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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 [-] 156.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 144. 145. 156. 0.602 21.3 2.45 0.505 0.437 0.598 0.840 0.563
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 134. 134. 156. -4.27 17.5 2.13 0.561 0.513 0.665 0.990 0.648
BGCLND [-] 117. 117. 137. 179. -20.0 22.4 1.41 0.334 0.635 0.789 0.972 0.673
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 125. 125. 137. 179. -11.6 18.3 1.71 0.456 0.552 0.744 0.996 0.660
CanESM5 [-] 130. 131. 156. -6.54 18.4 1.77 0.556 0.492 0.740 0.990 0.654
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 117. 116. 156. -16.8 27.9 2.47 0.398 0.414 0.607 0.993 0.565
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 140. 141. 156. -15.3 23.9 1.97 0.448 0.411 0.699 0.911 0.576
MeanCMIP6 [-] 127. 127. 156. -26.6 30.5 1.45 0.339 0.576 0.779 0.485 0.551
MIROC-ES2L [-] 139. 140. 156. -5.78 21.7 2.13 0.499 0.476 0.660 0.693 0.561
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 138. 137. 156. -2.02 18.7 1.83 0.562 0.482 0.712 0.955 0.638
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 124. 124. 156. -10.3 24.7 2.14 0.414 0.452 0.659 0.993 0.594
NorESM2-LM [-] 118. 118. 156. -14.4 22.2 2.28 0.450 0.477 0.635 0.992 0.606
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 123. 123. 156. -8.11 20.2 1.59 0.518 0.469 0.758 0.985 0.640
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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 [-] 156.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 155. 155. 156. 11.9 19.0 1.65 0.562 0.564 0.759 0.988 0.688
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 149. 149. 156. 5.51 15.6 1.57 0.648 0.573 0.763 0.995 0.710
BGCLND [-] 140. 140. 149. 160. -8.82 14.1 1.26 0.521 0.714 0.814 0.962 0.745
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 147. 147. 149. 160. -1.54 14.4 1.73 0.608 0.565 0.738 0.995 0.694
CanESM5 [-] 144. 143. 156. 0.937 16.2 1.47 0.630 0.589 0.796 0.938 0.708
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 133. 133. 156. -4.25 19.1 1.71 0.596 0.544 0.731 0.866 0.656
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 150. 150. 156. -6.66 14.7 1.18 0.647 0.612 0.845 0.782 0.700
MeanCMIP6 [-] 135. 135. 157. -27.9 30.1 1.15 0.337 0.682 0.826 0.993 0.704
MIROC-ES2L [-] 145. 144. 156. -8.67 18.9 1.55 0.616 0.514 0.757 0.727 0.626
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 149. 149. 156. 13.0 21.6 1.83 0.517 0.515 0.739 0.988 0.655
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 145. 145. 156. 2.72 15.7 1.21 0.673 0.574 0.845 0.976 0.728
NorESM2-LM [-] 144. 144. 156. -1.11 13.4 1.41 0.745 0.590 0.788 0.990 0.741
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 139. 139. 156. 1.23 15.7 1.30 0.631 0.619 0.816 0.933 0.724
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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 [-] 81.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 79.4 79.4 81.8 2.14 15.8 0.798 0.727 0.721 0.902 0.986 0.811
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 76.9 76.9 81.8 -0.975 17.4 0.851 0.707 0.714 0.898 0.982 0.803
BGCLND [-] 70.6 70.6 79.1 115. -8.54 16.3 0.634 0.687 0.772 0.925 0.988 0.829
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 77.9 77.9 79.1 115. -1.17 15.6 0.772 0.741 0.730 0.913 0.992 0.821
CanESM5 [-] 72.6 72.2 81.8 -4.46 16.1 0.847 0.732 0.716 0.901 0.987 0.811
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 74.9 74.8 81.8 -2.12 16.6 0.901 0.709 0.719 0.885 0.990 0.804
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 76.2 76.3 81.8 -5.40 15.4 0.720 0.737 0.732 0.917 0.989 0.822
MeanCMIP6 [-] 72.8 72.8 81.9 -6.20 13.9 0.647 0.743 0.768 0.926 0.992 0.839
MIROC-ES2L [-] 81.0 80.6 81.8 1.98 17.6 0.888 0.740 0.680 0.885 0.990 0.795
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 77.3 77.2 81.8 1.43 16.4 0.782 0.732 0.712 0.904 0.986 0.809
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 71.7 71.7 81.8 -5.21 18.3 0.774 0.667 0.724 0.910 0.977 0.800
NorESM2-LM [-] 74.5 74.3 81.8 -4.00 16.1 0.806 0.729 0.722 0.905 0.988 0.813
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 71.6 71.6 81.8 -4.72 15.4 0.786 0.733 0.738 0.905 0.992 0.821
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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 [-] 36.0
