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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 [-] 21.7
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 33.5 33.2 21.7 2.05 4.45 2.47 0.399 0.353 0.608 0.977 0.538
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 31.9 31.9 21.7 0.194 4.62 2.36 0.341 0.364 0.636 0.988 0.539
BGCLND [-] 33.1 33.1 30.4 11.9 2.66 6.84 2.30 0.478 0.335 0.632 0.990 0.554
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 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 [-] 38.8 38.0 21.7 4.52 7.15 2.28 0.373 0.282 0.651 0.886 0.495
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 33.5 33.7 21.7 1.57 4.37 2.37 0.439 0.327 0.629 0.967 0.538
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 23.4 23.0 21.7 1.29 4.70 2.02 0.305 0.339 0.698 0.959 0.528
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 -1.70 4.71 2.52 0.336 0.394 0.600 0.954 0.536
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 38.6 39.4 21.7 4.31 6.16 1.98 0.385 0.415 0.694 0.889 0.560
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 57.5 57.5 21.7 14.4 16.1 2.72 0.284 0.281 0.560 0.515 0.384
NorESM2-LM [-] 31.7 32.1 21.7 0.658 4.49 2.04 0.365 0.384 0.682 0.984 0.560
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 45.3 45.3 21.7 7.69 9.01 1.77 0.284 0.468 0.736 0.803 0.552
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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
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 22.3 22.3 14.1 1.93 3.52 2.19 0.234 0.488 0.654 0.927 0.558
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 23.3 23.3 14.1 0.0233 3.04 2.05 0.377 0.528 0.681 0.968 0.617
BGCLND [-] 27.3 27.3 19.4 11.4 7.95 8.84 2.01 0.278 0.551 0.692 0.634 0.541
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 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 [-] 19.6 19.7 14.1 0.608 3.18 1.72 0.403 0.508 0.747 0.881 0.610
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 23.3 23.3 14.1 0.805 2.78 2.02 0.494 0.466 0.682 0.982 0.618
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 14.3 14.4 14.1 0.242 3.56 1.91 0.282 0.525 0.707 0.880 0.584
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 -1.20 3.42 2.22 0.335 0.511 0.647 0.815 0.564
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 32.4 32.6 14.1 1.76 4.30 2.06 0.340 0.499 0.698 0.812 0.570
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 29.1 29.1 14.1 2.85 4.34 1.75 0.484 0.487 0.736 0.679 0.575
NorESM2-LM [-] 22.0 22.0 14.1 -0.0646 2.75 1.91 0.398 0.573 0.698 0.980 0.645
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 32.0 32.0 14.1 3.39 4.65 1.89 0.439 0.541 0.713 0.720 0.591
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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 [-] 43.1
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 45.9 45.9 43.1 -0.498 11.9 1.16 0.562 0.603 0.839 0.980 0.718
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 42.8 42.8 43.1 -3.42 12.6 1.03 0.578 0.607 0.866 0.984 0.728
BGCLND [-] 43.8 43.8 45.0 20.1 -1.21 10.4 0.827 0.671 0.649 0.891 0.991 0.770
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 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 [-] 52.1 52.4 43.1 5.10 13.2 0.989 0.535 0.576 0.874 0.985 0.709
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 47.8 47.9 43.1 1.32 11.1 0.955 0.620 0.631 0.875 0.986 0.749
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 49.2 49.2 43.1 5.94 13.2 0.914 0.552 0.592 0.888 0.988 0.722
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 [-] 39.7 40.0 43.1 -5.51 15.4 1.04 0.555 0.593 0.860 0.919 0.704
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 49.8 49.8 43.1 1.93 13.2 1.07 0.558 0.597 0.856 0.972 0.716
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 58.9 58.9 43.1 11.2 17.8 1.40 0.481 0.560 0.801 0.983 0.677
NorESM2-LM [-] 47.4 47.5 43.1 0.955 10.6 0.961 0.612 0.619 0.876 0.989 0.743
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 54.7 54.7 43.1 7.10 13.4 0.883 0.475 0.633 0.889 0.984 0.723
