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Bias [W m-2]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 53.6
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 60.9 61.4 53.3 6.71 14.3 0.265 0.868 0.836 0.981 0.971 0.898
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 43.2 43.2 53.3 -10.7 18.3 0.562 0.824 0.795 0.962 0.990 0.873
CanESM5 [-] 48.5 48.6 53.3 -5.46 14.6 0.412 0.864 0.834 0.971 0.983 0.897
CESM2 [-] 51.8 51.9 53.3 -1.91 13.2 0.419 0.896 0.828 0.972 0.991 0.903
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 49.4 49.7 53.3 -3.62 13.0 0.332 0.874 0.851 0.977 0.982 0.907
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 54.7 55.2 53.3 1.36 13.2 0.336 0.889 0.838 0.976 0.987 0.906
MeanCMIP6 [-] 46.4 47.2 53.6 -7.14 9.82 0.335 0.865 0.878 0.977 0.981 0.916
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 53.4 52.9 53.3 -0.840 14.6 0.219 0.875 0.821 0.984 0.985 0.897
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 56.3 56.6 53.3 2.86 12.4 0.208 0.900 0.843 0.985 0.992 0.912
NorESM2-LM [-] 49.2 49.1 53.3 -5.12 15.6 0.563 0.870 0.806 0.962 0.983 0.885
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 52.4 52.4 53.3 -1.55 13.0 0.489 0.885 0.843 0.967 0.984 0.905
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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 [-] 82.7
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 79.2 79.1 82.5 1.07 16.3 0.809 0.716 0.722 0.901 0.985 0.809
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 76.7 76.7 82.5 -1.94 17.0 0.870 0.709 0.709 0.895 0.982 0.801
CanESM5 [-] 72.4 72.0 82.5 -5.38 16.6 0.867 0.726 0.705 0.899 0.987 0.804
CESM2 [-] 72.9 72.9 82.5 -4.57 14.9 0.755 0.738 0.735 0.910 0.987 0.821
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 74.3 74.2 82.5 -8.31 16.3 0.789 0.698 0.742 0.905 0.989 0.815
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 75.4 75.3 82.5 -2.20 17.2 0.875 0.713 0.701 0.892 0.984 0.798
MeanCMIP6 [-] 73.5 73.5 82.7 -5.09 12.0 0.656 0.757 0.773 0.925 0.993 0.844
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 80.8 80.4 82.5 0.999 18.0 0.909 0.734 0.674 0.882 0.990 0.790
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 78.1 78.2 82.5 1.15 14.9 0.763 0.741 0.731 0.908 0.985 0.819
NorESM2-LM [-] 74.3 74.1 82.5 -5.05 16.0 0.804 0.730 0.720 0.907 0.988 0.813
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 71.5 71.4 82.5 -5.76 15.8 0.812 0.725 0.732 0.902 0.991 0.816
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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 [-] 88.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 75.4 75.8 88.7 -8.59 16.7 0.966 0.658 0.730 0.882 0.984 0.797
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 90.4 90.7 88.7 4.96 17.2 0.919 0.631 0.741 0.892 0.967 0.794
CanESM5 [-] 78.8 78.1 88.7 -5.80 16.3 1.14 0.689 0.720 0.866 0.990 0.797
CESM2 [-] 83.5 83.4 88.7 -1.60 12.4 0.827 0.739 0.779 0.907 0.989 0.839
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 80.0 80.6 88.7 -8.06 13.1 0.952 0.720 0.781 0.895 0.989 0.833
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 82.3 80.7 88.7 -3.41 17.0 1.07 0.654 0.722 0.872 0.968 0.788
MeanCMIP6 [-] 81.2 81.3 88.8 -4.12 10.7 0.800 0.734 0.807 0.914 0.994 0.851
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 86.6 85.9 88.7 0.537 17.7 1.19 0.657 0.707 0.849 0.988 0.782
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 79.9 79.9 88.7 -4.12 12.9 0.925 0.734 0.772 0.892 0.992 0.832
NorESM2-LM [-] 82.8 82.1 88.7 -2.72 14.2 0.884 0.707 0.763 0.907 0.990 0.826
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 74.4 74.2 88.7 -10.2 17.2 1.03 0.658 0.746 0.875 0.986 0.802
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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 [-] 75.0
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 68.6 67.1 74.8 -6.51 14.2 0.502 0.817 0.822 0.959 0.993 0.883
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 71.2 71.0 74.8 -2.51 13.9 0.399 0.834 0.817 0.969 0.987 0.885
CanESM5 [-] 59.8 59.2 74.8 -11.9 20.7 0.627 0.726 0.780 0.946 0.842 0.815
CESM2 [-] 72.4 72.0 74.8 -1.58 13.5 0.324 0.848 0.811 0.975 0.985 0.886
