format: '1.1'
variable: salt_surface
title: SALT_SURFACE Validation Statistics
created: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
area: AMM7
experiment: NetSW_LW
author: RT
project: OceanICU
institute: BB
periods:
- period: 2016-2023
  is_all_period: true
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.007686
      bias: 0.285823
      mae: 0.448823
      correlation: 0.600339
      n_points: 195106513
      mean_model: 35.182091
      mean_obs: 34.900899
      std_model: 0.9352
      std_obs: 1.177171
      error_distribution:
        min: -32.422085
        p05: -0.277142
        p25: 0.007725
        median: 0.154649
        p75: 0.412337
        p95: 1.320403
        max: 16.326491
      monthly:
        Jan:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16531246
          rmse: 0.843194
          bias: 0.239442
          mae: 0.392623
          correlation: 0.623243
          mean_model: 35.231552
          mean_obs: 34.998849
          std_model: 0.915575
          std_obs: 0.964518
          min_diff: -29.803972
          max_diff: 12.30287
          p05_diff: -0.237981
          p25_diff: 0.020095
          p50_diff: 0.165166
          p75_diff: 0.408344
          p95_diff: 1.036999
        Feb:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 15101320
          rmse: 0.913617
          bias: 0.23167
          mae: 0.401155
          correlation: 0.585325
          mean_model: 35.221146
          mean_obs: 34.993882
          std_model: 0.967609
          std_obs: 0.988358
          min_diff: -32.422085
          max_diff: 14.006989
          p05_diff: -0.247254
          p25_diff: 0.023688
          p50_diff: 0.160333
          p75_diff: 0.394739
          p95_diff: 1.027998
        Mar:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16571360
          rmse: 1.015695
          bias: 0.255066
          mae: 0.443483
          correlation: 0.562648
          mean_model: 35.200306
          mean_obs: 34.949767
          std_model: 1.023881
          std_obs: 1.0892
          min_diff: -31.600413
          max_diff: 14.63275
          p05_diff: -0.275017
          p25_diff: 0.018062
          p50_diff: 0.156754
          p75_diff: 0.414767
          p95_diff: 1.232044
        Apr:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16027720
          rmse: 1.065077
          bias: 0.281241
          mae: 0.470931
          correlation: 0.566855
          mean_model: 35.183533
          mean_obs: 34.906861
          std_model: 0.999744
          std_obs: 1.187899
          min_diff: -28.19562
          max_diff: 15.096405
          p05_diff: -0.294459
          p25_diff: 0.009309
          p50_diff: 0.152892
          p75_diff: 0.420914
          p95_diff: 1.409363
        May:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16565883
          rmse: 1.086857
          bias: 0.299343
          mae: 0.469678
          correlation: 0.601691
          mean_model: 35.167629
          mean_obs: 34.872147
          std_model: 0.959047
          std_obs: 1.290396
          min_diff: -27.774373
          max_diff: 16.018212
          p05_diff: -0.305352
          p25_diff: 0.003911
          p50_diff: 0.150359
          p75_diff: 0.410168
          p95_diff: 1.368939
        Jun:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16036800
          rmse: 1.148261
          bias: 0.336227
          mae: 0.499121
          correlation: 0.601619
          mean_model: 35.144253
          mean_obs: 34.8114
          std_model: 0.961773
          std_obs: 1.364673
          min_diff: -26.671888
          max_diff: 16.326491
          p05_diff: -0.299944
          p25_diff: 0.010056
          p50_diff: 0.158733
          p75_diff: 0.442474
          p95_diff: 1.481849
        Jul:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16550191
          rmse: 1.118793
          bias: 0.320983
          mae: 0.481858
          correlation: 0.603949
          mean_model: 35.144608
          mean_obs: 34.827916
          std_model: 0.922498
          std_obs: 1.338478
          min_diff: -25.487943
          max_diff: 15.5347
          p05_diff: -0.328397
          p25_diff: -0.003276
          p50_diff: 0.149448
          p75_diff: 0.407844
          p95_diff: 1.497301
        Aug:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16569422
          rmse: 1.08793
          bias: 0.317759
          mae: 0.477208
          correlation: 0.596379
          mean_model: 35.142609
          mean_obs: 34.828205
          std_model: 0.91847
          std_obs: 1.283867
          min_diff: -27.251539
          max_diff: 14.626064
          p05_diff: -0.307911
          p25_diff: -0.001153
          p50_diff: 0.159141
          p75_diff: 0.407248
          p95_diff: 1.518038
        Sep:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16025101
          rmse: 1.056142
          bias: 0.313201
          mae: 0.466613
          correlation: 0.597974
          mean_model: 35.157482
          mean_obs: 34.848346
          std_model: 0.898387
          std_obs: 1.245824
          min_diff: -26.54715
          max_diff: 15.864718
          p05_diff: -0.285515
          p25_diff: 0.008915
          p50_diff: 0.162871
          p75_diff: 0.398555
          p95_diff: 1.506949
