Glossary

common_finite_count

number of finite values in common between both data sets

common_finite_fraction

fraction of finite values in common between both data sets

common_missing_count

number of missing values in common between both data sets

common_missing_fraction

fraction of missing values in common between both data sets

common_nan_count

number of NaNs in common between both data sets

common_nan_fraction

fraction of NaNs in common between both data sets

correlation

Pearson correlation r-coefficient (0.0-1.0) for finite values of A and B

diff_outside_epsilon_count

number of finite differences falling outside acceptable epsilon definitions; note: this value includes data excluded by both epsilon and epsilon_percent if both have been defined

diff_outside_epsilon_fraction

fraction of finite differences falling outside acceptable epsilon definitions (out of common_finite_count)

epsilon

amount of difference between matching data points in the data sets that is considered acceptable

epsilon_percent

the percentage of difference (of A's value) that is acceptable between the two data sets (optional)

finite_count

number of finite values in each data set

finite_fraction

fraction of finite values in each data set (out of all data points in that data set)

finite_in_only_one_count

number of values that changed finite-ness between the two data sets; only the common spatially valid area is considered for this statistic

finite_in_only_one_fraction

fraction of values that changed finite-ness between the two data sets; only the common spatially valid area is considered for this statistic

max

the maximum finite, non-missing value found in each data set

max_delta

maximum finite data value from the data set of B file - A file

max_diff

maximum absolute valued difference of the finite values

mean

the mean of all finite, non-missing values found in each data set

mean_delta

mean of the subtractive difference of the finite values

mean_diff

mean of the absolute value difference of the finite values

median

the median of all finite, non-missing values in each data set

median_delta

median of the subtractive difference of the finite values

median_diff

median of the absolute value difference of the finite values

min

the minimum finite, non-missing value found in each data set

min_delta

minimum finite data value from the data set of B file - A file

mismatch_points_count

number of points that differ in finite/missing status between the input data sets A and B, or are unacceptable when compared according to the current epsilon definitions

mismatch_points_fraction

fraction of points that differ in finite/missing status between the input data sets A and B, or are unacceptable when compared according to the current epsilon definitions

missing_count

number of values flagged missing in each data set

missing_fraction

fraction of values flagged missing in each data set

missing_value

the value that is considered missing or fill data when it is found the data

nan_count

number of NaNs in each data set

nan_fraction

fraction of NaNs in each data set

num_data_points

number of data values in each data set

perfect_match_count

number of perfectly matched finite data points between A and B

perfect_match_fraction

fraction of finite values perfectly matching between A and B (out of common_finite_count)

r-squared correlation

the square of the r correlation (see correlation)

rms_val

root mean square (RMS) difference of finite values

shape

shape of the data sets

spatially_invalid_pts_ignored

number of points with invalid latitude/longitude information in each data set that were ignored for the purposes of data analysis and presentation

std_val

standard deviation of difference of finite values