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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.
CanESM5 [-] 403. 403. 402. 412. 1.19 15.2 2.06 0.545 0.348 0.666 0.986 0.578
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 394. 394. 395. 411. -0.469 9.59 1.78 0.679 0.533 0.755 0.999 0.700
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 394. 394. 395. 411. -0.455 9.47 1.79 0.684 0.538 0.743 0.999 0.700
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 395. 395. 395. 411. 0.0479 9.35 1.87 0.679 0.546 0.730 0.999 0.700
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 394. 394. 395. 411. -0.437 9.49 1.97 0.673 0.546 0.720 0.998 0.697
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 394. 394. 395. 411. -0.406 9.44 1.86 0.674 0.550 0.741 0.998 0.703
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 400. 400. 395. 411. 5.65 11.2 1.92 0.552 0.537 0.716 0.999 0.669
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 400. 400. 395. 411. 5.35 11.0 1.92 0.566 0.535 0.720 1.00 0.671
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 400. 400. 395. 411. 5.63 11.1 2.09 0.549 0.551 0.686 0.999 0.667
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 399. 399. 395. 411. 4.84 10.7 1.91 0.576 0.536 0.720 1.00 0.674
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 400. 400. 395. 411. 5.30 11.1 1.99 0.565 0.527 0.710 1.00 0.666
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 395. 395. 395. 411. 0.367 10.4 2.22 0.642 0.504 0.674 0.999 0.664
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 394. 394. 395. 411. -0.415 10.3 2.12 0.649 0.510 0.691 0.998 0.672
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 394. 394. 395. 411. -0.167 10.3 2.12 0.650 0.506 0.693 0.998 0.670
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 394. 394. 395. 411. -0.741 10.4 2.15 0.657 0.497 0.686 0.999 0.667
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 394. 394. 395. 411. -0.203 10.7 2.16 0.648 0.491 0.683 0.998 0.662
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 399. 399. 402. 412. -3.16 10.4 2.65 0.610 0.470 0.556 0.990 0.619
MIROC-ES2L [-] 404. 404. 402. 412. 1.91 10.8 1.74 0.556 0.494 0.720 0.990 0.651
NorESM2-LM [-] 407. 407. 402. 412. 4.94 11.7 1.53 0.549 0.438 0.784 0.993 0.640
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 400. 400. 402. 413. -2.14 8.69 1.51 0.644 0.541 0.769 0.971 0.693
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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.
CanESM5 [-] 426. 426. 420. 6.67 8.20 2.87 0.352 0.553 0.516 0.532 0.501
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 419. 419. 414. 423. 5.34 8.50 1.44 0.350 0.526 0.798 0.824 0.605
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 419. 419. 414. 423. 4.82 8.53 1.57 0.362 0.508 0.782 0.821 0.596
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 419. 419. 414. 423. 5.44 8.63 1.50 0.347 0.514 0.784 0.816 0.595
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 419. 419. 414. 423. 4.82 8.27 1.58 0.366 0.508 0.775 0.819 0.595
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 418. 418. 414. 423. 4.58 8.37 1.54 0.375 0.498 0.785 0.813 0.594
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 423. 423. 414. 423. 9.61 11.3 1.48 0.208 0.517 0.777 0.868 0.577
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 422. 422. 414. 423. 8.45 10.6 1.45 0.243 0.493 0.788 0.870 0.577
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 423. 423. 414. 423. 9.49 11.3 1.39 0.211 0.513 0.785 0.873 0.579
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 423. 423. 414. 423. 9.10 10.8 1.44 0.223 0.540 0.792 0.866 0.592
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 423. 423. 414. 423. 9.56 11.2 1.35 0.210 0.536 0.806 0.876 0.593
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 421. 421. 414. 423. 6.88 9.97 1.87 0.305 0.435 0.734 0.818 0.546
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 420. 420. 414. 423. 5.80 9.52 1.73 0.339 0.424 0.751 0.821 0.551
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 419. 419. 414. 423. 5.68 9.35 1.73 0.340 0.430 0.752 0.824 0.555
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 420. 420. 414. 423. 6.24 9.55 1.71 0.326 0.447 0.755 0.832 0.561
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 420. 420. 414. 423. 6.01 9.54 1.75 0.334 0.426 0.742 0.821 0.550
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 421. 421. 420. 1.07 7.09 3.34 0.452 0.557 0.417 0.793 0.555
MIROC-ES2L [-] 422. 422. 420. 2.76 7.98 2.15 0.485 0.402 0.658 0.457 0.481
NorESM2-LM [-] 431. 431. 420. 11.2 12.0 3.19 0.173 0.518 0.471 0.665 0.469
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 422. 422. 420. 2.01 6.95 1.36 0.489 0.437 0.817 0.967 0.629
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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.
