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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 [-] 46.6
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 46.1 46.9 46.6 37.9 -0.00815 21.4 1.55 0.571 0.313 0.778 0.973 0.589
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 57.3 58.9 46.6 40.8 11.9 23.1 1.60 0.373 0.387 0.771 0.967 0.577
CanESM2 [-] 51.4 49.8 46.6 66.1 2.79 22.9 1.51 0.467 0.324 0.788 0.952 0.571
CanESM5 [-] 41.6 42.1 46.6 36.6 -4.75 21.0 1.89 0.515 0.347 0.721 0.980 0.582
CESM1-BGC [-] 37.8 37.9 46.6 34.4 -8.90 21.7 1.71 0.453 0.348 0.761 0.984 0.579
CESM2 [-] 49.6 49.8 46.6 43.4 3.00 18.3 1.62 0.561 0.417 0.773 0.984 0.631
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 42.4 42.7 46.6 39.1 -4.29 23.4 1.59 0.489 0.270 0.781 0.956 0.553
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 26.3 37.6 46.6 12.6 -9.12 19.3 1.48 0.459 0.415 0.796 0.989 0.615
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 72.2 73.6 46.6 62.9 26.3 33.8 1.98 0.0913 0.344 0.718 0.972 0.494
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 49.7 50.0 46.6 40.7 2.91 17.7 1.43 0.587 0.434 0.794 0.977 0.645
MeanCMIP5 [-] 33.4 48.7 46.5 14.9 40.6 2.21 16.3 1.51 0.650 0.446 0.802 0.989 0.667
MeanCMIP6 [-] 47.8 48.7 46.6 35.6 1.88 15.6 1.48 0.650 0.480 0.804 0.993 0.681
MIROC-ESM [-] 50.6 49.6 46.6 65.6 1.97 24.7 1.94 0.390 0.338 0.714 0.886 0.533
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 37.3 37.6 46.6 35.9 -9.17 24.4 2.32 0.357 0.377 0.647 0.869 0.525
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 54.8 52.4 46.6 73.4 4.59 30.8 2.12 0.372 0.255 0.679 0.665 0.445
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 62.4 62.1 46.6 69.7 15.1 31.3 2.03 0.278 0.243 0.699 0.757 0.444
NorESM1-ME [-] 35.3 36.6 46.6 32.5 -10.4 23.4 1.99 0.431 0.343 0.706 0.973 0.559
NorESM2-LM [-] 52.1 53.2 46.6 43.5 6.07 19.6 1.66 0.475 0.415 0.765 0.982 0.610
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 51.8 52.4 46.4 39.2 5.38 22.4 1.70 0.483 0.326 0.766 0.976 0.575
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 47.0 47.8 46.6 37.3 0.926 19.1 1.65 0.569 0.414 0.778 0.983 0.632
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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 [-] 15.2
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 21.2 24.6 15.2 18.5 7.86 19.8 1.92 0.544 0.392 0.720 0.672 0.544
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 22.4 25.6 15.2 18.6 9.60 14.9 2.25 0.456 0.633 0.655 0.918 0.659
CanESM2 [-] 35.7 32.4 15.2 38.2 14.8 21.4 1.87 0.323 0.490 0.734 0.441 0.496
CanESM5 [-] 15.3 15.9 15.2 14.8 0.523 9.73 2.30 0.764 0.672 0.639 0.649 0.679
CESM1-BGC [-] 12.3 11.2 15.2 13.6 -3.89 9.61 1.99 0.744 0.684 0.709 0.696 0.704
CESM2 [-] 28.9 30.4 15.2 26.9 14.3 17.7 1.80 0.282 0.640 0.740 0.969 0.654
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 9.43 9.30 15.2 9.92 -6.17 11.3 2.99 0.634 0.664 0.507 0.708 0.635
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 12.3 16.5 15.2 11.7 1.27 9.05 2.09 0.789 0.686 0.681 0.938 0.756
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 35.8 40.3 15.2 33.1 21.8 25.0 2.84 0.231 0.617 0.551 0.324 0.468
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 19.7 21.7 15.2 17.9 5.65 11.5 2.57 0.628 0.681 0.599 0.957 0.709
MeanCMIP5 [-] 13.5 19.5 15.3 12.7 4.27 10.1 2.00 0.697 0.677 0.713 0.809 0.714
MeanCMIP6 [-] 19.3 21.5 15.2 17.1 6.04 10.6 1.60 0.646 0.706 0.778 0.743 0.716
MIROC-ESM [-] 21.4 22.5 15.2 20.2 5.69 15.2 2.84 0.564 0.553 0.543 0.944 0.631
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 6.62 5.78 15.2 7.05 -9.48 16.0 2.49 0.479 0.583 0.607 0.666 0.584
