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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 2.24
E3SMv3 default [-] 3.09 3.07 2.24 3.64 0.825 1.08 2.53 0.469 0.513 0.571 0.927 0.598
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 3.13 3.10 2.24 3.71 0.859 1.10 2.56 0.477 0.509 0.573 0.859 0.585
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 2.87 2.85 2.24 3.35 0.608 1.04 2.84 0.589 0.457 0.521 0.737 0.552
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 3.75
E3SMv3 default [-] 4.06 3.98 3.75 4.24 0.228 0.434 2.68 0.513 0.557 0.550 0.980 0.631
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 3.94 3.83 3.75 4.16 0.0841 0.373 2.42 0.563 0.592 0.606 0.956 0.662
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 3.67 3.53 3.75 3.98 -0.223 0.470 2.58 0.443 0.542 0.580 0.911 0.604
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.56
E3SMv3 default [-] 1.58 1.95 1.56 0.648 1.37 0.392 0.756 1.31 0.571 0.519 0.768 0.972 0.670
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 1.61 1.97 1.56 0.680 1.37 0.411 0.737 1.31 0.579 0.536 0.767 0.975 0.679
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 1.53 1.87 1.56 0.672 1.37 0.308 0.762 1.46 0.582 0.510 0.743 0.963 0.662
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.993
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.882 0.983 0.993 0.465 1.37 -0.0103 0.330 0.263 0.835 0.723 0.982 0.883 0.829
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.945 1.04 0.993 0.532 1.37 0.0515 0.327 0.257 0.836 0.725 0.983 0.901 0.834
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.836 0.932 0.993 0.437 1.37 -0.0611 0.330 0.333 0.837 0.724 0.978 0.919 0.836
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 3.62
E3SMv3 default [-] 3.70 3.71 3.62 3.28 0.0886 0.713 2.37 0.494 0.381 0.628 0.943 0.566
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 3.66 3.67 3.62 3.32 0.0462 0.660 2.47 0.522 0.400 0.605 0.948 0.575
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 3.33 3.34 3.62 3.07 -0.282 0.767 2.66 0.460 0.349 0.569 0.985 0.542
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.06
E3SMv3 default [-] 1.23 1.24 1.06 1.20 1.50 0.176 0.516 0.621 0.731 0.616 0.952 0.937 0.771
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 1.28 1.29 1.06 1.25 1.50 0.225 0.514 0.607 0.718 0.623 0.954 0.945 0.772
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 1.18 1.19 1.06 1.16 1.50 0.125 0.506 0.681 0.749 0.617 0.948 0.952 0.777

Temporally integrated period mean

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BIAS
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RMSE
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BENCHMARK MAX MONTH
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DIFFERENCE IN MAX MONTH
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SEASONAL CYCLE SCORE
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SPATIAL TAYLOR DIAGRAM
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MODEL COLORS
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Spatially integrated regional mean

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ANNUAL CYCLE
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MONTHLY ANOMALY
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Relationships

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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.653 0.653 0.813 0.697 0.755
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.661 0.662 0.815 0.687 0.751
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.670 0.679 0.852 0.764 0.808
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.661 0.754 0.931 0.927 0.929
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.717 0.830 0.934 0.954 0.944
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.697 0.676 0.966 0.919 0.943
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.547 0.718 0.900 0.762 0.831
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.562 0.740 0.910 0.761 0.835
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.560 0.723 0.875 0.776 0.825
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.667 0.695 0.785 0.754 0.769
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.698 0.744 0.800 0.737 0.769
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.673 0.679 0.744 0.758 0.751
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.669 0.523 0.894 0.894 0.894
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.652 0.664 0.893 0.912 0.903
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.549 0.626 0.879 0.929 0.904
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
SurfaceAirTemperature|CRU4.02 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.662 0.739 0.877 0.747 0.812
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.678 0.729 0.861 0.755 0.808
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.677 0.740 0.877 0.750 0.814

Precipitation/GPCPv2.3

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SurfaceAirTemperature/CRU4.02

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All Models

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E3SMv3 default
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Data Information

  Title:
MODIS Global Terrestrial Evaportranspiration

  Version:
MOD16A2

  Institutions:
Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, University of Montana, USA

  Source:
MODIS (MOD16A2 level 4) global terrestrial evapotranspiration (ET) based on the Penman-Monteith (P-M) algorithm with MERRA meteorological forcings

  History:
2019-08-19: downloaded source from http://files.ntsg.umt.edu/data/NTSG_Products/MOD16/
2019-08-21: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-et-modisA2.py

  References:
Mu, Q.Z., M. Zhao, and S.W. Running (2011), Improvements to a MODIS global terrestrial evapotranspiration algorithm, Remote Sensing of Environment, 115, 1781-1800, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2011.02.019

  Comments:
time_period: 2000-01 through 2014-12
original_temporal_resolution: monthly
original_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
original_units: mm/month
final_temporal_resolution: monthly
final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
final_units: kg/m2/s

  Convention:
CF-1.7