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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 [-] 108.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 113. 112. 108. 132. 4.88 21.2 3.09 0.491 0.388 0.482 0.961 0.542
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 130. 128. 108. 145. 20.5 27.7 2.47 0.239 0.408 0.604 0.932 0.518
CanESM2 [-] 122. 123. 108. 116. 15.6 25.8 3.05 0.294 0.338 0.492 0.979 0.488
CanESM5 [-] 125. 124. 108. 140. 16.4 26.4 2.78 0.271 0.360 0.539 0.921 0.490
CESM1-BGC [-] 123. 123. 108. 135. 15.2 22.9 2.73 0.307 0.392 0.557 0.998 0.529
CESM2 [-] 119. 118. 108. 135. 10.4 20.4 2.45 0.456 0.417 0.602 0.997 0.578
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 123. 122. 108. 133. 15.1 28.1 2.74 0.315 0.236 0.555 0.986 0.465
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 137. 116. 108. 163. 7.87 18.1 1.96 0.507 0.471 0.706 0.993 0.630
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 144. 140. 108. 156. 33.5 40.5 2.24 0.0969 0.267 0.662 0.772 0.413
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 126. 126. 108. 137. 19.4 29.1 2.89 0.234 0.258 0.520 0.934 0.441
MeanCMIP5 [-] 144. 127. 108. 166. 100. 18.8 24.8 2.65 0.202 0.426 0.576 0.967 0.519
MeanCMIP6 [-] 124. 123. 108. 141. 15.8 22.1 2.31 0.304 0.493 0.633 0.997 0.584
MIROC-ESM [-] 137. 137. 108. 135. 29.4 36.2 3.27 0.0922 0.284 0.449 0.969 0.416
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 138. 137. 108. 145. 29.9 35.0 2.92 0.0538 0.389 0.513 0.986 0.466
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 124. 125. 108. 126. 18.5 25.9 2.60 0.255 0.383 0.584 0.990 0.519
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 132. 132. 108. 133. 24.8 31.1 2.27 0.136 0.350 0.639 0.949 0.485
NorESM1-ME [-] 126. 124. 108. 133. 16.7 25.6 3.20 0.278 0.316 0.466 0.997 0.475
NorESM2-LM [-] 114. 112. 108. 130. 4.75 19.1 2.33 0.548 0.422 0.629 0.988 0.602
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 126. 127. 108. 135. 19.4 28.0 2.56 0.195 0.361 0.595 0.907 0.484
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 117. 115. 108. 128. 7.95 24.1 2.31 0.373 0.322 0.647 0.871 0.507
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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 [-] 112.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 136. 125. 112. 145. 17.4 24.3 2.36 0.393 0.496 0.617 0.853 0.571
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 149. 145. 112. 154. 33.8 36.7 2.49 0.0626 0.524 0.606 0.959 0.535
CanESM2 [-] 137. 132. 112. 141. 23.2 32.6 2.18 0.270 0.444 0.660 0.530 0.470
CanESM5 [-] 143. 135. 112. 149. 25.9 29.7 2.59 0.192 0.539 0.581 0.873 0.545
CESM1-BGC [-] 128. 121. 112. 137. 11.0 18.5 2.60 0.506 0.559 0.579 0.944 0.630
CESM2 [-] 131. 125. 112. 139. 14.0 19.4 2.25 0.436 0.567 0.651 0.996 0.644
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 128. 119. 112. 137. 10.8 24.6 3.06 0.421 0.422 0.484 0.828 0.515
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 145. 127. 112. 147. 15.2 21.8 2.25 0.390 0.522 0.634 0.921 0.598
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 148. 143. 112. 151. 30.8 35.5 3.03 0.141 0.486 0.509 0.915 0.507
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 123. 112. 112. 134. 4.10 26.6 3.01 0.365 0.453 0.501 0.432 0.441
MeanCMIP5 [-] 155. 134. 112. 158. 21.8 24.8 2.47 0.226 0.601 0.601 0.981 0.602
MeanCMIP6 [-] 142. 135. 112. 149. 24.3 26.9 2.47 0.153 0.643 0.599 0.885 0.585
MIROC-ESM [-] 142. 141. 112. 144. 31.7 37.4 2.51 0.0858 0.409 0.603 0.997 0.501
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 148. 144. 112. 150. 33.1 36.7 2.77 0.0379 0.483 0.539 0.736 0.456
