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Research > Metrics > Mean Climate

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The mean state results from the PCMDI Metrics Package (PMP) are used to produce summary diagrams for the CMIP muliti-model ensemble. We provide two methods to interactively explore these results:


Interactive Parallel Coordinate Plot



Interactive Portrait Plot




Reference


Gleckler, P. J., K. E. Taylor, and C. Doutriaux, 2008: Performance metrics for model evaluation. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D06104, doi: 10.1029/2007JD008972.

Taylor, K. E., 2001: Summarizing multiple aspects of model performance in a single diagram. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 7183–7192, doi: 10.1029/2000JD900719.