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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 [-] 452.
CanESM5 [-] 460. 460. 452. 454. 8.25 12.0 0.849 0.402 0.551 0.907 0.984 0.679
E3SMv3 default [-] 456. 456. 448. 458. 8.66 13.3 0.975 0.411 0.539 0.870 0.999 0.672
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 457. 457. 448. 458. 9.62 14.5 1.04 0.353 0.559 0.859 0.998 0.666
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 450. 450. 448. 458. 2.26 10.4 0.981 0.521 0.535 0.871 0.986 0.690
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 457. 457. 452. 455. 5.57 10.5 0.855 0.472 0.558 0.905 0.952 0.689
MIROC-ES2L [-] 454. 454. 452. 454. 2.49 10.2 0.968 0.489 0.586 0.883 0.997 0.708
NorESM2-LM [-] 465. 465. 452. 455. 13.5 15.5 1.04 0.301 0.554 0.880 0.962 0.650
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 464. 464. 452. 455. 12.4 14.3 0.841 0.375 0.595 0.909 0.999 0.695
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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 [-] 465.
CanESM5 [-] 471. 471. 465. 6.80 7.94 1.67 0.346 0.640 0.737 0.694 0.611
E3SMv3 default [-] 455. 455. 454. 470. 1.30 8.42 1.44 0.289 0.584 0.782 0.881 0.624
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 457. 457. 454. 470. 2.96 8.61 1.50 0.287 0.587 0.774 0.914 0.630
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 452. 452. 454. 470. -1.07 8.12 1.77 0.321 0.557 0.735 0.899 0.614
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 470. 470. 465. 5.07 6.85 2.29 0.370 0.576 0.620 0.877 0.604
MIROC-ES2L [-] 467. 467. 465. 2.19 8.19 2.39 0.383 0.420 0.622 0.751 0.519
NorESM2-LM [-] 476. 476. 465. 11.6 12.1 2.37 0.151 0.595 0.628 0.775 0.549
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 471. 471. 465. 6.10 7.34 1.22 0.442 0.604 0.818 0.698 0.633
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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 [-] 377.
CanESM5 [-] 379. 379. 376. 395. 2.15 16.2 0.525 0.672 0.734 0.942 0.999 0.816
E3SMv3 default [-] 378. 378. 374. 407. 3.68 13.5 0.473 0.716 0.749 0.952 1.00 0.833
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 381. 381. 374. 407. 7.07 14.9 0.484 0.681 0.751 0.950 1.00 0.827
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 375. 375. 374. 407. 0.726 13.3 0.480 0.730 0.743 0.948 1.00 0.833
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 378. 378. 376. 417. 1.94 13.8 0.539 0.706 0.753 0.943 0.999 0.831
MIROC-ES2L [-] 386. 386. 376. 395. 9.10 17.6 0.495 0.643 0.736 0.945 0.985 0.809
NorESM2-LM [-] 386. 386. 376. 417. 9.37 17.1 0.650 0.640 0.727 0.935 0.999 0.805
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 380. 380. 376. 409. 3.66 13.0 0.493 0.713 0.749 0.946 0.999 0.831
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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 [-] 305.
CanESM5 [-] 305. 305. 305. 324. -0.350 12.9 0.163 0.771 0.819 0.988 0.997 0.879
E3SMv3 default [-] 306. 306. 298. 315. 8.03 14.0 0.0708 0.843 0.832 0.995 1.00 0.900
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 312. 312. 298. 315. 13.8 18.1 0.0699 0.769 0.826 0.995 1.00 0.883
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 305. 305. 298. 315. 6.85 13.2 0.0718 0.859 0.833 0.995 1.00 0.904
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 312. 312. 305. 347. 7.08 13.8 0.194 0.794 0.761 0.981 0.999 0.859
MIROC-ES2L [-] 309. 309. 305. 324. 4.33 14.4 0.183 0.752 0.818 0.986 0.997 0.874
NorESM2-LM [-] 310. 310. 305. 347. 5.36 14.3 0.310 0.789 0.779 0.978 1.00 0.865
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 300. 300. 305. 339. -5.25 11.9 0.154 0.802 0.831 0.989 0.984 0.887
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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 [-] 444.
CanESM5 [-] 472. 472. 444. 28.0 32.6 1.44 0.110 0.268 0.794 0.736 0.435
E3SMv3 default [-] 451. 451. 443. 462. 7.50 10.4 1.33 0.342 0.546 0.820 0.971 0.645
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 453. 453. 443. 462. 10.2 12.4 1.50 0.255 0.547 0.787 0.963 0.620
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 452. 452. 443. 462. 8.52 11.9 1.55 0.308 0.501 0.775 0.948 0.606
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 456. 456. 444. 11.8 13.6 1.18 0.240 0.615 0.837 0.997 0.661
MIROC-ES2L [-] 450. 450. 444. 6.11 12.6 1.62 0.281 0.505 0.780 0.997 0.613
NorESM2-LM [-] 457. 457. 444. 12.9 15.1 1.13 0.219 0.506 0.863 0.994 0.618
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 460. 460. 444. 16.1 18.8 2.18 0.203 0.377 0.674 0.994 0.525
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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 [-] 351.
CanESM5 [-] 351. 351. 351. 376. 0.576 13.9 0.174 0.758 0.810 0.988 0.998 0.873
E3SMv3 default [-] 342. 342. 337. 372. 5.24 13.2 0.146 0.847 0.846 0.990 0.997 0.905
E3SMv3 highECS [-] 347. 347. 337. 372. 10.0 16.2 0.146 0.796 0.842 0.990 0.994 0.893
E3SMv3 lowECS [-] 340. 340. 337. 372. 3.80 12.5 0.118 0.859 0.850 0.992 0.996 0.909
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 355. 355. 351. 376. 3.79 13.5 0.213 0.765 0.771 0.986 0.995 0.858
MIROC-ES2L [-] 356. 356. 351. 376. 4.65 14.8 0.211 0.725 0.811 0.986 0.978 0.862
NorESM2-LM [-] 359. 359. 351. 376. 8.45 14.5 0.271 0.760 0.796 0.982 1.00 0.867
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 350. 350. 351. 377. -0.520 9.56 0.134 0.837 0.843 0.991 0.999 0.903

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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