Validation Note

This recipe is available via AutoAssess.

Overview

This is a generic assessment that can use a large number of model diagnostics and compares two experiments with an appropriate observation for context. The general diagnostic plot is a “4up” showing:

  1. Reference field

  2. Experiment - Reference difference

  3. Reference - Observation difference

  4. Experiment - Observation difference

If the model diagnostic does not lend itself to this format then other variations plot can be used, see examples.

Available recipes and diagnostics

The assessment code is available from the AutoAssess repository.

User settings in recipe

There are no user settings for this recipe

Variables

Any available model diagnostic as either an annual or seasonal multi-annual mean.

Observations and reformat scripts

A large number of observations are used for this assessment and are appropriate for the model diagnostic being compared.

References

There are no references for this assessment

Example plots

0010_PMSL_djf_v_era-interim.png

Comparison of PMSL to ERA-Interim

0052_U_wind_djf_v_era-interim_logY.png

Comparison of zonal mean zonal wind to ERA-Interim using log(pressure) Y axis

1860_Zonal_mean_zonal_wind_stress_djf_v_scatterometer.png

Comparison of surface wind stress to scatterometer

5000_Wbig_where_W_gt_1.png

Comparison of instances of vertical velocities > 1 ms-1