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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 395.
CanESM5 [-] 395. 0.191 37.3 1.02 0.988 0.0917 0.933 0.526
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 406. 10.7 20.3 3.07 0.504 0.303 0.494 0.401
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 406. 11.2 20.1 3.07 0.488 0.316 0.494 0.403
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 407. 11.6 20.8 3.07 0.475 0.292 0.494 0.388
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 406. 11.0 21.3 3.07 0.495 0.275 0.494 0.385
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 406. 11.1 17.3 3.07 0.490 0.374 0.494 0.433
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 413. 17.7 22.6 3.07 0.322 0.310 0.494 0.359
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 412. 16.9 23.7 3.07 0.339 0.312 0.494 0.364
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 412. 17.2 20.2 3.07 0.331 0.374 0.494 0.393
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 411. 15.5 22.7 3.07 0.372 0.319 0.494 0.376
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 411. 16.3 22.3 3.07 0.352 0.325 0.494 0.374
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 407. 11.5 19.2 2.05 0.480 0.340 0.745 0.476
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 406. 10.5 18.6 2.05 0.511 0.342 0.745 0.485
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 405. 10.0 19.9 2.05 0.526 0.307 0.745 0.471
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 405. 10.2 18.2 2.05 0.519 0.368 0.745 0.500
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 405. 9.91 20.0 2.05 0.530 0.304 0.745 0.471
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 392. -2.70 20.9 0.00 0.841 0.275 1.00 0.598
MIROC-ES2L [-] 404. 8.49 20.0 4.08 0.581 0.289 0.244 0.351
NorESM2-LM [-] 399. 4.40 25.4 3.07 0.754 0.197 0.494 0.410
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 405. 10.1 16.9 4.08 0.523 0.354 0.244 0.369
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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 422.
CanESM5 [-] 424. 1.88 7.84 0.00 0.653 0.190 1.00 0.508
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 429. 6.31 10.0 0.00 0.238 0.171 1.00 0.395
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 427. 5.23 9.54 0.00 0.304 0.153 1.00 0.402
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 430. 7.39 10.2 0.00 0.186 0.223 1.00 0.408
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 429. 6.32 10.3 0.00 0.238 0.177 1.00 0.398
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 429. 6.95 9.08 2.98 0.206 0.289 0.515 0.325
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 435. 12.6 14.2 4.00 0.0575 0.255 0.263 0.207
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 434. 12.1 14.2 2.98 0.0631 0.217 0.515 0.253
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 435. 12.5 14.2 4.00 0.0582 0.297 0.263 0.229
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 435. 12.5 14.0 4.00 0.0585 0.299 0.263 0.230
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 435. 13.2 14.6 2.98 0.0502 0.317 0.515 0.300
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 430. 7.84 11.6 2.98 0.168 0.146 0.515 0.244
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 428. 6.18 10.9 4.00 0.245 0.129 0.263 0.191
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 429. 7.18 11.2 2.98 0.195 0.123 0.515 0.239
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 429. 6.30 9.70 2.98 0.239 0.184 0.515 0.280
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 430. 7.75 11.4 2.98 0.172 0.149 0.515 0.246
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 413. -9.04 14.6 2.05 0.128 0.0712 0.745 0.254
MIROC-ES2L [-] 423. 1.11 7.15 4.00 0.776 0.206 0.263 0.363
NorESM2-LM [-] 435. 12.3 15.7 1.03 0.0610 0.140 0.930 0.318
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 421. -1.71 8.30 2.98 0.678 0.151 0.515 0.373
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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 313.
CanESM5 [-] 308. -6.81 23.4 0.402 0.767 0.594 0.967 0.730
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 309. -1.82 20.0 0.499 0.801 0.623 0.959 0.751
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 308. -2.37 20.9 0.553 0.792 0.614 0.952 0.743
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 308. -2.20 20.4 0.447 0.798 0.615 0.962 0.748
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 309. -1.96 20.3 0.551 0.805 0.618 0.952 0.748
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 308. -2.74 20.2 0.472 0.803 0.618 0.958 0.749
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 314. 3.16 21.1 0.551 0.759 0.609 0.952 0.732
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 313. 2.26 21.0 0.550 0.769 0.617 0.956 0.740
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 312. 1.89 20.9 0.446 0.777 0.617 0.963 0.743
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 312. 1.45 20.4 0.524 0.776 0.620 0.954 0.742
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 313. 2.40 21.2 0.657 0.764 0.617 0.945 0.736
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 308. -2.97 20.9 0.262 0.792 0.618 0.980 0.752
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 307. -3.52 20.1 0.340 0.795 0.618 0.974 0.751
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 306. -4.47 20.5 0.391 0.792 0.611 0.965 0.744
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 307. -3.03 20.7 0.420 0.803 0.614 0.969 0.750
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 307. -3.99 21.0 0.469 0.792 0.610 0.963 0.744
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 306. -3.46 21.5 0.484 0.765 0.613 0.960 0.738
MIROC-ES2L [-] 318. 2.95 22.5 0.540 0.762 0.610 0.942 0.731
NorESM2-LM [-] 312. 2.65 20.9 0.621 0.772 0.610 0.951 0.736
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 308. -7.16 22.4 0.734 0.742 0.613 0.936 0.726
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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 289.
CanESM5 [-] 271. -14.7 30.1 0.344 0.784 0.599 0.977 0.740
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 285. -3.91 28.9 0.310 0.770 0.587 0.979 0.731
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 284. -4.55 27.7 0.517 0.780 0.579 0.965 0.726
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 285. -4.13 28.1 0.207 0.790 0.579 0.986 0.733
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 286. -2.93 29.5 0.207 0.783 0.584 0.986 0.734
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 285. -3.66 28.3 0.413 0.792 0.587 0.972 0.735
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 291. 2.59 30.9 0.310 0.691 0.574 0.979 0.705
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 291. 1.84 29.9 0.413 0.709 0.587 0.972 0.714
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 289. 0.692 31.0 0.310 0.735 0.579 0.979 0.718
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 289. -0.196 29.6 0.517 0.728 0.585 0.965 0.716
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 290. 0.811 28.3 0.620 0.718 0.590 0.958 0.714
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 285. -3.75 29.4 0.517 0.799 0.583 0.965 0.732
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 283. -5.74 28.4 0.103 0.816 0.592 0.993 0.748
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 281. -7.50 28.6 0.517 0.819 0.582 0.965 0.737
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 284. -5.05 28.8 0.413 0.820 0.568 0.972 0.732
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 283. -5.95 27.2 0.310 0.815 0.578 0.979 0.738
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 279. -7.47 29.8 0.230 0.744 0.605 0.985 0.735
MIROC-ES2L [-] 274. -12.3 32.1 0.459 0.743 0.553 0.969 0.705
NorESM2-LM [-] 283. -2.59 28.2 0.459 0.775 0.606 0.969 0.739
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 272. -16.4 29.5 0.620 0.719 0.555 0.958 0.697
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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 311.
CanESM5 [-] 305. -6.91 20.6 0.413 0.824 0.645 0.972 0.771
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 311. -1.45 17.1 0.517 0.846 0.658 0.965 0.782
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 309. -2.49 18.1 0.564 0.840 0.644 0.962 0.772
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 310. -2.36 17.7 0.470 0.847 0.650 0.968 0.779
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 310. -1.62 17.6 0.564 0.853 0.650 0.962 0.779
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 309. -2.83 17.4 0.423 0.850 0.654 0.972 0.782
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 315. 3.60 18.8 0.564 0.803 0.638 0.962 0.760
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 315. 2.87 17.9 0.564 0.810 0.652 0.962 0.769
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 314. 2.28 17.9 0.517 0.822 0.652 0.965 0.773
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 314. 2.10 17.8 0.517 0.817 0.654 0.965 0.772
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 315. 2.88 17.6 0.705 0.810 0.661 0.953 0.771
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 309. -3.43 17.8 0.235 0.848 0.654 0.984 0.785
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 308. -4.03 17.5 0.329 0.851 0.657 0.978 0.786
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 307. -4.81 18.1 0.282 0.844 0.646 0.981 0.779
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 309. -3.06 17.8 0.423 0.855 0.647 0.972 0.780
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 308. -4.49 18.2 0.376 0.841 0.645 0.975 0.776
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 309. -2.80 19.2 0.517 0.807 0.650 0.965 0.768
MIROC-ES2L [-] 314. 2.09 18.6 0.362 0.850 0.641 0.976 0.777
NorESM2-LM [-] 313. 1.47 17.9 0.672 0.874 0.655 0.955 0.785
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 306. -6.47 19.4 0.611 0.828 0.629 0.959 0.761

