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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]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 313.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 323. 324. 312. 11.2 17.3 0.134 0.781 0.836 0.988 0.987 0.886
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 307. 307. 312. -5.16 13.4 0.122 0.850 0.831 0.992 1.00 0.901
CanESM5 [-] 315. 316. 312. 4.13 18.4 0.194 0.785 0.811 0.986 0.914 0.861
CESM2 [-] 321. 321. 312. 9.45 16.8 0.226 0.799 0.822 0.985 0.999 0.885
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 311. 312. 312. -0.131 13.5 0.0933 0.845 0.841 0.993 0.996 0.903
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 312. 313. 312. 1.99 18.7 0.188 0.789 0.804 0.986 0.921 0.861
MeanCMIP6 [-] 310. 312. 313. -0.548 11.5 0.0863 0.875 0.876 0.994 0.998 0.924
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 322. 322. 312. 9.96 19.6 0.103 0.757 0.826 0.993 0.927 0.866
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 316. 316. 312. 4.39 13.0 0.109 0.845 0.852 0.992 0.998 0.908
NorESM2-LM [-] 320. 320. 312. 8.31 17.6 0.180 0.816 0.794 0.988 0.989 0.876
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 309. 309. 312. -2.53 12.5 0.118 0.865 0.832 0.992 0.992 0.903
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
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 [-] 377.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 383. 383. 377. 10.6 16.9 0.548 0.640 0.731 0.939 0.999 0.808
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 376. 375. 377. 2.26 14.0 0.569 0.691 0.737 0.933 0.999 0.819
CanESM5 [-] 374. 374. 377. 1.46 17.4 0.587 0.657 0.716 0.933 0.999 0.804
CESM2 [-] 382. 382. 377. 9.45 16.1 0.630 0.643 0.737 0.935 0.999 0.810
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 380. 380. 377. 2.61 12.6 0.466 0.736 0.729 0.952 0.999 0.829
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 373. 373. 377. 1.37 15.1 0.593 0.686 0.740 0.936 0.999 0.820
MeanCMIP6 [-] 376. 376. 377. 3.02 11.0 0.397 0.722 0.792 0.959 0.999 0.853
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 383. 383. 377. 8.51 18.4 0.534 0.635 0.725 0.940 0.984 0.802
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 376. 376. 377. 3.69 12.5 0.561 0.733 0.738 0.941 1.00 0.830
NorESM2-LM [-] 384. 384. 377. 8.84 17.6 0.664 0.638 0.714 0.933 0.999 0.800
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 376. 376. 377. 3.12 14.0 0.524 0.695 0.738 0.942 0.999 0.822
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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 [-] 458.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 463. 463. 458. 4.11 13.4 0.586 0.778 0.772 0.941 0.999 0.852
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 456. 456. 458. -2.87 12.6 0.579 0.800 0.782 0.943 0.985 0.859
CanESM5 [-] 446. 446. 458. -11.7 18.1 0.673 0.704 0.777 0.927 0.992 0.835
CESM2 [-] 460. 460. 458. 1.87 12.8 0.534 0.770 0.790 0.950 0.998 0.859
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 461. 461. 458. 2.90 12.1 0.499 0.787 0.796 0.958 0.990 0.865
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 451. 451. 458. -7.32 14.4 0.645 0.769 0.770 0.942 0.999 0.850
MeanCMIP6 [-] 455. 455. 458. -3.24 9.25 0.382 0.816 0.831 0.968 1.00 0.889
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 460. 460. 458. 0.979 14.7 0.542 0.770 0.760 0.948 0.994 0.846
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 462. 462. 458. 2.83 12.1 0.485 0.798 0.789 0.958 0.971 0.861
NorESM2-LM [-] 457. 456. 458. -1.37 15.7 0.594 0.736 0.767 0.945 0.999 0.843
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 460. 460. 458. 2.08 13.5 0.454 0.756 0.801 0.959 0.952 0.854
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Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
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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 [-] 381.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 392. 390. 380. 10.7 18.8 0.121 0.781 0.824 0.989 0.994 0.883
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 369. 369. 380. -10.4 16.3 0.171 0.806 0.849 0.985 0.971 0.892