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 69.5 69.5 74.8 -5.22 12.8 0.337 0.820 0.859 0.974 0.958 0.894
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 67.9 67.4 74.8 -5.03 18.7 0.528 0.753 0.794 0.956 0.805 0.820
MeanCMIP6 [-] 67.2 66.5 75.0 -6.94 11.3 0.304 0.808 0.863 0.977 0.943 0.891
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 73.1 72.4 74.8 -0.656 16.7 0.376 0.810 0.778 0.972 0.951 0.858
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 73.2 73.1 74.8 -0.169 13.0 0.392 0.833 0.834 0.969 0.966 0.887
NorESM2-LM [-] 71.8 70.7 74.8 -2.52 14.1 0.363 0.832 0.812 0.971 0.974 0.880
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 63.6 64.6 74.8 -8.26 15.8 0.380 0.784 0.822 0.971 0.988 0.877
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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 [-] 68.1
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 82.9 92.4 67.8 15.7 22.4 0.868 0.668 0.703 0.865 0.939 0.775
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 79.5 80.3 67.8 3.31 25.0 0.688 0.652 0.644 0.908 0.839 0.737
CanESM5 [-] 66.9 85.5 67.8 7.81 21.6 1.07 0.690 0.650 0.849 0.928 0.753
CESM2 [-] 77.9 82.1 67.8 7.33 17.3 0.695 0.721 0.689 0.908 0.989 0.799
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 74.5 74.5 67.8 6.89 16.6 0.852 0.714 0.717 0.877 0.961 0.797
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 67.0 71.5 67.8 0.287 21.5 0.967 0.698 0.637 0.852 0.984 0.762
MeanCMIP6 [-] 78.9 80.4 68.1 4.44 15.0 0.683 0.715 0.737 0.902 0.957 0.810
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 78.1 88.7 67.8 15.2 22.0 0.709 0.648 0.727 0.899 0.973 0.795
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 79.2 82.2 67.8 10.4 19.6 0.770 0.686 0.669 0.889 0.929 0.768
NorESM2-LM [-] 81.8 82.2 67.8 7.18 19.2 0.985 0.710 0.654 0.870 0.960 0.770
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 87.6 87.0 67.8 7.99 17.8 0.792 0.718 0.712 0.881 0.980 0.800
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
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Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 77.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 86.2 86.1 77.5 7.74 14.8 0.560 0.838 0.822 0.955 0.996 0.887
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 73.0 73.7 77.5 -4.33 14.2 0.531 0.852 0.817 0.957 0.979 0.884
CanESM5 [-] 76.4 75.2 77.5 -1.94 12.2 0.558 0.874 0.836 0.956 0.995 0.899
CESM2 [-] 76.1 76.0 77.5 -1.19 11.5 0.531 0.889 0.839 0.957 0.996 0.904
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 69.3 70.0 77.5 -7.47 13.1 0.504 0.838 0.849 0.957 0.996 0.898
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 80.1 80.3 77.5 3.02 13.5 0.623 0.862 0.824 0.949 0.995 0.891
MeanCMIP6 [-] 72.3 73.0 77.8 -4.85 9.14 0.475 0.860 0.875 0.963 0.995 0.914
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 80.9 80.1 77.5 2.45 13.3 0.614 0.872 0.823 0.949 0.996 0.893
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 80.7 80.4 77.5 2.60 11.9 0.531 0.882 0.839 0.956 0.993 0.902
NorESM2-LM [-] 76.0 77.0 77.5 -0.550 12.4 0.550 0.887 0.822 0.956 0.993 0.896
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 73.6 73.9 77.5 -3.06 12.0 0.475 0.866 0.850 0.963 0.996 0.905
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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 [-] 138.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 151. 152. 138. 16.4 21.8 1.74 0.368 0.536 0.737 0.987 0.633
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 152. 152. 138. 15.7 23.7 2.44 0.364 0.472 0.613 0.981 0.580
CanESM5 [-] 145. 143. 138. 7.45 20.0 1.53 0.454 0.482 0.784 0.967 0.634
CESM2 [-] 132. 132. 138. -3.37 15.9 1.44 0.575 0.528 0.790 0.996 0.683
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 133. 133. 138. -4.22 16.7 1.74 0.563 0.503 0.729 0.987 0.657
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 128. 129. 138. -5.20 24.3 1.57 0.457 0.441 0.763 0.688 0.558
MeanCMIP6 [-] 140. 140. 138. 4.25 14.1 1.17 0.551 0.613 0.834 0.993 0.721
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 149. 147. 138. 8.85 18.4 1.69 0.484 0.513 0.741 0.988 0.648
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 153. 153. 138. 18.4 24.9 1.82 0.350 0.468 0.716 0.964 0.593