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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
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 26.5 26.3 33.2 -4.87 15.8 0.785 0.703 0.675 0.904 0.978 0.787
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 32.5 32.4 33.2 -4.81 17.4 0.624 0.774 0.641 0.943 0.912 0.782
BGCLND [-] 32.3 32.3 36.6 28.5 -4.38 16.1 0.393 0.791 0.657 0.958 0.984 0.809
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 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 [-] 39.6 39.6 33.2 2.61 15.0 0.561 0.776 0.666 0.947 0.983 0.808
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 36.4 36.3 33.2 1.52 11.2 0.461 0.781 0.735 0.953 0.990 0.839
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 38.5 38.6 33.2 5.37 17.8 0.536 0.733 0.649 0.954 0.982 0.794
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 [-] 30.4 30.4 33.2 -3.33 15.1 0.506 0.764 0.687 0.955 0.963 0.811
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 30.7 30.6 33.2 -4.29 14.6 0.712 0.790 0.689 0.913 0.984 0.813
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 42.7 42.7 33.2 3.32 13.9 0.683 0.753 0.685 0.924 0.988 0.807
NorESM2-LM [-] 35.3 35.5 33.2 -2.73 14.1 0.484 0.804 0.718 0.957 0.958 0.831
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 40.0 40.0 33.2 3.02 13.0 0.463 0.774 0.699 0.962 0.985 0.824
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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
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 30.1 30.1 26.2 2.83 6.08 2.06 0.358 0.445 0.698 0.805 0.550
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 32.3 32.3 26.2 4.96 6.52 1.98 0.289 0.457 0.700 0.959 0.572
BGCLND [-] 26.8 26.8 26.7 12.6 0.0648 3.66 1.58 0.578 0.573 0.774 0.851 0.670
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 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 [-] 31.5 31.6 26.2 4.41 6.74 1.79 0.303 0.372 0.744 0.938 0.546
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 28.6 28.6 26.2 1.61 4.94 1.70 0.518 0.377 0.753 0.985 0.602
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 31.4 31.4 26.2 5.18 6.61 1.84 0.278 0.396 0.733 0.952 0.551
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 [-] 21.8 21.8 26.2 -4.78 6.51 2.05 0.252 0.486 0.684 0.928 0.567
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 32.9 32.9 26.2 5.04 7.49 1.85 0.294 0.404 0.731 0.801 0.527
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 35.3 35.3 26.2 8.18 9.63 1.90 0.366 0.414 0.726 0.344 0.453
NorESM2-LM [-] 28.5 28.5 26.2 1.52 4.50 1.99 0.503 0.407 0.713 0.977 0.602
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 42.7 42.7 26.2 14.5 15.2 2.14 0.0541 0.412 0.677 0.772 0.465
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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
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 25.7 26.0 23.1 -3.07 10.6 1.06 0.601 0.657 0.855 0.951 0.744
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 30.0 29.9 23.1 -2.24 8.81 0.894 0.746 0.638 0.893 0.965 0.776
BGCLND [-] 30.9 30.9 32.3 10.1 -1.44 11.5 0.702 0.730 0.645 0.908 0.985 0.783
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 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 [-] 39.1 40.0 23.1 4.32 11.3 0.879 0.685 0.623 0.900 0.900 0.746
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 36.0 36.0 23.1 2.26 8.27 0.753 0.693 0.699 0.907 0.951 0.790
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 28.4 28.5 23.1 5.43 12.3 0.795 0.673 0.633 0.912 0.890 0.748
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 [-] 28.8 29.4 23.1 -1.73 9.33 0.873 0.712 0.656 0.893 0.942 0.772
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 30.5 30.7 23.1 -1.46 9.43 1.05 0.750 0.651 0.855 0.965 0.774
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 43.8 43.6 23.1 6.04 12.3 1.13 0.647 0.638 0.855 0.914 0.738
NorESM2-LM [-] 34.1 33.8 23.1 0.0705 8.05 0.771 0.751 0.690 0.912 0.979 0.804
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 39.6 39.5 23.1 3.87 9.27 0.735 0.690 0.674 0.919 0.973 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