CanESM5 [-] 361. 362. 380. -16.4 25.9 0.167 0.735 0.798 0.988 0.877 0.839
CESM2 [-] 386. 387. 380. 6.78 14.7 0.135 0.825 0.858 0.989 0.998 0.906
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 379. 378. 380. -2.15 14.1 0.153 0.829 0.858 0.989 0.978 0.902
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 367. 367. 380. -11.4 21.4 0.315 0.755 0.818 0.975 0.896 0.852
MeanCMIP6 [-] 373. 374. 381. -5.73 11.7 0.0998 0.847 0.875 0.993 0.975 0.913
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 383. 384. 380. 3.95 20.8 0.134 0.765 0.826 0.989 0.909 0.863
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 383. 382. 380. 2.23 14.2 0.177 0.837 0.854 0.986 0.995 0.905
NorESM2-LM [-] 387. 387. 380. 8.27 19.1 0.167 0.789 0.819 0.986 0.978 0.878
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 378. 379. 380. 0.150 15.1 0.149 0.820 0.854 0.987 0.965 0.896
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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 [-] 368.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 370. 384. 367. 15.6 21.1 0.705 0.436 0.648 0.926 0.990 0.730
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 368. 372. 367. 1.63 15.7 0.859 0.508 0.665 0.885 0.973 0.739
CanESM5 [-] 367. 383. 367. 11.1 21.1 0.735 0.469 0.603 0.905 0.958 0.707
CESM2 [-] 378. 382. 367. 12.9 16.9 1.02 0.476 0.691 0.856 0.998 0.742
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 366. 369. 367. 1.41 13.0 1.01 0.576 0.647 0.869 0.995 0.747
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 361. 373. 367. 7.03 18.6 0.830 0.497 0.612 0.894 0.969 0.717
MeanCMIP6 [-] 374. 376. 368. 6.35 12.9 0.735 0.573 0.728 0.908 0.992 0.786
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 371. 384. 367. 14.9 22.3 1.00 0.408 0.643 0.878 0.999 0.714
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 361. 364. 367. 0.366 12.7 0.887 0.565 0.683 0.882 0.993 0.761
NorESM2-LM [-] 378. 384. 367. 13.3 19.2 1.09 0.470 0.660 0.867 0.962 0.724
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 379. 383. 367. 11.5 18.3 0.982 0.514 0.640 0.863 0.974 0.726
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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 [-] 360.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 373. 373. 360. 14.9 19.4 0.256 0.666 0.792 0.979 0.999 0.846
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 361. 361. 360. 2.37 13.8 0.336 0.779 0.778 0.970 0.984 0.858
CanESM5 [-] 367. 365. 360. 7.41 15.6 0.378 0.739 0.795 0.970 0.990 0.858
CESM2 [-] 374. 374. 360. 15.5 19.6 0.536 0.659 0.793 0.959 0.992 0.839
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 357. 358. 360. -1.68 10.7 0.216 0.834 0.814 0.982 1.00 0.889
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 362. 364. 360. 6.04 16.2 0.461 0.751 0.757 0.964 0.990 0.844
MeanCMIP6 [-] 361. 363. 360. 4.04 11.5 0.291 0.821 0.839 0.978 0.993 0.894
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 371. 369. 360. 10.4 17.0 0.269 0.719 0.796 0.978 0.990 0.856
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 360. 360. 360. 2.07 10.8 0.370 0.827 0.819 0.970 0.999 0.887
NorESM2-LM [-] 374. 375. 360. 15.6 20.5 0.616 0.658 0.779 0.954 0.968 0.827
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 361. 361. 360. 3.25 12.9 0.363 0.806 0.785 0.969 0.980 0.865
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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 [-] 445.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 465. 465. 445. 22.4 24.0 1.68 0.0857 0.456 0.763 0.992 0.551
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 456. 457. 445. 14.4 16.5 2.16 0.159 0.487 0.664 0.999 0.559
CanESM5 [-] 464. 464. 445. 20.7 23.7 1.81 0.112 0.396 0.723 0.989 0.523
CESM2 [-] 456. 456. 445. 15.1 16.6 1.92 0.113 0.545 0.715 1.00 0.583
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 452. 452. 445. 7.68 11.4 1.77 0.285 0.463 0.742 0.999 0.590
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 453. 454. 445. 12.4 15.4 2.03 0.158 0.577 0.686 0.999 0.599
MeanCMIP6 [-] 454. 455. 445. 12.6 14.1 1.62 0.164 0.586 0.755 0.989 0.616
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 451. 450. 445. 8.29 13.3 2.14 0.229 0.489 0.677 1.00 0.577