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 134. 131. 112. 138. 29.8 35.7 3.07 0.219 0.445 0.502 0.498 0.422
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 152. 152. 112. 153. 41.6 45.9 2.81 0.0327 0.407 0.557 0.792 0.439
NorESM1-ME [-] 131. 119. 112. 141. 9.69 18.7 2.65 0.566 0.541 0.582 0.862 0.618
NorESM2-LM [-] 144. 140. 112. 148. 28.3 31.0 2.68 0.0703 0.598 0.561 0.672 0.500
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 147. 142. 112. 152. 31.6 33.5 2.65 0.0594 0.564 0.574 0.910 0.534
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 139. 134. 112. 145. 23.6 26.3 2.52 0.199 0.629 0.599 0.957 0.603
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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 [-] 72.9
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 73.4 83.1 72.2 35.8 11.9 20.4 1.18 0.376 0.444 0.850 0.988 0.620
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 76.6 88.2 72.2 31.8 16.5 24.0 1.06 0.286 0.420 0.864 0.939 0.586
CanESM2 [-] 72.7 83.9 72.2 32.6 12.7 22.0 1.27 0.343 0.409 0.829 0.985 0.595
CanESM5 [-] 72.2 82.0 72.2 32.7 11.2 23.1 1.25 0.341 0.377 0.836 0.965 0.579
CESM1-BGC [-] 74.6 86.8 72.2 26.7 15.1 24.7 1.09 0.255 0.347 0.862 0.961 0.554
CESM2 [-] 72.7 84.0 72.2 28.8 12.4 21.4 1.04 0.352 0.396 0.872 0.989 0.601
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 70.4 80.1 72.2 33.2 8.91 21.8 1.22 0.400 0.368 0.837 0.986 0.592
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 74.2 80.3 72.2 59.3 8.18 18.9 1.16 0.422 0.451 0.851 0.992 0.633
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 75.3 87.3 72.2 32.2 16.5 27.8 1.24 0.302 0.312 0.839 0.922 0.538
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 75.7 87.0 72.2 30.7 15.9 26.4 1.20 0.198 0.341 0.841 0.979 0.540
MeanCMIP5 [-] 79.5 87.4 72.9 61.1 66.5 14.5 21.5 1.09 0.285 0.430 0.858 0.983 0.597
MeanCMIP6 [-] 74.8 85.3 72.2 35.0 13.7 20.5 0.970 0.302 0.480 0.878 0.985 0.625
MIROC-ESM [-] 81.4 93.6 72.2 32.7 22.6 33.8 1.22 0.165 0.260 0.836 0.934 0.491
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 81.3 90.7 72.2 47.7 19.3 28.3 1.17 0.196 0.338 0.845 0.957 0.535
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 78.4 83.9 72.2 25.4 13.1 21.8 1.22 0.355 0.414 0.837 0.978 0.600
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 78.1 90.1 72.2 27.1 18.4 25.7 1.10 0.195 0.388 0.856 0.973 0.560
NorESM1-ME [-] 74.0 84.4 72.2 32.5 13.0 23.7 1.21 0.287 0.353 0.840 0.956 0.558
NorESM2-LM [-] 73.8 83.2 72.2 34.8 11.7 21.8 1.04 0.364 0.400 0.871 0.975 0.602
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 77.5 87.8 72.9 35.9 15.6 25.4 1.15 0.250 0.348 0.855 0.987 0.558
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 71.2 81.1 72.2 31.7 9.78 19.0 1.12 0.394 0.493 0.855 0.987 0.645
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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 [-] 32.5
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 33.2 38.7 31.0 18.0 7.43 15.9 0.554 0.491 0.468 0.961 0.969 0.671
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 29.3 35.9 31.0 11.0 4.79 15.3 0.432 0.588 0.447 0.970 0.926 0.676
CanESM2 [-] 36.0 42.7 31.0 17.9 11.6 19.5 0.444 0.343 0.391 0.970 0.971 0.613
CanESM5 [-] 35.4 41.7 31.0 16.6 10.4 20.3 0.513 0.399 0.326 0.965 0.922 0.588
CESM1-BGC [-] 34.4 40.9 31.0 12.3 9.68 24.9 0.486 0.324 0.172 0.967 0.699 0.467
CESM2 [-] 36.2 42.0 31.0 16.4 10.9 20.5 0.482 0.369 0.318 0.967 0.885 0.571
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 34.3 40.6 31.0 17.8 9.36 20.6 0.499 0.439 0.287 0.963 0.989 0.593