CanESM5 [-] 310. 310. 315. 321. -5.26 16.9 0.872 0.682 0.680 0.888 0.999 0.786
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 313. 313. 312. 354. 1.14 13.0 0.706 0.753 0.714 0.914 0.999 0.819
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 313. 313. 312. 354. 1.01 12.9 0.699 0.757 0.711 0.914 0.999 0.819
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 313. 313. 312. 354. 1.26 13.2 0.724 0.751 0.712 0.909 0.999 0.816
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 313. 313. 312. 354. 1.17 13.2 0.792 0.752 0.711 0.901 0.999 0.815
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 313. 313. 312. 354. 0.981 13.1 0.699 0.752 0.713 0.914 0.999 0.818
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 318. 318. 312. 354. 6.23 14.7 0.768 0.712 0.709 0.901 0.998 0.806
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 317. 317. 312. 354. 5.34 14.2 0.763 0.721 0.711 0.906 0.998 0.810
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 318. 318. 312. 354. 5.51 14.4 0.753 0.717 0.710 0.905 0.998 0.808
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 317. 317. 312. 354. 5.15 14.3 0.764 0.724 0.707 0.904 0.998 0.808
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 318. 318. 312. 354. 5.61 14.5 0.742 0.718 0.707 0.909 0.998 0.808
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 313. 313. 312. 354. 0.733 13.0 0.761 0.751 0.701 0.901 0.999 0.811
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 312. 312. 312. 354. -0.269 12.8 0.767 0.755 0.705 0.899 0.999 0.813
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 312. 312. 312. 354. -0.341 12.8 0.778 0.755 0.705 0.898 0.999 0.812
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 312. 312. 312. 354. 0.228 13.2 0.782 0.751 0.698 0.898 0.999 0.809
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 312. 312. 312. 354. 0.0631 13.1 0.771 0.754 0.696 0.899 0.999 0.809
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 311. 311. 315. 339. -4.11 15.5 1.07 0.676 0.712 0.854 0.998 0.790
MIROC-ES2L [-] 321. 321. 315. 321. 5.80 16.1 0.736 0.672 0.710 0.899 0.994 0.797
NorESM2-LM [-] 319. 319. 315. 339. 3.77 16.1 0.759 0.689 0.691 0.905 0.998 0.795
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 310. 310. 315. 332. -4.88 12.1 0.764 0.742 0.728 0.911 1.00 0.822
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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.
CanESM5 [-] 262. 262. 264. 285. -2.84 13.1 0.267 0.806 0.784 0.982 0.998 0.871
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 266. 266. 256. 277. 10.3 16.3 0.121 0.798 0.805 0.992 0.998 0.879
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 265. 265. 256. 277. 9.52 15.5 0.137 0.811 0.809 0.991 0.999 0.884
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 266. 266. 256. 277. 10.3 16.8 0.165 0.798 0.794 0.989 0.999 0.875
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 266. 266. 256. 277. 10.4 16.9 0.121 0.795 0.796 0.992 0.998 0.875
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 266. 266. 256. 277. 10.4 16.3 0.108 0.797 0.801 0.993 0.999 0.878
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 272. 272. 256. 277. 16.3 20.8 0.118 0.719 0.793 0.992 0.999 0.859
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 271. 271. 256. 277. 14.9 19.8 0.194 0.737 0.796 0.987 0.999 0.863
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 271. 271. 256. 277. 15.0 19.9 0.176 0.737 0.798 0.988 0.999 0.864
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 271. 271. 256. 277. 15.0 19.9 0.225 0.736 0.790 0.985 0.998 0.860
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 271. 271. 256. 277. 15.1 20.1 0.180 0.732 0.791 0.988 0.997 0.860
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 265. 265. 256. 277. 9.13 14.8 0.0988 0.813 0.818 0.993 0.999 0.888
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 264. 264. 256. 277. 7.75 14.1 0.0945 0.832 0.822 0.994 0.999 0.894
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 263. 263. 256. 277. 7.11 13.6 0.132 0.842 0.820 0.991 0.999 0.894
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 265. 265. 256. 277. 8.91 14.9 0.146 0.818 0.812 0.990 0.999 0.886
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 264. 264. 256. 277. 7.75 14.2 0.0967 0.833 0.814 0.993 0.999 0.891
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 271. 271. 264. 304. 6.11 13.7 0.346 0.802 0.788 0.977 0.986 0.868
MIROC-ES2L [-] 265. 265. 264. 285. 0.669 14.8 0.215 0.785 0.790 0.986 0.996 0.869
NorESM2-LM [-] 273. 273. 264. 304. 8.31 16.0 0.268 0.792 0.778 0.982 0.992 0.865
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 259. 259. 265. 297. -5.38 12.3 0.260 0.834 0.794 0.983 0.971 0.875
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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.
