7 2.15 0.175 0.430 0.665 0.938 0.528
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 98.6 98.5 60.6 96.7 37.6 42.6 2.25 0.0899 0.498 0.647 0.891 0.525
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 68.9 72.3 60.6 53.0 12.8 31.3 1.83 0.286 0.327 0.742 0.790 0.494
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 69.6 69.9 60.6 63.0 9.66 32.7 1.89 0.329 0.303 0.723 0.746 0.481
NorESM1-ME [-] 90.2 87.4 60.6 92.9 26.9 35.6 2.28 0.146 0.366 0.646 0.975 0.500
NorESM2-LM [-] 61.0 58.1 60.6 76.1 -1.76 19.0 2.18 0.563 0.524 0.660 0.981 0.650
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 72.7 73.2 60.8 83.0 13.0 29.2 2.24 0.355 0.326 0.664 0.908 0.516
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 68.8 67.1 60.6 79.5 6.84 25.9 1.78 0.384 0.412 0.719 0.877 0.561
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Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 97.3
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 109. 98.9 97.3 117. 5.40 20.3 2.73 0.546 0.576 0.554 0.817 0.614
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 123. 119. 97.3 127. 22.2 25.8 2.45 0.312 0.666 0.606 0.983 0.646
CanESM2 [-] 101. 98.6 97.3 102. 4.05 19.7 3.07 0.542 0.592 0.507 0.769 0.600
CanESM5 [-] 121. 118. 97.3 123. 22.7 25.9 2.42 0.252 0.661 0.617 0.996 0.637
CESM1-BGC [-] 114. 111. 97.3 118. 14.1 19.9 2.21 0.453 0.649 0.661 0.997 0.682
CESM2 [-] 98.7 93.8 97.3 105. -2.11 14.3 2.63 0.665 0.695 0.581 0.963 0.720
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 115. 110. 97.3 120. 14.6 23.0 2.84 0.434 0.579 0.540 0.975 0.621
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 125. 109. 97.3 127. 12.0 19.8 3.31 0.506 0.598 0.444 0.767 0.583
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 100. 99.0 97.3 100. 2.75 14.0 2.25 0.665 0.705 0.649 0.985 0.742
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 97.3 89.8 97.3 105. -4.97 22.8 2.44 0.445 0.615 0.601 0.599 0.575
MeanCMIP5 [-] 128. 110. 97.2 130. 13.1 17.6 2.15 0.507 0.709 0.675 0.847 0.689
MeanCMIP6 [-] 115. 112. 97.3 119. 14.9 18.2 2.19 0.439 0.739 0.658 0.769 0.669
MIROC-ESM [-] 121. 118. 97.3 124. 21.6 26.0 3.61 0.300 0.635 0.396 0.981 0.589
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 130. 134. 97.3 128. 34.8 37.6 2.40 0.0733 0.668 0.605 0.992 0.601
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 115. 114. 97.3 116. 21.1 28.5 2.42 0.323 0.540 0.618 0.703 0.545
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 118. 127. 97.3 104. 27.7 38.4 2.27 0.181 0.527 0.655 0.441 0.466
NorESM1-ME [-] 110. 108. 97.3 112. 11.5 17.6 2.92 0.553 0.647 0.519 0.789 0.631
NorESM2-LM [-] 109. 104. 97.3 113. 7.44 14.6 2.31 0.638 0.701 0.645 0.766 0.690
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 117. 119. 97.2 114. 21.4 26.1 2.37 0.265 0.598 0.635 0.976 0.614
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 114. 113. 97.3 116. 15.3 19.5 2.47 0.431 0.688 0.607 0.856 0.654
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 36.1
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 37.8 39.5 36.1 29.7 5.00 21.7 1.72 0.451 0.386 0.750 0.953 0.585
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 41.6 44.4 36.1 30.5 9.03 19.6 1.57 0.471 0.455 0.780 0.962 0.624
CanESM2 [-] 34.5 38.0 36.1 21.3 3.67 21.9 1.62 0.471 0.373 0.770 0.945 0.587
CanESM5 [-] 44.5 47.4 36.1 31.2 13.1 25.8 1.62 0.326 0.355 0.767 0.922 0.545
CESM1-BGC [-] 47.3 51.7 36.1 29.8 16.3 24.8 1.47 0.294 0.370 0.795 0.935 0.553
CESM2 [-] 38.7 41.6 36.1 26.9 6.30 17.5 1.45 0.516 0.462 0.801 0.977 0.644
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 44.6 47.7 36.1 31.4 12.9 27.0 1.58 0.337 0.312 0.777 0.955 0.539
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 49.4 48.3 36.1 51.4 12.3 22.3 1.47 0.352 0.413 0.795 0.967 0.588
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 37.7 40.0 36.1 28.4 5.56 21.3 1.45 0.372 0.435 0.790 0.950 0.597
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 44.0 47.8 36.1 28.4 12.9 21.9 1.50 0.363 0.419 0.785 0.956 0.588
MeanCMIP5 [-] 48.4 47.2 36.4 51.1 25.7 10.9 19.5 1.40 0.384 0.474 0.804 0.978 0.623
MeanCMIP6 [-] 44.1 47.2 36.1 32.3 11.7 17.8 1.23 0.377 0.547 0.833 0.975 0.656
MIROC-ESM [-] 45.8 50.9 36.1 25.3 17.1 28.0 1.56 0.296 0.379 0.780 0.901 0.547
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 56.5 60.6 36.1 40.7 25.5 31.8 1.50 0.183 0.406 0.789 0.854 0.528
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 42.4 44.3 36.1 21.2 9.82 23.5 1.50 0.361 0.370 0.795 0.935 0.566
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 41.6 46.6 36.1 20.4 11.1 24.9 1.40 0.339 0.361 0.807 0.898 0.553
