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Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 30.1
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 20.6 19.9 30.0 -9.72 17.0 1.18 0.598 0.565 0.827 0.946 0.700
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 30.0 30.2 30.0 -0.286 14.3 0.507 0.753 0.608 0.953 0.922 0.769
CanESM5 [-] 40.3 38.0 30.0 7.07 19.8 0.508 0.686 0.563 0.953 0.574 0.668
CESM2 [-] 30.2 30.2 30.0 -0.348 12.7 0.363 0.749 0.648 0.966 0.900 0.782
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 30.4 29.9 30.0 -0.0262 15.3 0.407 0.714 0.617 0.963 0.896 0.762
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 34.2 33.2 30.0 2.54 17.5 0.430 0.724 0.612 0.959 0.580 0.697
MeanCMIP6 [-] 30.0 29.8 30.1 -0.672 10.3 0.299 0.803 0.698 0.973 0.951 0.825
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 30.1 29.0 30.0 -1.43 16.7 0.530 0.694 0.571 0.947 0.921 0.741
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 24.9 25.0 30.0 -5.10 16.4 1.07 0.699 0.554 0.851 0.905 0.713
NorESM2-LM [-] 29.4 29.1 30.0 -1.35 13.3 0.471 0.736 0.632 0.954 0.924 0.775
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 32.5 32.9 30.0 2.43 12.6 0.411 0.729 0.644 0.968 0.977 0.793
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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 [-] 42.7
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 46.0 46.0 42.7 0.0311 11.7 1.13 0.564 0.605 0.845 0.978 0.719
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 42.9 42.9 42.7 -2.90 12.4 1.01 0.582 0.606 0.870 0.986 0.730
CanESM5 [-] 52.2 52.4 42.7 5.48 13.3 0.964 0.530 0.575 0.878 0.987 0.709
CESM2 [-] 47.9 48.0 42.7 1.52 9.46 0.909 0.644 0.626 0.884 0.990 0.754
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 46.0 46.0 42.7 3.28 13.0 0.982 0.543 0.574 0.876 0.981 0.710
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 47.9 48.0 42.7 1.32 11.3 0.925 0.601 0.616 0.882 0.980 0.739
MeanCMIP6 [-] 48.1 48.1 42.7 2.18 8.29 0.800 0.634 0.682 0.900 0.976 0.775
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 39.8 40.0 42.7 -5.11 15.1 1.05 0.564 0.592 0.857 0.924 0.706
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 50.1 50.1 42.7 2.75 12.8 1.03 0.554 0.603 0.861 0.970 0.718
NorESM2-LM [-] 47.4 47.5 42.7 1.54 10.6 0.943 0.612 0.617 0.880 0.989 0.743
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 54.7 54.8 42.7 7.60 13.4 0.853 0.473 0.636 0.893 0.987 0.725
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 62.4
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 74.1 73.9 62.4 7.82 13.1 0.861 0.449 0.667 0.910 0.982 0.735
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 53.9 53.8 62.4 -10.5 17.2 0.801 0.412 0.631 0.914 0.725 0.663
CanESM5 [-] 73.2 73.9 62.4 7.61 13.4 0.895 0.450 0.658 0.902 0.987 0.731
CESM2 [-] 67.3 67.5 62.4 2.27 9.75 0.765 0.571 0.677 0.924 0.982 0.766
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 65.7 65.4 62.4 2.95 8.30 0.931 0.628 0.685 0.902 0.996 0.779
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 65.4 66.9 62.4 1.23 9.82 0.759 0.556 0.695 0.926 0.990 0.773
MeanCMIP6 [-] 66.6 66.5 62.4 1.54 6.81 0.619 0.634 0.773 0.943 0.988 0.822
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 58.3 59.0 62.4 -5.66 13.9 0.737 0.452 0.648 0.921 0.945 0.723
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 75.2 75.1 62.4 8.77 12.1 0.684 0.454 0.707 0.932 0.987 0.758
NorESM2-LM [-] 68.5 68.9 62.4 3.50 12.0 0.724 0.512 0.665 0.929 0.964 0.747
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 75.7 76.1 62.4 10.3 14.1 0.576 0.408 0.706 0.944 0.988 0.751
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 43.0
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 46.4 46.1 43.0 2.40 10.8 1.03 0.665 0.635 0.866 0.958 0.752
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 41.6 41.3 43.0 -2.24 11.3 1.04 0.624 0.640 0.872 0.978 0.751
CanESM5 [-] 56.8 57.8 43.0 12.0 19.4 1.07 0.443 0.532 0.867 0.624 0.600
CESM2 [-] 45.4 45.2 43.0 1.47 9.86 1.03 0.681 0.659 0.873 0.986 0.772
