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Benchmark [-] 0.616
h0 [-] 0.638 0.653 0.616 0.548 0.0887 0.0345 2.78 0.624 0.496 0.973 0.698
h0a [-] 0.638 0.653 0.616 0.548 0.0887 0.0345 2.78 0.624 0.496 0.973 0.698
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Benchmark [-] 0.475
h0 [-] 0.470 0.469 0.475 0.407 -0.00292 2.19 0.694 0.582 0.867 0.714
h0a [-] 0.470 0.469 0.475 0.407 -0.00292 2.19 0.694 0.582 0.867 0.714
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Benchmark [-] 0.460
h0 [-] 0.422 0.418 0.460 0.437 0.289 -0.0409 1.69 0.639 0.737 0.986 0.787
h0a [-] 0.422 0.418 0.460 0.437 0.289 -0.0409 1.69 0.639 0.737 0.986 0.787
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Bias Score [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.561
h0 [-] 0.445 0.430 0.561 0.487 0.702 -0.131 1.51 0.478 0.818 0.713 0.670
h0a [-] 0.445 0.430 0.561 0.487 0.702 -0.131 1.51 0.478 0.818 0.713 0.670
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Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.868
h0 [-] 0.790 0.833 0.868 0.764 0.870 -0.0358 3.51 0.475 0.393 0.913 0.594
h0a [-] 0.790 0.833 0.868 0.764 0.870 -0.0358 3.51 0.475 0.393 0.913 0.594
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Benchmark [-] 0.630
h0 [-] 0.513 0.514 0.630 0.478 0.723 -0.116 1.41 0.599 0.824 0.888 0.770
h0a [-] 0.513 0.514 0.630 0.478 0.723 -0.116 1.41 0.599 0.824 0.888 0.770
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Bias [1]
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Bias Score [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.458
h0 [-] 0.436 0.424 0.458 0.542 0.746 -0.0345 2.46 0.644 0.637 0.985 0.756
h0a [-] 0.436 0.424 0.458 0.542 0.746 -0.0345 2.46 0.644 0.637 0.985 0.756
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Bias [1]
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.578
h0 [-] 0.582 0.565 0.578 0.639 -0.0150 1.86 0.675 0.728 0.989 0.797
h0a [-] 0.582 0.565 0.578 0.639 -0.0150 1.86 0.675 0.728 0.989 0.797
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Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Bias [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
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Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.610
h0 [-] 0.645 0.642 0.610 0.651 0.429 0.0304 1.23 0.636 0.865 0.667 0.723
h0a [-] 0.645 0.642 0.610 0.651 0.429 0.0304 1.23 0.636 0.865 0.667 0.723
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Bias Score [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.285
h0 [-] 0.358 0.315 0.285 0.517 0.319 0.0307 1.68 0.742 0.793 0.975 0.837
h0a [-] 0.358 0.315 0.285 0.517 0.319 0.0307 1.68 0.742 0.793 0.975 0.837
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Benchmark [-] 0.674
h0 [-] 0.553 0.599 0.674 0.466 0.558 -0.0756 2.36 0.568 0.628 0.981 0.726
h0a [-] 0.553 0.599 0.674 0.466 0.558 -0.0756 2.36 0.568 0.628 0.981 0.726
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Benchmark [-] 0.486
h0 [-] 0.480 0.469 0.486 0.527 0.657 -0.0176 2.06 0.619 0.680 0.983 0.761
h0a [-] 0.480 0.469 0.486 0.527 0.657 -0.0176 2.06 0.619 0.680 0.983 0.761
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Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.136
h0 [-] 0.172 0.171 0.136 0.190 0.205 0.0348 2.21 0.594 0.587 0.915 0.698
h0a [-] 0.172 0.171 0.136 0.190 0.205 0.0348 2.21 0.594 0.587 0.915 0.698
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Benchmark [-] 0.495
h0 [-] 0.568 0.593 0.495 0.532 0.449 0.0957 1.81 0.590 0.765 0.974 0.776
h0a [-] 0.568 0.593 0.495 0.532 0.449 0.0957 1.81 0.590 0.765 0.974 0.776
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Bias Score [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.501
h0 [-] 0.527 0.491 0.501 0.565 0.433 -0.0109 1.95 0.645 0.646 0.990 0.760
h0a [-] 0.527 0.491 0.501 0.565 0.433 -0.0109 1.95 0.645 0.646 0.990 0.760
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
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Bias Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.715
h0 [-] 0.616 0.617 0.715 0.617 -0.0957 1.78 0.605 0.742 0.844 0.730
h0a [-] 0.616 0.617 0.715 0.617 -0.0957 1.78 0.605 0.742 0.844 0.730
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Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.572
h0 [-] 0.544 0.552 0.572 0.526 0.481 -0.0204 1.83 0.704 0.732 0.993 0.810
h0a [-] 0.544 0.552 0.572 0.526 0.481 -0.0204 1.83 0.704 0.732 0.993 0.810
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Benchmark [-] 0.411
h0 [-] 0.335 0.338 0.411 0.357 0.450 -0.0727 2.34 0.583 0.634 0.922 0.713
h0a [-] 0.335 0.338 0.411 0.357 0.450 -0.0727 2.34 0.583 0.634 0.922 0.713
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Benchmark [-] 0.789
h0 [-] 0.777 0.788 0.789 0.667 0.839 -0.00169 2.57 0.544 0.584 0.887 0.672
h0a [-] 0.777 0.788 0.789 0.667 0.839 -0.00169 2.57 0.544 0.584 0.887 0.672
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Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.602
h0 [-] 0.576 0.573 0.602 0.585 0.594 -0.0283 1.81 0.669 0.728 0.899 0.765
h0a [-] 0.576 0.573 0.602 0.585 0.594 -0.0283 1.81 0.669 0.728 0.899 0.765
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.279
h0 [-] 0.324 0.321 0.279 0.347 0.165 0.0456 1.87 0.513 0.727 0.812 0.684
h0a [-] 0.324 0.321 0.279 0.347 0.165 0.0456 1.87 0.513 0.727 0.812 0.684

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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:
2024-04-29: 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] 2024-04-29: 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