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Benchmark [-] 108.
I123pd [-] 116. 116. 108. 111. 7.79 24.7 3.15 0.479 0.220 0.494 0.988 0.480
post5.4 [-] 116. 117. 108. 111. 8.05 24.8 3.13 0.473 0.222 0.498 0.990 0.481
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Benchmark [-] 98.5
I123pd [-] 103. 102. 98.5 110. 3.95 25.7 1.95 0.463 0.204 0.704 0.986 0.512
post5.4 [-] 103. 103. 98.5 111. 4.20 25.8 1.99 0.460 0.203 0.696 0.985 0.509
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Benchmark [-] 105.
I123pd [-] 107. 106. 105. 118. 0.966 16.4 1.78 0.499 0.521 0.739 0.970 0.650
post5.4 [-] 108. 106. 105. 118. 1.51 16.4 1.75 0.495 0.525 0.744 0.971 0.652
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Benchmark [-] 20.1
I123pd [-] 26.1 26.8 20.1 22.6 6.69 18.4 0.264 0.615 0.310 0.982 0.961 0.636
post5.4 [-] 26.8 27.6 20.1 23.1 7.42 19.4 0.270 0.577 0.280 0.982 0.960 0.616
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Benchmark [-] 112.
I123pd [-] 142. 141. 112. 144. 29.0 34.2 3.14 0.204 0.547 0.488 0.830 0.523
post5.4 [-] 142. 141. 112. 144. 29.1 34.3 3.11 0.204 0.550 0.493 0.825 0.524
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Benchmark [-] 37.0
I123pd [-] 44.3 44.2 37.0 43.9 7.19 19.6 0.401 0.485 0.289 0.971 0.878 0.582
post5.4 [-] 44.6 44.5 37.0 44.1 7.51 19.9 0.440 0.488 0.277 0.968 0.891 0.580
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Benchmark [-] 54.8
I123pd [-] 62.5 61.5 54.8 74.1 6.92 20.2 0.738 0.354 0.367 0.931 0.978 0.599
post5.4 [-] 62.6 61.5 54.8 74.3 6.91 20.1 0.737 0.358 0.375 0.931 0.981 0.604
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Benchmark [-] 90.0
I123pd [-] 97.5 94.4 90.0 117. 4.86 19.7 1.63 0.577 0.344 0.769 0.970 0.601
post5.4 [-] 97.8 94.6 90.0 117. 5.14 19.7 1.59 0.570 0.347 0.774 0.967 0.601
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Benchmark [-] 18.4
I123pd [-] 19.3 20.8 18.4 13.6 2.30 16.9 0.402 0.718 0.347 0.973 0.922 0.661
post5.4 [-] 19.8 21.3 18.4 14.0 2.80 17.8 0.446 0.712 0.309 0.970 0.926 0.645
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Benchmark [-] 91.7
I123pd [-] 102. 100. 91.7 111. 9.07 14.3 0.728 0.541 0.625 0.940 0.998 0.746
post5.4 [-] 102. 101. 91.7 112. 9.59 14.7 0.729 0.518 0.627 0.940 0.998 0.742
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Benchmark [-] 44.4
I123pd [-] 61.9 62.5 44.4 59.1 66.8 18.4 26.4 0.357 0.0630 0.183 0.975 0.994 0.479
post5.4 [-] 62.0 62.6 44.4 59.2 66.8 18.4 26.3 0.345 0.0615 0.190 0.975 0.994 0.482
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Benchmark [-] 72.3
I123pd [-] 66.9 76.6 72.3 29.4 66.8 4.63 19.5 1.09 0.458 0.404 0.860 0.991 0.623
post5.4 [-] 67.3 77.0 72.3 30.0 66.8 4.94 19.6 1.08 0.454 0.405 0.861 0.991 0.623
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Benchmark [-] 57.6
I123pd [-] 53.0 52.1 57.6 70.8 -4.98 16.0 1.06 0.435 0.628 0.869 0.887 0.689
post5.4 [-] 53.1 52.3 57.6 71.0 -4.85 16.0 1.05 0.434 0.626 0.870 0.881 0.687
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Benchmark [-] 23.5
I123pd [-] 27.0 29.9 23.5 20.0 5.88 22.7 0.192 0.539 0.174 0.986 0.816 0.538
post5.4 [-] 27.4 30.4 23.5 20.3 6.29 23.1 0.187 0.521 0.169 0.987 0.812 0.532
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Benchmark [-] 98.2
I123pd [-] 109. 103. 98.2 124. 6.89 23.7 1.48 0.461 0.345 0.798 0.654 0.520
post5.4 [-] 110. 104. 98.2 125. 7.81 24.1 1.49 0.458 0.339 0.796 0.650 0.517
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Benchmark [-] 75.4
I123pd [-] 82.4 82.2 75.4 84.7 7.21 17.6 0.507 0.522 0.318 0.965 0.998 0.624
post5.4 [-] 82.8 82.6 75.4 85.3 7.66 18.0 0.507 0.489 0.313 0.965 0.999 0.616
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Benchmark [-] 44.3
I123pd [-] 59.6 59.1 44.3 62.5 14.8 25.3 0.292 0.208 0.157 0.980 0.974 0.495
post5.4 [-] 59.7 59.2 44.3 62.8 14.8 25.0 0.307 0.214 0.172 0.979 0.967 0.501
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Benchmark [-] 66.6
I123pd [-] 67.2 67.5 66.6 73.8 1.02 14.2 0.495 0.645 0.493 0.966 0.980 0.715
post5.4 [-] 67.2 67.4 66.6 74.0 0.981 14.0 0.502 0.649 0.497 0.966 0.977 0.717
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Benchmark [-] 116.
I123pd [-] 120. 119. 116. 128. 3.52 20.6 1.60 0.458 0.460 0.771 0.854 0.601
post5.4 [-] 120. 120. 116. 128. 3.88 20.6 1.58 0.462 0.460 0.774 0.855 0.602
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Benchmark [-] 111.
I123pd [-] 107. 106. 111. 106. -5.06 14.5 1.46 0.610 0.525 0.801 0.998 0.692
post5.4 [-] 108. 108. 111. 106. -3.95 14.1 1.43 0.616 0.537 0.809 0.999 0.700
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Benchmark [-] 80.4
I123pd [-] 85.9 85.2 80.4 88.1 5.32 21.8 0.916 0.417 0.410 0.897 0.983 0.623
post5.4 [-] 86.5 85.8 80.4 88.7 5.89 21.8 0.934 0.423 0.417 0.896 0.983 0.627

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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