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 43.5 43.5 43.0 0.443 8.49 0.842 0.703 0.722 0.904 0.913 0.793
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 48.3 48.4 43.0 4.01 13.3 1.08 0.647 0.647 0.868 0.491 0.660
MeanCMIP6 [-] 45.8 45.9 43.0 2.08 7.34 0.861 0.754 0.741 0.898 0.990 0.825
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 43.0 43.2 43.0 -0.681 14.6 1.20 0.572 0.579 0.833 0.785 0.670
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 48.8 48.2 43.0 4.01 10.0 1.09 0.662 0.660 0.858 0.947 0.758
NorESM2-LM [-] 45.8 45.6 43.0 1.64 11.5 1.17 0.652 0.617 0.854 0.973 0.743
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 50.4 50.4 43.0 6.14 11.8 0.961 0.576 0.666 0.879 0.952 0.748
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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 [-] 18.0
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 17.5 18.9 18.0 -2.19 7.21 1.39 0.540 0.562 0.815 0.900 0.676
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 23.0 21.5 18.0 -0.275 7.25 1.31 0.551 0.549 0.817 0.955 0.684
CanESM5 [-] 33.4 27.7 18.0 2.82 11.3 1.67 0.467 0.468 0.760 0.629 0.558
CESM2 [-] 22.0 21.6 18.0 -0.616 6.29 1.38 0.615 0.561 0.805 0.966 0.701
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 24.1 23.1 18.0 4.96 9.51 1.47 0.420 0.504 0.798 0.918 0.629
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 22.1 22.4 18.0 0.288 9.59 1.48 0.489 0.505 0.787 0.774 0.612
MeanCMIP6 [-] 23.0 22.7 18.0 0.952 6.01 1.39 0.576 0.601 0.807 0.975 0.712
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 15.6 16.5 18.0 -3.06 7.69 1.53 0.519 0.556 0.788 0.562 0.596
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 23.3 24.2 18.0 2.69 9.04 1.53 0.484 0.477 0.796 0.791 0.605
NorESM2-LM [-] 22.2 21.5 18.0 -0.335 6.41 1.24 0.569 0.570 0.835 0.957 0.700
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 30.2 30.4 18.0 4.56 10.6 1.29 0.423 0.544 0.825 0.885 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 [-] 22.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 18.9 19.1 22.8 -4.66 9.67 1.67 0.600 0.579 0.744 0.923 0.685
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 23.3 23.5 22.8 -0.637 7.67 1.16 0.656 0.628 0.839 0.980 0.747
CanESM5 [-] 27.2 28.6 22.8 3.39 8.71 1.00 0.623 0.624 0.874 0.768 0.702
CESM2 [-] 25.9 26.0 22.8 1.43 6.76 0.945 0.692 0.642 0.877 0.960 0.763
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 29.8 29.9 22.8 7.10 10.3 1.05 0.504 0.586 0.870 0.965 0.702
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 26.4 26.6 22.8 1.61 8.00 1.01 0.665 0.631 0.865 0.847 0.728
MeanCMIP6 [-] 26.3 26.3 22.8 1.90 5.78 0.749 0.716 0.713 0.908 0.990 0.808
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 22.7 23.2 22.8 -0.762 7.55 1.05 0.675 0.611 0.859 0.964 0.744
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 23.5 23.5 22.8 -0.461 9.22 1.60 0.668 0.564 0.756 0.972 0.705
NorESM2-LM [-] 25.3 25.9 22.8 1.24 7.19 1.02 0.672 0.639 0.869 0.975 0.759
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 34.8 35.0 22.8 9.38 12.4 0.870 0.439 0.597 0.893 0.854 0.676
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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 [-] 22.5
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 25.6 25.5 22.6 1.12 4.88 2.24 0.401 0.433 0.658 0.965 0.578
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 28.4 28.5 22.6 3.47 6.27 2.27 0.296 0.443 0.651 0.889 0.544
CanESM5 [-] 26.4 26.7 22.6 1.14 5.90 1.99 0.306 0.424 0.702 0.891 0.549
CESM2 [-] 25.4 25.3 22.6 0.318 4.18 2.01 0.446 0.478 0.696 0.976 0.615
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 28.1 27.9 22.6 5.31 7.36 2.18 0.273 0.361 0.667 0.795 0.491
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 24.7 25.0 22.6 0.194 6.27 2.43 0.276 0.395 0.607 0.915 0.518
MeanCMIP6 [-] 27.5 27.4 22.5 2.61 4.48 1.97 0.383 0.504 0.703 0.972 0.613
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 19.6 19.6 22.6 -4.15 5.89 2.49 0.271 0.487 0.604 0.867 0.543
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 31.6 31.5 22.6 5.27 7.78 2.09 0.260 0.415 0.687 0.718 0.499
