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Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 206.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 178. 178. 206. -9.79 26.0 1.94 0.228 0.344 0.714 0.986 0.523
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 200. 200. 206. 5.22 21.5 1.85 0.447 0.469 0.731 0.984 0.620
CanESM2 [-] 185. 185. 206. -2.26 29.2 1.77 0.357 0.277 0.742 0.995 0.530
CanESM5 [-] 198. 198. 206. 2.62 23.7 1.78 0.484 0.412 0.742 0.935 0.597
CESM1-BGC [-] 185. 185. 206. -6.63 26.1 1.81 0.482 0.324 0.739 0.990 0.572
CESM2 [-] 186. 186. 206. -3.07 21.8 1.73 0.472 0.427 0.742 0.998 0.613
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 194. 194. 206. 1.54 26.4 1.71 0.404 0.179 0.751 0.959 0.494
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 202. 202. 206. -4.58 20.9 1.60 0.454 0.452 0.781 0.992 0.626
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 231. 230. 206. 33.1 39.3 1.89 0.0588 0.334 0.713 0.653 0.419
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 202. 202. 206. 5.26 25.9 1.94 0.407 0.240 0.708 0.976 0.514
MeanCMIP5 [-] 208. 208. 206. 203. 1.62 19.5 1.50 0.549 0.520 0.790 0.886 0.653
MeanCMIP6 [-] 196. 196. 206. 1.46 16.7 1.48 0.594 0.608 0.787 0.928 0.705
MIROC-ESM [-] 199. 199. 206. -0.983 31.4 2.05 0.358 0.308 0.684 0.728 0.478
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 196. 196. 206. -2.94 26.9 2.13 0.413 0.451 0.669 0.803 0.558
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 192. 192. 206. 3.12 22.2 1.81 0.491 0.482 0.730 0.998 0.637
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 201. 201. 206. 7.87 21.0 1.51 0.461 0.523 0.780 0.943 0.646
NorESM1-ME [-] 184. 184. 206. -10.5 27.1 2.02 0.463 0.317 0.694 0.959 0.550
NorESM2-LM [-] 187. 188. 206. -4.93 20.9 1.54 0.479 0.453 0.767 0.979 0.626
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 205. 205. 206. 7.56 22.8 1.73 0.373 0.466 0.758 0.785 0.570
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 201. 201. 206. 6.49 20.6 1.39 0.474 0.442 0.809 0.915 0.617
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 204.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 182. 181. 204. 0.360 20.4 1.69 0.441 0.444 0.752 0.986 0.613
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 191. 191. 204. 5.46 19.2 1.60 0.501 0.537 0.765 0.976 0.663
CanESM2 [-] 164. 164. 204. 0.224 27.4 1.46 0.339 0.415 0.802 0.778 0.550
CanESM5 [-] 182. 182. 204. -0.637 21.2 1.34 0.424 0.552 0.818 0.972 0.664
CESM1-BGC [-] 161. 161. 204. -11.9 22.4 1.39 0.343 0.563 0.820 0.958 0.649
CESM2 [-] 170. 170. 204. -4.32 21.0 1.37 0.495 0.459 0.812 0.967 0.638
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 169. 170. 204. -5.08 25.8 1.42 0.391 0.391 0.797 0.905 0.575
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 198. 198. 204. -6.51 20.6 1.13 0.544 0.486 0.836 0.992 0.669
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 205. 205. 204. 14.3 28.4 2.25 0.309 0.481 0.657 0.996 0.585
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 160. 160. 204. -6.91 27.1 1.47 0.329 0.534 0.777 0.736 0.582
MeanCMIP5 [-] 206. 206. 205. 1.36 16.6 0.986 0.616 0.649 0.873 0.998 0.757
MeanCMIP6 [-] 185. 185. 204. -0.0549 14.4 1.17 0.656 0.663 0.827 0.989 0.759
MIROC-ESM [-] 180. 180. 204. 2.12 27.3 2.11 0.429 0.361 0.667 0.989 0.561
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 183. 183. 204. -10.5 23.4 1.55 0.509 0.495 0.765 0.925 0.638
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 175. 175. 204. 16.9 30.8 1.81 0.336 0.446 0.716 0.896 0.568
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 195. 195. 204. 19.0 28.6 1.76 0.247 0.416 0.749 0.999 0.566
NorESM1-ME [-] 164. 164. 204. -15.6 23.9 1.09 0.323 0.556 0.857 0.969 0.652
NorESM2-LM [-] 186. 186. 204. -1.11 17.5 1.49 0.657 0.574 0.779 0.956 0.708
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 197. 197. 205. 13.0 23.4 1.60 0.375 0.534 0.780 0.982 0.641
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 188. 188. 204. 5.78 19.4 1.62 0.524 0.593 0.764 0.998 0.695
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 144.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 139. 138. 144. -1.88 22.2 0.830 0.347 0.376 0.908 0.993 0.600
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 145. 145. 144. 3.94 22.4 0.753 0.336 0.398 0.919 0.984 0.607
CanESM2 [-] 143. 143. 144. 3.17 23.5 0.716 0.361 0.398 0.919 0.991 0.614
CanESM5 [-] 143. 143. 144. 2.44 19.7 0.784 0.442 0.441 0.912 0.994 0.646
CESM1-BGC [-] 143. 143. 144. 3.22 20.3 0.732 0.398 0.412 0.920 0.994 0.627
CESM2 [-] 141. 141. 144. 1.05 17.5 0.721 0.472 0.475 0.921 0.994 0.667
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 139. 139. 144. -1.72 21.8 0.791 0.387 0.365 0.912 0.995 0.605
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 141. 141. 144. -3.09 16.5 0.731 0.524 0.469 0.923 0.998 0.677
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 157. 157. 144. 16.6 29.1 0.860 0.251 0.364 0.905 0.981 0.573
