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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 [-] 21.7
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 32.5 32.5 21.7 0.491 4.72 2.33 0.331 0.363 0.638 0.985 0.536
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 33.1 33.1 30.4 11.9 2.66 6.84 2.30 0.478 0.335 0.632 0.990 0.554
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 33.7 33.7 30.4 11.9 3.34 7.50 2.31 0.444 0.289 0.637 0.993 0.530
CanESM5 [-] 38.9 38.2 21.7 4.64 7.21 2.25 0.388 0.290 0.654 0.881 0.501
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 37.1 37.1 21.7 2.96 6.25 2.22 0.237 0.324 0.663 0.933 0.496
MeanCMIP6 [-] 35.8 35.8 21.7 2.75 4.95 2.18 0.304 0.409 0.670 0.967 0.552
MIROC-ES2L [-] 28.0 27.5 21.7 -1.72 4.69 2.54 0.334 0.400 0.598 0.954 0.537
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 45.4 45.4 21.7 7.76 9.09 1.83 0.289 0.464 0.724 0.802 0.549
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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 [-] 14.1
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 23.3 23.3 14.1 0.0823 3.00 1.98 0.390 0.538 0.689 0.969 0.625
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 27.3 27.3 19.4 11.4 7.95 8.84 2.01 0.278 0.551 0.692 0.634 0.541
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 27.6 27.6 19.4 11.4 8.24 9.41 1.99 0.254 0.501 0.695 0.730 0.536
CanESM5 [-] 19.5 19.7 14.1 0.611 3.16 1.78 0.405 0.515 0.731 0.878 0.609
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 25.4 25.4 14.1 0.540 3.27 1.71 0.348 0.519 0.739 0.899 0.605
MeanCMIP6 [-] 22.1 22.1 14.1 0.696 2.40 1.72 0.474 0.601 0.725 0.991 0.679
MIROC-ES2L [-] 17.2 17.2 14.1 -1.21 3.42 2.29 0.336 0.512 0.628 0.813 0.560
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 31.8 31.8 14.1 3.38 4.56 1.77 0.457 0.557 0.728 0.727 0.606
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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 [-] 43.1
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 43.0 43.0 43.1 -3.30 12.8 1.02 0.575 0.607 0.868 0.982 0.728
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 43.8 43.8 45.0 20.1 -1.21 10.4 0.827 0.671 0.649 0.891 0.991 0.770
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 45.9 45.9 45.0 20.1 0.978 11.6 0.914 0.632 0.612 0.880 0.992 0.746
CanESM5 [-] 51.9 52.1 43.1 4.86 13.0 0.966 0.538 0.579 0.876 0.985 0.711
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 48.9 48.9 43.1 2.26 13.2 1.01 0.549 0.571 0.870 0.982 0.709
MeanCMIP6 [-] 47.7 47.7 43.1 1.46 9.82 0.858 0.606 0.659 0.891 0.989 0.761
MIROC-ES2L [-] 39.9 40.1 43.1 -5.39 15.3 1.04 0.555 0.597 0.861 0.918 0.706
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 54.6 54.7 43.1 7.10 13.3 0.867 0.475 0.637 0.892 0.985 0.725
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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 [-] 33.2
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 33.2 33.1 33.2 -3.90 17.6 0.642 0.771 0.635 0.942 0.925 0.782
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 32.3 32.3 36.6 28.5 -4.38 16.1 0.393 0.791 0.657 0.958 0.984 0.809
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 29.3 29.3 36.6 28.5 -7.30 18.1 0.519 0.759 0.648 0.938 0.971 0.793
CanESM5 [-] 39.0 39.0 33.2 1.36 14.2 0.542 0.791 0.679 0.948 0.983 0.816
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 29.6 29.6 33.2 -6.48 17.8 0.501 0.760 0.673 0.952 0.949 0.801
MeanCMIP6 [-] 32.7 32.7 33.3 -3.60 12.0 0.447 0.820 0.721 0.962 0.928 0.831
MIROC-ES2L [-] 30.6 30.6 33.2 -3.25 15.1 0.499 0.764 0.684 0.954 0.964 0.810
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 40.2 40.2 33.2 2.93 12.9 0.447 0.772 0.698 0.964 0.984 0.823
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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 [-] 26.2
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 32.2 32.2 26.2 4.91 6.47 1.95 0.294 0.467 0.711 0.957 0.579
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 26.8 26.8 26.7 12.6 0.0648 3.66 1.58 0.578 0.573 0.774 0.851 0.670
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 28.7 28.7 26.7 12.6 2.04 4.81 1.97 0.520 0.443 0.711 0.970 0.617
CanESM5 [-] 31.4 31.5 26.2 4.25 6.66 1.80 0.312 0.359 0.742 0.945 0.543
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 36.8 36.8 26.2 9.52 11.9 1.92 0.141 0.225 0.728 0.662 0.396
MeanCMIP6 [-] 32.8 32.8 26.2 5.61 6.73 1.97 0.233 0.443 0.716 0.987 0.564
MIROC-ES2L [-] 21.9 21.8 26.2 -4.70 6.42 2.21 0.254 0.486 0.650 0.932 0.561
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 42.5 42.5 26.2 14.3 15.0 1.94 0.0553 0.440 0.713 0.775 0.485
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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 [-] 23.1
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 30.3 30.2 23.1 -2.00 9.03 0.886 0.739 0.633 0.894 0.969 0.773
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 30.9 30.9 32.3 10.1 -1.44 11.5 0.702 0.730 0.645 0.908 0.985 0.783
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 32.4 32.4 32.3 10.1 0.140 13.5 0.822 0.682 0.613 0.890 0.944 0.749
CanESM5 [-] 38.7 39.7 23.1 3.86 10.7 0.834 0.693 0.632 0.906 0.906 0.754
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 31.7 31.7 23.1 -1.12 9.98 0.791 0.730 0.672 0.909 0.948 0.786
MeanCMIP6 [-] 32.8 32.8 23.1 -0.235 6.95 0.661 0.796 0.718 0.924 0.975 0.826
MIROC-ES2L [-] 29.2 29.8 23.1 -1.44 9.29 0.834 0.716 0.653 0.897 0.947 0.773
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 39.7 39.7 23.1 4.02 9.34 0.705 0.687 0.672 0.924 0.972 0.786

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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