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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 [-] 402.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 391. 392. 402. 1.97 10.2 2.12 0.544 0.500 0.674 0.972 0.638
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 392. 392. 402. 1.30 10.3 1.71 0.579 0.477 0.734 0.970 0.648
BGCLND [-] 387. 387. 395. 411. -7.29 10.3 1.59 0.502 0.652 0.765 0.968 0.708
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 391. 391. 395. 411. -3.55 9.40 1.70 0.625 0.575 0.744 0.998 0.704
CanESM5 [-] 391. 392. 402. 1.22 16.2 2.04 0.521 0.336 0.671 0.974 0.568
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 388. 388. 402. -2.98 9.60 1.74 0.617 0.525 0.747 0.956 0.674
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 398. 398. 402. -3.93 14.0 1.72 0.541 0.380 0.746 0.966 0.602
MeanCMIP6 [-] 392. 392. 403. -0.189 9.13 1.16 0.640 0.493 0.831 0.996 0.691
MIROC-ES2L [-] 394. 395. 402. 1.95 11.3 1.75 0.539 0.474 0.719 0.996 0.640
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 387. 386. 402. -5.66 11.8 1.21 0.520 0.471 0.821 0.999 0.657
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 393. 393. 402. 0.704 12.2 1.53 0.594 0.394 0.774 0.985 0.628
NorESM2-LM [-] 399. 398. 402. 4.84 12.2 1.54 0.525 0.433 0.784 0.998 0.635
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 390. 390. 402. -1.98 9.05 1.50 0.625 0.534 0.771 0.959 0.685
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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 [-] 420.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 421. 421. 420. 7.50 9.48 2.57 0.278 0.455 0.581 0.909 0.536
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 417. 417. 420. 6.13 9.15 2.55 0.317 0.443 0.591 0.969 0.553
BGCLND [-] 409. 409. 414. 423. -4.79 8.53 1.67 0.273 0.641 0.752 0.763 0.614
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 415. 415. 414. 423. 0.854 7.43 1.64 0.401 0.577 0.748 0.538 0.568
CanESM5 [-] 424. 424. 420. 6.64 8.50 2.93 0.352 0.520 0.502 0.625 0.504
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 408. 408. 420. -5.98 9.02 1.91 0.305 0.394 0.715 0.959 0.553
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 419. 419. 420. -0.330 6.39 1.77 0.500 0.520 0.750 0.967 0.651
MeanCMIP6 [-] 419. 419. 420. 3.80 5.72 1.69 0.487 0.625 0.742 0.734 0.643
MIROC-ES2L [-] 421. 421. 420. 2.71 8.32 2.31 0.469 0.397 0.627 0.568 0.492
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 406. 406. 420. -6.14 8.84 2.32 0.281 0.488 0.633 0.885 0.555
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 420. 420. 420. 4.09 8.15 1.73 0.419 0.417 0.741 0.957 0.590
NorESM2-LM [-] 426. 426. 420. 11.1 12.2 3.15 0.174 0.512 0.479 0.751 0.485
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 415. 415. 420. 1.93 7.24 1.38 0.469 0.436 0.812 0.991 0.629
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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 [-] 315.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 312. 311. 315. 2.31 13.8 0.756 0.705 0.725 0.907 0.999 0.812
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 308. 308. 315. -2.64 14.0 0.787 0.719 0.708 0.895 0.998 0.805
BGCLND [-] 310. 310. 312. 353. -2.24 11.1 0.507 0.757 0.780 0.939 0.999 0.851
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 316. 316. 312. 353. 3.70 15.3 0.686 0.706 0.724 0.910 0.999 0.813
CanESM5 [-] 304. 304. 315. -5.50 17.7 0.893 0.664 0.672 0.885 0.999 0.778
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 306. 306. 315. -4.06 13.7 0.798 0.704 0.712 0.901 0.999 0.806
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 311. 311. 315. -3.79 15.5 0.773 0.695 0.698 0.904 0.994 0.797
MeanCMIP6 [-] 308. 308. 315. -2.54 11.3 0.633 0.741 0.752 0.925 0.999 0.834
MIROC-ES2L [-] 318. 317. 315. 5.61 16.7 0.748 0.664 0.702 0.898 0.994 0.792
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 311. 310. 315. 0.752 14.2 0.678 0.690 0.721 0.913 0.999 0.809
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 310. 310. 315. -0.234 14.0 0.719 0.720 0.687 0.912 0.998 0.801
NorESM2-LM [-] 315. 315. 315. 3.76 16.6 0.765 0.677 0.687 0.904 0.998 0.791
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 305. 304. 315. -4.89 12.6 0.766 0.730 0.723 0.911 0.999 0.817
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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 [-] 265.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 264. 265. 265. 4.52 13.7 0.290 0.808 0.789 0.980 0.988 0.871
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 258. 258. 265. -1.89 14.4 0.302 0.804 0.769 0.980 0.990 0.862
