https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ Recent content in Validations on Ocean Model Validation Hugo en-us Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7/overview/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7/overview/ <h1 id="amm7-analysis-overview">AMM7 Analysis Overview</h1> <p>This page summarises the analyses available for the <strong>AMM7</strong> area, organised by type. Use the table of contents to jump to a specific section.</p> <!-- BEGIN GENERATED OVERVIEW — do not edit this section --> <h2 id="tidal-analysis">Tidal Analysis</h2> <ul> <li> <p><strong><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-tpxo9/">TPXO9</a></strong> — 2019-2022</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Constituent</th> <th>Amp err (m)</th> <th>Phase err (°)</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>M2</td> <td>0.121</td> <td>14.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>S2</td> <td>0.038</td> <td>14.3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>K1</td> <td>0.023</td> <td>27.1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>O1</td> <td>0.013</td> <td>18.0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-tpxo9/#year-2019-2022">2019-2022</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="horizontal-surface-validation">Horizontal Surface Validation</h2> <p>📊 <strong><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/rankings/amm7/#horizon-surface">View Horizontal Surface Validation rankings for AMM7 →</a></strong></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns/overview/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns/overview/ <h1 id="ns-analysis-overview">NS Analysis Overview</h1> <p>This page summarises the analyses available for the <strong>NS</strong> area, organised by type. Use the table of contents to jump to a specific section.</p> <!-- BEGIN GENERATED OVERVIEW — do not edit this section --> <div style="opacity: 0.35; pointer-events: none"> <h2 id="tidal-analysis">Tidal Analysis</h2> <p><em>No tidal analysis has been performed for this area yet.</em></p> </div> <h2 id="horizontal-surface-validation">Horizontal Surface Validation</h2> <ul> <li> <p><strong><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-cmems/">CMEMS</a></strong> — 2016-2023</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Variable</th> <th>Dataset</th> <th>RMSE</th> <th>Bias</th> <th>Corr</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>SALT</td> <td>CCI-SSS</td> <td>2.233</td> <td>-0.101</td> <td>0.92</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TEMP</td> <td>CCI-SST</td> <td>0.854</td> <td>+0.402</td> <td>0.92</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TEMP</td> <td>OSTIA</td> <td>0.860</td> <td>+0.197</td> <td>0.90</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-cmems/#year-2016-2023">2016-2023</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="horizontal-bottom-layer-validation">Horizontal Bottom Layer Validation</h2> <ul> <li> <p><strong><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-cmems/">CMEMS</a></strong> — 2016-2023</p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse/overview/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse/overview/ <h1 id="nse-analysis-overview">NSe Analysis Overview</h1> <p>This page summarises the analyses available for the <strong>NSe</strong> area, organised by type. Use the table of contents to jump to a specific section.</p> <!-- BEGIN GENERATED OVERVIEW — do not edit this section --> <h2 id="tidal-analysis">Tidal Analysis</h2> <p>📊 <strong><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/rankings/nse/#tides">View Tidal Analysis rankings for NSe →</a></strong></p> <ul> <li> <p><strong><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmems-tidal/">CMEMS/tidal</a></strong> — 2011</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Constituent</th> <th>Amp err (m)</th> <th>Phase err (°)</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>M2</td> <td>0.432</td> <td>22.1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>S2</td> <td>0.146</td> <td>23.8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>K1</td> <td>0.015</td> <td>36.9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>O1</td> <td>0.028</td> <td>24.2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <ul> <li><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmems-tidal/#year-2011">2011</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmip6-tidal/">CMIP6/tidal</a></strong> — 2011-2011</p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-baseline/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-baseline/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: AMM7 <strong>Experiment</strong>: Baseline <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>: SALT_SURFACE, TEMP_SURFACE</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>SALT_SURFACE / CCI-SSS</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / OSTIA</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / CCI-SST</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>1.0030</td> <td>0.9160</td> <td>0.9018</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>0.2756</td> <td>0.3920</td> <td>0.3841</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.6019</td> <td>0.9651</td> <td>0.9649</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N points</td> <td>195,106,513</td> <td>151,821,276</td> <td>197,655,640</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="annual-statistics-trends">Annual Statistics Trends</h3> <p><img alt="Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/amm7-baseline/physics/pyGETM/2016-2023/surface/salt_surface_timeseries_statistics.png"> <em>Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-cmems/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-cmems/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: AMM7 <strong>Experiment</strong>: CMEMS <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>: SALT_SURFACE, TEMP_SURFACE</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>SALT_SURFACE / CCI-SSS</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / