format: '1.1'
variable: salt_surface
title: SALT_SURFACE Validation Statistics
created: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
area: AMM7
experiment: Baseline
author: RT
project: OceanICU
institute: BB
periods:
- period: 2016-2023
  is_all_period: true
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.002995
      bias: 0.275585
      mae: 0.441365
      correlation: 0.601929
      n_points: 195106513
      mean_model: 35.171889
      mean_obs: 34.900899
      std_model: 0.933875
      std_obs: 1.177171
      error_distribution:
        min: -32.46354
        p05: -0.28331
        p25: 0.00228
        median: 0.146445
        p75: 0.397233
        p95: 1.299221
        max: 16.341548
      monthly:
        Jan:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16531246
          rmse: 0.838636
          bias: 0.229488
          mae: 0.384961
          correlation: 0.624651
          mean_model: 35.221588
          mean_obs: 34.998849
          std_model: 0.914453
          std_obs: 0.964518
          min_diff: -29.910233
          max_diff: 12.331885
          p05_diff: -0.242795
          p25_diff: 0.014089
          p50_diff: 0.158187
          p75_diff: 0.394853
          p95_diff: 1.010378
        Feb:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 15101320
          rmse: 0.910406
          bias: 0.222167
          mae: 0.394434
          correlation: 0.585996
          mean_model: 35.211651
          mean_obs: 34.993882
          std_model: 0.967161
          std_obs: 0.988358
          min_diff: -32.46354
          max_diff: 14.087494
          p05_diff: -0.2517
          p25_diff: 0.016782
          p50_diff: 0.15401
          p75_diff: 0.382579
          p95_diff: 1.003213
        Mar:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16571360
          rmse: 1.013257
          bias: 0.244235
          mae: 0.436795
          correlation: 0.562845
          mean_model: 35.189491
          mean_obs: 34.949767
          std_model: 1.024938
          std_obs: 1.0892
          min_diff: -31.704013
          max_diff: 14.655432
          p05_diff: -0.281168
          p25_diff: 0.011485
          p50_diff: 0.148833
          p75_diff: 0.401995
          p95_diff: 1.205093
        Apr:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16027720
          rmse: 1.060443
          bias: 0.267744
          mae: 0.462596
          correlation: 0.568275
          mean_model: 35.170044
          mean_obs: 34.906861
          std_model: 1.001096
          std_obs: 1.187899
          min_diff: -28.094605
          max_diff: 15.139538
          p05_diff: -0.30406
          p25_diff: 0.001173
          p50_diff: 0.142199
          p75_diff: 0.405698
          p95_diff: 1.380183
        May:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16565883
          rmse: 1.080675
          bias: 0.284019
          mae: 0.460585
          correlation: 0.603745
          mean_model: 35.152332
          mean_obs: 34.872147
          std_model: 0.960577
          std_obs: 1.290396
          min_diff: -28.075508
          max_diff: 16.044087
          p05_diff: -0.318521
          p25_diff: -0.005129
          p50_diff: 0.138295
          p75_diff: 0.391779
          p95_diff: 1.339512
        Jun:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16036800
          rmse: 1.143545
          bias: 0.324024
          mae: 0.49163
          correlation: 0.60284
          mean_model: 35.132095
          mean_obs: 34.8114
          std_model: 0.963182
          std_obs: 1.364673
          min_diff: -27.14259
          max_diff: 16.341548
          p05_diff: -0.309967
          p25_diff: 0.00408
          p50_diff: 0.149577
          p75_diff: 0.426202
          p95_diff: 1.464266
        Jul:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16550191
          rmse: 1.116848
          bias: 0.315911
          mae: 0.477489
          correlation: 0.604193
          mean_model: 35.139595
          mean_obs: 34.827916
          std_model: 0.919601
          std_obs: 1.338478
          min_diff: -25.350277
          max_diff: 15.612115
          p05_diff: -0.331707
          p25_diff: -0.00466
          p50_diff: 0.144397
          p75_diff: 0.397242
          p95_diff: 1.495336
        Aug:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16569422
          rmse: 1.086628
          bias: 0.314454
          mae: 0.473533
          correlation: 0.596227
          mean_model: 35.139362
          mean_obs: 34.828205
          std_model: 0.914284
          std_obs: 1.283867
          min_diff: -27.425102
          max_diff: 14.653591
          p05_diff: -0.309747
          p25_diff: -0.001612
          p50_diff: 0.15473
          p75_diff: 0.399163
          p95_diff: 1.522867
        Sep:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16025101
          rmse: 1.052122
          bias: 0.307025
          mae: 0.461267
          correlation: 0.599764
          mean_model: 35.151363
          mean_obs: 34.848346
          std_model: 0.895562
          std_obs: 1.245824
          min_diff: -26.412249
          max_diff: 16.039694
          p05_diff: -0.291587
          p25_diff: 0.006731
          p50_diff: 0.157634
          p75_diff: 0.386141
          p95_diff: 1.496974
