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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 [-] 23.2
v1-shallowest [-] 48.9 48.9 39.0 12.9 7.38 15.5 0.824 0.470 0.533 0.895 0.972 0.681
v2 [-] 48.9 48.9 39.0 12.9 7.39 15.5 0.822 0.471 0.533 0.895 0.972 0.681
v3-default [-] 48.9 48.9 39.0 12.9 7.41 15.5 0.820 0.470 0.534 0.895 0.972 0.681
v4 [-] 48.9 48.9 39.0 12.9 7.40 15.5 0.819 0.470 0.534 0.895 0.972 0.681
v5 [-] 48.9 48.9 39.0 12.9 7.41 15.5 0.822 0.470 0.535 0.895 0.972 0.681
v6-measured [-] 48.9 48.9 39.0 12.9 7.42 15.5 0.822 0.471 0.535 0.895 0.972 0.682
v7 [-] 48.8 48.8 39.0 12.9 7.40 15.5 0.820 0.471 0.536 0.896 0.972 0.682
v8-steepest [-] 48.8 48.8 39.0 12.9 7.43 15.6 0.830 0.471 0.537 0.894 0.972 0.682

Temporally integrated period mean

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SPATIAL TAYLOR DIAGRAM
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Spatially integrated regional mean

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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-rsus-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