OSTIA</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / CCI-SST</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>1.0607</td> <td>1.1413</td> <td>1.0988</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>-0.0323</td> <td>0.6880</td> <td>0.6777</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.8367</td> <td>0.9610</td> <td>0.9630</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N points</td> <td>195,106,513</td> <td>151,821,276</td> <td>197,655,640</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="annual-statistics-trends">Annual Statistics Trends</h3> <p><img alt="Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/amm7-cmems/physics/pyGETM/2016-2023/surface/salt_surface_timeseries_statistics.png"> <em>Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-cmems-prof/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-cmems-prof/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: AMM7 <strong>Experiment</strong>: CMEMS_prof <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>: SALT_SURFACE, TEMP_SURFACE</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>SALT_SURFACE / CCI-SSS</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / OSTIA</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / CCI-SST</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>0.8866</td> <td>1.0272</td> <td>1.0031</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>0.0802</td> <td>0.4192</td> <td>0.4755</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.8318</td> <td>0.9479</td> <td>0.9550</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N points</td> <td>170,735,828</td> <td>132,856,606</td> <td>172,965,608</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="annual-statistics-trends">Annual Statistics Trends</h3> <p><img alt="Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/amm7-cmems-prof/physics/pyGETM/2016-2023/surface/salt_surface_timeseries_statistics.png"> <em>Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-netsw-lw/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-netsw-lw/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: AMM7 <strong>Experiment</strong>: NetSW_LW <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>: SALT_SURFACE, TEMP_SURFACE</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>SALT_SURFACE / CCI-SSS</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / OSTIA</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / CCI-SST</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>1.0077</td> <td>0.9415</td> <td>0.9283</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>0.2858</td> <td>0.4208</td> <td>0.4006</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.6003</td> <td>0.9627</td> <td>0.9621</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N points</td> <td>195,106,513</td> <td>151,821,276</td> <td>197,655,640</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="annual-statistics-trends">Annual Statistics Trends</h3> <p><img alt="Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/amm7-netsw-lw/physics/pyGETM/2016-2023/surface/salt_surface_timeseries_statistics.png"> <em>Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-obskd/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-obskd/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: AMM7 <strong>Experiment</strong>: ObsKd <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>: SALT_SURFACE, TEMP_SURFACE</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>SALT_SURFACE / CCI-SSS</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / OSTIA</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / CCI-SST</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>1.0175</td> <td>0.9880</td> <td>0.9801</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>0.3028</td> <td>0.5735</td> <td>0.5491</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.5923</td> <td>0.9654</td> <td>0.9639</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N points</td> <td>195,106,513</td> <td>151,821,276</td> <td>197,655,640</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="annual-statistics-trends">Annual Statistics Trends</h3> <p><img alt="Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/amm7-obskd/physics/pyGETM/2016-2023/surface/salt_surface_timeseries_statistics.png"> <em>Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-tpxo9/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-tpxo9/ <p>Harmonic analysis of sea surface elevation compared with satellite products and tide gauge observations.</p> <h2 id="analysis-summary">Analysis Summary</h2> <p><strong>Analyzed Constituents</strong>: K1, K2, M2, N2, O1, P1, Q1, S2<br> <strong>Analysis Date</strong>: 2026-10-10 <strong>Satellite Product</strong>: FES2014/TPXO9</p> <h2 id="plots">Plots</h2> <h3 id="tide-gauge-station-map">Tide Gauge Station Map</h3> <p><img alt="GESLA tide gauge station locations" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/amm7-tpxo9/physics/pyGETM/2019-2022/tidal/gesla_station_map.png"> <em>GESLA tide gauge station locations</em></p> <p><img alt="K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — amplitude/phase comparison with GESLA tide gauges" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/amm7-tpxo9/physics/pyGETM/2019-2022/tidal/K1_gesla_comparison.png"> <em>K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — amplitude/phase comparison with GESLA tide gauges</em></p> <p><img alt="O₁ (principal lunar diurnal) — amplitude/phase comparison with GESLA tide gauges" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/amm7-tpxo9/physics/pyGETM/2019-2022/tidal/O1_gesla_comparison.png"> <em>O₁ (principal lunar diurnal) — amplitude/phase comparison with GESLA tide gauges</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-mle-comparison/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-mle-comparison/ <h1 id="mle-cross-experiment-comparison--amm7">MLE Cross-Experiment Comparison — AMM7</h1> <p>SVD-reduced maximum-likelihood ranking of model experiments against a common observation footprint.