Climate Model Assessment Tool (CMAT)

Methodology
CMATv1 cmip3 Repository
Created: Fri Jan 10 18:14:57 2020
CMAT Version 1: NetCDF output

CMAT 1.0 cmip3 cnrm_cm3: vs ncar_ccsm3_0:
(Overall: 0.78-A; Energy: 0.74-B; Water: 0.79-A; Dynamics: 0.82-B)

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 Global Mean swcftoa too small. see also ALBDS OM-LM swcftoa too large. see also ALBDS Global Mean lwcftoa too large. NHM-SHM lwcftoa too small. OM-LM lwcftoa too small. Global Mean hfls too large.	fs PCor-ENSO improves. hfls PCor-ENSO improves. hur925 PCor-AC improves.	rlut PCor-ENSO degrades. see also lwcftoa, tas, TMQ lwcftoa PCor-AM degrades. lwcftoa PCor-ENSO degrades. wap500 PCor-AM degrades. psl 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 0.79	Annual 0.98	JJA-DJF 0.99	ENSO Tele 0.41	DJF 0.97	MAM 0.98	JJA 0.98	SON 0.98
rlut 0.81	Annual 0.94	JJA-DJF 0.91	ENSO Tele 0.56	DJF 0.93	MAM 0.90	JJA 0.93	SON 0.93
swcftoa 0.68	Annual 0.73	JJA-DJF 0.90	ENSO Tele 0.41	DJF 0.85	MAM 0.70	JJA 0.80	SON 0.78
lwcftoa 0.71	Annual 0.76	JJA-DJF 0.81	ENSO Tele 0.55	DJF 0.78	MAM 0.65	JJA 0.79	SON 0.76
fs 0.69	Annual 0.71	JJA-DJF 0.95	ENSO Tele 0.43	DJF 0.92	MAM 0.81	JJA 0.91	SON 0.82
rtfs 0.75	Annual 0.87	JJA-DJF 0.87	ENSO Tele 0.49	DJF 0.86	MAM 0.85	JJA 0.85	SON 0.85
Key Water Variables	Scored/Graded			Unscored
hfls 0.77	Annual 0.94	JJA-DJF 0.85	ENSO Tele 0.53	DJF 0.92	MAM 0.92	JJA 0.90	SON 0.92
Key Dynamics Variables	Scored/Graded			Unscored
psl 0.83	Annual 0.87	JJA-DJF 0.88	ENSO Tele 0.75	DJF 0.76	MAM 0.84	JJA 0.90	SON 0.91
zg500 0.80	Annual 0.88	JJA-DJF 0.86	ENSO Tele 0.66	DJF 0.91	MAM 0.85	JJA 0.85	SON 0.75
wap500 0.53	Annual 0.47	JJA-DJF 0.60	ENSO Tele 0.51	DJF 0.51	MAM 0.41	JJA 0.55	SON 0.50
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