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CMATv1 CESM3dev Repository
Created: Wed Jan 21 14:40:19 2026
CMAT Version 1: NetCDF output

CMAT 1.0 CESM3dev CESM3dev_214pi: vs CESM2_1:
(Overall: 0.69-A; Energy: 0.68-A; Water: 0.60-A; Dynamics: 0.80-B)



Summary Comments
NotesFlags vs ObsImprovements (vs CESM2_1)Degradations (vs CESM2_1)
CESM3dev 0-2000m Ocean Drifting Warm
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
OM-LM LHFLX too small.


FSNT PCor-ENSO degrades.
see also SWCF, ALBDS
FLNT PCor-ENSO degrades.
see also LWCF, TREFHT, TMQ
SWCF PCor-ENSO degrades.
see also ALBDS
LWCF PCor-ENSO degrades.
PR PCor-AM degrades.
PR PCor-ENSO degrades.
TMQ PCor-ENSO degrades.
LHFLX PCor-ENSO degrades.
EP PCor-AM degrades.
EP PCor-ENSO degrades.
RTFS PCor-ENSO degrades.
Z500 PCor-ENSO degrades.
RELHUM992 PCor-ENSO degrades.
OMEGA500 PCor-ENSO degrades.
U10 PCor-ENSO degrades.
PSL 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 0.68 Annual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.99ENSO Tele 0.06DJF 0.99MAM 0.99JJA 0.99SON 0.99
FLNT 0.78 Annual 0.98JJA-DJF 0.96ENSO Tele 0.40DJF 0.97MAM 0.96JJA 0.97SON 0.98
SWCF 0.64 Annual 0.87JJA-DJF 0.95ENSO Tele 0.09DJF 0.93MAM 0.88JJA 0.88SON 0.87
LWCF 0.74 Annual 0.91JJA-DJF 0.90ENSO Tele 0.41DJF 0.92MAM 0.84JJA 0.87SON 0.90
FS 0.53 Annual 0.62JJA-DJF 0.96ENSO Tele 0.03DJF 0.89MAM 0.76JJA 0.88SON 0.76
RTFS 0.70 Annual 0.93JJA-DJF 0.92ENSO Tele 0.26DJF 0.93MAM 0.90JJA 0.91SON 0.91
Key Water VariablesScored/GradedUnscored
PR 0.64Annual 0.83JJA-DJF 0.81ENSO Tele 0.27DJF 0.83MAM 0.82JJA 0.81SON 0.80
TMQ 0.88Annual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.97ENSO Tele 0.67DJF 0.98MAM 0.98JJA 0.98SON 0.98
LHFLX 0.77Annual 0.96JJA-DJF 0.90ENSO Tele 0.45DJF 0.95MAM 0.95JJA 0.95SON 0.94
EP 0.44Annual 0.54JJA-DJF 0.51ENSO Tele 0.29DJF 0.59MAM 0.53JJA 0.50SON 0.50
RELHUM992 0.59Annual 0.81JJA-DJF 0.65ENSO Tele 0.30DJF 0.79MAM 0.79JJA 0.74SON 0.82
Key Dynamics VariablesScored/GradedUnscored
PSL 0.82Annual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.96ENSO Tele 0.52DJF 0.98MAM 0.98JJA 0.98SON 0.99
U10 0.82Annual 0.96JJA-DJF 0.92ENSO Tele 0.59DJF 0.95MAM 0.96JJA 0.96SON 0.96
Z500 0.78Annual 0.92JJA-DJF 0.92ENSO Tele 0.51DJF 0.94MAM 0.88JJA 0.87SON 0.88
OMEGA500 0.54Annual 0.66JJA-DJF 0.72ENSO Tele 0.23DJF 0.67MAM 0.64JJA 0.70SON 0.66
RELHUM500 0.78Annual 0.96JJA-DJF 0.94ENSO Tele 0.46DJF 0.96MAM 0.94JJA 0.95SON 0.95
Other Variables (unscored)
SOLINAnnual 1.00JJA-DJF 1.00DNADJF 1.00MAM 1.00JJA 1.00SON 1.00
ALBEDOAnnual 0.91JJA-DJF 0.45ENSO Tele 0.09DJF 0.71MAM 0.92JJA 0.86SON 0.92
ALBDSAnnual 0.97JJA-DJF 0.90ENSO Tele 0.10DJF 0.95MAM 0.97JJA 0.95SON 0.96
RTAnnual 0.98JJA-DJF 0.99ENSO Tele 0.33DJF 0.99MAM 0.99JJA 0.98SON 0.99
FSDSAnnual 0.97JJA-DJF 0.99ENSO Tele 0.14DJF 0.98MAM 0.98JJA 0.97SON 0.97
FLDSAnnual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.98ENSO Tele 0.61DJF 0.99MAM 0.99JJA 0.99SON 0.99
FSNSAnnual 0.98JJA-DJF 0.98ENSO Tele 0.12DJF 0.98MAM 0.98JJA 0.97SON 0.98
FLNSAnnual 0.91JJA-DJF 0.89ENSO Tele 0.45DJF 0.89MAM 0.91JJA 0.89SON 0.90
SHFLXAnnual 0.89JJA-DJF 0.88ENSO Tele 0.26DJF 0.88MAM 0.87JJA 0.87SON 0.89
TREFHTAnnual 0.99JJA-DJF 0.99ENSO Tele 0.53DJF 0.99MAM 0.99JJA 0.99SON 0.99
TREFHTAAnnual 0.00JJA-DJF -0.63ENSO Tele 0.53DJF -0.64MAM -0.05JJA -0.60SON -0.47
NETCFAnnual 0.84JJA-DJF 0.95ENSO Tele 0.25DJF 0.93MAM 0.82JJA 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