diagnostic.functions.spatial_bias

spatial_bias(ds: Dataset, ref: Dataset, calc_relative=False)

Calculate the spatial bias of the data compared to the reference. The time dimensions are averaged over if present.

Parameters:

• ds (xr.Dataset) – The data to calculate the spatial bias of.

• ref (xr.Dataset or xr.DataArray) – The reference data to compare the data to.

• calc_relative (bool, optional) – If True, return the relative bias, if False return the absolute bias, by default False

Returns:

The spatial bias of the data compared to the reference.

Return type:

xr.Dataset or xr.DataArray