        Oct:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16552794
          rmse: 0.985553
          bias: 0.298363
          mae: 0.443907
          correlation: 0.611459
          mean_model: 35.17886
          mean_obs: 34.885409
          std_model: 0.870145
          std_obs: 1.174246
          min_diff: -25.837553
          max_diff: 15.215992
          p05_diff: -0.261782
          p25_diff: 0.003628
          p50_diff: 0.14991
          p75_diff: 0.398372
          p95_diff: 1.427303
        Nov:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16027620
          rmse: 0.935305
          bias: 0.294123
          mae: 0.441546
          correlation: 0.601686
          mean_model: 35.198658
          mean_obs: 34.909402
          std_model: 0.88324
          std_obs: 1.077001
          min_diff: -28.129814
          max_diff: 12.794118
          p05_diff: -0.232791
          p25_diff: 0.004992
          p50_diff: 0.153268
          p75_diff: 0.437152
          p95_diff: 1.391083
        Dec:
          variable: salt_surface
          n_points: 16547056
          rmse: 0.855017
          bias: 0.240196
          mae: 0.396052
          correlation: 0.619508
          mean_model: 35.216415
          mean_obs: 34.982938
          std_model: 0.885902
          std_obs: 0.997114
          min_diff: -28.30401
          max_diff: 12.519779
          p05_diff: -0.266372
          p25_diff: -0.005147
          p50_diff: 0.137761
          p75_diff: 0.403922
          p95_diff: 1.109472
- period: '2016'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.959416
      bias: 0.32476
      mae: 0.45035
      correlation: 0.632978
      n_points: 24460506
      mean_model: 35.209362
      mean_obs: 34.887502
      std_model: 0.842872
      std_obs: 1.166423
      error_distribution:
        min: -25.594622
        p05: -0.230517
        p25: 0.054144
        median: 0.19351
        p75: 0.409559
        p95: 1.345187
        max: 16.326491
- period: '2017'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.047911
      bias: 0.293743
      mae: 0.435398
      correlation: 0.548763
      n_points: 24395369
      mean_model: 35.217533
      mean_obs: 34.926779
      std_model: 0.894813
      std_obs: 1.168568
      error_distribution:
        min: -28.30401
        p05: -0.208193
        p25: 0.025973
        median: 0.140692
        p75: 0.372875
        p95: 1.361893
        max: 16.247001
- period: '2018'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 0.995295
      bias: 0.246608
      mae: 0.417403
      correlation: 0.590768
      n_points: 24338489
      mean_model: 35.182677
      mean_obs: 34.940702
      std_model: 0.911895
      std_obs: 1.162166
      error_distribution:
        min: -29.803972
        p05: -0.288305
        p25: -0.000912
        median: 0.134862
        p75: 0.36344
        p95: 1.159672
        max: 15.566291
- period: '2019'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.004403
      bias: 0.297105
      mae: 0.447433
      correlation: 0.585066
      n_points: 24377458
      mean_model: 35.193313
      mean_obs: 34.899823
      std_model: 0.893618
      std_obs: 1.154913
      error_distribution:
        min: -29.162715
        p05: -0.24905
        p25: 0.020889
        median: 0.161141
        p75: 0.412465
        p95: 1.308301
        max: 14.626064
- period: '2020'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.025504
      bias: 0.301827
      mae: 0.464298
      correlation: 0.596746
      n_points: 24422636
      mean_model: 35.182761
      mean_obs: 34.887874
      std_model: 0.931106
      std_obs: 1.191571
      error_distribution:
        min: -29.029056
        p05: -0.26351
        p25: -0.000996
        median: 0.147193
        p75: 0.430663
        p95: 1.408062
        max: 14.563643
- period: '2021'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.026167
      bias: 0.277081
      mae: 0.443655
      correlation: 0.602564
      n_points: 24370685
      mean_model: 35.152344
      mean_obs: 34.880688
      std_model: 0.975045
      std_obs: 1.206071
      error_distribution:
        min: -27.774373
        p05: -0.280875
        p25: 0.014521
        median: 0.156305
        p75: 0.412915
        p95: 1.247908
        max: 15.522996
- period: '2022'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.002421
      bias: 0.278115
      mae: 0.464475
      correlation: 0.616749
      n_points: 24370685
      mean_model: 35.166836
      mean_obs: 34.893863
      std_model: 1.025484
      std_obs: 1.159401
      error_distribution:
        min: -32.422085
        p05: -0.312995
        p25: -0.012724
        median: 0.157574
        p75: 0.455784
        p95: 1.299427
        max: 12.81254
- period: '2023'
  is_all_period: false
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-06 11:28:55'
  datasets:
    CCI-SSS:
      rmse: 1.000958
      bias: 0.267107
      mae: 0.467506
      correlation: 0.629547
      n_points: 24370685
      mean_model: 35.151758
      mean_obs: 34.890066
      std_model: 0.991329
      std_obs: 1.205603
      error_distribution:
        min: -29.628176
        p05: -0.37227
        p25: -0.043252
        median: 0.141744
        p75: 0.443305
        p95: 1.347365
        max: 15.5347
