Evaluation of reanalysis and global meteorological products in Beas river basin of North-Western Himalaya

Environmental Systems Research

Table 2 Summary of the monthly statistical indicators

Stations	Statistical parameter	MERRA	ERA-Interim	JRA-55	CFSR	WFDEI
Banjar	R²	0.65	0.68	0.70	0.70	0.65
	BIAS(%)	423.28	260.62	117.21	− 21.76	− 33.59
	RMSE	250.12	229.86	122.04	40.00	25.34
	R	0.60	0.79	0.82	0.80	0.79
Bhuntar	R²	0.65	0.68	0.65	0.70	0.70
	BIAS(%)	496.83	224.20	110.89	− 14.36	− 26.80
	RMSE	372.83	173.26	91.12	15.81	21.23
	R	0.75	0.80	0.78	0.81	0.82
Janjehal	R²	0.63	0.68	0.70	0.75	0.70
	BIAS(%)	270.11	157.87	78.83	− 45.37	− 47.06
	RMSE	317.05	184.70	98.00	52.13	52.20
	R	0.75	0.81	0.81	0.85	0.82
Larji	R²	0.60	0.70	0.68	0.70	0.70
	BIAS(%)	418.44	139.41	78.41	− 22.08	− 34.94
	RMSE	349.78	125.15	71.73	23.00	30.20
	R	0.75	0.83	0.80	0.82	0.83
Manali	R²	0.60	0.70	0.68	0.70	0.70
	BIAS(%)	292.48	127.27	42.25	− 14.37	− 64.47
	RMSE	305.09	150.34	64.70	30.20	70.07
	R	0.73	0.82	0.81	0.82	0.82
Pandoh	R²	0.60	0.68	0.65	0.65	0.70
	BIAS(%)	306.98	170.02	91.72	− 52.20	− 45.15
	RMSE	309.67	185.13	99.68	50.07	41.70
	R	0.75	0.82	0.80	0.80	0.82
Pong	R²	0.65	0.70	0.70	0.70	0.75
	BIAS(%)	104.03	90.49	50.56	− 39.96	− 52.07
	RMSE	109.60	56.21	105.09	44.85	54.00
	R	0.80	0.84	0.82	0.80	0.86
Sainj	R²	0.65	0.60	0.73	0.75	0.70
	BIAS(%)	396.81	197.05	107.11	− 32.91	− 34.76
	RMSE	350.00	185.23	111.70	30.26	29.87
	R	0.76	0.75	0.70	0.86	0.80