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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 [-] 77.9
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 75.1 75.1 77.9 -2.81 14.5 0.313 0.914 0.819 0.979 0.994 0.905
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 81.9 81.9 77.9 3.99 16.3 0.338 0.890 0.800 0.978 0.996 0.893
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 78.3 78.3 77.9 0.365 14.4 0.340 0.916 0.822 0.977 0.997 0.907
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 74.1 74.1 77.9 -3.88 15.7 0.357 0.909 0.809 0.976 0.997 0.900
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 68.6 68.6 77.9 -9.38 19.2 0.243 0.856 0.782 0.984 0.997 0.880
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 69.1 69.1 77.9 -8.88 18.7 0.203 0.862 0.783 0.986 0.996 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 [-] 210.
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 217. 216. 210. 6.50 18.6 0.848 0.793 0.675 0.925 0.839 0.781
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 214. 213. 210. 3.88 18.1 0.846 0.800 0.670 0.928 0.891 0.792
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 213. 213. 210. 3.08 16.2 0.622 0.808 0.699 0.948 0.897 0.810
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 205. 204. 210. -5.09 19.6 0.736 0.755 0.642 0.937 0.927 0.780
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 207. 207. 210. -2.81 19.6 0.752 0.780 0.634 0.942 0.869 0.772
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 208. 208. 210. -1.63 15.6 0.599 0.802 0.702 0.953 0.970 0.826
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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 [-] 167.
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 170. 170. 167. 2.77 14.7 0.571 0.881 0.820 0.955 0.997 0.895
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 170. 170. 167. 2.84 14.4 0.543 0.864 0.832 0.959 0.999 0.898
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 171. 171. 167. 3.50 13.9 0.527 0.868 0.837 0.960 0.999 0.900
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 168. 168. 167. 0.501 13.5 0.566 0.878 0.838 0.957 0.996 0.902
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 164. 164. 167. -3.57 15.5 0.571 0.888 0.808 0.956 0.995 0.891
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 164. 164. 167. -2.80 13.9 0.531 0.888 0.830 0.961 0.992 0.900
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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 [-] 143.
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 161. 148. 143. 4.30 16.4 0.717 0.787 0.724 0.923 0.997 0.831
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 159. 147. 143. 3.55 15.7 0.726 0.799 0.728 0.923 0.998 0.835
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 158. 146. 143. 2.79 15.4 0.710 0.802 0.732 0.923 0.998 0.838
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 154. 142. 143. -1.46 16.5 0.691 0.786 0.719 0.926 0.997 0.830
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 154. 141. 143. -2.68 16.9 0.667 0.786 0.717 0.930 0.997 0.830
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 154. 141. 143. -2.67 16.5 0.671 0.786 0.722 0.931 0.997 0.832
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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 [-] 154.
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 157. 155. 154. 1.58 14.7 0.433 0.888 0.831 0.970 0.997 0.903
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 157. 156. 154. 2.06 13.9 0.451 0.875 0.853 0.969 0.999 0.910
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 158. 157. 154. 2.96 13.5 0.470 0.876 0.858 0.968 0.999 0.912
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 154. 153. 154. -0.820 12.5 0.490 0.902 0.859 0.966 0.999 0.917
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 150. 149. 154. -4.69 16.6 0.508 0.887 0.811 0.963 0.994 0.893
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 150. 149. 154. -4.57 14.9 0.512 0.893 0.830 0.965 0.994 0.903

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Data Information

  Title:
CERES EBAF TOA and Surface Fluxes

  Version:
Ed4.1

  Institutions:
NASA Langley Research Center

  Source:
Monthly mean surface fluxes calculated by a radiative transfer model and constrained by the combined Terra and Aqua SSF1deg measurements

  History:
2019-06-25: downloaded source from https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/products-info.php?product=EBAF
2019-08-13: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-rsns-ceres.py

  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, Journal of Climate, 31(2), 895-918, 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, Journal of Climate, 31, 4501-4527, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0523.1

  Comments:
time_period: 2000-01 through 2018-12
original_temporal_resolution: monthly
original_spatial_resolution: 1 degree
original_units: W m-2
final_temporal_resolution: monthly
final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
final_units: W m-2

  Convention:
CF-1.7