NorESM2-LM [-] 26.1 26.0 22.6 1.19 4.29 2.06 0.414 0.492 0.682 0.978 0.612
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 38.4 38.7 22.6 11.5 12.9 2.34 0.121 0.411 0.631 0.605 0.436
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Bias Score [1]
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Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 26.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 31.4 31.5 26.8 2.65 6.75 1.65 0.420 0.465 0.763 0.932 0.609
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 31.4 31.4 26.8 2.63 6.55 1.68 0.431 0.461 0.761 0.987 0.620
CanESM5 [-] 34.3 34.6 26.8 4.84 8.84 1.58 0.326 0.388 0.775 0.864 0.548
CESM2 [-] 30.9 30.9 26.8 1.87 5.98 1.61 0.496 0.432 0.771 0.983 0.623
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 36.6 36.3 26.8 9.44 12.3 1.68 0.219 0.301 0.763 0.839 0.485
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 31.0 31.4 26.8 2.18 6.65 1.59 0.420 0.439 0.775 0.984 0.611
MeanCMIP6 [-] 33.4 33.4 26.8 4.44 6.38 1.52 0.383 0.490 0.788 0.990 0.628
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 26.4 26.5 26.8 -1.85 6.23 1.83 0.432 0.482 0.725 0.986 0.622
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 37.2 37.2 26.8 6.95 9.55 1.50 0.275 0.452 0.790 0.837 0.561
NorESM2-LM [-] 30.6 30.6 26.8 1.57 6.14 1.60 0.465 0.459 0.776 0.985 0.629
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 42.9 43.1 26.8 12.6 13.9 1.47 0.149 0.508 0.794 0.829 0.558
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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 [-] 48.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 36.9 37.0 48.6 -10.7 23.7 0.339 0.742 0.687 0.975 0.922 0.803
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 42.3 42.3 48.6 -6.54 22.6 0.442 0.834 0.666 0.969 0.989 0.825
CanESM5 [-] 54.6 53.1 48.6 4.73 21.7 0.453 0.838 0.673 0.969 0.988 0.828
CESM2 [-] 47.8 47.7 48.6 -1.14 16.7 0.252 0.851 0.751 0.982 0.988 0.865
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 35.1 35.1 48.6 -13.5 29.2 0.284 0.745 0.609 0.980 0.952 0.779
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 41.8 42.0 48.6 -5.99 23.1 0.315 0.792 0.679 0.978 0.937 0.813
MeanCMIP6 [-] 41.5 41.4 48.8 -7.19 16.4 0.215 0.844 0.750 0.986 0.988 0.863
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 40.0 38.8 48.6 -9.30 23.3 0.252 0.812 0.698 0.983 0.817 0.802
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 38.5 38.5 48.6 -10.1 25.3 0.316 0.764 0.650 0.976 0.933 0.795
NorESM2-LM [-] 47.5 47.5 48.6 -1.15 19.0 0.302 0.835 0.724 0.979 0.988 0.850
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 50.4 50.5 48.6 2.04 18.2 0.350 0.833 0.716 0.977 0.989 0.846
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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 [-] 31.7
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 29.1 29.6 31.7 -3.15 10.6 1.38 0.633 0.598 0.794 0.984 0.721
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 31.3 31.2 31.7 -1.77 9.37 1.08 0.644 0.633 0.853 0.960 0.745
CanESM5 [-] 41.6 44.4 31.7 9.90 15.7 1.00 0.488 0.545 0.871 0.582 0.606
CESM2 [-] 35.9 35.9 31.7 2.74 9.12 1.02 0.670 0.618 0.872 0.976 0.751
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 37.0 37.0 31.7 5.32 11.4 1.09 0.559 0.619 0.861 0.906 0.713
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 36.8 37.6 31.7 3.53 11.6 0.931 0.646 0.631 0.884 0.624 0.683
MeanCMIP6 [-] 36.0 36.2 31.7 2.97 7.49 0.803 0.699 0.709 0.901 0.967 0.797
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 29.4 31.3 31.7 -1.52 10.6 1.21 0.617 0.615 0.829 0.950 0.725
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 35.4 35.2 31.7 1.83 10.5 1.27 0.670 0.571 0.818 0.974 0.721
NorESM2-LM [-] 35.9 35.7 31.7 2.40 9.67 1.09 0.652 0.603 0.858 0.986 0.740
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 44.1 43.9 31.7 9.84 13.7 1.00 0.449 0.610 0.871 0.968 0.702

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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-rsus-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