format: '1.1'
variable: salt_surface
title: SALT_SURFACE Validation Statistics
created: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
area: AMM7
experiment: CMEMS
author: RT
project: OceanICU
institute: BB
periods:
- period: 2016-2023
  is_all_period: true
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.060717
      bias: -0.032348
      mae: 0.479713
      correlation: 0.83673
      n_points: 195106513
      mean_model: 34.86364
      mean_obs: 34.900899
      std_model: 1.86459
      std_obs: 1.177171
      error_distribution:
        min: -32.490334
        p05: -1.616871
        p25: -0.077953
        median: 0.072584
        p75: 0.304218
        p95: 0.94524
        max: 12.382118
      monthly:
        Jan:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16531246
          rmse: 0.838842
          bias: 0.046544
          mae: 0.390205
          correlation: 0.823111
          mean_model: 35.038258
          mean_obs: 34.998849
          std_model: 1.44318
          std_obs: 0.964518
          min_diff: -29.851159
          max_diff: 8.379568
          p05_diff: -0.748466
          p25_diff: -0.06315
          p50_diff: 0.085684
          p75_diff: 0.331977
          p95_diff: 0.843292
        Feb:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 15101320
          rmse: 0.894285
          bias: 0.032791
          mae: 0.398231
          correlation: 0.817721
          mean_model: 35.022118
          mean_obs: 34.993882
          std_model: 1.508423
          std_obs: 0.988358
          min_diff: -32.490334
          max_diff: 6.464615
          p05_diff: -0.816262
          p25_diff: -0.06075
          p50_diff: 0.082101
          p75_diff: 0.323366
          p95_diff: 0.836976
        Mar:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16571360
          rmse: 1.000646
          bias: 0.017533
          mae: 0.44035
          correlation: 0.813472
          mean_model: 34.962639
          mean_obs: 34.949767
          std_model: 1.67087
          std_obs: 1.0892
          min_diff: -31.474398
          max_diff: 7.641911
          p05_diff: -1.016629
          p25_diff: -0.069844
          p50_diff: 0.067182
          p75_diff: 0.321896
          p95_diff: 0.966179
        Apr:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16027720
          rmse: 1.096636
          bias: -0.011916
          mae: 0.480123
          correlation: 0.821292
          mean_model: 34.890316
          mean_obs: 34.906861
          std_model: 1.845263
          std_obs: 1.187899
          min_diff: -27.682857
          max_diff: 7.784413
          p05_diff: -1.295951
          p25_diff: -0.081717
          p50_diff: 0.060845
          p75_diff: 0.315413
          p95_diff: 1.036832
        May:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16565883
          rmse: 1.188231
          bias: -0.075337
          mae: 0.507119
          correlation: 0.850726
          mean_model: 34.792885
          mean_obs: 34.872147
          std_model: 2.075861
          std_obs: 1.290396
          min_diff: -27.627491
          max_diff: 10.149964
          p05_diff: -1.705706
          p25_diff: -0.093495
          p50_diff: 0.052915
          p75_diff: 0.282809
          p95_diff: 0.97476
        Jun:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16036800
          rmse: 1.354922
          bias: -0.117953
          mae: 0.567699
          correlation: 0.844202
          mean_model: 34.690006
          mean_obs: 34.8114
          std_model: 2.290832
          std_obs: 1.364673
          min_diff: -26.854315
          max_diff: 12.382118
          p05_diff: -2.118656
          p25_diff: -0.08866
          p50_diff: 0.062457
          p75_diff: 0.3008
          p95_diff: 0.979965
        Jul:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16550191
          rmse: 1.335243
          bias: -0.151079
          mae: 0.571474
          correlation: 0.830381
          mean_model: 34.672733
          mean_obs: 34.827916
          std_model: 2.212897
          std_obs: 1.338478
          min_diff: -25.284682
          max_diff: 8.994152
          p05_diff: -2.617937
          p25_diff: -0.099888
          p50_diff: 0.058443
          p75_diff: 0.275767
          p95_diff: 0.906301
        Aug:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16569422
          rmse: 1.262805
          bias: -0.115383
          mae: 0.564131
          correlation: 0.825947
          mean_model: 34.709274
          mean_obs: 34.828205
          std_model: 2.09354
          std_obs: 1.283867
          min_diff: -27.28465
          max_diff: 11.847215
          p05_diff: -2.661991
          p25_diff: -0.094027
          p50_diff: 0.072527
          p75_diff: 0.296831
          p95_diff: 0.949376
        Sep:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16025101
          rmse: 1.183248
          bias: -0.071619
          mae: 0.5217
          correlation: 0.838556
          mean_model: 34.772171
          mean_obs: 34.848346
          std_model: 2.017899
          std_obs: 1.245824
          min_diff: -26.248866
          max_diff: 8.435929
          p05_diff: -2.128978
          p25_diff: -0.077775
          p50_diff: 0.082124
          p75_diff: 0.29624
          p95_diff: 0.930268