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 144. 144. 144. 4.25 21.6 0.783 0.427 0.374 0.913 0.994 0.616
MeanCMIP5 [-] 148. 148. 144. 151. 3.56 15.6 0.631 0.488 0.563 0.935 0.997 0.709
MeanCMIP6 [-] 143. 143. 144. 2.36 13.2 0.588 0.575 0.608 0.940 0.997 0.745
MIROC-ESM [-] 148. 148. 144. 7.49 25.2 0.797 0.347 0.336 0.905 0.992 0.583
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 147. 147. 144. 4.76 20.9 0.785 0.424 0.439 0.911 0.989 0.640
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 145. 136. 144. -1.95 20.6 0.719 0.405 0.442 0.918 0.990 0.640
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 144. 144. 144. 4.18 16.9 0.675 0.505 0.524 0.928 0.993 0.695
NorESM1-ME [-] 141. 141. 144. -0.444 21.0 0.794 0.383 0.404 0.910 0.993 0.619
NorESM2-LM [-] 143. 143. 144. 0.694 19.7 0.735 0.400 0.434 0.919 0.990 0.636
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 150. 150. 144. 8.32 19.8 0.722 0.383 0.449 0.921 0.996 0.640
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 143. 143. 144. 3.13 16.3 0.730 0.498 0.516 0.922 0.996 0.690
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 77.6
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 70.9 71.4 77.6 -9.79 22.3 0.589 0.372 0.317 0.958 0.911 0.575
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 68.4 69.4 77.6 -13.1 21.8 0.594 0.292 0.305 0.958 0.975 0.567
CanESM2 [-] 81.8 82.3 77.6 -1.93 17.9 0.355 0.522 0.377 0.974 0.991 0.648
CanESM5 [-] 80.8 81.3 77.6 -3.09 15.8 0.427 0.562 0.455 0.969 0.988 0.686
CESM1-BGC [-] 87.7 87.5 77.6 1.70 17.3 0.375 0.353 0.351 0.974 0.959 0.598
CESM2 [-] 77.9 77.8 77.6 -5.82 15.5 0.423 0.488 0.427 0.970 0.990 0.660
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 77.0 78.1 77.6 -6.08 17.9 0.515 0.463 0.373 0.964 0.992 0.633
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 74.3 74.3 77.6 -3.28 14.8 0.450 0.525 0.413 0.968 0.996 0.663
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 92.3 91.1 77.6 3.11 21.0 0.580 0.410 0.295 0.959 0.992 0.590
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 87.0 87.1 77.6 3.20 17.8 0.381 0.562 0.359 0.973 0.994 0.650
MeanCMIP5 [-] 75.5 75.5 78.6 83.2 -3.07 12.8 0.389 0.616 0.518 0.974 0.997 0.724
MeanCMIP6 [-] 79.1 79.1 77.6 -4.20 10.8 0.317 0.649 0.561 0.979 0.998 0.750
MIROC-ESM [-] 82.6 83.1 77.6 -3.05 22.1 0.493 0.478 0.202 0.966 0.989 0.567
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 85.9 86.4 77.6 2.77 15.9 0.472 0.499 0.449 0.968 0.993 0.672
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 75.2 69.1 77.6 -10.8 20.1 0.387 0.312 0.299 0.969 0.987 0.573
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 81.1 80.2 77.6 -4.61 14.8 0.338 0.579 0.475 0.976 0.996 0.700
NorESM1-ME [-] 81.3 79.6 77.6 -5.70 19.2 0.452 0.368 0.342 0.967 0.973 0.599
NorESM2-LM [-] 73.7 71.9 77.6 -10.7 19.1 0.452 0.332 0.331 0.968 0.990 0.590
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 92.0 93.2 78.6 4.87 18.5 0.440 0.423 0.349 0.969 0.995 0.617
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 78.8 78.8 77.6 -3.20 13.7 0.434 0.576 0.473 0.970 0.994 0.697
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 175.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 187. 187. 175. 13.8 25.2 1.94 0.347 0.443 0.708 0.953 0.579
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 212. 212. 175. 37.7 42.5 2.35 0.0455 0.448 0.637 0.977 0.511
CanESM2 [-] 210. 211. 175. 36.6 46.7 1.77 0.0864 0.347 0.747 0.828 0.471
CanESM5 [-] 205. 206. 175. 31.8 40.3 2.11 0.0757 0.346 0.684 0.975 0.485
CESM1-BGC [-] 188. 188. 175. 14.7 31.6 1.88 0.388 0.278 0.730 0.990 0.533
CESM2 [-] 185. 185. 175. 12.0 24.3 1.66 0.395 0.417 0.771 0.999 0.600
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 193. 193. 175. 20.1 35.8 2.12 0.237 0.185 0.696 0.989 0.459
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 188. 188. 175. 13.1 22.9 1.41 0.450 0.445 0.799 0.998 0.627
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 242. 241. 175. 66.4 70.3 1.98 0.00486 0.353 0.712 0.928 0.470
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 194. 193. 175. 20.6 35.9 1.81 0.158 0.254 0.733 0.861 0.452
MeanCMIP5 [-] 199. 199. 175. 23.7 28.7 1.74 0.115 0.540 0.756 0.983 0.586
MeanCMIP6 [-] 194. 194. 175. 20.2 24.9 1.35 0.166 0.582 0.820 0.948 0.619
MIROC-ESM [-] 201. 201. 175. 26.3 36.0 2.52 0.146 0.396 0.600 0.997 0.507
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 187. 187. 175. 12.5 24.1 1.76 0.350 0.498 0.739 0.876 0.592
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 181. 181. 175. 11.2 26.3 1.55 0.405 0.438 0.765 0.804 0.570
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 193. 193. 175. 21.5 27.8 1.74 0.211 0.535 0.749 0.981 0.602
NorESM1-ME [-] 187. 187. 175. 13.9 31.2 2.11 0.337 0.349 0.684 0.987 0.541
NorESM2-LM [-] 187. 186. 175. 13.2 25.3 1.79 0.384 0.415 0.749 0.955 0.584
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 184. 184. 175. 11.6 24.4 1.96 0.375 0.460 0.707 0.902 0.581
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 193. 193. 175. 20.1 26.4 2.21 0.211 0.503 0.664 0.972 0.570