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 44.6 45.5 36.0 2.65 14.1 0.210 0.884 0.816 0.986 0.962 0.893
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 29.8 30.4 36.0 -9.53 19.2 0.440 0.848 0.773 0.970 0.956 0.864
BGCLND [-] 39.2 39.2 39.0 31.8 0.206 15.2 0.236 0.867 0.815 0.984 0.971 0.890
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 37.0 37.0 39.0 31.8 -2.00 17.2 0.503 0.905 0.763 0.966 0.988 0.877
CanESM5 [-] 36.4 36.7 36.0 -3.35 13.6 0.339 0.895 0.821 0.977 0.974 0.898
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 44.0 44.4 36.0 4.06 14.0 0.236 0.888 0.819 0.984 0.967 0.896
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 30.3 30.0 36.0 -6.03 16.8 0.263 0.871 0.785 0.982 0.974 0.879
MeanCMIP6 [-] 32.9 32.9 36.3 -12.8 16.1 0.213 0.798 0.829 0.986 0.931 0.875
MIROC-ES2L [-] 40.4 40.8 36.0 1.23 14.2 0.231 0.897 0.801 0.985 0.971 0.891
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 38.8 39.3 36.0 -0.164 14.0 0.237 0.893 0.813 0.984 0.981 0.897
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 39.8 40.3 36.0 0.296 13.7 0.171 0.894 0.823 0.988 0.974 0.900
NorESM2-LM [-] 35.2 34.1 36.0 -5.39 14.8 0.375 0.893 0.806 0.975 0.985 0.893
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 37.7 37.7 36.0 -0.928 13.2 0.289 0.904 0.821 0.981 0.984 0.902
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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 [-] 142.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 154. 154. 142. 13.4 22.9 1.98 0.399 0.405 0.687 0.983 0.576
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 157. 157. 142. 15.5 23.6 2.48 0.362 0.407 0.604 0.932 0.542
BGCLND [-] 127. 127. 141. 170. -14.3 18.2 0.948 0.365 0.658 0.869 0.968 0.704
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 140. 140. 141. 170. -0.893 17.1 1.81 0.527 0.491 0.727 0.770 0.601
CanESM5 [-] 144. 145. 142. 3.73 20.6 2.11 0.530 0.369 0.671 0.985 0.585
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 133. 133. 142. -7.24 18.8 2.22 0.462 0.476 0.644 0.992 0.610
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 141. 141. 142. -1.69 15.9 1.96 0.557 0.472 0.685 0.906 0.618
MeanCMIP6 [-] 143. 143. 143. 0.833 14.6 1.41 0.560 0.561 0.788 0.715 0.637
MIROC-ES2L [-] 151. 151. 142. 8.85 17.9 2.32 0.478 0.489 0.626 0.702 0.557
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 145. 145. 142. 6.34 21.5 2.63 0.470 0.386 0.569 0.996 0.561
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 154. 154. 142. 12.0 24.3 1.30 0.319 0.415 0.806 0.984 0.588
NorESM2-LM [-] 140. 140. 142. -1.04 14.5 1.53 0.614 0.498 0.777 0.901 0.658
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 140. 140. 142. 0.0477 16.9 2.39 0.551 0.457 0.598 0.964 0.605
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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 [-] 68.4
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 66.0 66.2 68.4 2.73 12.3 0.301 0.891 0.859 0.979 0.995 0.916
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 54.0 54.1 68.4 -10.5 17.6 0.532 0.831 0.831 0.962 0.991 0.889
BGCLND [-] 57.6 57.6 61.3 78.4 -3.75 14.0 0.291 0.858 0.853 0.980 0.982 0.905
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 58.6 58.6 61.3 78.4 -2.74 14.6 0.503 0.904 0.808 0.965 0.996 0.896
CanESM5 [-] 54.2 54.7 68.4 -5.62 14.2 0.471 0.879 0.842 0.965 0.993 0.904
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 62.4 62.6 68.4 3.50 12.9 0.359 0.897 0.844 0.974 0.995 0.911
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 63.3 63.2 68.4 -5.21 14.1 0.353 0.887 0.839 0.976 0.993 0.907
MeanCMIP6 [-] 53.4 53.4 68.8 -17.8 18.7 0.302 0.767 0.857 0.980 0.941 0.880
MIROC-ES2L [-] 61.8 62.6 68.4 0.569 13.2 0.361 0.899 0.838 0.971 0.991 0.908
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 60.9 61.4 68.4 -2.58 14.4 0.409 0.877 0.837 0.967 0.987 0.901
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 57.8 57.9 68.4 -2.19 13.4 0.331 0.889 0.852 0.977 0.987 0.911
NorESM2-LM [-] 58.7 57.2 68.4 -5.31 13.8 0.462 0.885 0.839 0.967 0.995 0.905
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 56.2 56.6 68.4 -2.71 12.5 0.365 0.903 0.852 0.975 0.991 0.915

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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