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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 [-] 402.
CMIP6 ens [-] 401. 401. 402. 413. -0.919 8.77 1.42 0.690 0.497 0.789 0.999 0.695
E3SMv3 default [-] 394. 394. 395. 411. -0.170 9.42 1.89 0.681 0.543 0.733 0.999 0.700
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 400. 400. 395. 411. 5.43 10.9 1.99 0.559 0.545 0.708 1.00 0.671
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 395. 395. 395. 411. -0.00407 10.4 2.16 0.651 0.502 0.685 0.999 0.668
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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 [-] 420.
CMIP6 ens [-] 423. 423. 420. 2.93 5.24 2.56 0.535 0.619 0.575 0.689 0.607
E3SMv3 default [-] 419. 419. 414. 423. 5.03 8.42 1.54 0.359 0.524 0.780 0.820 0.601
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 423. 423. 414. 423. 9.27 11.1 1.44 0.218 0.528 0.788 0.868 0.586
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 420. 420. 414. 423. 6.32 9.53 1.67 0.323 0.454 0.758 0.824 0.563
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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 [-] 315.
CMIP6 ens [-] 312. 312. 315. 340. -2.75 11.4 0.718 0.753 0.752 0.905 1.00 0.832
E3SMv3 default [-] 313. 313. 312. 354. 1.20 12.9 0.713 0.754 0.719 0.910 0.999 0.820
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 318. 318. 312. 354. 5.76 14.3 0.752 0.717 0.716 0.903 0.998 0.810
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 312. 312. 312. 354. 0.169 12.8 0.765 0.753 0.709 0.899 0.999 0.814
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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 [-] 265.
CMIP6 ens [-] 264. 264. 265. 304. -0.710 10.1 0.175 0.855 0.836 0.988 0.999 0.903
E3SMv3 default [-] 266. 266. 256. 277. 10.2 16.0 0.0878 0.800 0.809 0.994 0.998 0.882
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 272. 272. 256. 277. 15.8 20.2 0.122 0.726 0.801 0.992 0.998 0.864
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 264. 264. 256. 277. 8.39 14.2 0.0801 0.824 0.824 0.995 0.999 0.893
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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 [-] 411.
CMIP6 ens [-] 407. 407. 411. -4.29 12.2 3.28 0.431 0.334 0.451 0.996 0.510
E3SMv3 default [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -4.76 12.0 3.37 0.492 0.325 0.443 0.999 0.517
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 411. 411. 411. 418. 0.451 11.9 3.59 0.469 0.319 0.401 0.998 0.501
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -4.70 13.9 3.64 0.438 0.242 0.386 0.997 0.461
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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 [-] 300.
CMIP6 ens [-] 298. 298. 300. 321. -1.09 8.67 0.111 0.853 0.860 0.992 0.994 0.912
E3SMv3 default [-] 286. 286. 281. 327. 5.10 13.8 0.129 0.816 0.826 0.991 0.993 0.890
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 291. 291. 281. 327. 10.0 16.5 0.144 0.759 0.824 0.990 0.993 0.878
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 284. 284. 281. 327. 3.45 12.4 0.110 0.835 0.839 0.992 0.993 0.900

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Spatially integrated regional mean

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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