Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.
Experiment Information
Area: NS Experiment: SSR_STR Validation Type: Horizontal Validation Variables:
ICES Point Profiles
Statistics
PSAL
| Metric | ICES point observations |
|---|---|
| RMSE | 2.6128 |
| Bias | +0.5482 |
| MAE | 1.2606 |
| Corr | 0.9532 |
| Model mean | 32.7154 |
| Obs mean | 32.1672 |
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PSAL Profile Validation Statistics
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Format: 1.1
Created: 2026-05-04 11:26:18
Area: NS
Experiment: SSR_STR
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Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM
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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
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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
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TEMP
| Metric | ICES point observations |
|---|---|
| RMSE | 1.5333 |
| Bias | -0.3752 |
| MAE | 1.0833 |
| Corr | 0.9111 |
| Model mean | 8.9623 |
| Obs mean | 9.3375 |
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TEMP Profile Validation Statistics
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Format: 1.1
Created: 2026-05-04 11:25:01
Area: NS
Experiment: SSR_STR
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Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM
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Analysed: 2026-05-04 12:25:30
--- ICES point observations ---
RMSE: 1.5333
Bias: -0.3752
MAE: 1.0833
Correlation: 0.9111
N points: 2,248,854
N profiles: 25,958
Model mean: 8.9623
Obs mean: 9.3375
Model std: 3.5632
Obs std: 3.4748
Error distribution:
Min: -12.0921
5th pct: -2.8351
25th pct: -1.0747
Median: -0.3505
75th pct: +0.3819
95th pct: +1.8738
Max: +11.6660
Statistics by depth:
Depth N Bias RMSE Corr
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0-10m 391,007 +0.2802 1.6541 0.9521
10-25m 415,226 -0.3354 1.9470 0.9005
25-50m 410,379 -1.0574 1.9171 0.8157
50-100m 466,017 -0.7672 1.3260 0.6673
100-200m 325,997 -0.2804 0.7914 0.4649
200-500m 225,418 +0.2472 0.6540 0.3565
500-1000m 14,810 +0.8883 1.0164 0.1125
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Plots
Practical Salinity — statistics vs depth profile
Temperature — statistics vs depth profile
Argo Float Profiles
Statistics
PSAL
| Metric | ARGO floats |
|---|---|
| RMSE | 0.7101 |
| Bias | -0.2613 |
| MAE | 0.4852 |
| Corr | 0.6645 |
| Model mean | 34.5674 |
| Obs mean | 34.8287 |
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PSAL Profile Validation Statistics
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Format: 1.1
Created: 2026-05-04 13:53:31
Area: NS
Experiment: SSR_STR
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Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM
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Analysed: 2026-05-04 20:59:21
--- ARGO floats ---
RMSE: 0.7101
Bias: -0.2613
MAE: 0.4852
Correlation: 0.6645
N points: 9,278
N profiles: 38
Model mean: 34.5674
Obs mean: 34.8287
Model std: 0.4949
Obs std: 0.8759
Error distribution:
Min: -1.3696
5th pct: -0.8893
25th pct: -0.5426
Median: -0.3570
75th pct: -0.1703
95th pct: +0.4880
Max: +6.7908
Statistics by depth:
Depth N Bias RMSE Corr
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0-10m 190 +1.5441 2.3774 0.6196
10-25m 537 +0.6583 1.6462 0.4397
25-50m 861 -0.2954 0.8361 0.4929
50-100m 1,730 -0.5532 0.6522 0.5743
100-200m 2,809 -0.4059 0.4617 0.6531
200-500m 2,940 -0.2340 0.2660 -0.3705
500-1000m 211 -0.1514 0.1537 0.7240
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TEMP
| Metric | ARGO floats |
|---|---|
| RMSE | 1.1241 |
| Bias | -0.2111 |
| MAE | 0.7069 |
| Corr | 0.8814 |
| Model mean | 8.4458 |
| Obs mean | 8.6569 |
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TEMP Profile Validation Statistics
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Format: 1.1
Created: 2026-05-04 13:53:29
Area: NS
Experiment: SSR_STR
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Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM
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Analysed: 2026-05-04 20:59:19
--- ARGO floats ---
RMSE: 1.1241
Bias: -0.2111
MAE: 0.7069
Correlation: 0.8814
N points: 9,278
N profiles: 38
Model mean: 8.4458
Obs mean: 8.6569
Model std: 1.3619
Obs std: 2.0977
Error distribution:
Min: -5.4449
5th pct: -2.7508
25th pct: -0.5032
Median: +0.1199
75th pct: +0.3017
95th pct: +1.0448
Max: +3.6531
Statistics by depth:
Depth N Bias RMSE Corr
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0-10m 190 -1.1746 1.5852 0.9193
10-25m 537 -1.1790 1.9816 0.7725
25-50m 861 -1.3330 2.3634 0.7053
50-100m 1,730 -0.4945 1.3302 0.6928
100-200m 2,809 -0.0131 0.4203 0.7194
200-500m 2,940 +0.2385 0.4145 0.2303
500-1000m 211 +1.1214 1.1241 -0.1636
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Plots
Argo float profile overview (NE Atlantic)
NA_ARGO — Hovmöller diagram
Na Argo Overview
Practical Salinity — statistics vs depth profile
Temperature — statistics vs depth profile
Observations
ARGO Observations — 2016-2023
ARGO Station Map
ARGO Observation Density
ARGO Hovmoller
ICES Observations — 2016-2023
ICES Station Map
ICES Observation Density
ICES PSAL Hovmoller
ICES TEMP Hovmoller
Methodology
ICES Point Profiles
Quality-controlled hydrographic profiles from the ICES data portal (temperature, salinity, biogeochemical variables).
Argo Float Profiles
Autonomous profiling floats providing temperature and salinity profiles to 2000 m depth (Ifremer ERDDAP).