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Data Information

  Title:
derived WRMC BSRN

  Source_file:
This product is generated from monthly WRMC.BSRN observations

  History:
Mon Oct 6 14:05:46 2025: ncatted -a coordinates,rlds,c,c,lat lon /home/nate/.cache/ilamb3/0.1/rlds/WRMC.BSRN/rlds.nc

  Conventions:
Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) for any question

  Altitude:
BSRN

  Site_name:
ASP,BAR,BER,BIL,BON,BOS,BOU,BRB,CAB,CAM,CAR,CLH,CNR,COC,DAA,DAR,DOM,DRA,DWN,E13,EUR,FLO,FPE,FUA,GCR,GVN,ILO,ISH,IZA,KWA,LAU,LER,LIN,MAN,MNM,NAU,NYA,PAL,PAY,PSU,PTR,REG,RLM,SAP,SBO,SMS,SOV,SPO,SXF,SYO,TAM,TAT,TIK,TOR,XIA

  Creation_date:
Sun Jun 22 23:42:20 PDT 2014

  Approach:
First I used BSRN Toolbox to extract lwdn (surface downward longwave radiation) from raw data files, and saved the data in ascii format, then I organized all site data together for each month and year and saved them in a netcdf file.

  Temporal resolution:
monthly

  General information:
This product was derived from WRMC-BSRN radiation dataset.

  Spatial resolution:
site observations

  Derived data code:
http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-WRMC.BSRN.ncl

  Nco:
netCDF Operators version 5.3.3 (Homepage = http://nco.sf.net, Code = http://github.com/nco/nco, Citation = 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.03.004)