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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 [-] 452.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 464. 464. 452. 12.7 14.9 1.13 0.335 0.547 0.857 0.943 0.646
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 454. 454. 452. 9.39 13.0 0.939 0.343 0.557 0.891 0.999 0.669
BGCLND [-] 460. 460. 448. 458. 12.5 15.0 0.854 0.314 0.612 0.885 0.977 0.680
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 450. 450. 448. 458. 2.04 10.1 0.899 0.504 0.577 0.881 1.00 0.708
CanESM5 [-] 454. 454. 452. 8.43 12.7 0.880 0.393 0.539 0.899 0.999 0.674
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 463. 463. 452. 11.7 15.5 1.03 0.385 0.492 0.869 0.960 0.639
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 460. 460. 452. 8.03 13.2 0.914 0.386 0.458 0.900 0.980 0.636
MeanCMIP6 [-] 455. 455. 452. 8.09 10.5 0.769 0.421 0.624 0.923 0.999 0.718
MIROC-ES2L [-] 448. 447. 452. 2.89 10.9 0.994 0.453 0.576 0.880 0.984 0.694
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 449. 450. 452. 4.56 11.4 0.889 0.475 0.534 0.897 0.970 0.682
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 455. 455. 452. 7.97 11.7 0.829 0.393 0.582 0.903 0.998 0.692
NorESM2-LM [-] 464. 464. 452. 13.8 15.9 1.04 0.306 0.546 0.880 0.991 0.654
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 465. 465. 452. 12.5 14.5 0.846 0.380 0.589 0.908 0.994 0.692
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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 [-] 465.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 471. 471. 465. 12.4 13.0 2.11 0.144 0.537 0.687 0.669 0.515
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 459. 459. 465. 7.97 9.29 2.29 0.234 0.512 0.649 0.952 0.572
BGCLND [-] 457. 457. 454. 470. 2.71 11.4 1.86 0.225 0.567 0.727 0.732 0.564
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 454. 454. 454. 470. 0.312 9.11 2.04 0.309 0.575 0.688 0.941 0.618
CanESM5 [-] 463. 462. 465. 6.78 8.27 1.66 0.324 0.610 0.738 0.828 0.622
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 451. 451. 465. -0.552 6.11 2.03 0.451 0.522 0.691 0.975 0.632
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 469. 469. 465. 4.29 7.38 2.38 0.362 0.537 0.619 0.984 0.608
MeanCMIP6 [-] 461. 461. 465. 5.74 6.66 1.63 0.392 0.648 0.745 0.863 0.659
MIROC-ES2L [-] 458. 458. 465. 2.18 8.62 2.36 0.370 0.410 0.629 0.873 0.538
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 443. 443. 465. 0.0929 6.78 1.28 0.508 0.514 0.809 0.996 0.668
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 456. 456. 465. 5.10 6.93 1.78 0.349 0.583 0.737 0.970 0.645
NorESM2-LM [-] 467. 467. 465. 11.5 12.3 2.31 0.150 0.581 0.635 0.855 0.560
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 463. 462. 465. 6.07 7.61 1.29 0.439 0.587 0.806 0.803 0.644
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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 [-] 377.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 384. 384. 377. 11.1 17.2 0.566 0.631 0.732 0.937 0.998 0.806
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 376. 376. 377. 2.86 13.8 0.592 0.689 0.737 0.929 0.999 0.818
BGCLND [-] 378. 378. 374. 405. 3.65 11.7 0.442 0.716 0.796 0.952 0.999 0.852
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 377. 377. 374. 405. 2.57 14.2 0.476 0.718 0.755 0.950 0.999 0.835
CanESM5 [-] 375. 374. 377. 2.00 17.4 0.572 0.653 0.718 0.935 0.999 0.804
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 377. 377. 377. 4.30 15.3 0.577 0.670 0.724 0.937 0.999 0.811
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 379. 379. 377. 2.68 16.1 0.616 0.673 0.701 0.932 0.995 0.800
MeanCMIP6 [-] 376. 376. 377. 2.99 11.6 0.392 0.712 0.787 0.958 0.998 0.848
MIROC-ES2L [-] 384. 383. 377. 9.03 18.5 0.534 0.631 0.723 0.939 0.985 0.800
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 374. 374. 377. 1.82 14.2 0.567 0.703 0.724 0.941 0.999 0.818
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 379. 379. 377. 5.48 13.8 0.584 0.695 0.735 0.935 1.00 0.820
NorESM2-LM [-] 384. 384. 377. 9.49 17.9 0.686 0.627 0.717 0.929 0.999 0.798
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 376. 376. 377. 3.71 14.0 0.524 0.694 0.737 0.942 0.999 0.822
