ISIMIP3a+3b: CWatM with wrong evaporation #57

issue

Matthias Büchner reported on April 10, 2024.
We have received the following warning recommending that the ISIMIP3a and 3b evaporation data from CWatM should no longer be used:

The evaporation data of CWatM is wrong. evap is the actual evaporation from snow, soil, plants, etc. as well as from lakes/reservoirs and rivers. Errors were made in CWatM to correctly add the actual evaporation from lakes/reservoirs and to convert the actual evaporation into the ISIMIP units.

Details

Affected datasets should not be used until this caveat is resolved.

Severity high

Status new

Versions
before 20240410
model
CWatM
Variable
evap
Simulation round
ISIMIP3a, ISIMIP3b

Affected datasets

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