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Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.616
Control [-] 0.663 0.681 0.616 0.557 0.433 0.0639 2.89 0.443 0.494 0.993 0.643
Randomized [-] 0.652 0.670 0.616 0.547 0.433 0.0520 2.99 0.533 0.467 0.993 0.664
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.475
Control [-] 0.467 0.464 0.475 0.393 0.690 -0.0103 2.71 0.575 0.481 0.889 0.648
Randomized [-] 0.501 0.499 0.475 0.405 0.690 0.0259 2.69 0.658 0.492 0.974 0.708
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.460
Control [-] 0.480 0.475 0.460 0.496 0.481 0.0151 2.19 0.647 0.645 0.920 0.737
Randomized [-] 0.475 0.471 0.460 0.491 0.481 0.0108 2.22 0.673 0.641 0.956 0.757
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.561
Control [-] 0.713 0.746 0.560 0.600 0.586 0.185 1.25 0.460 0.838 0.852 0.717
Randomized [-] 0.711 0.741 0.561 0.607 0.563 0.179 1.32 0.452 0.842 0.832 0.709
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.868
Control [-] 0.741 0.765 0.868 0.729 0.880 -0.103 2.91 0.301 0.522 0.559 0.461
Randomized [-] 0.740 0.764 0.868 0.728 0.880 -0.104 2.67 0.294 0.574 0.687 0.518
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Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.630
Control [-] 0.688 0.693 0.630 0.609 0.0624 1.86 0.694 0.734 0.993 0.807
Randomized [-] 0.682 0.687 0.630 0.597 0.0562 1.79 0.692 0.745 0.987 0.808
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.458
Control [-] 0.539 0.532 0.459 0.608 0.264 0.0725 2.65 0.590 0.579 0.981 0.717
Randomized [-] 0.567 0.562 0.459 0.614 0.309 0.102 2.60 0.552 0.591 0.967 0.703
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.578
Control [-] 0.675 0.668 0.579 0.700 0.349 0.0867 3.53 0.578 0.387 0.985 0.650
Randomized [-] 0.679 0.674 0.579 0.700 0.382 0.0932 3.52 0.575 0.380 0.991 0.649
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.610
Control [-] 0.790 0.793 0.618 0.767 0.536 0.177 1.19 0.480 0.853 0.666 0.666
Randomized [-] 0.789 0.796 0.619 0.736 0.561 0.178 1.32 0.494 0.837 0.740 0.690
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.285
Control [-] 0.387 0.350 0.285 0.533 0.588 0.0650 1.73 0.690 0.747 0.979 0.805
Randomized [-] 0.404 0.369 0.285 0.543 0.588 0.0841 1.89 0.640 0.707 0.984 0.777
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.674
Control [-] 0.630 0.661 0.674 0.571 0.643 -0.0142 2.35 0.663 0.631 0.955 0.750
Randomized [-] 0.626 0.659 0.674 0.561 0.640 -0.0154 2.19 0.667 0.668 0.926 0.754
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.486
Control [-] 0.543 0.537 0.487 0.569 0.406 0.0501 2.43 0.597 0.604 0.968 0.723
Randomized [-] 0.553 0.549 0.487 0.568 0.477 0.0624 2.50 0.601 0.598 0.980 0.726
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.136
Control [-] 0.139 0.134 0.136 0.200 0.142 -0.00177 2.64 0.583 0.524 0.855 0.654
Randomized [-] 0.165 0.162 0.136 0.209 0.140 0.0264 2.98 0.574 0.472 0.822 0.622
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Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.495
Control [-] 0.737 0.759 0.505 0.704 0.376 0.253 1.47 0.447 0.803 0.956 0.735
Randomized [-] 0.720 0.745 0.501 0.683 0.406 0.243 1.62 0.445 0.783 0.969 0.732
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.501
Control [-] 0.576 0.572 0.501 0.577 0.400 0.0672 2.52 0.579 0.540 0.980 0.700
Randomized [-] 0.579 0.575 0.501 0.582 0.400 0.0702 2.59 0.582 0.543 0.965 0.697
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.715
Control [-] 0.719 0.728 0.715 0.683 0.0136 2.61 0.756 0.593 0.946 0.765
Randomized [-] 0.719 0.727 0.715 0.685 0.0127 2.65 0.758 0.577 0.957 0.764
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.572
Control [-] 0.664 0.680 0.572 0.608 0.620 0.108 1.33 0.590 0.830 0.937 0.785
Randomized [-] 0.660 0.675 0.572 0.605 0.617 0.104 1.36 0.594 0.823 0.927 0.781
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.411
Control [-] 0.500 0.508 0.411 0.418 0.474 0.0970 2.81 0.570 0.524 0.937 0.677
Randomized [-] 0.519 0.526 0.411 0.441 0.474 0.115 2.98 0.547 0.494 0.964 0.668
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.789
Control [-] 0.780 0.786 0.789 0.715 0.848 -0.00345 3.19 0.618 0.476 0.778 0.624
Randomized [-] 0.778 0.784 0.789 0.715 0.728 -0.00518 3.26 0.641 0.462 0.857 0.653
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.602
Control [-] 0.615 0.610 0.602 0.635 0.00964 2.53 0.667 0.597 0.941 0.735
Randomized [-] 0.646 0.646 0.602 0.642 0.0445 2.71 0.650 0.559 0.969 0.726
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.279
Control [-] 0.329 0.330 0.275 0.341 0.493 0.0560 2.45 0.489 0.639 0.898 0.675
Randomized [-] 0.347 0.348 0.275 0.346 0.493 0.0745 2.41 0.495 0.661 0.924 0.693

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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