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Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
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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 [-] 206.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 197. 197. 206. 4.74 21.3 1.77 0.599 0.454 0.740 0.991 0.648
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 190. 190. 190. 225. -0.140 9.49 0.789 0.737 0.720 0.902 0.919 0.800
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 184. 184. 190. 225. -5.96 19.9 1.07 0.532 0.529 0.851 0.916 0.671
CanESM5 [-] 194. 193. 206. 1.52 22.3 1.77 0.606 0.430 0.743 0.943 0.630
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 184. 184. 206. -4.55 20.7 1.54 0.617 0.449 0.781 0.994 0.658
MeanCMIP6 [-] 190. 190. 206. -18.3 28.6 1.54 0.456 0.545 0.783 0.688 0.603
MIROC-ES2L [-] 193. 192. 206. -5.06 27.1 2.01 0.475 0.455 0.689 0.781 0.571
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 198. 198. 206. 6.41 19.8 1.35 0.609 0.487 0.808 0.907 0.660
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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 [-] 201.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 191. 191. 201. 8.73 18.3 1.54 0.623 0.572 0.767 0.991 0.705
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 187. 187. 189. 208. -1.31 9.40 0.982 0.734 0.737 0.859 0.983 0.810
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 186. 186. 189. 208. -2.08 17.4 1.63 0.597 0.537 0.756 0.948 0.675
CanESM5 [-] 183. 181. 201. 1.35 19.2 1.45 0.608 0.572 0.786 0.949 0.698
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 172. 172. 201. -6.05 17.4 1.25 0.670 0.579 0.819 0.980 0.725
MeanCMIP6 [-] 177. 177. 202. -26.0 29.9 1.16 0.384 0.680 0.825 0.966 0.707
MIROC-ES2L [-] 182. 181. 201. -9.22 21.8 1.71 0.573 0.520 0.729 0.959 0.660
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 185. 186. 201. 5.90 17.1 1.23 0.653 0.615 0.825 0.990 0.740
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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 [-] 143.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 145. 145. 143. 4.30 21.9 0.737 0.701 0.700 0.918 0.983 0.800
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 139. 139. 141. 167. -2.65 11.7 0.411 0.825 0.818 0.958 0.998 0.883
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 139. 139. 141. 167. -2.30 16.7 0.650 0.781 0.733 0.933 0.996 0.835
CanESM5 [-] 143. 143. 143. 2.88 18.5 0.723 0.747 0.717 0.919 0.994 0.819
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 137. 137. 143. -2.64 15.3 0.648 0.798 0.729 0.933 0.998 0.837
MeanCMIP6 [-] 141. 141. 143. -0.664 14.1 0.573 0.777 0.782 0.940 0.997 0.855
MIROC-ES2L [-] 147. 147. 143. 5.51 20.0 0.684 0.717 0.694 0.919 0.990 0.803
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 143. 143. 143. 3.74 15.2 0.678 0.778 0.754 0.927 0.996 0.842
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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 [-] 76.5
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 68.0 69.1 76.5 -12.2 22.2 0.552 0.819 0.761 0.962 0.970 0.854
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 84.0 84.0 81.4 69.7 2.61 13.1 0.239 0.889 0.855 0.984 0.974 0.912
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 70.4 70.4 81.4 69.7 -11.0 20.8 0.541 0.842 0.780 0.964 0.995 0.872
CanESM5 [-] 82.0 82.5 76.5 -0.513 14.2 0.291 0.890 0.828 0.980 0.988 0.903
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 79.6 79.6 76.5 -0.853 13.1 0.314 0.913 0.837 0.979 0.997 0.912
MeanCMIP6 [-] 75.3 75.3 76.9 -12.0 16.2 0.262 0.817 0.817 0.983 0.991 0.885
MIROC-ES2L [-] 87.1 87.6 76.5 5.11 15.0 0.328 0.873 0.817 0.978 0.992 0.895
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 80.3 80.3 76.5 -0.687 12.5 0.340 0.920 0.839 0.977 0.996 0.915
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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 [-] 175.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 212. 212. 175. 37.8 41.9 2.56 0.159 0.428 0.595 0.977 0.517
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 176. 176. 174. 215. 2.10 8.07 0.667 0.765 0.723 0.914 0.940 0.813
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 180. 180. 174. 215. 6.04 22.0 1.79 0.509 0.466 0.744 0.986 0.634
CanESM5 [-] 206. 207. 175. 32.3 39.9 2.16 0.199 0.350 0.681 0.990 0.514
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 186. 186. 175. 13.0 21.0 1.07 0.507 0.434 0.848 0.999 0.644
MeanCMIP6 [-] 194. 194. 175. 19.5 25.5 1.55 0.308 0.543 0.773 0.824 0.598
MIROC-ES2L [-] 187. 187. 175. 12.7 22.9 1.59 0.421 0.463 0.765 0.872 0.597
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 192. 192. 175. 19.5 25.3 2.51 0.353 0.442 0.610 0.960 0.561
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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 [-] 120.
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 109. 110. 120. -8.92 20.1 0.590 0.831 0.794 0.952 0.959 0.866
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 116. 116. 117. 124. -0.905 12.7 0.285 0.889 0.873 0.981 0.987 0.920
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 110. 110. 117. 124. -7.35 18.5 0.534 0.872 0.801 0.964 0.979 0.883
CanESM5 [-] 113. 115. 120. -2.15 16.6 0.482 0.861 0.827 0.961 0.996 0.895
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 112. 112. 120. -2.10 12.5 0.434 0.909 0.857 0.966 0.998 0.917
MeanCMIP6 [-] 111. 111. 120. -15.6 18.7 0.389 0.784 0.843 0.968 0.995 0.887
MIROC-ES2L [-] 121. 122. 120. 2.35 16.4 0.447 0.866 0.824 0.960 0.996 0.894
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 116. 116. 120. -0.476 14.2 0.455 0.905 0.831 0.968 0.997 0.906

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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