format: '1.1'
variable: salt
title: SALT Validation Statistics
created: '2026-05-04 08:56:01'
area: NS
experiment: CMEMS
author: KB
project: OceanICU
institute: BB
periods:
- period: 2016-2023
  is_all_period: true
  model: pyGETM
  analysed: '2026-05-07 07:47:04'
  datasets:
    WOA:
      rmse: 1.86573
      bias: -0.404669
      mae: 0.601325
      correlation: 0.848362
      n_points: 13890240
      mean_model: 34.283066
      mean_obs: 34.687735
      std_model: 2.945933
      std_obs: 1.558602
      error_distribution:
        min: -24.562522
        p05: -1.897404
        p25: -0.343362
        median: -0.032182
        p75: 0.122365
        p95: 0.469141
        max: 3.315265
      monthly:
        Jan:
          variable: Jan
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.705042
          bias: -0.34685
          mae: 0.538024
          correlation: 0.862329
          mean_model: 34.367039
          mean_obs: 34.713887
          std_model: 2.812292
          std_obs: 1.553864
          min_diff: -23.860387
          max_diff: 2.857294
          p05_diff: -1.687515
          p25_diff: -0.281981
          p50_diff: -0.02317
          p75_diff: 0.129517
          p95_diff: 0.424026
        Feb:
          variable: Feb
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.771737
          bias: -0.378415
          mae: 0.555928
          correlation: 0.852937
          mean_model: 34.359829
          mean_obs: 34.738243
          std_model: 2.846777
          std_obs: 1.540715
          min_diff: -23.970634
          max_diff: 2.829147
          p05_diff: -1.708591
          p25_diff: -0.302848
          p50_diff: -0.034108
          p75_diff: 0.118694
          p95_diff: 0.391288
        Mar:
          variable: Mar
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.875218
          bias: -0.417649
          mae: 0.608265
          correlation: 0.842405
          mean_model: 34.314857
          mean_obs: 34.732503
          std_model: 2.923984
          std_obs: 1.536046
          min_diff: -24.1604
          max_diff: 3.315265
          p05_diff: -1.908361
          p25_diff: -0.357793
          p50_diff: -0.033281
          p75_diff: 0.122935
          p95_diff: 0.422627
        Apr:
          variable: Apr
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.981309
          bias: -0.420316
          mae: 0.647171
          correlation: 0.825478
          mean_model: 34.266804
          mean_obs: 34.687124
          std_model: 2.977651
          std_obs: 1.496631
          min_diff: -24.399591
          max_diff: 2.942797
          p05_diff: -2.082992
          p25_diff: -0.346269
          p50_diff: -0.005254
          p75_diff: 0.165194
          p95_diff: 0.501099
        May:
          variable: May
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 2.057708
          bias: -0.490205
          mae: 0.67396
          correlation: 0.830072
          mean_model: 34.212421
          mean_obs: 34.702625
          std_model: 3.071951
          std_obs: 1.520778
          min_diff: -24.511862
          max_diff: 2.832907
          p05_diff: -2.436953
          p25_diff: -0.396162
          p50_diff: -0.032813
          p75_diff: 0.122012
          p95_diff: 0.432909
        Jun:
          variable: Jun
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 2.093577
          bias: -0.506898
          mae: 0.672654
          correlation: 0.824324
          mean_model: 34.186516
          mean_obs: 34.693412
          std_model: 3.085316
          std_obs: 1.506326
          min_diff: -24.562522
          max_diff: 2.658101
          p05_diff: -2.346706
          p25_diff: -0.402814
          p50_diff: -0.043869
          p75_diff: 0.110067
          p95_diff: 0.384502
        Jul:
          variable: Jul
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.850174
          bias: -0.414739
          mae: 0.612768
          correlation: 0.857982
          mean_model: 34.229244
          mean_obs: 34.643987
          std_model: 2.970268
          std_obs: 1.587618
          min_diff: -24.115603
          max_diff: 2.914571
          p05_diff: -1.966362
          p25_diff: -0.372459
          p50_diff: -0.035752
          p75_diff: 0.126254
          p95_diff: 0.472199
        Aug:
          variable: Aug
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.872957
          bias: -0.390007
          mae: 0.605503
          correlation: 0.850493
          mean_model: 34.25563
          mean_obs: 34.645635
          std_model: 2.986317
          std_obs: 1.597203
          min_diff: -24.102786
          max_diff: 2.944492
          p05_diff: -1.814112
          p25_diff: -0.341648
          p50_diff: -0.033795
          p75_diff: 0.123691
          p95_diff: 0.546288
        Sep:
          variable: Sep
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.877864
          bias: -0.385985
          mae: 0.602649
          correlation: 0.853602
          mean_model: 34.263069
          mean_obs: 34.649055
          std_model: 2.999467
          std_obs: 1.592887
          min_diff: -24.006397
          max_diff: 2.952873
          p05_diff: -1.809581
          p25_diff: -0.321893
          p50_diff: -0.026791
          p75_diff: 0.127909
          p95_diff: 0.544427
        Oct:
          variable: Oct
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.762025
          bias: -0.362072
          mae: 0.578413
          correlation: 0.858178
          mean_model: 34.307674
          mean_obs: 34.669747
          std_model: 2.887486
          std_obs: 1.596823
          min_diff: -23.900786
          max_diff: 2.893544
          p05_diff: -1.679335
          p25_diff: -0.347678
          p50_diff: -0.038049
          p75_diff: 0.115678
          p95_diff: 0.567652
        Nov:
          variable: Nov
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.744701
          bias: -0.360924
          mae: 0.562755
          correlation: 0.866526
          mean_model: 34.317673
          mean_obs: 34.678596
          std_model: 2.893543
          std_obs: 1.597478
          min_diff: -23.817243
          max_diff: 2.873204
          p05_diff: -1.605567
          p25_diff: -0.331346
          p50_diff: -0.034924
          p75_diff: 0.115176
          p95_diff: 0.513097
        Dec:
          variable: Dec
          n_points: 1157520
          rmse: 1.749201
          bias: -0.381968
          mae: 0.557812
          correlation: 0.866709
          mean_model: 34.31604
          mean_obs: 34.698011
          std_model: 2.876448
          std_obs: 1.568316
          min_diff: -23.760789
          max_diff: 2.669809
          p05_diff: -1.693826
          p25_diff: -0.329091
          p50_diff: -0.040401
          p75_diff: 0.09453
          p95_diff: 0.460664