        Oct:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16552794
          rmse: 0.97828
          bias: 0.287192
          mae: 0.434137
          correlation: 0.614825
          mean_model: 35.167759
          mean_obs: 34.885409
          std_model: 0.866083
          std_obs: 1.174246
          min_diff: -25.50943
          max_diff: 15.30276
          p05_diff: -0.268113
          p25_diff: -0.001896
          p50_diff: 0.141433
          p75_diff: 0.378929
          p95_diff: 1.401254
        Nov:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16027620
          rmse: 0.926114
          bias: 0.280932
          mae: 0.430126
          correlation: 0.605959
          mean_model: 35.185513
          mean_obs: 34.909402
          std_model: 0.879379
          std_obs: 1.077001
          min_diff: -28.044149
          max_diff: 12.794629
          p05_diff: -0.238259
          p25_diff: -0.002003
          p50_diff: 0.144414
          p75_diff: 0.417012
          p95_diff: 1.353104
        Dec:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16547056
          rmse: 0.848075
          bias: 0.227501
          mae: 0.387107
          correlation: 0.622308
          mean_model: 35.203754
          mean_obs: 34.982938
          std_model: 0.883498
          std_obs: 0.997114
          min_diff: -28.257933
          max_diff: 12.523258
          p05_diff: -0.275954
          p25_diff: -0.013003
          p50_diff: 0.13074
          p75_diff: 0.384048
          p95_diff: 1.075553
- period: '2016'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.959339
      bias: 0.324918
      mae: 0.450149
      correlation: 0.632916
      n_points: 24460506
      mean_model: 35.209541
      mean_obs: 34.887502
      std_model: 0.842273
      std_obs: 1.166423
      error_distribution:
        min: -25.826803
        p05: -0.230637
        p25: 0.054543
        median: 0.194296
        p75: 0.408718
        p95: 1.343996
        max: 16.341548
- period: '2017'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.045968
      bias: 0.289255
      mae: 0.430599
      correlation: 0.548869
      n_points: 24395369
      mean_model: 35.213073
      mean_obs: 34.926779
      std_model: 0.892562
      std_obs: 1.168568
      error_distribution:
        min: -28.257933
        p05: -0.206513
        p25: 0.025071
        median: 0.137516
        p75: 0.36209
        p95: 1.349603
        max: 16.313876
- period: '2018'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.992056
      bias: 0.238037
      mae: 0.41173
      correlation: 0.591239
      n_points: 24338489
      mean_model: 35.174129
      mean_obs: 34.940702
      std_model: 0.908578
      std_obs: 1.162166
      error_distribution:
        min: -29.910233
        p05: -0.293632
        p25: -0.008484
        median: 0.127725
        p75: 0.352339
        p95: 1.140254
        max: 15.587253
- period: '2019'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.999183
      bias: 0.288231
      mae: 0.440275
      correlation: 0.587407
      n_points: 24377458
      mean_model: 35.18447
      mean_obs: 34.899823
      std_model: 0.890483
      std_obs: 1.154913
      error_distribution:
        min: -28.829344
        p05: -0.254324
        p25: 0.01617
        median: 0.156312
        p75: 0.396197
        p95: 1.286102
        max: 14.653591
- period: '2020'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.020688
      bias: 0.290174
      mae: 0.454654
      correlation: 0.597979
      n_points: 24422636
      mean_model: 35.171153
      mean_obs: 34.887874
      std_model: 0.927607
      std_obs: 1.191571
      error_distribution:
        min: -29.063249
        p05: -0.269017
        p25: -0.006292
        median: 0.134989
        p75: 0.411863
        p95: 1.392438
        max: 14.679449
- period: '2021'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.01908
      bias: 0.259516
      mae: 0.430705
      correlation: 0.604369
      n_points: 24370685
      mean_model: 35.134836
      mean_obs: 34.880688
      std_model: 0.972256
      std_obs: 1.206071
      error_distribution:
        min: -28.075508
        p05: -0.289623
        p25: 0.003492
        median: 0.140076
        p75: 0.389564
        p95: 1.214631
        max: 15.612115
- period: '2022'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.996832
      bias: 0.262761
      mae: 0.454284
      correlation: 0.618127
      n_points: 24370685
      mean_model: 35.151502
      mean_obs: 34.893863
      std_model: 1.02604
      std_obs: 1.159401
      error_distribution:
        min: -32.46354
        p05: -0.330378
        p25: -0.018147
        median: 0.144453
        p75: 0.433926
        p95: 1.272023
        max: 12.900755
- period: '2023'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-04-30 16:58:50'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.991357
      bias: 0.251512
      mae: 0.458438
      correlation: 0.635066
      n_points: 24370685
      mean_model: 35.13622
      mean_obs: 34.890066
      std_model: 0.994086
      std_obs: 1.205603
      error_distribution:
        min: -29.530907
        p05: -0.382936
        p25: -0.053073
        median: 0.132129
        p75: 0.424647
        p95: 1.306402
        max: 15.325918
