Advances in Meteorology

Research Article

Evaluation of ERA-Interim Air Temperature Data over the Qilian Mountains of China

Table 3

Comparison of ERA-Interim seasonal mean temperature with observations at all 24 stations.
No.RBias (°C)RMSE (°C)
SpringSummerAutumnWinterSpringSummerAutumnWinterSpringSummerAutumnWinter
10.9830.9810.9610.970−1.3−0.5−0.2+0.4±1.3±0.6±0.3±0.5
20.9880.9730.9420.937−2.2−1.8−1.0+0.4±2.2±1.8±1.1±0.6
30.9890.9570.9540.982−1.1−0.9−0.9+0.3±1.2±0.9±0.9±0.4
40.9910.9750.9580.965−1.3−0.9−0.70.0±1.3±0.9±0.7±0.3
50.9810.9510.9090.972−2.5−1.9−1.9−0.9±2.6±1.9±2.0±1.0
60.9560.8910.8570.946−4.7−4.3−3.4−1.5±4.8±4.3±3.4±1.6
70.9520.9040.8320.934−3.6−2.8−2.2−0.6±3.6±2.8±2.3±0.8
80.9690.9330.9170.892−2.5−2.0−2.3−1.4±2.5±2.0±2.4±1.5
90.9710.9040.8850.941−1.5−0.6−1.4−0.5±1.5±0.7±1.5±0.6
100.9630.9190.8180.888−2.3−1.4−1.9−1.5±2.4±1.5±2.0±1.6
110.9650.8720.9180.943+3.6+3.9+2.3+1.5±3.6±3.9±2.4±1.6
120.9610.9160.8760.922−1.5−0.4−1.4−2.1±1.5±0.5±1.5±2.1
130.9600.9420.9000.924−2.0−1.3−1.2+0.3±2.0±1.4±1.3±0.5
140.9220.9550.9360.934−0.9−1.8−0.9−0.7±0.9±1.8±0.9±0.8
150.9320.9550.8330.891−4.1−5.7−3.6−2.1±4.1±5.7±3.6±2.1
160.8810.9280.7420.830−1.7−2.6−1.4−0.3±1.7±2.6±1.6±0.6
170.8960.8910.8460.921−3.8−3.9−3.5−2.1±3.8±3.9±3.5±2.2
180.9580.9760.9510.901−1.2−1.4−1.2−1.3±1.2±1.4±1.2±1.4
190.9510.9420.9380.929−3.7−3.0−3.2−3.6±3.7±3.0±3.2±3.6
200.9300.8470.8760.890−2.4−2.6−2.2−2.9±2.4±2.7±2.2±3.0
210.9020.8050.8260.721−3.1−2.7−2.6−1.9±3.1±2.8±2.6±2.1
220.8910.8420.9020.932−3.8−3.3−3.1−1.5±3.8±3.4±3.1±1.6
230.7020.7080.4890.630−3.9−3.1−3.2−2.4±3.9±3.2±3.3±2.6
240.9310.8660.8910.960−3.8−3.0−3.2−2.0±3.8±3.0±3.2±2.1