BGCLND [-] 254. 254. 256. 277. -1.59 12.0 0.0667 0.893 0.824 0.996 1.00 0.907
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 277. 277. 256. 277. 20.9 25.7 0.122 0.670 0.774 0.992 0.991 0.840
CanESM5 [-] 257. 258. 265. -2.77 13.5 0.282 0.798 0.780 0.981 0.997 0.867
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 260. 260. 265. 0.104 13.8 0.287 0.838 0.744 0.981 1.00 0.861
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 263. 262. 265. -2.34 13.4 0.213 0.832 0.772 0.985 0.999 0.872
MeanCMIP6 [-] 257. 257. 265. -3.15 10.3 0.199 0.839 0.836 0.987 0.998 0.899
MIROC-ES2L [-] 262. 262. 265. 0.697 15.2 0.227 0.776 0.784 0.985 0.993 0.864
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 266. 267. 265. 9.03 14.2 0.249 0.793 0.805 0.983 0.997 0.877
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 267. 268. 265. 7.60 15.4 0.267 0.809 0.757 0.982 0.998 0.860
NorESM2-LM [-] 269. 268. 265. 8.25 16.3 0.270 0.785 0.775 0.982 0.993 0.862
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 252. 252. 265. -5.37 12.6 0.264 0.828 0.790 0.982 0.969 0.872
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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 [-] 411.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 412. 412. 411. 0.972 11.1 2.26 0.441 0.397 0.657 0.988 0.576
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 405. 405. 411. -6.04 13.1 3.48 0.419 0.342 0.401 0.978 0.496
BGCLND [-] 404. 404. 411. 418. -6.95 10.2 1.74 0.409 0.578 0.736 1.00 0.660
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 405. 405. 411. 418. -5.28 11.3 3.42 0.460 0.412 0.424 0.999 0.541
CanESM5 [-] 408. 409. 411. -1.38 18.9 2.59 0.341 0.203 0.599 0.830 0.435
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 399. 399. 411. -11.5 16.4 3.15 0.235 0.292 0.472 0.984 0.455
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 407. 407. 411. -3.95 9.22 2.33 0.541 0.462 0.619 0.906 0.598
MeanCMIP6 [-] 408. 408. 411. -2.51 12.1 2.46 0.438 0.348 0.624 0.999 0.551
MIROC-ES2L [-] 413. 414. 411. 2.47 14.8 3.23 0.363 0.389 0.459 0.984 0.517
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 402. 402. 411. -8.61 13.6 2.36 0.320 0.400 0.615 1.00 0.547
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 412. 412. 411. 1.08 13.3 2.92 0.462 0.248 0.523 0.998 0.496
NorESM2-LM [-] 409. 409. 411. -1.34 15.5 3.10 0.427 0.239 0.487 0.994 0.477
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 407. 407. 411. -3.88 11.7 2.36 0.431 0.370 0.643 0.997 0.562
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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 [-] 300.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 288. 288. 300. 6.62 13.0 0.247 0.785 0.795 0.983 0.999 0.871
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 277. 278. 300. -4.06 12.9 0.275 0.790 0.787 0.981 0.986 0.866
BGCLND [-] 280. 280. 281. 326. -0.546 10.9 0.0831 0.874 0.848 0.994 0.998 0.912
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 292. 292. 281. 326. 11.5 19.2 0.158 0.747 0.792 0.989 0.967 0.857
CanESM5 [-] 276. 276. 300. -3.08 13.3 0.201 0.785 0.782 0.986 0.999 0.867
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 278. 278. 300. -2.49 12.2 0.205 0.815 0.774 0.986 0.994 0.869
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 295. 295. 300. -5.03 12.6 0.203 0.796 0.784 0.986 0.999 0.870
MeanCMIP6 [-] 278. 278. 300. -3.36 9.06 0.128 0.829 0.854 0.991 0.994 0.905
MIROC-ES2L [-] 286. 286. 300. 2.63 13.0 0.172 0.775 0.809 0.988 0.986 0.873
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 285. 285. 300. 4.38 12.4 0.257 0.800 0.803 0.983 0.981 0.874
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 284. 285. 300. 2.22 13.0 0.176 0.807 0.772 0.988 0.983 0.864
NorESM2-LM [-] 287. 286. 300. 4.44 13.1 0.205 0.801 0.802 0.986 0.986 0.875
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 275. 275. 300. -2.46 10.2 0.234 0.839 0.805 0.984 1.00 0.887

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Data Information

  Title:
CERES EBAF TOA and Surface Fluxes. Monthly Averages and 07/2005 to 06/2015 Climatology.

  Version:
Edition 4.2
Release Date February 10, 2023

  Institution:
NASA Langley Research Center

  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, J. Climate, 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, J. Climate, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0523.1

  Conventions:
CF-1.4

  Comment:
Climatology from 07/2005 to 06/2015

  Doi:
10.5067/TERRA-AQUA-NOAA20/CERES/EBAF_L3B004.2