# Data Assimilation on ERA5 2022-01-03 06 UTC snapshot v1 (test)

Source: [Data Assimilation on ERA5 2022-01-03 06 UTC snapshot v1 (test)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-02-26T06:05:49.931Z

Evaluation of Data Assimilation performance using a specific snapshot of the ERA5 dataset from January 3rd, 2022 (06 UTC), measured across key atmospheric variables like T2M, MSLP, and various pressure level components (z500, t850, etc.).

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Data Assimilation |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | ERA5 2022-01-03 06 UTC snapshot v1 (test) |
| Metric | T2M (Temp 2m) |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 16 of 16 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [T2M (Temp 2m)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test.md?metric=T2M%20(Temp%202m)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [U10 (Zonal Wind 10m)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test.md?metric=U10%20(Zonal%20Wind%2010m)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [V10 (Meridional Wind 10m)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test.md?metric=V10%20(Meridional%20Wind%2010m)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [MSLP Error](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test.md?metric=MSLP%20Error>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Q100 (Specific Humidity 1000hPa)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test.md?metric=Q100%20(Specific%20Humidity%201000hPa)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [U300 (Zonal Wind 300hPa)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test.md?metric=U300%20(Zonal%20Wind%20300hPa)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [V300 (Meridional Wind 300hPa)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test.md?metric=V300%20(Meridional%20Wind%20300hPa)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Z500 (Geopotential Height 500hPa)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test.md?metric=Z500%20(Geopotential%20Height%20500hPa)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [T850 (Temp 850hPa)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/data-assimilation-on-era5-2022-01-03-06-utc-snapshot-v1-test.md?metric=T850%20(Temp%20850hPa)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | T2M (Temp 2m) | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FlowDA-Full | 0.54 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA-LoRA | 0.56 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| DiffDA | 0.58 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA | 0.64 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA-Full | 0.71 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA-LoRA | 0.74 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA-Full | 0.84 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA-LoRA | 0.87 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| DiffDA | 0.93 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA | 0.96 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA-Full | 1.02 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA-LoRA | 1.07 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| DiffDA | 1.21 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| DiffDA | 1.27 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| FlowDA | 1.33 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |
| DiffDA | 1.49 | Not recorded | 698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0 |

### FlowDA-Full

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.54. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c1b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"3.9%","number\_of\_parameters":"113M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA-LoRA

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.56. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c1c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"3.9%","number\_of\_parameters":"37M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DiffDA

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.58. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c1d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"3.9%","number\_of\_parameters":"37M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.64. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c17.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"forecast\_state":"t - 7"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA-Full

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.71. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c1e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"1.0%","number\_of\_parameters":"113M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA-LoRA

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.74. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c1f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"1.0%","number\_of\_parameters":"37M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA-Full

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.84. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c21.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"0.4%","number\_of\_parameters":"113M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA-LoRA

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.87. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c22.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"0.4%","number\_of\_parameters":"37M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DiffDA

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.93. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c20.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"1.0%","number\_of\_parameters":"37M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA

T2M (Temp 2m): 0.96. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c18.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"forecast\_state":"t - 4"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA-Full

T2M (Temp 2m): 1.02. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c24.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"0.1%","number\_of\_parameters":"113M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA-LoRA

T2M (Temp 2m): 1.07. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c25.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"0.1%","number\_of\_parameters":"37M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DiffDA

T2M (Temp 2m): 1.21. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c23.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"0.4%","number\_of\_parameters":"37M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DiffDA

T2M (Temp 2m): 1.27. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c1a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"forecast\_state":"t (background)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FlowDA

T2M (Temp 2m): 1.33. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c19.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"forecast\_state":"t (background)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DiffDA

T2M (Temp 2m): 1.49. Result ID: 6998e5485698665ec4499c26.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/698969ffc97a0b3e3b5dc4e0.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"observation\_rate\_alpha":"0.1%","number\_of\_parameters":"37M"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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