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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 [-] 299.
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 309. 309. 299. 9.62 16.2 0.238 0.782 0.805 0.981 0.990 0.873
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 316. 316. 299. 16.6 23.1 0.413 0.676 0.744 0.958 0.999 0.824
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 314. 314. 299. 14.7 21.1 0.380 0.713 0.763 0.960 1.00 0.840
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 306. 306. 299. 6.88 14.9 0.278 0.833 0.790 0.975 0.999 0.877
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 286. 286. 299. -13.6 17.1 0.215 0.718 0.802 0.985 0.993 0.860
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 293. 293. 299. -6.79 12.8 0.216 0.828 0.814 0.985 0.991 0.886
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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 [-] 450.
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 456. 456. 450. 6.08 11.5 0.793 0.540 0.649 0.919 0.990 0.749
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 455. 454. 450. 4.73 11.1 0.852 0.540 0.649 0.913 0.985 0.747
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 458. 457. 450. 7.47 11.9 0.720 0.478 0.679 0.925 0.985 0.749
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 453. 452. 450. 2.72 10.1 0.781 0.601 0.642 0.920 0.980 0.757
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 444. 443. 450. -6.61 11.6 0.833 0.498 0.629 0.915 0.977 0.729
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 447. 446. 450. -3.33 10.1 0.813 0.565 0.659 0.914 0.971 0.753
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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 [-] 393.
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 398. 398. 393. 4.89 12.7 0.317 0.755 0.779 0.978 1.00 0.858
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 400. 400. 393. 6.37 14.5 0.691 0.721 0.777 0.951 0.997 0.845
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 403. 403. 393. 9.22 14.9 0.364 0.689 0.793 0.973 0.998 0.849
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 397. 397. 393. 3.24 12.3 0.312 0.759 0.787 0.978 1.00 0.862
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 383. 383. 393. -10.8 14.6 0.208 0.713 0.791 0.985 0.997 0.855
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 388. 388. 393. -5.71 11.7 0.394 0.804 0.798 0.973 0.998 0.874
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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.
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 394. 381. 377. 3.53 12.9 0.503 0.713 0.750 0.950 1.00 0.832
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 394. 381. 377. 4.35 14.3 0.586 0.694 0.744 0.940 0.999 0.824
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 398. 384. 377. 6.96 14.6 0.531 0.675 0.750 0.945 0.999 0.824
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 392. 378. 377. 1.36 12.8 0.513 0.724 0.745 0.946 1.00 0.832
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 380. 365. 377. -12.1 16.5 0.503 0.651 0.745 0.946 0.998 0.817
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 384. 369. 377. -7.86 14.1 0.519 0.704 0.751 0.947 0.999 0.830
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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 [-] 376.
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] 382. 381. 376. 4.57 13.0 0.339 0.801 0.810 0.977 0.998 0.879
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] 384. 383. 376. 6.64 15.3 0.767 0.760 0.809 0.947 0.994 0.864
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] 387. 386. 376. 9.67 15.6 0.377 0.740 0.823 0.974 0.996 0.871
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] 381. 379. 376. 2.91 12.7 0.257 0.803 0.818 0.982 0.999 0.884
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] 366. 364. 376. -12.2 15.6 0.189 0.750 0.812 0.987 0.999 0.872
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] 371. 370. 376. -6.60 12.5 0.390 0.826 0.819 0.974 0.999 0.888

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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-rlus-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