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 33.5 42.9 31.0 26.7 11.8 20.9 0.469 0.321 0.313 0.968 0.984 0.580
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 36.0 41.6 31.0 17.2 10.5 25.9 0.509 0.390 0.109 0.966 0.916 0.498
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 43.2 49.8 31.0 20.7 18.6 27.5 0.505 0.0835 0.196 0.964 0.970 0.482
MeanCMIP5 [-] 33.0 43.2 32.5 25.5 30.7 10.7 19.5 0.444 0.371 0.340 0.970 0.929 0.590
MeanCMIP6 [-] 37.1 42.7 31.0 19.4 11.5 18.8 0.425 0.337 0.398 0.971 0.965 0.614
MIROC-ESM [-] 37.1 43.1 31.0 19.2 12.1 31.0 0.384 0.326 0.0605 0.974 0.780 0.440
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 39.8 44.6 31.0 28.1 13.6 27.0 0.485 0.303 0.130 0.967 0.902 0.487
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 36.1 38.5 31.0 13.2 7.51 16.5 0.524 0.514 0.423 0.959 0.960 0.656
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 42.1 47.6 31.0 19.8 16.5 24.2 0.428 0.134 0.279 0.970 0.965 0.525
NorESM1-ME [-] 31.9 36.8 31.0 11.2 5.44 21.3 0.409 0.362 0.272 0.971 0.700 0.516
NorESM2-LM [-] 33.5 37.8 31.0 14.6 6.50 17.6 0.466 0.507 0.383 0.968 0.871 0.622
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 45.7 52.2 32.5 27.2 19.3 30.1 0.495 0.107 0.0953 0.966 0.946 0.442
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 36.7 41.5 31.0 19.8 10.5 17.0 0.485 0.411 0.489 0.967 0.971 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 [-] 116.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 132. 131. 116. 142. 16.0 25.4 1.89 0.323 0.340 0.724 0.977 0.541
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 157. 156. 116. 161. 40.6 45.4 2.41 0.0184 0.325 0.611 0.996 0.455
CanESM2 [-] 139. 139. 116. 140. 23.7 35.8 3.77 0.170 0.206 0.366 0.984 0.386
CanESM5 [-] 143. 143. 116. 152. 28.2 37.7 2.87 0.0772 0.226 0.536 0.969 0.407
CESM1-BGC [-] 141. 140. 116. 144. 25.0 32.5 1.70 0.133 0.319 0.748 0.967 0.497
CESM2 [-] 137. 137. 116. 150. 21.2 28.2 1.67 0.184 0.390 0.753 0.998 0.543
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 130. 128. 116. 148. 13.5 30.0 2.98 0.361 0.178 0.506 0.971 0.439
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 133. 131. 116. 157. 14.9 28.5 2.80 0.332 0.305 0.539 0.953 0.487
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 168. 167. 116. 172. 52.0 57.5 2.91 0.0204 0.235 0.521 0.904 0.383
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 141. 140. 116. 150. 24.6 33.7 1.96 0.108 0.317 0.702 0.800 0.449
MeanCMIP5 [-] 142. 140. 116. 160. 23.9 31.8 2.61 0.129 0.339 0.575 0.910 0.458
MeanCMIP6 [-] 143. 143. 116. 155. 27.2 31.9 1.90 0.0857 0.448 0.711 0.929 0.524
MIROC-ESM [-] 146. 147. 116. 147. 30.9 39.3 2.90 0.0805 0.256 0.527 0.996 0.423
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 151. 151. 116. 155. 35.1 39.4 2.40 0.0213 0.391 0.614 0.944 0.472
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 128. 127. 116. 142. 12.8 28.3 3.26 0.402 0.284 0.453 0.770 0.438
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 151. 150. 116. 157. 34.9 40.4 2.60 0.0492 0.340 0.574 0.980 0.457
NorESM1-ME [-] 137. 136. 116. 143. 21.1 31.2 1.88 0.189 0.287 0.709 0.988 0.492
NorESM2-LM [-] 138. 137. 116. 150. 22.0 28.2 1.62 0.188 0.415 0.768 0.986 0.554
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 137. 137. 116. 147. 21.2 30.2 1.64 0.153 0.395 0.768 0.937 0.529
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 139. 139. 116. 145. 23.3 30.4 2.76 0.170 0.372 0.557 0.967 0.488

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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