</p> <h2 id="ranking">Ranking</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>experiment</th> <th>log_likelihood</th> <th>rank</th> <th>delta_log_L</th> <th>aic</th> <th>explained_variance_captured</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Baseline</td> <td>-0.49748439587068466</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.9949687917413694</td> <td>0.9972383853443495</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NetSW_LW</td> <td>-0.5007573186360548</td> <td>2</td> <td>-0.003272922765370112</td> <td>3.0015146372721095</td> <td>0.9972383853443495</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ObsKd</td> <td>-0.5017582854932605</td> <td>3</td> <td>-0.004273889622575855</td> <td>3.003516570986521</td> <td>0.9972383853443495</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="diagnostic-plots">Diagnostic Plots</h2> <p><img alt="1_scree_plot" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-mle-comparison/1_scree_plot.png"></p> <p><img alt="2_mode_loadings_mode0" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-mle-comparison/2_mode_loadings_mode0.png"></p> <p><img alt="3_per_mode_contributions" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-mle-comparison/3_per_mode_contributions.png"></p> <p><img alt="4_contributions_by_obs_type" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-mle-comparison/4_contributions_by_obs_type.png"></p> <p><img alt="4_contributions_by_variable" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/amm7-mle-comparison/4_contributions_by_variable.png"></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-mle-comparison/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-mle-comparison/ <h1 id="mle-cross-experiment-comparison--ns">MLE Cross-Experiment Comparison — NS</h1> <p>SVD-reduced maximum-likelihood ranking of model experiments against a common observation footprint.</p> <h2 id="ranking">Ranking</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>experiment</th> <th>log_likelihood</th> <th>rank</th> <th>delta_log_L</th> <th>aic</th> <th>explained_variance_captured</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>ObsKd</td> <td>-0.8997876421014234</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>3.799575284202847</td> <td>0.9923041270768755</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Adaptive_1</td> <td>-1.0049792344553714</td> <td>2</td> <td>-0.10519159235394804</td> <td>4.009958468910742</td> <td>0.9923041270768755</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Adaptive_3</td> <td>-1.0061267306983028</td> <td>3</td> <td>-0.10633908859687946</td> <td>4.012253461396606</td> <td>0.9923041270768755</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Adaptive_2</td> <td>-1.0103562758376738</td> <td>4</td> <td>-0.11056863373625048</td> <td>4.020712551675348</td> <td>0.9923041270768755</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SSRD_STRD</td> <td>-1.0108718935484369</td> <td>5</td> <td>-0.1110842514470135</td> <td>4.021743787096874</td> <td>0.9923041270768755</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Baseline</td> <td>-1.011708243472961</td> <td>6</td> <td>-0.11192060137153759</td> <td>4.023416486945922</td> <td>0.9923041270768755</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SSR_STR</td> <td>-1.0188474815428445</td> <td>7</td> <td>-0.11905983944142118</td> <td>4.0376949630856895</td> <td>0.9923041270768755</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CMEMS</td> <td>-1.0373224983429865</td> <td>8</td> <td>-0.13753485624156314</td> <td>4.074644996685973</td> <td>0.9923041270768755</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="diagnostic-plots">Diagnostic Plots</h2> <p><img alt="1_scree_plot" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-mle-comparison/1_scree_plot.png"></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-adaptive-1/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-adaptive-1/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NS <strong>Experiment</strong>: Adaptive_1 <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>:</p> <h2 id="ices-point-profiles">ICES Point Profiles</h2> <h3 id="statistics">Statistics</h3> <h3 id="psal">PSAL</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>ICES point observations</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>2.5983</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>+0.5417</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAE</td> <td>1.2525</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.9533</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Model mean</td> <td>32.7137</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Obs mean</td> <td>32.1720</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <details> <summary>View Full Statistics Report</summary> <pre tabindex="0"><code>################################################################################ PSAL Profile Validation Statistics ################################################################################ Format: 1.1 Created: 2026-05-04 11:32:32 Area: NS Experiment: Adaptive_1 ################################################################################ ================================================================================ Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-05-04 12:32:44 --- ICES point observations --- RMSE: 2.5983 Bias: +0.5417 MAE: 1.2525 Correlation: 0.9533 N points: 2,236,819 N profiles: 27,980 Model mean: 32.7137 Obs mean: 32.1720 Model std: 4.4837 Obs std: 6.4251 Error distribution: Min: -17.2622 5th pct: -1.1804 25th pct: -0.5350 Median: -0.1916 75th pct: +0.1352 95th pct: +7.2982 Max: +33.6566 Statistics by depth: Depth N Bias RMSE Corr ------------------------------------------------------ 0-10m 391,114 +3.2667 5.2914 0.9252 10-25m 411,753 +0.7607 2.7948 0.9533 25-50m 407,320 -0.2130 1.3397 0.9564 50-100m 463,310 -0.3512 0.5545 0.5926 100-200m 324,064 -0.2796 0.3866 0.5915 200-500m 224,455 -0.1640 0.2229 0.6268 500-1000m 14,803 -0.1505 0.1743 0.6283 </code></pre></details> <p><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-adaptive-1/psal_ices_validation_statistics.txt">📄 Download Statistics Report (txt)</a> · <a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-adaptive-1/psal_ices_validation_statistics.yaml">📄 