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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.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 391. 391. 402. 0.466 10.2 1.81 0.590 0.474 0.717 0.968 0.644
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 387. 387. 395. 411. -7.29 10.3 1.59 0.502 0.652 0.765 0.968 0.708
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 391. 391. 395. 411. -3.55 9.40 1.70 0.625 0.575 0.744 0.998 0.704
CanESM5 [-] 391. 393. 402. 1.82 16.0 1.78 0.520 0.347 0.717 0.974 0.581
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 393. 393. 402. -0.405 8.59 1.09 0.662 0.498 0.851 0.999 0.702
MeanCMIP6 [-] 392. 392. 403. -0.189 9.13 1.16 0.640 0.493 0.831 0.996 0.691
MIROC-ES2L [-] 393. 394. 402. 1.39 11.2 1.77 0.541 0.477 0.717 0.993 0.641
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 389. 389. 402. -3.19 9.28 1.48 0.636 0.528 0.774 0.962 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.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 417. 417. 420. 5.40 8.70 2.80 0.354 0.438 0.540 0.958 0.546
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 409. 409. 414. 423. -4.79 8.53 1.67 0.273 0.641 0.752 0.763 0.614
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 415. 415. 414. 423. 0.854 7.43 1.64 0.401 0.577 0.748 0.538 0.568
CanESM5 [-] 425. 425. 420. 7.56 9.16 2.98 0.307 0.517 0.497 0.627 0.493
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 415. 415. 420. 0.766 4.79 1.12 0.605 0.557 0.866 0.904 0.698
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. 2.48 8.17 2.31 0.478 0.402 0.632 0.561 0.495
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 415. 415. 420. 1.38 6.74 1.16 0.493 0.475 0.856 0.985 0.657
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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 [-] 315.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 307. 307. 315. -3.41 14.7 0.805 0.707 0.703 0.893 0.998 0.801
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 310. 310. 312. 353. -2.24 11.1 0.507 0.757 0.780 0.939 0.999 0.851
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 316. 316. 312. 353. 3.70 15.3 0.686 0.706 0.724 0.910 0.999 0.813
CanESM5 [-] 305. 304. 315. -4.48 17.6 0.918 0.664 0.673 0.884 0.999 0.779
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 312. 312. 315. 1.37 12.4 0.551 0.745 0.724 0.940 0.999 0.826
MeanCMIP6 [-] 308. 308. 315. -2.54 11.3 0.633 0.741 0.752 0.925 0.999 0.834
MIROC-ES2L [-] 317. 316. 315. 4.76 16.3 0.726 0.669 0.705 0.902 0.993 0.795
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 304. 304. 315. -5.02 12.7 0.787 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.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 256. 256. 265. -4.31 15.8 0.315 0.786 0.758 0.979 0.994 0.855
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 254. 254. 256. 277. -1.59 12.0 0.0667 0.893 0.824 0.996 1.00 0.907
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 277. 277. 256. 277. 20.9 25.7 0.122 0.670 0.774 0.992 0.991 0.840
CanESM5 [-] 259. 259. 265. -0.102 12.5 0.324 0.821 0.787 0.978 0.998 0.874
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 266. 266. 265. 5.93 13.9 0.292 0.826 0.785 0.980 0.999 0.875
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. 0.0808 14.7 0.241 0.776 0.789 0.984 0.995 0.867
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 253. 253. 265. -4.81 12.3 0.282 0.844 0.788 0.981 0.971 0.874
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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.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 404. 404. 411. -6.45 13.0 3.32 0.419 0.355 0.434 0.978 0.508
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 404. 404. 411. 418. -6.95 10.2 1.74 0.409 0.578 0.736 1.00 0.660
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 405. 405. 411. 418. -5.28 11.3 3.42 0.460 0.412 0.424 0.999 0.541
CanESM5 [-] 409. 410. 411. -0.753 19.1 2.73 0.345 0.189 0.572 0.830 0.425
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 407. 407. 411. -4.02 11.2 1.58 0.477 0.334 0.773 0.997 0.583
MeanCMIP6 [-] 408. 408. 411. -2.51 12.1 2.46 0.438 0.348 0.624 0.999 0.551
MIROC-ES2L [-] 412. 413. 411. 1.75 14.6 2.98 0.369 0.386 0.505 0.985 0.526
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 407. 407. 411. -4.28 11.5 2.29 0.433 0.381 0.662 0.998 0.571
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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.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 276. 276. 300. -5.49 14.1 0.302 0.768 0.776 0.980 0.987 0.857
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 280. 280. 281. 326. -0.546 10.9 0.0831 0.874 0.848 0.994 0.998 0.912
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 292. 292. 281. 326. 11.5 19.2 0.158 0.747 0.792 0.989 0.967 0.857
CanESM5 [-] 277. 277. 300. -1.70 12.9 0.223 0.794 0.783 0.985 0.999 0.869
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 285. 285. 300. 1.90 11.8 0.201 0.804 0.802 0.986 0.969 0.873
MeanCMIP6 [-] 278. 278. 300. -3.36 9.06 0.128 0.829 0.854 0.991 0.994 0.905
MIROC-ES2L [-] 285. 285. 300. 1.32 12.7 0.160 0.772 0.812 0.989 0.984 0.874
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 275. 276. 300. -2.26 10.2 0.258 0.849 0.802 0.982 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