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Data Information

  Title:
CERES EBAF TOA and Surface Fluxes

  Version:
Ed4.1

  Institutions:
NASA Langley Research Center

  Source:
Monthly mean surface fluxes calculated by a radiative transfer model and constrained by the combined Terra and Aqua SSF1deg measurements

  History:
2019-06-25: downloaded source from https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/products-info.php?product=EBAF
2019-08-13: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-rsns-ceres.py

  References:
Loeb, N.G., D.R. Doelling, H. Wang, W. Su, C. Nguyen, J.G. Corbett, L. Liang, C. Mitrescu, F.G. Rose, and S. Kato (2018), Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Edition-4.0 Data Product, Journal of Climate, 31(2), 895-918, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0208.1

Kato, S., F. G. Rose, D. A. Rutan, T. E. Thorsen, N. G. Loeb, D. R. Doelling, X. Huang, W. L. Smith, W. Su, and S.-H. Ham (2018), Surface irradiances of Edition 4.0 Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) data product, Journal of Climate, 31, 4501-4527, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0523.1

  Comments:
time_period: 2000-01 through 2018-12
original_temporal_resolution: monthly
original_spatial_resolution: 1 degree
original_units: W m-2
final_temporal_resolution: monthly
final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
final_units: W m-2

  Convention:
CF-1.7