YAML</a></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-adaptive-2/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-adaptive-2/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NS <strong>Experiment</strong>: Adaptive_2 <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>:</p> <h2 id="ices-point-profiles">ICES Point Profiles</h2> <h3 id="statistics">Statistics</h3> <h3 id="psal">PSAL</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>ICES point observations</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>2.6006</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>+0.5477</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAE</td> <td>1.2463</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.9533</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Model mean</td> <td>32.7196</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Obs mean</td> <td>32.1719</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <details> <summary>View Full Statistics Report</summary> <pre tabindex="0"><code>################################################################################ PSAL Profile Validation Statistics ################################################################################ Format: 1.1 Created: 2026-05-04 11:35:41 Area: NS Experiment: Adaptive_2 ################################################################################ ================================================================================ Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-05-04 12:35:46 --- ICES point observations --- RMSE: 2.6006 Bias: +0.5477 MAE: 1.2463 Correlation: 0.9533 N points: 2,236,727 N profiles: 27,980 Model mean: 32.7196 Obs mean: 32.1719 Model std: 4.4828 Obs std: 6.4252 Error distribution: Min: -17.2593 5th pct: -1.2089 25th pct: -0.5187 Median: -0.1690 75th pct: +0.1343 95th pct: +7.3084 Max: +33.6466 Statistics by depth: Depth N Bias RMSE Corr ------------------------------------------------------ 0-10m 391,112 +3.2676 5.2989 0.9250 10-25m 411,753 +0.7546 2.7957 0.9535 25-50m 407,304 -0.2225 1.3425 0.9563 50-100m 463,301 -0.3469 0.5548 0.5939 100-200m 324,019 -0.2533 0.3624 0.5883 200-500m 224,437 -0.1277 0.1848 0.6149 500-1000m 14,801 -0.1068 0.1311 0.5827 </code></pre></details> <p><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-adaptive-2/psal_ices_validation_statistics.txt">📄 Download Statistics Report (txt)</a> · <a 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<td>32.7156</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Obs mean</td> <td>32.1720</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <details> <summary>View Full Statistics Report</summary> <pre tabindex="0"><code>################################################################################ PSAL Profile Validation Statistics ################################################################################ Format: 1.1 Created: 2026-05-04 11:38:51 Area: NS Experiment: Adaptive_3 ################################################################################ ================================================================================ Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-05-04 12:38:44 --- ICES point observations --- RMSE: 2.6013 Bias: +0.5436 MAE: 1.2563 Correlation: 0.9532 N points: 2,236,795 N profiles: 27,980 Model mean: 32.7156 Obs mean: 32.1720 Model std: 4.4810 Obs std: 6.4250 Error distribution: Min: -17.2535 5th pct: -1.1663 25th pct: -0.5393 Median: -0.1987 75th pct: +0.1378 95th pct: +7.3066 Max: +33.6562 Statistics by depth: Depth N Bias RMSE Corr ------------------------------------------------------ 0-10m 391,106 +3.2766 5.2981 0.9250 10-25m 411,736 +0.7713 2.7977 0.9532 25-50m 407,350 -0.2055 1.3373 0.9566 50-100m 463,309 -0.3517 0.5543 0.5911 100-200m 324,029 -0.2897 0.3961 0.5930 200-500m 224,457 -0.1794 0.2395 0.6292 500-1000m 14,808 -0.1664 0.1901 0.6165 </code></pre></details> <p><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-adaptive-3/psal_ices_validation_statistics.txt">📄 Download Statistics Report (txt)</a> · <a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-adaptive-3/psal_ices_validation_statistics.yaml">📄 YAML</a></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-baseline/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-baseline/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NS <strong>Experiment</strong>: Baseline <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>:</p> <h2 id="ices-point-profiles">ICES Point Profiles</h2> <h3 id="statistics">Statistics</h3> <h3 id="psal">PSAL</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>ICES point observations</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>2.6065</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>+0.5403</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAE</td> <td>1.2611</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.9532</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Model mean</td> <td>32.7075</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Obs mean</td> <td>32.1672</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <details> <summary>View Full Statistics Report</summary> <pre tabindex="0"><code>################################################################################ PSAL Profile Validation Statistics ################################################################################ Format: 1.1 Created: 2026-05-04 11:23:14 Area: NS Experiment: Baseline ################################################################################ ================================================================================ Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-05-04 12:23:48 --- ICES point observations --- RMSE: 2.6065 Bias: +0.5403 MAE: 1.2611 Correlation: 0.9532 N points: 2,239,481 N profiles: 27,982 Model mean: 32.7075 Obs mean: 32.1672 Model std: 4.4762 Obs std: 6.4284 Error distribution: Min: -17.2384 5th pct: -1.2003 25th pct: -0.5472 Median: -0.1946 75th pct: +0.1334 95th pct: +7.3167 Max: +33.6631 Statistics by depth: Depth N Bias RMSE Corr ------------------------------------------------------ 0-10m 391,140 +3.2820 5.3064 0.9254 10-25m 412,998 +0.7575 2.8053 0.9533 25-50m 407,979 -0.2234 1.3511 0.9556 50-100m 463,619 -0.3534 0.5594 0.5896 100-200m 324,278 -0.2827 0.3908 0.5918 200-500m 224,657 -0.1674 0.2268 0.6291 500-1000m 14,810 -0.1502 0.1737 0.6219 </code></pre></details> <p><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-baseline/psal_ices_validation_statistics.txt">📄 Download Statistics Report (txt)</a> · <a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-baseline/psal_ices_validation_statistics.yaml">📄 YAML</a></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-cmems/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-cmems/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NS <strong>Experiment</strong>: CMEMS <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>: SALT_BOTTOM, TEMP_BOTTOM, SALT_SURFACE, TEMP_SURFACE</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>SALT_BOTTOM / NWS-salinity</th> <th>TEMP_BOTTOM / NWS-bottomT</th> <th>SALT_SURFACE / CCI-SSS</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / OSTIA</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / CCI-SST</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>0.4879</td> <td>1.4122</td> <td>2.2332</td> <td>0.8598</td> <td>0.8541</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>0.0749</td> <td>-0.6136</td> <td>-0.1010</td> <td>0.1970</td> <td>0.4024</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.8398</td> <td>0.9208</td> <td>0.9219</td> <td>0.9010</td> <td>0.9213</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N points</td> <td>58,068</td> <td>58,068</td> <td>16,531,480</td> <td>2,003,850</td> <td>17,213,415</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="annual-statistics-trends">Annual Statistics Trends</h3> <p><img alt="Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-cmems/physics/pyGETM/2016-2023/surface/salt_surface_timeseries_statistics.png"> <em>Salinity (surface) — annual statistics timeseries (RMSE, bias, correlation)</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-obskd/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-obskd/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NS <strong>Experiment</strong>: ObsKd <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>:</p> <h2 id="ices-point-profiles">ICES Point Profiles</h2> <h3 id="statistics">Statistics</h3> <h3 id="psal">PSAL</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>ICES point observations</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>2.6434</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>+0.5740</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAE</td> <td>1.2680</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.9531</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Model mean</td> <td>32.7412</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Obs mean</td> <td>32.1672</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <details> <summary>View Full Statistics Report</summary> <pre tabindex="0"><code>################################################################################ PSAL Profile Validation Statistics ################################################################################ Format: 1.1 Created: 2026-05-04 11:51:39 Area: NS Experiment: ObsKd ################################################################################ ================================================================================ Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-05-04 12:41:44 --- ICES point observations --- RMSE: 2.6434 Bias: +0.5740 MAE: 1.2680 Correlation: 0.9531 N points: 2,239,479 N profiles: 27,982 Model mean: 32.7412 Obs mean: 32.1672 Model std: 4.4321 Obs std: 6.4284 Error distribution: Min: -17.1605 5th pct: -1.1617 25th pct: -0.5281 Median: -0.1850 75th pct: +0.1386 95th pct: +7.4418 Max: +33.6755 Statistics by depth: Depth N Bias RMSE Corr ------------------------------------------------------ 0-10m 391,138 +3.3694 5.3929 0.9248 10-25m 412,998 +0.8098 2.8412 0.9538 25-50m 407,979 -0.2014 1.3491 0.9566 50-100m 463,619 -0.3414 0.5469 0.5932 100-200m 324,278 -0.2727 0.3814 0.5929 200-500m 224,657 -0.1603 0.2193 0.6298 500-1000m 14,810 -0.1424 0.1656 0.6084 </code></pre></details> <p><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-obskd/psal_ices_validation_statistics.txt">📄 Download Statistics Report (txt)</a> · <a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-obskd/psal_ices_validation_statistics.yaml">📄 YAML</a></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-ssr-srt/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-ssr-srt/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NS <strong>Experiment</strong>: SSR_SRT <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>:</p> <h2 id="argo-float-profiles">Argo Float Profiles</h2> <h3 id="plots">Plots</h3> <p><img alt="Argo float profile overview (NE Atlantic)" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-ssr-srt/physics/pyGETM/2016-2023/argo/na_argo_argo_overview.png"> <em>Argo float profile overview (NE Atlantic)</em></p> <p><img alt="NA_ARGO — Hovmöller diagram" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-ssr-srt/physics/pyGETM/2016-2023/argo/na_argo_hovmoller.png"> <em>NA_ARGO — Hovmöller diagram</em></p> <h2 id="observations">Observations</h2> <h3 id="argo-observations--2016-2023">ARGO Observations — 2016-2023</h3> <p><img alt="ARGO Station Map" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/areas/ns/obs/argo/2016-2023/argo_station_map.png"> <em>ARGO Station Map</em></p> <p><img alt="ARGO Observation Density" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/areas/ns/obs/argo/2016-2023/argo_observation_density.png"> <em>ARGO Observation Density</em></p> <p><img alt="ARGO Hovmoller" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/areas/ns/obs/argo/2016-2023/argo_hovmoller.png"> <em>ARGO Hovmoller</em></p> <h3 id="ices-observations--2016-2023">ICES Observations — 2016-2023</h3> <p><img alt="ICES Station Map" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/areas/ns/obs/ices/2016-2023/ices_station_map.png"> <em>ICES