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CMATv1 CESM3dev Repository
Created: Wed Sep 3 15:27:00 2025
CMAT Version 1: NetCDF output

CMAT 1.0 CESM3dev CESM3dev_199pi: vs CESM2_1:
(Overall: 0.78-A; Energy: 0.77-A; Water: 0.68-NA; Dynamics: 0.89-A)



Summary Comments
NotesFlags vs ObsImprovements (vs CESM2_1)Degradations (vs CESM2_1)
CESM3dev Global Mean FSNT too small.
see also SWCF, ALBDS
NHM-SHM FSNT too small.
see also SWCF, ALBDS
OM-LM FSNT too large.
see also SWCF, ALBDS
NHM-SHM SWCF too large.
see also ALBDS
OM-LM SWCF too large.
see also ALBDS

 FSNT PCor-ENSO improves.
see also SWCF, ALBDS

FLNT PCor-ENSO degrades.
see also LWCF, TREFHT, TMQ
SWCF PCor-AM degrades.
see also ALBDS
SWCF PCor-ENSO degrades.
see also ALBDS
LWCF PCor-ENSO degrades.
PR PCor-ENSO degrades.
Z500 PCor-ENSO degrades.
OMEGA500 PCor-ENSO degrades.

Select Timeseries
Global: TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
NH:TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
SH: TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Ocean: TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Land: TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Arctic(60N/90N): TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
NH Mid(30N/60N): TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Tropics(30/30): TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Ocean(30/30): TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Land(30/30): TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
SH Mid(30S/60S): TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
SH Ant.(60S/90S): TREFHT, RT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Global (by LME member1): TREFHT, FSNT, FLNT, SWCF, LWCF, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Ocean Drift: Summary By Basin Nino3.4: TS Forcing Est.FSNTOAC 30/30 Ocean


Lat/Lon Maps
FSNT 0.79 Annual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.99ENSO Tele 0.39DJF 0.99MAM 0.99JJA 0.99SON 0.98
FLNT 0.88 Annual 0.98JJA-DJF 0.97ENSO Tele 0.68DJF 0.98MAM 0.96JJA 0.98SON 0.97
SWCF 0.74 Annual 0.86JJA-DJF 0.95ENSO Tele 0.41DJF 0.94MAM 0.86JJA 0.87SON 0.86
LWCF 0.83 Annual 0.92JJA-DJF 0.91ENSO Tele 0.66DJF 0.93MAM 0.84JJA 0.92SON 0.89
FS 0.55 Annual 0.63JJA-DJF 0.96ENSO Tele 0.08DJF 0.90MAM 0.76JJA 0.89SON 0.77
RTFS 0.81 Annual 0.93JJA-DJF 0.93ENSO Tele 0.56DJF 0.94MAM 0.90JJA 0.92SON 0.91
Key Water VariablesScored/GradedUnscored
PR 0.77Annual 0.86JJA-DJF 0.83ENSO Tele 0.62DJF 0.85MAM 0.85JJA 0.85SON 0.82
TMQ 0.93Annual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.97ENSO Tele 0.81DJF 0.99MAM 0.99JJA 0.98SON 0.98
LHFLX 0.83Annual 0.96JJA-DJF 0.92ENSO Tele 0.62DJF 0.95MAM 0.95JJA 0.95SON 0.94
EP 0.58Annual 0.57JJA-DJF 0.50ENSO Tele 0.68DJF 0.61MAM 0.57JJA 0.52SON 0.49
RELHUM992 0.62Annual 0.83JJA-DJF 0.65ENSO Tele 0.38DJF 0.81MAM 0.81JJA 0.77SON 0.82
Key Dynamics VariablesScored/GradedUnscored
PSL 0.92Annual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.96ENSO Tele 0.81DJF 0.98MAM 0.98JJA 0.99SON 0.99
U10 0.88Annual 0.96JJA-DJF 0.93ENSO Tele 0.76DJF 0.95MAM 0.96JJA 0.96SON 0.96
Z500 0.86Annual 0.92JJA-DJF 0.90ENSO Tele 0.77DJF 0.93MAM 0.92JJA 0.86SON 0.87
OMEGA500 0.68Annual 0.68JJA-DJF 0.74ENSO Tele 0.61DJF 0.69MAM 0.67JJA 0.73SON 0.67
RELHUM500 0.90Annual 0.96JJA-DJF 0.94ENSO Tele 0.79DJF 0.96MAM 0.95JJA 0.95SON 0.94
Other Variables (unscored)
SOLINAnnual 1.00JJA-DJF 1.00DNADJF 1.00MAM 1.00JJA 1.00SON 1.00
ALBEDOAnnual 0.89JJA-DJF 0.45ENSO Tele 0.39DJF 0.69MAM 0.91JJA 0.84SON 0.90
ALBDSAnnual 0.98JJA-DJF 0.90ENSO Tele 0.39DJF 0.96MAM 0.98JJA 0.95SON 0.96
RTAnnual 0.98JJA-DJF 0.99ENSO Tele 0.46DJF 0.99MAM 0.99JJA 0.99SON 0.98
FSDSAnnual 0.97JJA-DJF 0.99ENSO Tele 0.42DJF 0.98MAM 0.98JJA 0.97SON 0.95
FLDSAnnual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.98ENSO Tele 0.70DJF 0.99MAM 0.99JJA 0.99SON 0.99
FSNSAnnual 0.98JJA-DJF 0.98ENSO Tele 0.41DJF 0.98MAM 0.98JJA 0.97SON 0.97
FLNSAnnual 0.90JJA-DJF 0.88ENSO Tele 0.56DJF 0.89MAM 0.90JJA 0.89SON 0.89
SHFLXAnnual 0.89JJA-DJF 0.88ENSO Tele 0.43DJF 0.88MAM 0.87JJA 0.87SON 0.88
TREFHTAnnual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.99ENSO Tele 0.71DJF 0.99MAM 0.99JJA 0.99SON 0.99
TREFHTAAnnual 0.01JJA-DJF -0.64ENSO Tele 0.71DJF -0.64MAM -0.05JJA -0.61SON -0.47
NETCFAnnual 0.84JJA-DJF 0.95ENSO Tele 0.37DJF 0.94MAM 0.81JJA 0.87SON 0.87


Hovmollers
FSNTOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
FLNTOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
SWCFOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
LWCFOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
FSOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
PROCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
TMQOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
SOLINOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
ALBEDOOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
ALBDSOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
RTOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
FSDSOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
FLDSOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
FSNSOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
FLNSOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
LHFLXOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
SHFLXOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
TREFHTOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
TREFHTAOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
EPOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
RTFSOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
Z500OCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
RELHUM992OCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
NETCFOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
OMEGA500OCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
U10OCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
PSLOCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN
RELHUM500OCEANLANDLAND+OCEAN