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Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
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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 [-] -42.0
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] -37.1 -37.1 -42.0 4.83 11.0 1.90 0.598 0.500 0.714 0.787 0.620
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] -39.1 -39.1 -42.0 2.85 10.1 1.86 0.651 0.499 0.726 0.879 0.651
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] -37.9 -37.9 -42.0 4.04 10.9 1.86 0.614 0.491 0.718 0.817 0.626
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] -38.1 -38.1 -42.0 3.85 10.9 1.84 0.617 0.488 0.728 0.793 0.623
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] -36.7 -36.7 -42.0 5.29 11.0 1.96 0.569 0.497 0.705 0.805 0.615
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] -36.6 -36.6 -42.0 5.37 11.1 1.94 0.576 0.497 0.708 0.797 0.615
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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 [-] -61.1
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] -65.9 -66.1 -61.1 -4.99 11.8 1.11 0.502 0.583 0.847 0.783 0.659
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] -63.7 -63.9 -61.1 -2.77 11.1 1.34 0.573 0.560 0.826 0.807 0.665
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] -62.2 -62.4 -61.1 -1.30 10.0 1.14 0.619 0.594 0.844 0.794 0.689
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] -62.2 -62.4 -61.1 -1.33 11.2 1.08 0.554 0.525 0.850 0.809 0.652
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] -65.3 -65.5 -61.1 -4.41 12.4 1.17 0.429 0.579 0.829 0.739 0.631
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] -64.3 -64.5 -61.1 -3.38 11.7 0.960 0.463 0.585 0.861 0.771 0.653
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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 [-] -62.7
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] -65.0 -65.0 -62.7 -2.38 11.6 1.28 0.543 0.594 0.822 0.904 0.691
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] -63.4 -63.4 -62.7 -0.753 11.1 1.24 0.586 0.601 0.841 0.855 0.697
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] -64.2 -64.2 -62.7 -1.53 10.8 1.22 0.579 0.618 0.847 0.859 0.704
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] -65.7 -65.7 -62.7 -3.04 12.7 1.10 0.503 0.565 0.866 0.876 0.675
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] -64.9 -64.9 -62.7 -2.28 12.1 1.42 0.525 0.582 0.802 0.899 0.678
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] -64.9 -64.9 -62.7 -2.27 11.9 1.30 0.531 0.581 0.821 0.899 0.682
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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 [-] -60.9
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] -68.1 -64.4 -60.9 -3.45 12.8 1.44 0.568 0.582 0.798 0.982 0.702
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] -66.1 -62.9 -60.9 -1.98 12.5 1.49 0.584 0.578 0.791 0.971 0.700
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] -66.4 -62.9 -60.9 -2.01 12.4 1.44 0.576 0.588 0.798 0.975 0.705
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] -66.1 -62.7 -60.9 -1.83 12.5 1.42 0.577 0.580 0.804 0.976 0.704
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] -66.8 -63.0 -60.9 -2.12 12.8 1.50 0.562 0.585 0.789 0.974 0.699
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] -66.4 -62.7 -60.9 -1.81 13.1 1.46 0.555 0.581 0.797 0.970 0.697
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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 [-] -61.7
v3.LR.historical_0101 [-] -63.1 -62.8 -61.7 -1.11 11.6 1.33 0.575 0.572 0.816 0.908 0.689
v3alt.LR.highECS001.historical [-] -61.6 -61.4 -61.7 0.315 11.2 1.26 0.590 0.599 0.838 0.844 0.694
v3alt.LR.highECS003.historical [-] -63.1 -62.9 -61.7 -1.18 10.9 1.22 0.568 0.613 0.854 0.870 0.703
v3alt.LR.lowECS001.historical [-] -63.6 -63.4 -61.7 -1.62 11.7 1.14 0.544 0.583 0.869 0.884 0.693
v3alt.LR.lowECS002.historical [-] -63.0 -62.8 -61.7 -1.09 12.0 1.52 0.567 0.557 0.793 0.906 0.676
v3alt.LR.lowECS003.historical [-] -62.9 -62.7 -61.7 -0.941 11.5 1.41 0.579 0.568 0.807 0.909 0.686

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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-rlns-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