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Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
RMSE [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.0963
CanESM5 [-] 0.113 0.113 0.0974 0.0706 0.0154 0.0211 2.82 0.340 0.403 0.522 0.957 0.525
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.147 0.147 0.136 0.0505 0.0103 0.0261 3.76 0.435 0.333 0.358 0.988 0.489
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.146 0.146 0.136 0.0505 0.00934 0.0257 3.71 0.436 0.341 0.368 0.982 0.494
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.146 0.146 0.136 0.0505 0.00990 0.0259 3.72 0.417 0.336 0.368 0.972 0.486
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 0.102 0.102 0.0970 0.0701 0.00455 0.0145 3.19 0.275 0.358 0.470 0.987 0.490
MIROC-ES2L [-] 0.0909 0.0909 0.0974 0.0706 -0.00651 0.0170 2.94 0.360 0.417 0.495 0.939 0.526
NorESM2-LM [-] 0.102 0.102 0.0970 0.0701 0.00455 0.0153 3.00 0.275 0.376 0.490 0.992 0.502
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 0.122 0.122 0.0971 0.0685 0.0251 0.0296 3.12 0.198 0.412 0.452 0.871 0.469
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
RMSE [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.0664
CanESM5 [-] 0.0689 0.0689 0.0664 0.00248 0.0130 1.92 0.292 0.561 0.682 0.842 0.588
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.128 0.128 0.0951 0.0519 0.0331 0.0373 2.71 0.249 0.487 0.560 0.337 0.424
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.129 0.129 0.0951 0.0519 0.0335 0.0375 2.76 0.242 0.484 0.550 0.352 0.423
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.129 0.129 0.0951 0.0519 0.0335 0.0375 2.84 0.247 0.486 0.539 0.327 0.417
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 0.0718 0.0718 0.0664 0.00535 0.0122 2.04 0.196 0.509 0.664 0.933 0.562
MIROC-ES2L [-] 0.0635 0.0635 0.0664 -0.00293 0.0134 1.69 0.260 0.503 0.725 0.704 0.539
NorESM2-LM [-] 0.0665 0.0665 0.0664 0.000112 0.0107 1.82 0.245 0.543 0.697 0.976 0.601
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 0.0787 0.0787 0.0664 0.0123 0.0156 1.94 0.320 0.519 0.685 0.884 0.585
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
RMSE [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.253
CanESM5 [-] 0.269 0.269 0.252 0.314 0.0173 0.0547 2.23 0.431 0.521 0.648 0.994 0.623
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.264 0.264 0.262 0.136 0.00145 0.0483 2.02 0.489 0.509 0.682 0.996 0.637
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.260 0.260 0.262 0.136 -0.00219 0.0488 2.01 0.488 0.511 0.685 0.996 0.638
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.263 0.263 0.262 0.136 0.000845 0.0491 2.01 0.486 0.500 0.684 0.996 0.633
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 0.247 0.247 0.253 0.276 -0.00525 0.0477 2.28 0.498 0.542 0.641 0.994 0.643
MIROC-ES2L [-] 0.219 0.219 0.252 0.314 -0.0333 0.0705 2.24 0.372 0.498 0.640 0.936 0.589
NorESM2-LM [-] 0.261 0.261 0.253 0.276 0.00853 0.0452 2.06 0.495 0.524 0.676 0.993 0.642
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 0.278 0.278 0.253 0.297 0.0256 0.0579 2.33 0.370 0.539 0.629 0.992 0.614
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
RMSE [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.303
CanESM5 [-] 0.328 0.328 0.303 0.271 0.0243 0.0915 1.44 0.705 0.620 0.807 0.991 0.749
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.289 0.289 0.313 0.289 -0.0242 0.0920 0.881 0.712 0.673 0.895 0.986 0.788
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.275 0.275 0.313 0.289 -0.0376 0.0977 0.865 0.701 0.658 0.899 0.989 0.781
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.286 0.286 0.313 0.289 -0.0263 0.0927 0.889 0.712 0.668 0.893 0.988 0.786
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 0.277 0.277 0.304 0.129 -0.0267 0.0862 1.03 0.704 0.626 0.876 0.993 0.765
MIROC-ES2L [-] 0.278 0.278 0.303 0.271 -0.0251 0.0975 0.915 0.670 0.572 0.884 0.988 0.737
NorESM2-LM [-] 0.325 0.325 0.304 0.129 0.0210 0.0775 0.721 0.738 0.677 0.920 0.993 0.801
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 0.326 0.326 0.304 0.183 0.0224 0.0849 1.15 0.695 0.651 0.863 0.990 0.770
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
RMSE [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.131
CanESM5 [-] 0.127 0.127 0.131 -0.00390 0.0152 3.07 0.487 0.469 0.491 0.902 0.564
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.133 0.133 0.134 0.0549 -0.00120 0.0166 2.68 0.492 0.480 0.564 0.714 0.546
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.133 0.133 0.134 0.0549 -0.000921 0.0165 2.70 0.495 0.480 0.562 0.723 0.548
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.132 0.132 0.134 0.0549 -0.00218 0.0167 2.77 0.482 0.482 0.547 0.746 0.548
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 0.128 0.128 0.131 -0.00318 0.0129 3.39 0.550 0.522 0.429 0.946 0.594
MIROC-ES2L [-] 0.102 0.102 0.131 -0.0291 0.0337 3.85 0.102 0.491 0.346 0.648 0.415
NorESM2-LM [-] 0.128 0.128 0.131 -0.00249 0.0137 3.30 0.531 0.510 0.462 0.863 0.575
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 0.173 0.173 0.131 0.0417 0.0435 3.30 0.0606 0.502 0.437 0.952 0.491
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
RMSE [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.161
CanESM5 [-] 0.184 0.184 0.161 0.112 0.0226 0.0610 0.902 0.630 0.591 0.891 0.965 0.734
E3SMv3 default [-] 0.218 0.218 0.220 0.0770 -0.00144 0.0736 0.988 0.655 0.618 0.881 0.983 0.751
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 0.211 0.211 0.220 0.0770 -0.00865 0.0741 0.992 0.654 0.619 0.881 0.982 0.751
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 0.219 0.219 0.220 0.0770 -0.000651 0.0756 0.988 0.651 0.604 0.881 0.983 0.745
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 0.155 0.155 0.161 0.113 -0.00636 0.0507 0.778 0.617 0.614 0.911 0.963 0.744
MIROC-ES2L [-] 0.148 0.148 0.161 0.112 -0.0134 0.0627 0.857 0.645 0.520 0.895 0.918 0.700
NorESM2-LM [-] 0.165 0.165 0.161 0.113 0.00446 0.0460 0.766 0.736 0.639 0.910 0.976 0.780
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 0.182 0.182 0.161 0.110 0.0213 0.0577 0.783 0.618 0.583 0.906 0.987 0.735

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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