Climate Model Assessment Tool (CMAT)

Methodology
CMATv1 cmip3 Repository
Created: Fri Jan 10 17:02:57 2020
CMAT Version 1: NetCDF output

CMAT 1.0 cmip3 bccr_bcm2_0: vs ncar_ccsm3_0:
(Overall: 0.74-B; Energy: 0.71-B; Water: 0.73-B; Dynamics: 0.78-A)

Summary Comments
Notes	Flags vs Obs	Improvements (vs ncar_ccsm3_0)	Degradations (vs ncar_ccsm3_0)
cmip3	Global Mean rsnt too small. see also swcftoa, ALBDS NHM-SHM rsnt too small. see also swcftoa, ALBDS OM-LM rsnt too large. see also swcftoa, ALBDS Global Mean rlut too small. see also lwcftoa, tas, TMQ OM-LM rlut too large. see also lwcftoa, tas, TMQ NHM-SHM hfls too small.	hfls PCor-ENSO improves. hur925 PCor-AC improves. hur925 PCor-ENSO improves. psl PCor-AC improves.	rsnt PCor-ENSO degrades. see also swcftoa, ALBDS rlut PCor-ENSO degrades. see also lwcftoa, tas, TMQ pr PCor-ENSO degrades. ep PCor-ENSO degrades. hur500 PCor-AM degrades.

Select Timeseries
Global: tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
NH:tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
SH: tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Ocean: tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Land: tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Arctic(60N/90N): tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
NH Mid(30N/60N): tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Tropics(30/30): tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Ocean(30/30): tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Land(30/30): tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
SH Mid(30S/60S): tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
SH Ant.(60S/90S): tas, RT, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Global (by LME member1): tas, rsnt, rlut, swcftoa, lwcftoa, OHC 0-300m, OHC 0-700m, OHC 0-2000, P, CLDTOT, CLDLOW, CLDHGH, TMQ
Ocean Drift: Summary By Basin Nino3.4: TS Forcing Est.rsutcs 30/30 Ocean

Lat/Lon Maps
rsnt 0.74	Annual 0.98	JJA-DJF 0.99	ENSO Tele 0.26	DJF 0.98	MAM 0.98	JJA 0.98	SON 0.98
rlut 0.77	Annual 0.95	JJA-DJF 0.92	ENSO Tele 0.45	DJF 0.93	MAM 0.91	JJA 0.94	SON 0.95
fs 0.63	Annual 0.74	JJA-DJF 0.95	ENSO Tele 0.20	DJF 0.93	MAM 0.83	JJA 0.91	SON 0.85
rtfs 0.71	Annual 0.89	JJA-DJF 0.88	ENSO Tele 0.37	DJF 0.89	MAM 0.88	JJA 0.86	SON 0.88
Key Water Variables	Scored/Graded			Unscored
pr 0.65	Annual 0.76	JJA-DJF 0.76	ENSO Tele 0.42	DJF 0.77	MAM 0.65	JJA 0.75	SON 0.82
prw 0.88	Annual 0.96	JJA-DJF 0.94	ENSO Tele 0.75	DJF 0.94	MAM 0.92	JJA 0.96	SON 0.97
hfls 0.78	Annual 0.94	JJA-DJF 0.86	ENSO Tele 0.55	DJF 0.93	MAM 0.92	JJA 0.91	SON 0.92
ep 0.64	Annual 0.73	JJA-DJF 0.74	ENSO Tele 0.44	DJF 0.72	MAM 0.57	JJA 0.76	SON 0.79
hur925 0.69	Annual 0.84	JJA-DJF 0.76	ENSO Tele 0.47	DJF 0.82	MAM 0.80	JJA 0.82	SON 0.85
Key Dynamics Variables	Scored/Graded			Unscored
psl 0.82	Annual 0.92	JJA-DJF 0.92	ENSO Tele 0.61	DJF 0.87	MAM 0.92	JJA 0.92	SON 0.94
zg500 0.74	Annual 0.89	JJA-DJF 0.81	ENSO Tele 0.54	DJF 0.89	MAM 0.86	JJA 0.81	SON 0.84
Other Variables (unscored)

Hovmollers
rsnt	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
rlut	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
swcftoa	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
lwcftoa	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
fs	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
pr	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
prw	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
rsdt	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
albd	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
albs	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
rtmt	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
rsds	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
rlds	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
rsns	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
rlns	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
hfls	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
hfss	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
tas	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
tasa	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
ep	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
rtfs	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
zg500	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
hur925	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
netcf	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
wap500	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
sfcWind	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
psl	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN
hur500	OCEAN	LAND	LAND+OCEAN