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 18.7 16.8 15.2 21.6 1.79 14.9 2.83 0.657 0.525 0.541 0.562 0.562
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 34.2 25.4 15.2 48.6 10.3 18.8 2.24 0.523 0.517 0.667 0.302 0.505
NorESM1-ME [-] 10.6 8.79 15.2 12.5 -5.97 11.0 2.00 0.674 0.665 0.719 0.768 0.698
NorESM2-LM [-] 29.8 34.5 15.2 25.4 17.8 21.1 2.75 0.209 0.645 0.553 0.927 0.596
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 19.3 18.5 15.3 21.0 2.38 10.7 2.25 0.741 0.642 0.660 0.961 0.729
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 17.4 19.0 15.2 15.9 2.87 9.50 1.89 0.713 0.713 0.720 0.950 0.762
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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 [-] 35.0
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 35.4 43.1 35.0 7.19 7.42 22.4 1.45 0.402 0.334 0.809 0.946 0.565
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 34.5 43.0 35.0 1.47 7.68 20.9 1.35 0.384 0.376 0.831 0.933 0.580
CanESM2 [-] 37.4 45.0 35.0 10.8 9.18 22.8 1.27 0.355 0.387 0.837 0.943 0.582
CanESM5 [-] 27.5 33.9 35.0 3.16 -1.34 19.1 1.42 0.459 0.426 0.814 0.944 0.614
CESM1-BGC [-] 27.0 34.5 35.0 -2.40 -0.688 19.6 1.32 0.443 0.355 0.833 0.951 0.587
CESM2 [-] 33.5 41.7 35.0 2.14 6.43 17.2 1.25 0.441 0.460 0.845 0.977 0.636
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 25.5 32.2 35.0 0.910 -3.22 20.3 1.26 0.458 0.369 0.841 0.958 0.599
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 23.5 31.3 35.0 5.27 -3.78 16.1 1.25 0.500 0.480 0.848 0.975 0.657
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 37.3 46.7 35.0 4.32 11.3 24.7 1.43 0.342 0.376 0.815 0.869 0.555
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 29.9 37.0 35.0 2.02 1.75 17.0 1.31 0.456 0.464 0.832 0.942 0.632
MeanCMIP5 [-] 30.2 39.1 35.3 9.43 41.3 3.79 15.8 1.14 0.516 0.494 0.864 0.975 0.668
MeanCMIP6 [-] 29.9 37.1 35.0 2.22 1.99 13.1 1.10 0.597 0.555 0.872 0.980 0.712
MIROC-ESM [-] 34.7 41.8 35.0 6.39 5.73 24.6 1.48 0.345 0.311 0.801 0.932 0.540
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 22.7 28.3 35.0 3.82 -6.97 20.0 1.35 0.389 0.429 0.826 0.947 0.604
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 35.7 39.2 35.0 3.64 3.46 21.5 1.42 0.430 0.381 0.813 0.907 0.582
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 35.9 43.0 35.0 5.91 7.61 21.2 1.32 0.383 0.398 0.830 0.917 0.585
NorESM1-ME [-] 27.5 34.3 35.0 1.15 -0.959 20.4 1.39 0.419 0.357 0.822 0.951 0.581
NorESM2-LM [-] 34.2 41.6 35.0 5.12 6.04 17.8 1.36 0.427 0.446 0.827 0.973 0.624
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 30.7 37.3 35.3 4.46 1.56 17.6 1.26 0.491 0.427 0.841 0.969 0.631
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 29.1 35.7 35.0 2.82 0.340 15.5 1.32 0.550 0.490 0.835 0.960 0.665
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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 [-] 8.52
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 10.1 12.2 8.52 4.54 3.75 15.9 1.31 0.583 0.410 0.843 0.873 0.624
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.67 7.72 8.52 -3.53 -0.756 14.9 1.26 0.638 0.424 0.861 0.845 0.638
CanESM2 [-] 13.6 17.8 8.52 2.20 9.38 16.7 1.02 0.409 0.477 0.884 0.857 0.621
CanESM5 [-] 9.57 11.8 8.52 2.83 3.44 12.6 1.06 0.647 0.547 0.880 0.907 0.706
CESM1-BGC [-] 10.1 13.6 8.52 -1.96 5.08 20.2 0.914 0.515 0.244 0.908 0.720 0.526
CESM2 [-] 12.5 15.3 8.52 2.72 6.83 15.6 0.966 0.524 0.451 0.898 0.870 0.639
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 5.01 6.98 8.52 0.339 -1.43 12.7 0.945 0.692 0.517 0.898 0.898 0.705
