Horizontal Validation results comparing model output against observations.
Experiment Information
Area: NS Experiment: SSRD_STRD Validation Type: Horizontal Validation Variables:
ICES Point Profiles
Statistics
PSAL
| Metric | ICES point observations |
|---|---|
| RMSE | 2.6506 |
| Bias | +0.5833 |
| MAE | 1.2688 |
| Corr | 0.9531 |
| Model mean | 32.7505 |
| Obs mean | 32.1671 |
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PSAL Profile Validation Statistics
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Format: 1.1
Created: 2026-05-04 11:29:24
Area: NS
Experiment: SSRD_STRD
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Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM
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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
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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
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TEMP
| Metric | ICES point observations |
|---|---|
| RMSE | 1.4965 |
| Bias | -0.2993 |
| MAE | 1.0425 |
| Corr | 0.9141 |
| Model mean | 9.0382 |
| Obs mean | 9.3375 |
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TEMP Profile Validation Statistics
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Format: 1.1
Created: 2026-05-04 11:28:06
Area: NS
Experiment: SSRD_STRD
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Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM
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Analysed: 2026-05-04 12:28:28
--- ICES point observations ---
RMSE: 1.4965
Bias: -0.2993
MAE: 1.0425
Correlation: 0.9141
N points: 2,248,857
N profiles: 25,958
Model mean: 9.0382
Obs mean: 9.3375
Model std: 3.5819
Obs std: 3.4748
Error distribution:
Min: -12.0064
5th pct: -2.7172
25th pct: -0.9651
Median: -0.2887
75th pct: +0.4179
95th pct: +1.9029
Max: +11.8105
Statistics by depth:
Depth N Bias RMSE Corr
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0-10m 391,010 +0.3776 1.6201 0.9559
10-25m 415,226 -0.2426 1.9330 0.9011
25-50m 410,379 -0.9621 1.8544 0.8191
50-100m 466,017 -0.6889 1.2610 0.6829
100-200m 325,997 -0.2432 0.7630 0.4787
200-500m 225,418 +0.2723 0.6667 0.3438
500-1000m 14,810 +0.9260 1.0527 0.0836
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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 | 0.7079 |
| Bias | -0.2535 |
| MAE | 0.4804 |
| Corr | 0.6645 |
| Model mean | 34.5752 |
| Obs mean | 34.8287 |
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PSAL Profile Validation Statistics
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Format: 1.1
Created: 2026-05-04 13:57:01
Area: NS
Experiment: SSRD_STRD
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Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM
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Analysed: 2026-05-04 21:02:51
--- ARGO floats ---
RMSE: 0.7079
Bias: -0.2535
MAE: 0.4804
Correlation: 0.6645
N points: 9,278
N profiles: 38
Model mean: 34.5752
Obs mean: 34.8287
Model std: 0.4898
Obs std: 0.8759
Error distribution:
Min: -1.3701
5th pct: -0.8747
25th pct: -0.5354
Median: -0.3484
75th pct: -0.1704
95th pct: +0.5080
Max: +6.7788
Statistics by depth:
Depth N Bias RMSE Corr
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0-10m 190 +1.5647 2.3892 0.6275
10-25m 537 +0.6723 1.6509 0.4428
25-50m 861 -0.2840 0.8386 0.4801
50-100m 1,730 -0.5402 0.6402 0.5667
100-200m 2,809 -0.3975 0.4534 0.6555
200-500m 2,940 -0.2322 0.2638 -0.3857
500-1000m 211 -0.1526 0.1548 0.7152
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TEMP
| Metric | ARGO floats |
|---|---|
| RMSE | 1.0994 |
| Bias | -0.1675 |
| MAE | 0.7025 |
| Corr | 0.8814 |
| Model mean | 8.4894 |
| Obs mean | 8.6569 |
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TEMP Profile Validation Statistics
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Format: 1.1
Created: 2026-05-04 13:56:59
Area: NS
Experiment: SSRD_STRD
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Period: 2016-2023 | Model: pyGETM
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Analysed: 2026-05-04 21:02:49
--- ARGO floats ---
RMSE: 1.0994
Bias: -0.1675
MAE: 0.7025
Correlation: 0.8814
N points: 9,278
N profiles: 38
Model mean: 8.4894
Obs mean: 8.6569
Model std: 1.4031
Obs std: 2.0977
Error distribution:
Min: -5.4898
5th pct: -2.5971
25th pct: -0.4863
Median: +0.1257
75th pct: +0.3438
95th pct: +1.0816
Max: +3.8850
Statistics by depth:
Depth N Bias RMSE Corr
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0-10m 190 -1.0383 1.4644 0.9244
10-25m 537 -1.0189 1.8945 0.7713
25-50m 861 -1.2256 2.3249 0.6882
50-100m 1,730 -0.4670 1.2908 0.7133
100-200m 2,809 +0.0070 0.4241 0.7076
200-500m 2,940 +0.2692 0.4358 0.2069
500-1000m 211 +1.1481 1.1506 0.2311
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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).