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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 [-] 305.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 308. 309. 305. 6.47 15.0 0.322 0.752 0.790 0.969 0.987 0.857
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 298. 298. 305. -3.64 13.3 0.221 0.776 0.781 0.985 0.994 0.863
BGCLND [-] 299. 299. 298. 315. 0.813 10.1 0.0736 0.889 0.865 0.995 0.995 0.922
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 310. 310. 298. 315. 11.9 17.3 0.0865 0.794 0.825 0.994 0.988 0.885
CanESM5 [-] 303. 304. 305. -0.248 13.6 0.182 0.761 0.808 0.986 0.996 0.872
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 308. 309. 305. 6.72 15.6 0.223 0.757 0.737 0.980 0.984 0.839
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 310. 309. 305. 4.09 13.6 0.213 0.783 0.795 0.981 0.999 0.870
MeanCMIP6 [-] 299. 299. 306. -2.40 9.04 0.134 0.838 0.858 0.990 0.999 0.909
MIROC-ES2L [-] 308. 309. 305. 4.41 14.9 0.206 0.742 0.810 0.984 0.995 0.868
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 302. 302. 305. 2.95 11.4 0.217 0.819 0.819 0.983 0.999 0.888
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 310. 311. 305. 9.69 14.5 0.192 0.750 0.813 0.983 1.00 0.872
NorESM2-LM [-] 309. 308. 305. 5.35 14.8 0.317 0.779 0.772 0.977 1.00 0.860
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 295. 295. 305. -5.21 12.4 0.172 0.793 0.822 0.988 0.983 0.882
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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 [-] 444.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 468. 468. 444. 24.1 26.3 1.52 0.119 0.378 0.796 0.976 0.530
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 460. 460. 444. 16.7 19.4 1.87 0.158 0.433 0.711 0.929 0.533
BGCLND [-] 453. 453. 443. 462. 9.48 12.4 1.47 0.250 0.578 0.802 0.966 0.635
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 445. 445. 443. 462. 1.65 7.29 1.27 0.560 0.583 0.830 0.995 0.710
CanESM5 [-] 471. 473. 444. 27.9 34.3 1.61 0.0966 0.243 0.765 0.623 0.394
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 452. 451. 444. 8.18 12.6 1.37 0.322 0.437 0.809 0.910 0.583
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 456. 456. 444. 12.2 18.0 1.73 0.273 0.334 0.752 0.792 0.497
MeanCMIP6 [-] 460. 460. 444. 16.2 18.7 1.32 0.190 0.453 0.814 0.971 0.576
MIROC-ES2L [-] 449. 449. 444. 5.95 13.1 1.61 0.274 0.492 0.776 0.992 0.606
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 446. 446. 444. 3.86 13.4 1.23 0.358 0.409 0.832 0.908 0.583
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 453. 453. 444. 9.63 13.0 1.96 0.285 0.453 0.703 0.968 0.572
NorESM2-LM [-] 456. 456. 444. 13.1 15.7 1.20 0.209 0.489 0.851 0.999 0.607
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 460. 460. 444. 16.2 19.4 2.19 0.194 0.371 0.671 0.978 0.517
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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 [-] 351.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 349. 350. 351. 11.2 16.3 0.240 0.690 0.798 0.981 1.00 0.853
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 334. 334. 351. -1.66 11.7 0.173 0.794 0.798 0.988 1.00 0.875
BGCLND [-] 339. 339. 337. 372. 2.30 10.2 0.0980 0.884 0.874 0.993 1.00 0.925
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 343. 343. 337. 372. 6.90 15.5 0.157 0.825 0.830 0.989 0.992 0.893
CanESM5 [-] 335. 337. 351. 0.713 14.8 0.190 0.747 0.800 0.987 0.999 0.867
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 342. 342. 351. 5.82 13.6 0.210 0.743 0.789 0.986 0.996 0.861
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 354. 354. 351. 2.98 12.3 0.196 0.773 0.819 0.987 0.997 0.879
MeanCMIP6 [-] 335. 335. 351. -1.13 8.90 0.0982 0.850 0.863 0.993 0.999 0.914
MIROC-ES2L [-] 345. 346. 351. 4.82 15.4 0.217 0.718 0.803 0.986 0.984 0.859
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 338. 338. 351. 1.54 11.9 0.277 0.791 0.822 0.981 0.997 0.883
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 343. 343. 351. 5.71 13.0 0.126 0.752 0.841 0.991 0.990 0.883
NorESM2-LM [-] 350. 348. 351. 8.33 15.1 0.277 0.749 0.790 0.981 1.00 0.862
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 334. 335. 351. -0.418 10.3 0.146 0.822 0.835 0.990 0.999 0.896

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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