Station Map</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-ssr-str/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-ssr-str/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NS <strong>Experiment</strong>: SSR_STR <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>:</p> <h2 id="ices-point-profiles">ICES Point Profiles</h2> <h3 id="statistics">Statistics</h3> <h3 id="psal">PSAL</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>ICES point observations</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>2.6128</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>+0.5482</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAE</td> <td>1.2606</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.9532</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Model mean</td> <td>32.7154</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Obs mean</td> <td>32.1672</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <details> <summary>View Full Statistics Report</summary> <pre tabindex="0"><code>################################################################################ PSAL Profile Validation Statistics ################################################################################ Format: 1.1 Created: 2026-05-04 11:26:18 Area: NS Experiment: SSR_STR ################################################################################ ================================================================================ Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-05-04 12:26:47 --- ICES point observations --- RMSE: 2.6128 Bias: +0.5482 MAE: 1.2606 Correlation: 0.9532 N points: 2,239,481 N profiles: 27,982 Model mean: 32.7154 Obs mean: 32.1672 Model std: 4.4704 Obs std: 6.4284 Error distribution: Min: -17.2323 5th pct: -1.1848 25th pct: -0.5399 Median: -0.1937 75th pct: +0.1353 95th pct: +7.3387 Max: +33.6850 Statistics by depth: Depth N Bias RMSE Corr ------------------------------------------------------ 0-10m 391,140 +3.3001 5.3217 0.9252 10-25m 412,998 +0.7706 2.8114 0.9533 25-50m 407,979 -0.2155 1.3495 0.9559 50-100m 463,619 -0.3501 0.5543 0.5921 100-200m 324,278 -0.2816 0.3887 0.5903 200-500m 224,657 -0.1674 0.2266 0.6256 500-1000m 14,810 -0.1529 0.1765 0.6274 </code></pre></details> <p><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-ssr-str/psal_ices_validation_statistics.txt">📄 Download Statistics Report (txt)</a> · <a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-ssr-str/psal_ices_validation_statistics.yaml">📄 YAML</a></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-ssrd-strd/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/ns-ssrd-strd/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NS <strong>Experiment</strong>: SSRD_STRD <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>:</p> <h2 id="ices-point-profiles">ICES Point Profiles</h2> <h3 id="statistics">Statistics</h3> <h3 id="psal">PSAL</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>ICES point observations</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>2.6506</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>+0.5833</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAE</td> <td>1.2688</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.9531</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Model mean</td> <td>32.7505</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Obs mean</td> <td>32.1671</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <details> <summary>View Full Statistics Report</summary> <pre tabindex="0"><code>################################################################################ PSAL Profile Validation Statistics ################################################################################ Format: 1.1 Created: 2026-05-04 11:29:24 Area: NS Experiment: SSRD_STRD ################################################################################ ================================================================================ Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-05-04 12:29:45 --- ICES point observations --- RMSE: 2.6506 Bias: +0.5833 MAE: 1.2688 Correlation: 0.9531 N points: 2,239,484 N profiles: 27,982 Model mean: 32.7505 Obs mean: 32.1671 Model std: 4.4246 Obs std: 6.4285 Error distribution: Min: -17.0901 5th pct: -1.1438 25th pct: -0.5232 Median: -0.1833 75th pct: +0.1464 95th pct: +7.4716 Max: +33.7238 Statistics by depth: Depth N Bias RMSE Corr ------------------------------------------------------ 0-10m 391,143 +3.3926 5.4090 0.9247 10-25m 412,998 +0.8309 2.8483 0.9538 25-50m 407,979 -0.1900 1.3492 0.9567 50-100m 463,619 -0.3383 0.5432 0.5937 100-200m 324,278 -0.2774 0.3844 0.5926 200-500m 224,657 -0.1663 0.2250 0.6311 500-1000m 14,810 -0.1490 0.1720 0.6332 </code></pre></details> <p><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-ssrd-strd/psal_ices_validation_statistics.txt">📄 Download Statistics Report (txt)</a> · <a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/ns-ssrd-strd/psal_ices_validation_statistics.yaml">📄 YAML</a></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmems-tidal/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmems-tidal/ <p>Harmonic analysis of sea surface elevation compared with satellite products and tide gauge observations.</p> <h2 id="analysis-summary">Analysis Summary</h2> <p><strong>Analyzed Constituents</strong>: K1, K2, M2, N2, O1, P1, Q1, S2<br> <strong>Analysis Date</strong>: 2026-10-10 <strong>Satellite Product</strong>: FES2014/TPXO9</p> <h2 id="plots">Plots</h2> <h3 id="tide-gauge-station-map">Tide Gauge Station Map</h3> <p><img alt="GESLA tide gauge station locations" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmems-tidal/physics/pyGETM/2011/tidal/gesla_station_map.png"> <em>GESLA tide gauge station locations</em></p> <h3 id="year-2011">Year 2011</h3> <p><img alt="K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmems-tidal/physics/pyGETM/2011/tidal/K1_model_amp_phase.png"> <em>K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase</em></p> <p><img alt="K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — amplitude/phase comparison with GESLA tide gauges" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmems-tidal/physics/pyGETM/2011/tidal/K1_gesla_comparison.png"> <em>K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — amplitude/phase comparison with GESLA tide gauges</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmip6-tidal/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmip6-tidal/ <p>Harmonic analysis of sea surface elevation compared with satellite products and tide gauge observations.