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 444. 444. 445. 4.89 10.4 2.06 0.335 0.498 0.681 0.957 0.594
NorESM2-LM [-] 459. 458. 445. 16.6 18.4 1.59 0.113 0.514 0.781 0.996 0.583
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 457. 457. 445. 15.4 17.4 2.05 0.156 0.451 0.686 0.993 0.547
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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 [-] 445.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 461. 461. 445. 16.7 20.6 0.977 0.332 0.553 0.885 0.953 0.655
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 454. 454. 445. 10.3 15.3 1.09 0.419 0.558 0.857 0.971 0.673
CanESM5 [-] 455. 455. 445. 11.1 19.3 1.02 0.419 0.496 0.872 0.861 0.629
CESM2 [-] 461. 460. 445. 16.0 19.1 1.08 0.325 0.553 0.870 0.982 0.657
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 453. 453. 445. 7.64 14.3 0.795 0.526 0.508 0.912 0.958 0.683
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 452. 451. 445. 7.39 13.5 0.913 0.467 0.606 0.888 0.993 0.712
MeanCMIP6 [-] 453. 453. 445. 9.25 12.8 0.711 0.474 0.628 0.921 0.995 0.729
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 446. 447. 445. 3.27 13.8 0.939 0.478 0.591 0.884 0.967 0.702
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 446. 446. 445. 3.40 12.6 0.918 0.532 0.547 0.886 0.950 0.693
NorESM2-LM [-] 459. 459. 445. 15.0 19.4 1.14 0.357 0.524 0.864 0.980 0.650
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 455. 456. 445. 11.6 17.2 0.995 0.433 0.544 0.880 0.902 0.661
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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 [-] 273.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 279. 279. 273. 6.10 14.4 0.144 0.862 0.854 0.987 0.975 0.906
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 272. 272. 273. -0.512 13.4 0.124 0.908 0.828 0.991 0.978 0.907
CanESM5 [-] 273. 273. 273. -0.0680 13.7 0.146 0.878 0.845 0.989 0.995 0.910
CESM2 [-] 281. 281. 273. 7.86 17.3 0.254 0.851 0.812 0.981 0.998 0.891
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 276. 276. 273. 3.51 13.0 0.0823 0.887 0.847 0.993 0.999 0.915
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 278. 278. 273. 5.72 16.4 0.129 0.848 0.826 0.990 0.975 0.893
MeanCMIP6 [-] 272. 273. 273. -0.569 10.1 0.0832 0.922 0.885 0.994 0.997 0.937
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 282. 283. 273. 8.83 16.8 0.0947 0.810 0.857 0.993 0.984 0.900
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 279. 279. 273. 6.22 13.4 0.188 0.874 0.851 0.986 0.998 0.912
NorESM2-LM [-] 279. 280. 273. 6.26 18.3 0.311 0.852 0.797 0.978 0.991 0.883
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 265. 265. 273. -8.45 13.6 0.102 0.846 0.858 0.992 1.00 0.911
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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 [-] 372.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 382. 382. 371. 12.5 18.3 0.280 0.729 0.801 0.978 1.00 0.862
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 368. 368. 371. -1.24 13.5 0.259 0.812 0.809 0.977 0.984 0.878
CanESM5 [-] 368. 367. 371. -1.55 17.1 0.299 0.776 0.788 0.975 0.943 0.854
CESM2 [-] 382. 382. 371. 11.9 17.9 0.433 0.730 0.810 0.967 0.996 0.863
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 369. 369. 371. -2.13 12.5 0.259 0.827 0.823 0.979 0.991 0.888
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 368. 366. 371. -2.05 17.5 0.497 0.767 0.784 0.961 0.942 0.848
MeanCMIP6 [-] 370. 370. 372. 0.467 11.2 0.226 0.838 0.848 0.982 0.981 0.899
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 380. 378. 371. 8.38 17.4 0.239 0.755 0.805 0.979 0.982 0.865
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 372. 371. 371. 2.01 12.3 0.461 0.832 0.822 0.965 0.998 0.888
NorESM2-LM [-] 384. 383. 371. 14.2 20.2 0.538 0.706 0.787 0.957 0.986 0.844
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 369. 369. 371. -0.0735 13.0 0.260 0.819 0.817 0.976 0.979 0.881

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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-rlus-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