        Oct:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16552794
          rmse: 0.986401
          bias: -0.000996
          mae: 0.456
          correlation: 0.833757
          mean_model: 34.878887
          mean_obs: 34.885409
          std_model: 1.731905
          std_obs: 1.174246
          min_diff: -25.092626
          max_diff: 11.15606
          p05_diff: -1.281004
          p25_diff: -0.081855
          p50_diff: 0.070379
          p75_diff: 0.296958
          p95_diff: 0.993263
        Nov:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16027620
          rmse: 0.927165
          bias: 0.050735
          mae: 0.44083
          correlation: 0.823934
          mean_model: 34.9547
          mean_obs: 34.909402
          std_model: 1.594261
          std_obs: 1.077001
          min_diff: -27.812928
          max_diff: 8.793325
          p05_diff: -0.944828
          p25_diff: -0.072129
          p50_diff: 0.073061
          p75_diff: 0.331938
          p95_diff: 1.079389
        Dec:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16547056
          rmse: 0.913366
          bias: 0.013744
          mae: 0.414228
          correlation: 0.83106
          mean_model: 34.989212
          mean_obs: 34.982938
          std_model: 1.568421
          std_obs: 0.997114
          min_diff: -28.061623
          max_diff: 7.990379
          p05_diff: -0.923857
          p25_diff: -0.080572
          p50_diff: 0.062388
          p75_diff: 0.314616
          p95_diff: 0.890726
- period: '2016'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.079617
      bias: 0.008535
      mae: 0.507022
      correlation: 0.830335
      n_points: 24460506
      mean_model: 34.89294
      mean_obs: 34.887502
      std_model: 1.857216
      std_obs: 1.166423
      error_distribution:
        min: -25.980189
        p05: -1.332634
        p25: -0.075979
        median: 0.106329
        p75: 0.352659
        p95: 1.010074
        max: 12.382118
- period: '2017'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.989387
      bias: -0.03698
      mae: 0.435044
      correlation: 0.836787
      n_points: 24395369
      mean_model: 34.886766
      mean_obs: 34.926779
      std_model: 1.752818
      std_obs: 1.168568
      error_distribution:
        min: -28.061623
        p05: -1.419506
        p25: -0.095901
        median: 0.03042
        p75: 0.251689
        p95: 0.929051
        max: 9.155758
- period: '2018'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.87673
      bias: -0.019147
      mae: 0.385947
      correlation: 0.865724
      n_points: 24338489
      mean_model: 34.917166
      mean_obs: 34.940702
      std_model: 1.670902
      std_obs: 1.162166
      error_distribution:
        min: -29.851159
        p05: -0.952735
        p25: -0.100512
        median: 0.041127
        p75: 0.249825
        p95: 0.790821
        max: 7.946781
- period: '2019'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.93896
      bias: -0.008941
      mae: 0.43551
      correlation: 0.84538
      n_points: 24377458
      mean_model: 34.887275
      mean_obs: 34.899823
      std_model: 1.706219
      std_obs: 1.154913
      error_distribution:
        min: -29.785427
        p05: -1.254562
        p25: -0.085674
        median: 0.059534
        p75: 0.287933
        p95: 0.923989
        max: 8.050469
- period: '2020'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.925919
      bias: 0.043754
      mae: 0.436475
      correlation: 0.837459
      n_points: 24422636
      mean_model: 34.923939
      mean_obs: 34.887874
      std_model: 1.699672
      std_obs: 1.191571
      error_distribution:
        min: -28.914709
        p05: -1.065792
        p25: -0.061512
        median: 0.06942
        p75: 0.316817
        p95: 1.058649
        max: 8.994152
- period: '2021'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.074243
      bias: -0.061755
      mae: 0.478742
      correlation: 0.847317
      n_points: 24370685
      mean_model: 34.813045
      mean_obs: 34.880688
      std_model: 1.923164
      std_obs: 1.206071
      error_distribution:
        min: -27.803774
        p05: -1.767553
        p25: -0.061557
        median: 0.073389
        p75: 0.290637
        p95: 0.882019
        max: 11.847215
- period: '2022'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.132453
      bias: -0.006706
      mae: 0.511638
      correlation: 0.829623
      n_points: 24370685
      mean_model: 34.881403
      mean_obs: 34.893863
      std_model: 1.913697
      std_obs: 1.159401
      error_distribution:
        min: -32.490334
        p05: -1.546385
        p25: -0.058858
        median: 0.101218
        p75: 0.348015
        p95: 1.033257
        max: 10.750207
- period: '2023'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-08 17:11:33'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.468587
      bias: -0.177838
      mae: 0.647256
      correlation: 0.801496
      n_points: 24370685
      mean_model: 34.706396
      mean_obs: 34.890066
      std_model: 2.303119
      std_obs: 1.205603
      error_distribution:
        min: -28.990615
        p05: -3.202421
        p25: -0.082849
        median: 0.095316
        p75: 0.343852
        p95: 0.921694
        max: 6.505038