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 10.4 6.44 8.52 13.3 -2.06 12.4 1.06 0.684 0.531 0.888 0.887 0.704
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 7.12 9.10 8.52 0.0135 0.802 18.0 0.813 0.649 0.292 0.917 0.865 0.603
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 12.3 15.0 8.52 3.12 6.56 14.6 1.01 0.529 0.483 0.898 0.922 0.663
MeanCMIP5 [-] 13.0 12.8 9.19 13.2 0.495 3.56 12.1 0.818 0.682 0.532 0.920 0.952 0.724
MeanCMIP6 [-] 9.19 11.1 8.52 3.00 2.58 10.3 0.845 0.752 0.602 0.920 0.935 0.762
MIROC-ESM [-] 9.99 13.1 8.52 0.727 4.90 20.8 1.06 0.565 0.225 0.885 0.780 0.536
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 4.44 5.08 8.52 3.30 -3.21 15.8 1.12 0.534 0.454 0.872 0.709 0.605
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 6.37 7.48 8.52 -4.22 -0.820 12.9 0.924 0.692 0.520 0.901 0.858 0.698
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 9.60 11.9 8.52 -0.274 3.48 13.2 0.821 0.600 0.532 0.911 0.861 0.687
NorESM1-ME [-] 10.6 13.1 8.52 0.368 4.51 18.5 1.07 0.510 0.312 0.882 0.709 0.545
NorESM2-LM [-] 11.7 13.4 8.52 3.29 4.86 15.2 1.25 0.604 0.439 0.851 0.886 0.644
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 11.7 14.5 9.19 4.30 5.23 13.8 0.807 0.582 0.496 0.916 0.918 0.682
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 11.1 13.1 8.52 4.18 4.60 12.3 1.01 0.646 0.561 0.896 0.927 0.718
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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 [-] 24.7
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 59.3 59.6 24.7 62.7 34.5 43.7 2.10 0.112 0.214 0.679 0.405 0.325
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 53.4 53.9 24.7 43.5 28.8 35.1 1.75 0.102 0.364 0.756 0.796 0.477
CanESM2 [-] 76.1 76.5 24.7 88.7 51.1 57.4 1.53 0.0459 0.228 0.798 0.429 0.346
CanESM5 [-] 53.8 54.4 24.7 56.9 29.3 41.0 1.82 0.180 0.226 0.742 0.456 0.366
CESM1-BGC [-] 35.0 34.8 24.7 38.6 9.93 23.2 1.98 0.471 0.351 0.713 0.686 0.514
CESM2 [-] 41.7 41.7 24.7 42.3 16.8 23.6 1.70 0.229 0.467 0.754 0.953 0.574
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 45.6 45.5 24.7 44.0 20.7 35.0 1.71 0.212 0.117 0.751 0.739 0.387
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 33.2 33.8 24.7 28.6 9.08 20.9 1.53 0.474 0.429 0.792 0.709 0.567
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 75.9 76.1 24.7 71.5 50.5 55.4 1.98 0.0203 0.310 0.716 0.478 0.367
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 33.6 33.8 24.7 30.2 8.83 16.6 1.84 0.462 0.581 0.727 0.927 0.655
MeanCMIP5 [-] 47.4 48.8 24.6 36.1 24.1 30.0 1.71 0.121 0.432 0.760 0.763 0.502
MeanCMIP6 [-] 37.9 37.9 24.7 37.4 13.2 19.3 1.52 0.354 0.536 0.797 0.952 0.635
MIROC-ESM [-] 52.5 51.3 24.7 70.9 26.3 35.6 2.30 0.171 0.327 0.643 0.492 0.392
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 18.9 19.0 24.7 20.3 -5.57 22.8 2.01 0.392 0.455 0.697 0.598 0.519
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 42.7 40.5 24.7 87.3 15.1 30.3 1.77 0.353 0.311 0.742 0.357 0.415
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 37.0 34.9 24.7 84.1 10.1 25.5 1.82 0.497 0.444 0.741 0.314 0.488
NorESM1-ME [-] 33.0 32.9 24.7 33.0 8.07 23.7 2.09 0.446 0.335 0.693 0.726 0.507
NorESM2-LM [-] 41.4 41.8 24.7 38.8 16.8 23.6 1.66 0.230 0.485 0.766 0.868 0.567
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 24.4 24.0 24.6 32.1 -0.718 17.0 1.74 0.627 0.530 0.754 0.763 0.641
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 30.3 30.2 24.7 34.7 5.35 18.3 1.87 0.549 0.483 0.735 0.787 0.608

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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