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Benchmark [-] 108.
CLM50 [-] 116. 116. 108. 115. 76.3 8.07 15.6 1.79 0.467 0.602 0.719 0.996 0.677
CTSM51 [-] 112. 112. 108. 113. 76.3 3.75 13.2 1.79 0.636 0.616 0.719 0.972 0.712
DeadVeg [-] 113. 113. 108. 108. 76.3 4.59 24.3 3.10 0.510 0.214 0.503 0.995 0.487
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Benchmark [-] 98.5
CLM50 [-] 98.0 97.2 98.5 107. 100. -1.27 15.6 1.97 0.604 0.488 0.692 0.996 0.654
CTSM51 [-] 99.1 98.4 98.5 107. 100. -0.0396 15.1 1.90 0.620 0.509 0.705 0.985 0.666
DeadVeg [-] 98.2 97.6 98.5 105. 100. -0.792 24.4 2.32 0.454 0.255 0.630 0.985 0.516
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Benchmark [-] 105.
CLM50 [-] 106. 105. 105. 116. 121. -0.0906 11.0 1.22 0.606 0.701 0.829 0.997 0.767
CTSM51 [-] 104. 103. 105. 114. 121. -1.66 11.5 1.38 0.598 0.683 0.799 0.995 0.751
DeadVeg [-] 103. 102. 105. 114. 121. -3.03 17.4 1.69 0.437 0.523 0.757 0.986 0.645
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Benchmark [-] 20.1
CLM50 [-] 32.7 34.6 20.1 23.3 14.4 23.4 0.293 0.247 0.282 0.981 0.931 0.545
CTSM51 [-] 30.2 31.9 20.1 22.4 11.7 20.7 0.304 0.356 0.333 0.980 0.954 0.591
DeadVeg [-] 27.7 28.8 20.1 22.4 8.63 18.8 0.268 0.512 0.335 0.982 0.980 0.629
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Benchmark [-] 112.
CLM50 [-] 128. 124. 112. 133. 142. 12.5 16.3 2.16 0.487 0.722 0.665 0.997 0.719
CTSM51 [-] 121. 117. 112. 127. 142. 5.83 12.8 2.19 0.624 0.731 0.658 0.990 0.747
DeadVeg [-] 139. 139. 112. 140. 142. 26.5 32.5 3.02 0.233 0.543 0.507 0.844 0.534
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Benchmark [-] 37.0
CLM50 [-] 48.3 48.3 37.0 47.6 11.5 20.9 0.383 0.347 0.293 0.974 0.865 0.554
CTSM51 [-] 48.4 48.5 37.0 46.6 11.6 17.9 0.371 0.336 0.448 0.975 0.920 0.625
DeadVeg [-] 45.1 45.0 37.0 43.5 8.09 18.7 0.400 0.437 0.354 0.971 0.868 0.597
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Benchmark [-] 54.8
CLM50 [-] 62.7 61.5 54.8 74.9 59.7 6.96 15.5 0.531 0.469 0.515 0.955 0.991 0.689
CTSM51 [-] 62.5 61.5 54.8 73.6 59.7 6.90 15.0 0.507 0.440 0.551 0.958 0.992 0.698
DeadVeg [-] 62.3 61.3 54.8 73.1 59.7 6.66 19.6 0.726 0.365 0.390 0.932 0.980 0.611
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Benchmark [-] 90.0
CLM50 [-] 95.8 92.1 90.0 117. 75.7 2.54 17.6 1.62 0.608 0.425 0.761 0.957 0.635
CTSM51 [-] 94.0 90.5 90.0 114. 75.7 0.942 15.9 1.60 0.632 0.476 0.763 0.984 0.667
DeadVeg [-] 96.2 93.3 90.0 115. 75.7 3.71 20.1 1.64 0.578 0.328 0.757 0.973 0.593
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Benchmark [-] 18.4
CLM50 [-] 24.7 26.9 18.4 16.3 16.8 8.46 18.5 0.391 0.507 0.345 0.974 0.971 0.628
CTSM51 [-] 22.2 24.4 18.4 14.2 16.8 5.99 16.2 0.336 0.617 0.409 0.977 0.911 0.665
DeadVeg [-] 20.5 22.3 18.4 13.7 16.8 3.82 17.2 0.416 0.685 0.347 0.972 0.923 0.655
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Benchmark [-] 91.7
CLM50 [-] 93.0 91.1 91.7 108. 127. -0.194 9.91 0.511 0.695 0.714 0.957 0.998 0.815
CTSM51 [-] 91.4 89.8 91.7 105. 127. -1.64 9.82 0.546 0.713 0.702 0.954 0.998 0.814
DeadVeg [-] 97.6 96.0 91.7 111. 127. 4.54 13.5 0.675 0.655 0.581 0.944 0.998 0.751
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Benchmark [-] 44.4
CLM50 [-] 54.7 54.5 44.4 55.6 47.9 10.7 18.1 0.296 0.388 0.390 0.980 0.975 0.625
CTSM51 [-] 54.5 54.5 44.4 54.8 47.9 10.6 15.9 0.301 0.389 0.504 0.980 0.973 0.670