NorESM1-ME [-] 46.3 49.7 36.1 32.0 14.6 25.7 1.55 0.336 0.360 0.778 0.913 0.549
NorESM2-LM [-] 39.0 41.0 36.1 30.1 6.06 17.4 1.44 0.541 0.479 0.801 0.968 0.654
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 44.8 48.8 36.3 28.6 13.1 24.7 1.52 0.327 0.337 0.790 0.948 0.548
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 41.5 44.7 36.1 28.4 9.65 20.0 1.42 0.422 0.461 0.801 0.941 0.617
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 19.3
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 22.6 25.1 19.3 15.8 5.65 15.1 0.608 0.432 0.323 0.933 0.978 0.598
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 23.2 26.1 19.3 15.1 6.77 13.1 0.548 0.394 0.445 0.953 0.956 0.639
CanESM2 [-] 20.4 22.9 19.3 13.9 3.65 13.8 0.634 0.475 0.348 0.936 0.971 0.616
CanESM5 [-] 24.7 27.7 19.3 16.0 8.28 15.4 0.533 0.309 0.332 0.948 0.905 0.565
CESM1-BGC [-] 23.0 25.2 19.3 15.6 5.86 13.9 0.456 0.425 0.398 0.960 0.802 0.596
CESM2 [-] 22.0 24.4 19.3 14.1 5.09 12.7 0.569 0.472 0.411 0.951 0.967 0.642
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 27.6 31.1 19.3 18.0 11.6 17.9 0.635 0.187 0.349 0.945 0.950 0.556
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 31.6 34.0 19.3 29.8 14.7 20.3 0.525 0.126 0.302 0.957 0.967 0.531
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 28.3 30.9 19.3 19.4 11.6 17.2 0.405 0.159 0.333 0.960 0.973 0.551
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 26.4 29.3 19.3 16.7 9.95 15.8 0.460 0.229 0.355 0.959 0.968 0.573
MeanCMIP5 [-] 27.6 28.3 20.0 27.1 30.7 8.34 13.7 0.425 0.307 0.444 0.961 0.975 0.626
MeanCMIP6 [-] 26.3 29.1 19.3 17.4 9.70 14.0 0.354 0.228 0.472 0.971 0.961 0.621
MIROC-ESM [-] 24.3 27.4 19.3 14.9 8.33 14.4 0.511 0.367 0.427 0.947 0.870 0.608
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 33.1 36.8 19.3 23.7 17.4 23.1 0.540 0.136 0.267 0.948 0.688 0.461
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 28.4 29.6 19.3 15.7 10.2 17.3 0.731 0.219 0.278 0.936 0.931 0.528
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 30.5 33.9 19.3 17.0 14.6 21.0 0.554 0.114 0.236 0.954 0.804 0.469
NorESM1-ME [-] 20.8 22.0 19.3 14.3 2.72 13.3 0.512 0.495 0.376 0.951 0.821 0.604
NorESM2-LM [-] 20.7 22.3 19.3 13.5 2.87 12.4 0.575 0.569 0.398 0.946 0.946 0.651
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 31.7 35.3 20.0 20.5 15.0 22.7 0.664 0.120 0.181 0.939 0.961 0.476
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 24.6 27.0 19.3 16.5 7.64 13.3 0.415 0.341 0.431 0.964 0.972 0.628
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 90.6
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 71.2 71.1 90.6 70.0 -19.1 37.3 2.77 0.341 0.248 0.555 0.629 0.404
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 102. 102. 90.6 107. 11.5 30.8 2.96 0.476 0.339 0.515 0.850 0.504
CanESM2 [-] 61.7 61.8 90.6 50.2 -28.5 50.4 3.35 0.211 0.117 0.438 0.506 0.278
CanESM5 [-] 87.8 87.9 90.6 86.0 -2.41 47.7 2.90 0.329 0.127 0.525 0.426 0.307
CESM1-BGC [-] 105. 106. 90.6 96.4 15.0 33.5 2.56 0.291 0.321 0.599 0.622 0.431
CESM2 [-] 95.0 94.8 90.6 98.6 4.37 21.4 2.80 0.590 0.495 0.546 0.951 0.615
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 84.4 84.0 90.6 88.0 -6.32 45.5 2.94 0.479 0.0569 0.516 0.793 0.380
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 98.8 98.2 90.6 103. 7.67 37.8 2.86 0.356 0.264 0.534 0.552 0.394
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 90.5 90.5 90.6 85.3 -0.205 37.0 3.11 0.325 0.317 0.481 0.334 0.355
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 106. 106. 90.6 105. 15.1 27.4 2.44 0.358 0.453 0.620 0.778 0.533
MeanCMIP5 [-] 90.2 89.7 90.6 94.8 -0.897 29.3 3.13 0.533 0.321 0.484 0.825 0.497
MeanCMIP6 [-] 104. 104. 90.6 102. 13.7 26.9 2.75 0.392 0.452 0.553 0.960 0.562
MIROC-ESM [-] 93.9 95.3 90.6 75.8 4.65 38.2 3.01 0.355 0.290 0.511 0.516 0.393
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 130. 131. 90.6 122. 39.6 48.9 2.86 0.0656 0.410 0.537 0.644 0.414
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 85.2 86.8 90.6 55.0 -3.43 40.3 3.15 0.392 0.244 0.479 0.407 0.353
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 114. 115. 90.6 72.9 24.5 47.2 2.84 0.104 0.361 0.536 0.305 0.333
NorESM1-ME [-] 103. 103. 90.6 97.4 12.3 33.9 2.42 0.337 0.306 0.621 0.617 0.437
NorESM2-LM [-] 96.2 95.3 90.6 102. 5.02 18.8 2.49 0.673 0.539 0.606 0.972 0.666
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 111. 112. 90.6 99.0 20.8 34.1 2.51 0.207 0.436 0.604 0.665 0.469
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 108. 108. 90.6 103. 17.7 33.8 2.80 0.242 0.391 0.549 0.709 0.456

