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Table 3 Normalised mean absolute error.

From: Effect of benthic boundary layer transport on the productivity of Mono Lake, California

Variable	NMAE	SD/Mean	r²	Slope
NH₄	0.58 (0.56)	0.88 (0.72)	0.37 (0.59)	0.29 (0.61)
Phytoplankton	0.45 (0.44)	1.15 (1.04)	0.79 (0.85)	0.61 (0.80)
Artemia monica	0.30 (0.30)	0.85 (0.95)	0.79 (0.83)	0.80 (0.87)
TPON	0.35 (0.34)	0.83 (0.82)	0.90 (0.94)	0.52 (0.57)
TPOC	0.43 (0.42)	0.91 (0.88)	0.86 (0.92)	1.02 (1.15)
Dissolved oxygen	0.31 (0.31)	0.48 (0.48)	0.64 (0.64)	0.32 (0.32)
Average	0.40 (0.40)	0.85 (0.82)	0.72 (0.79)	0.59 (0.72)

Results of normalised mean absolute error (NMAE) calculations applied to compare simulated to field data for simulated years 1991–1994. The values in brackets represent the same calculations made over the 1991–1992 calibration period.

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