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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 [-] 206.
CanESM5 [-] 206. 206. 206. 205. 0.460 21.8 1.77 0.597 0.441 0.751 0.884 0.623
E3SMv3 default [-] 195. 195. 190. 225. 5.74 20.5 1.84 0.604 0.433 0.730 0.997 0.639
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 188. 188. 190. 225. -1.40 19.2 1.87 0.666 0.432 0.716 0.995 0.648
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 177. 177. 190. 225. -13.2 24.7 1.62 0.475 0.447 0.767 0.918 0.611
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 209. 209. 206. 205. 3.06 25.6 2.09 0.625 0.345 0.681 0.951 0.589
MIROC-ES2L [-] 200. 200. 206. 205. -5.26 26.6 2.06 0.477 0.462 0.681 0.722 0.561
NorESM2-LM [-] 200. 200. 206. 205. -5.75 20.3 1.54 0.622 0.460 0.763 0.959 0.653
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 212. 212. 206. 205. 6.31 19.9 1.27 0.604 0.486 0.826 0.871 0.654
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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 [-] 201.
CanESM5 [-] 202. 202. 201. 0.957 17.1 1.42 0.645 0.590 0.809 0.996 0.726
E3SMv3 default [-] 179. 179. 188. 208. -9.32 19.2 1.40 0.539 0.577 0.802 0.876 0.674
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 170. 170. 188. 208. -18.3 23.1 1.46 0.426 0.585 0.789 0.950 0.667
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 156. 156. 188. 208. -32.3 36.0 1.51 0.237 0.511 0.790 0.994 0.608
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 199. 199. 201. -2.37 23.9 1.31 0.567 0.567 0.812 0.699 0.643
MIROC-ES2L [-] 192. 192. 201. -9.37 20.7 1.69 0.607 0.527 0.735 0.848 0.649
NorESM2-LM [-] 200. 200. 201. -0.828 14.6 1.41 0.770 0.588 0.790 0.963 0.740
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 207. 207. 201. 5.29 16.7 1.34 0.678 0.602 0.808 0.998 0.738
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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 [-] 143.
CanESM5 [-] 146. 146. 143. 140. 3.16 17.3 0.727 0.763 0.728 0.921 0.996 0.827
E3SMv3 default [-] 145. 145. 141. 169. 3.56 16.3 0.712 0.781 0.729 0.923 0.996 0.831
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 143. 143. 141. 169. 2.06 15.4 0.722 0.793 0.736 0.921 0.998 0.837
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 139. 139. 141. 169. -2.18 16.5 0.680 0.778 0.724 0.926 0.997 0.830
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 148. 148. 143. 149. 4.95 19.3 0.703 0.753 0.693 0.922 0.995 0.811
MIROC-ES2L [-] 149. 149. 143. 140. 5.38 19.2 0.677 0.729 0.700 0.922 0.990 0.808
NorESM2-LM [-] 145. 145. 143. 149. 1.59 17.9 0.655 0.759 0.716 0.930 0.991 0.822
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 147. 147. 143. 147. 3.79 14.6 0.686 0.793 0.754 0.925 0.997 0.844
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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 [-] 76.5
CanESM5 [-] 75.7 75.7 76.6 68.0 -0.881 14.0 0.330 0.898 0.827 0.977 0.989 0.903
E3SMv3 default [-] 79.8 79.8 81.4 69.7 -1.60 15.5 0.431 0.903 0.814 0.971 0.988 0.898
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 81.9 81.9 81.4 69.7 0.502 14.2 0.447 0.909 0.827 0.970 0.994 0.906
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 79.4 79.4 81.4 69.7 -2.00 14.8 0.357 0.906 0.821 0.976 0.992 0.903
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 81.5 81.5 76.5 81.4 5.00 15.9 0.264 0.896 0.799 0.982 0.993 0.894
MIROC-ES2L [-] 81.4 81.4 76.6 68.0 4.83 14.1 0.338 0.882 0.827 0.978 0.994 0.902
NorESM2-LM [-] 68.1 68.1 76.5 81.4 -8.39 17.7 0.428 0.851 0.794 0.971 0.988 0.880
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 75.6 75.6 76.5 77.4 -0.846 12.2 0.368 0.928 0.841 0.976 0.997 0.916
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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 [-] 175.
CanESM5 [-] 208. 208. 175. 33.3 39.2 2.15 0.178 0.384 0.681 0.998 0.525
E3SMv3 default [-] 194. 194. 174. 217. 20.3 28.3 1.81 0.356 0.413 0.726 0.932 0.568
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 187. 187. 174. 217. 13.7 25.7 1.88 0.460 0.387 0.716 0.888 0.568
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 185. 185. 174. 217. 11.0 27.4 1.78 0.531 0.305 0.742 0.980 0.573
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 195. 195. 175. 20.2 32.3 1.28 0.298 0.310 0.811 0.920 0.530
MIROC-ES2L [-] 188. 188. 175. 12.7 22.0 1.55 0.429 0.481 0.771 0.784 0.589
NorESM2-LM [-] 188. 188. 175. 13.3 23.3 1.59 0.447 0.415 0.782 0.905 0.593
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 195. 195. 175. 20.3 26.1 2.75 0.341 0.419 0.560 0.947 0.537
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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 [-] 120.
CanESM5 [-] 118. 118. 120. 127. -2.04 15.7 0.534 0.874 0.831 0.954 0.997 0.897
E3SMv3 default [-] 118. 118. 117. 124. 0.724 15.0 0.480 0.902 0.828 0.967 0.993 0.904
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 119. 119. 117. 124. 1.72 14.1 0.475 0.902 0.841 0.968 0.997 0.910
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 116. 116. 117. 124. -0.831 13.5 0.415 0.907 0.848 0.972 0.996 0.914
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 123. 123. 120. 127. 3.02 17.3 0.503 0.884 0.803 0.963 0.995 0.890
MIROC-ES2L [-] 122. 122. 120. 127. 2.50 15.6 0.470 0.874 0.832 0.958 0.995 0.898
NorESM2-LM [-] 119. 119. 120. 127. -1.28 16.5 0.498 0.852 0.832 0.962 0.955 0.887
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 119. 119. 120. 128. -0.716 13.8 0.483 0.912 0.832 0.964 0.998 0.908

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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