</p> <h2 id="analysis-summary">Analysis Summary</h2> <p><strong>Analyzed Constituents</strong>: K1, K2, M2, N2, O1, P1, Q1, S2<br> <strong>Analysis Date</strong>: 2026-10-10 <strong>Satellite Product</strong>: FES2014/TPXO9</p> <h2 id="plots">Plots</h2> <h3 id="tide-gauge-station-map">Tide Gauge Station Map</h3> <p><img alt="GESLA tide gauge station locations" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmip6-tidal/physics/pyGETM/2011-2011/tidal/gesla_station_map.png"> <em>GESLA tide gauge station locations</em></p> <p><img alt="K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmip6-tidal/physics/pyGETM/2011-2011/tidal/K1_model_amp_phase.png"> <em>K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase</em></p> <p><img alt="K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — amplitude/phase comparison with GESLA tide gauges" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmip6-tidal/physics/pyGETM/2011-2011/tidal/K1_gesla_comparison.png"> <em>K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — amplitude/phase comparison with GESLA tide gauges</em></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmems-spinup/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmems-spinup/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NSe <strong>Experiment</strong>: CMEMS/spinup <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>: TEMP_SURFACE</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / OSTIA</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>1.1152</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>0.5067</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.9031</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N points</td> <td>10,685,740</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="horizontal-validation">Horizontal Validation</h2> <h3 id="statistics">Statistics</h3> <h3 id="temp_surface">TEMP_SURFACE</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>OSTIA</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>1.1152</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>+0.5067</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAE</td> <td>0.8360</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.9031</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Model mean</td> <td>11.3317</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Obs mean</td> <td>10.8250</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <details> <summary>View Full Statistics Report</summary> <pre tabindex="0"><code>################################################################################ TEMP_SURFACE Validation Statistics ################################################################################ Format: 1.1 Created: 2026-10-07 11:11:45 Author: K.B. &amp; R.T. Project: OceanICU Institute: BB Area: NSe Experiment: CMEMS/spinup ################################################################################ ================================================================================ Period: 2011-2013 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-10-07 13:59:52 --- OSTIA --- RMSE: 1.1152 Bias: +0.5067 MAE: 0.8360 Correlation: 0.9031 N points: 10,685,740 Model mean: 11.3317 Obs mean: 10.8250 Model std: 3.9211 Obs std: 3.8866 Error distribution: Min: -7.8229 5th pct: -0.8018 25th pct: -0.0160 Median: +0.4534 75th pct: +0.8926 95th pct: +1.7141 Max: +8.4514 Monthly breakdown: Month RMSE Bias MAE Corr -------------------------------------------- Jan 1.9842 +1.6141 1.6611 0.8909 Feb 1.0789 +0.7273 0.8487 0.9342 Mar 0.8300 +0.4440 0.5908 0.9489 Apr 0.7977 +0.3366 0.5978 0.9336 May 0.9001 +0.4658 0.7189 0.8604 Jun 1.3635 +1.0185 1.1503 0.8592 Jul 1.4952 +1.1272 1.2696 0.8166 Aug 1.2142 +0.8638 1.0129 0.8698 Sep 0.7362 +0.2231 0.5553 0.9152 Oct 0.6620 -0.1049 0.4921 0.9460 Nov 0.6538 -0.1955 0.4983 0.9331 Dec 0.8082 -0.4389 0.6194 0.9291 -------------------------------------------- All 1.1152 +0.5067 0.8360 0.9031 ================================================================================ Period: 2011 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-10-07 13:59:52 --- OSTIA --- RMSE: 1.1152 Bias: +0.5067 MAE: 0.8360 Correlation: 0.9031 N points: 10,685,740 Model mean: 11.3317 Obs mean: 10.8250 Model std: 3.9211 Obs std: 3.8866 Error distribution: Min: -7.8229 5th pct: -0.8018 25th pct: -0.0160 Median: +0.4534 75th pct: +0.8926 95th pct: +1.7141 Max: +8.4514 </code></pre></details> <p><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmems-spinup/temp_surface_validation_statistics.txt">📄 Download Statistics Report (txt)</a> · <a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmems-spinup/temp_surface_validation_statistics.yaml">📄 YAML</a></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmems-v01p/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-cmems-v01p/ <p>Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.