NorESM2-LM [-] 138. 138. 138. 2.86 14.9 1.58 0.628 0.539 0.765 0.967 0.688
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 138. 138. 138. 2.90 16.6 2.28 0.533 0.532 0.626 0.995 0.644
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Bias [W m-2]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 137.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 139. 139. 137. 5.81 18.4 1.59 0.616 0.561 0.772 0.953 0.693
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 136. 136. 137. 1.80 17.5 1.61 0.632 0.570 0.767 0.962 0.700
CanESM5 [-] 129. 128. 137. -4.22 17.9 1.59 0.643 0.571 0.777 0.946 0.702
CESM2 [-] 124. 123. 137. -8.79 17.8 1.52 0.604 0.605 0.781 0.964 0.712
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 121. 121. 137. -15.4 21.1 1.53 0.509 0.609 0.777 0.971 0.695
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 130. 129. 137. -3.69 18.8 1.74 0.644 0.523 0.742 0.983 0.683
MeanCMIP6 [-] 129. 129. 137. -5.14 13.1 1.28 0.681 0.672 0.822 0.992 0.768
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 136. 136. 137. 1.23 16.6 1.79 0.656 0.586 0.724 0.990 0.708
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 135. 135. 137. 3.00 16.3 1.44 0.651 0.592 0.800 0.960 0.719
NorESM2-LM [-] 125. 124. 137. -8.19 18.4 1.53 0.599 0.589 0.781 0.972 0.706
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 124. 124. 137. -8.21 18.7 1.46 0.610 0.583 0.792 0.930 0.700
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 23.3
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 29.3 29.5 23.1 5.12 17.1 0.306 0.830 0.763 0.978 0.945 0.856
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 15.9 16.0 23.1 -7.54 20.3 0.491 0.828 0.709 0.965 0.947 0.831
CanESM5 [-] 20.9 21.2 23.1 -3.31 15.6 0.446 0.858 0.760 0.969 0.948 0.859
CESM2 [-] 21.1 21.3 23.1 -2.33 15.8 0.241 0.864 0.753 0.983 0.962 0.863
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 26.4 26.6 23.1 3.52 19.0 0.367 0.830 0.723 0.974 0.952 0.840
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 28.7 29.0 23.1 4.67 18.9 0.312 0.796 0.747 0.978 0.885 0.830
MeanCMIP6 [-] 20.6 20.9 23.3 -3.35 13.6 0.252 0.866 0.784 0.982 0.970 0.877
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 26.2 26.4 23.1 2.36 17.8 0.342 0.836 0.732 0.976 0.925 0.840
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 28.7 28.7 23.1 5.47 17.7 0.343 0.822 0.748 0.976 0.947 0.848
NorESM2-LM [-] 17.9 18.9 23.1 -5.39 19.0 0.367 0.849 0.717 0.974 0.962 0.844
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 24.5 24.4 23.1 0.440 15.8 0.457 0.852 0.763 0.968 0.963 0.862
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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 [-] 82.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 86.0 85.7 82.5 4.18 12.9 0.464 0.853 0.843 0.962 0.995 0.899
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 78.3 78.1 82.5 -2.98 12.7 0.548 0.862 0.840 0.954 0.983 0.896
CanESM5 [-] 72.8 72.0 82.5 -7.93 16.2 0.545 0.811 0.826 0.955 0.963 0.876
CESM2 [-] 78.1 77.9 82.5 -2.89 13.6 0.442 0.861 0.825 0.964 0.996 0.894
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 74.5 74.5 82.5 -8.04 14.0 0.472 0.825 0.854 0.962 0.994 0.898
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 82.3 81.3 82.5 0.729 14.2 0.568 0.851 0.822 0.951 0.991 0.887
MeanCMIP6 [-] 75.5 75.4 82.8 -5.88 10.1 0.406 0.849 0.877 0.967 0.991 0.912
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 84.4 84.1 82.5 2.91 14.7 0.477 0.844 0.819 0.959 0.990 0.886
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 83.8 83.7 82.5 2.61 12.5 0.458 0.864 0.842 0.963 0.996 0.902
NorESM2-LM [-] 78.7 78.1 82.5 -2.75 13.8 0.461 0.858 0.823 0.962 0.996 0.892
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 74.5 74.2 82.5 -6.22 13.1 0.412 0.842 0.853 0.965 0.996 0.902

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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:
Mon Sep 19 16:05:52 2022: ncatted -a units,rns,o,c,W m-2 rns.nc Mon Sep 19 16:05:18 2022: ncatted -a units,rns,o,c,1 rns.nc 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-rns-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