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Data Information

  Title:
Conserving Land-Atmosphere Synthesis Suite (CLASS) v1.1

  Version:
1.1

  Institution:
University of New South Wales

  Source:
Ground Heat Flux (GLDAS, MERRALND, MERRAFLX, NCEP_DOII, NCEP_NCAR), Sensible Heat Flux(GLDAS, MERRALND, MERRAFLX, NCEP_DOII, NCEP_NCAR, MPIBGC, Princeton), Latent Heat Flux(DOLCE1.0), Net Radiation (GLDAS, MERRALND, NCEP_DOII, NCEP_NCAR, ERAI, EBAF4.0), Precipitation(REGEN1.1), Runoff(LORA1.0), Change in Water storage(GRACE(GFZ, JPL, CSR))

  History:
2020-01-30: downloaded source from [http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2003.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2004.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2005.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2006.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2007.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2008.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2009.nc] 2020-01-30: converted to ILAMB netCDF4 with https://github.com/rubisco-sfa/ILAMB-Data/blob/master/CLASS/CLASS_to_ILAMB.py

  References:
Sanaa Hobeichi (2019), Conserving Land-Atmosphere Synthesis Suite (CLASS) v1.1, doi:10.25914/5c872258dc183

Hobeichi, Sanaa and Abramowitz, Gab and Evans, Jason (2020), Conserving Land–Atmosphere Synthesis Suite (CLASS), Journal of Climate, 5, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0036.1