</p> <h2 id="experiment-information">Experiment Information</h2> <p><strong>Area</strong>: NSe <strong>Experiment</strong>: CMEMS/v01P <strong>Validation Type</strong>: Horizontal Validation <strong>Variables</strong>: SALT_BOTTOM, TEMP_BOTTOM, SALT_SURFACE, TEMP_SURFACE <strong>Period</strong>: 2010–2013</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>SALT_BOTTOM / NWS-salinity</th> <th>TEMP_BOTTOM / NWS-bottomT</th> <th>SALT_SURFACE / CCI-SSS</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / OSTIA</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / CCI-SST</th> <th>TEMP_SURFACE / OISST</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>0.6971</td> <td>1.4277</td> <td>3.3841</td> <td>1.0235</td> <td>1.0134</td> <td>1.0914</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>-0.3027</td> <td>-0.5865</td> <td>-1.5321</td> <td>0.0815</td> <td>0.1903</td> <td>0.1890</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.8896</td> <td>0.9169</td> <td>0.8908</td> <td>0.9080</td> <td>0.9145</td> <td>0.9076</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N points</td> <td>1,265,376</td> <td>1,265,376</td> <td>40,069,386</td> <td>42,772,236</td> <td>43,019,271</td> <td>39,162,105</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="horizontal-validation">Horizontal Validation</h2> <h3 id="statistics">Statistics</h3> <h3 id="salt_bottom">SALT_BOTTOM</h3> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Metric</th> <th>NWS-salinity</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>RMSE</td> <td>0.6971</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bias</td> <td>-0.3027</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MAE</td> <td>0.3791</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corr</td> <td>0.8896</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Model mean</td> <td>34.4084</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Obs mean</td> <td>34.7111</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <details> <summary>View Full Statistics Report</summary> <pre tabindex="0"><code>################################################################################ SALT_BOTTOM Validation Statistics ################################################################################ Format: 1.1 Created: 2026-10-08 20:11:59 Area: NSe Experiment: CMEMS/v01P ################################################################################ ================================================================================ Period: 2010-2013 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-10-08 20:37:04 --- NWS-salinity --- RMSE: 0.6971 Bias: -0.3027 MAE: 0.3791 Correlation: 0.8896 N points: 1,265,376 Model mean: 34.4084 Obs mean: 34.7111 Model std: 1.3446 Obs std: 1.0655 Error distribution: Min: -16.5796 5th pct: -1.3642 25th pct: -0.4245 Median: -0.1510 75th pct: -0.0028 95th pct: +0.1602 Max: +8.8929 Monthly breakdown: Month RMSE Bias MAE Corr -------------------------------------------- Jan 0.6379 -0.2419 0.3419 0.8927 Feb 0.6361 -0.2803 0.3705 0.8950 Mar 0.6865 -0.3041 0.3890 0.8826 Apr 0.6773 -0.3120 0.3933 0.8913 May 0.6346 -0.2988 0.3775 0.8943 Jun 0.6936 -0.3041 0.3820 0.8910 Jul 0.7101 -0.3066 0.3834 0.8920 Aug 0.7107 -0.3183 0.3826 0.9039 Sep 0.7717 -0.3353 0.3948 0.8947 Oct 0.7382 -0.3199 0.3808 0.8991 Nov 0.7186 -0.3003 0.3734 0.8872 Dec 0.7350 -0.3107 0.3800 0.8810 -------------------------------------------- All 0.6971 -0.3027 0.3791 0.8896 ================================================================================ Period: 2010 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-10-08 20:37:04 --- NWS-salinity --- RMSE: 0.5176 Bias: -0.2093 MAE: 0.2886 Correlation: 0.9186 N points: 316,344 Model mean: 34.4712 Obs mean: 34.6805 Model std: 1.1958 Obs std: 1.0703 Error distribution: Min: -13.2630 5th pct: -0.9487 25th pct: -0.3140 Median: -0.1237 75th pct: -0.0010 95th pct: +0.1504 Max: +6.7311 ================================================================================ Period: 2011 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-10-08 20:37:04 --- NWS-salinity --- RMSE: 0.7867 Bias: -0.3657 MAE: 0.4295 Correlation: 0.8890 N points: 316,344 Model mean: 34.3441 Obs mean: 34.7098 Model std: 1.4523 Obs std: 1.0837 Error distribution: Min: -14.9381 5th pct: -1.7103 25th pct: -0.4376 Median: -0.1632 75th pct: -0.0159 95th pct: +0.1437 Max: +8.4983 ================================================================================ Period: 2012 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-10-08 20:37:04 --- NWS-salinity --- RMSE: 0.7846 Bias: -0.3346 MAE: 0.4079 Correlation: 0.8806 N points: 316,344 Model mean: 34.4468 Obs mean: 34.7814 Model std: 1.4133 Obs std: 1.0098 Error distribution: Min: -16.5796 5th pct: -1.6229 25th pct: -0.4299 Median: -0.1581 75th pct: -0.0037 95th pct: +0.1572 Max: +8.8929 ================================================================================ Period: 2013 | Model: pyGETM ================================================================================ Analysed: 2026-10-08 20:37:04 --- NWS-salinity --- RMSE: 0.6646 Bias: -0.3012 MAE: 0.3905 Correlation: 0.8912 N points: 316,344 Model mean: 34.3717 Obs mean: 34.6729 Model std: 1.2980 Obs std: 1.0928 Error distribution: Min: -12.5484 5th pct: -1.2125 25th pct: -0.4990 Median: -0.1618 75th pct: +0.0028 95th pct: +0.1810 Max: +7.1086 </code></pre></details> <p><a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmems-v01p/salt_bottom_validation_statistics.txt">📄 Download Statistics Report (txt)</a> · <a href="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-cmems-v01p/salt_bottom_validation_statistics.yaml">📄 YAML</a></p> https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-woa-tidal/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validations/nse-woa-tidal/ <p>Harmonic analysis of sea surface elevation compared with satellite products and tide gauge observations.</p> <h2 id="analysis-summary">Analysis Summary</h2> <p><strong>Analyzed Constituents</strong>: K1, K2, M2, N2, O1, P1, Q1, S2<br> <strong>Analysis Date</strong>: 2026-10-10 <strong>Satellite Product</strong>: FES2014/TPXO9</p> <h2 id="plots">Plots</h2> <h3 id="year-2010">Year 2010</h3> <p><img alt="K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-woa-tidal/physics/pyGETM/2010/tidal/K1_model_amp_phase.png"> <em>K₁ (lunar-solar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase</em></p> <p><img alt="O₁ (principal lunar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-woa-tidal/physics/pyGETM/2010/tidal/O1_model_amp_phase.png"> <em>O₁ (principal lunar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase</em></p> <p><img alt="P₁ (principal solar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase" loading="lazy" src="https://bolding-bruggeman.com/oceanicu_3d/validation-data/nse-woa-tidal/physics/pyGETM/2010/tidal/P1_model_amp_phase.png"> <em>P₁ (principal solar diurnal) — model amplitude and phase</em></p>