CanESM5 [-] 410. 410. 411. -1.02 17.7 2.70 0.374 0.210 0.577 0.923 0.459
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -4.83 12.2 3.29 0.486 0.319 0.458 0.999 0.516
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -4.73 12.2 3.03 0.491 0.316 0.513 0.999 0.527
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -4.70 12.2 3.28 0.490 0.312 0.458 0.999 0.514
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -4.87 12.2 3.56 0.491 0.316 0.404 0.999 0.506
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -5.09 12.2 3.16 0.486 0.318 0.492 0.999 0.523
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 412. 412. 411. 418. 0.920 11.7 3.56 0.459 0.330 0.403 0.998 0.504
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 411. 411. 411. 418. 0.534 11.7 3.13 0.468 0.336 0.492 0.997 0.526
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 411. 411. 411. 418. 0.490 12.1 3.23 0.461 0.313 0.481 0.997 0.513
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 410. 410. 411. 418. -0.719 12.4 3.49 0.485 0.288 0.416 0.996 0.495
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 411. 411. 411. 418. 0.576 12.1 3.06 0.467 0.313 0.504 0.998 0.519
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -4.49 14.0 3.52 0.435 0.237 0.411 0.997 0.463
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -5.04 14.1 3.66 0.439 0.237 0.385 0.998 0.459
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -4.58 13.6 3.59 0.443 0.256 0.390 0.997 0.469
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 405. 405. 411. 418. -5.30 14.2 3.64 0.431 0.236 0.385 0.997 0.457
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 406. 406. 411. 418. -4.73 14.3 3.57 0.434 0.229 0.405 0.996 0.459
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 404. 404. 411. -7.31 13.7 3.71 0.349 0.352 0.382 0.971 0.481
MIROC-ES2L [-] 414. 414. 411. 2.65 14.2 3.28 0.374 0.394 0.449 0.999 0.522
NorESM2-LM [-] 410. 410. 411. -1.37 15.2 3.14 0.428 0.242 0.478 0.992 0.477
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 407. 407. 411. -3.87 11.3 2.37 0.436 0.373 0.643 0.997 0.564
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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.
CanESM5 [-] 296. 296. 299. 320. -3.20 12.8 0.187 0.798 0.787 0.987 0.999 0.872
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 286. 286. 281. 327. 5.16 14.0 0.150 0.814 0.822 0.990 0.993 0.888
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 285. 285. 281. 327. 4.57 13.5 0.178 0.824 0.825 0.988 0.993 0.891
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 286. 286. 281. 327. 4.94 14.3 0.184 0.816 0.815 0.987 0.993 0.885
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 286. 286. 281. 327. 5.13 14.5 0.208 0.813 0.814 0.986 0.993 0.884
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 286. 286. 281. 327. 5.04 14.0 0.133 0.816 0.818 0.991 0.993 0.887
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 291. 291. 281. 327. 10.5 17.2 0.180 0.752 0.813 0.988 0.994 0.872
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 290. 290. 281. 327. 9.49 16.4 0.221 0.767 0.819 0.985 0.993 0.877
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 290. 290. 281. 327. 9.24 16.3 0.200 0.768 0.820 0.986 0.992 0.877
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 290. 290. 281. 327. 9.33 16.5 0.209 0.766 0.812 0.986 0.994 0.874
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 290. 290. 281. 327. 9.62 16.6 0.207 0.762 0.814 0.986 0.995 0.874
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 284. 284. 281. 327. 3.93 13.0 0.136 0.829 0.830 0.991 0.994 0.895
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 283. 283. 281. 327. 2.65 12.5 0.141 0.840 0.834 0.990 0.993 0.898
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 283. 283. 281. 327. 2.90 12.2 0.143 0.844 0.836 0.990 0.993 0.900
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 285. 285. 281. 327. 4.00 13.0 0.158 0.829 0.829 0.989 0.995 0.894
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 284. 284. 281. 327. 3.10 12.5 0.147 0.841 0.830 0.989 0.993 0.897
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 303. 303. 299. 321. 3.31 12.8 0.300 0.785 0.800 0.979 1.00 0.873
MIROC-ES2L [-] 302. 302. 299. 320. 2.53 12.6 0.159 0.781 0.815 0.989 0.982 0.877
NorESM2-LM [-] 304. 304. 299. 321. 4.56 12.7 0.201 0.808 0.807 0.986 0.987 0.879
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 297. 297. 299. 322. -2.52 9.82 0.232 0.848 0.809 0.984 1.00 0.890

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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