DeadVeg [-] 61.5 62.7 44.4 57.0 47.9 18.4 26.0 0.351 0.0723 0.217 0.975 0.994 0.495
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Benchmark [-] 72.3
CLM50 [-] 65.5 76.2 72.3 24.1 87.0 4.23 16.2 0.893 0.496 0.524 0.888 0.990 0.685
CTSM51 [-] 64.1 74.7 72.3 23.2 87.0 2.74 15.1 0.907 0.519 0.557 0.885 0.987 0.701
DeadVeg [-] 70.9 75.2 72.3 54.3 87.0 3.18 19.4 1.08 0.449 0.418 0.860 0.988 0.627
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Benchmark [-] 57.6
CLM50 [-] 53.7 52.4 57.6 78.2 57.5 -4.75 16.9 1.08 0.419 0.649 0.867 0.761 0.669
CTSM51 [-] 53.6 52.3 57.6 78.3 57.5 -4.79 16.7 1.07 0.421 0.655 0.868 0.768 0.673
DeadVeg [-] 52.4 51.5 57.6 72.0 57.5 -5.72 16.6 1.08 0.424 0.613 0.866 0.863 0.676
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Benchmark [-] 23.5
CLM50 [-] 27.2 30.7 23.5 19.7 15.4 6.91 22.7 0.222 0.501 0.182 0.984 0.859 0.542
CTSM51 [-] 26.1 29.3 23.5 19.2 15.4 5.62 20.7 0.224 0.563 0.245 0.984 0.885 0.585
DeadVeg [-] 26.4 29.9 23.5 18.7 15.4 6.14 21.7 0.196 0.510 0.226 0.986 0.803 0.550
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Benchmark [-] 98.2
CLM50 [-] 108. 104. 98.2 121. 78.9 6.47 16.5 1.12 0.491 0.577 0.861 0.814 0.664
CTSM51 [-] 105. 100. 98.2 118. 78.9 3.28 14.9 1.15 0.534 0.603 0.853 0.860 0.691
DeadVeg [-] 105. 100. 98.2 118. 78.9 3.66 23.4 1.51 0.405 0.391 0.792 0.629 0.521
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Benchmark [-] 75.4
CLM50 [-] 83.0 82.6 75.4 86.8 7.74 14.1 0.463 0.491 0.521 0.968 0.999 0.700
CTSM51 [-] 79.9 79.4 75.4 83.7 4.52 11.6 0.472 0.659 0.567 0.967 0.996 0.751
DeadVeg [-] 80.9 80.9 75.4 82.5 5.84 16.2 0.500 0.597 0.358 0.966 0.997 0.655
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Benchmark [-] 44.3
CLM50 [-] 58.0 57.8 44.3 59.5 13.4 21.4 0.252 0.244 0.335 0.983 0.933 0.566
CTSM51 [-] 55.1 55.0 44.3 56.2 10.6 17.0 0.250 0.355 0.468 0.983 0.986 0.652
DeadVeg [-] 58.7 58.4 44.3 60.8 14.0 22.8 0.286 0.237 0.262 0.981 0.977 0.543
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Benchmark [-] 66.6
CLM50 [-] 72.0 72.0 66.6 80.5 66.2 5.50 14.2 0.541 0.560 0.529 0.955 0.984 0.712
CTSM51 [-] 71.2 71.2 66.6 79.5 66.2 4.71 13.6 0.525 0.548 0.560 0.957 0.990 0.723
DeadVeg [-] 66.0 66.3 66.6 72.6 66.2 -0.274 13.7 0.492 0.626 0.523 0.965 0.984 0.724
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Benchmark [-] 116.
CLM50 [-] 122. 122. 116. 129. 107. 6.03 16.5 1.39 0.549 0.570 0.799 0.995 0.697
CTSM51 [-] 115. 115. 116. 124. 107. -0.644 15.6 1.47 0.613 0.563 0.783 0.997 0.704
DeadVeg [-] 117. 117. 116. 124. 107. 1.23 21.2 1.55 0.426 0.454 0.780 0.819 0.587
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Benchmark [-] 111.
CLM50 [-] 108. 108. 111. 110. -3.77 11.4 0.983 0.673 0.631 0.884 0.993 0.763
CTSM51 [-] 106. 106. 111. 109. -5.53 12.8 1.07 0.612 0.607 0.869 0.987 0.736
DeadVeg [-] 105. 105. 111. 105. -6.64 16.0 1.28 0.526 0.515 0.839 0.997 0.678
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 80.4
CLM50 [-] 90.0 91.1 80.5 78.1 43.0 9.93 17.4 0.687 0.408 0.629 0.933 0.941 0.708
CTSM51 [-] 87.5 88.6 80.5 75.8 43.0 7.45 18.2 0.704 0.382 0.580 0.930 0.937 0.682
DeadVeg [-] 83.5 83.0 80.5 85.1 43.0 3.24 23.7 0.906 0.370 0.366 0.902 0.976 0.596

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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