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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 [-] 227.
CanESM5 [-] 233. 233. 228. 220. 4.99 25.8 1.78 0.566 0.402 0.749 0.924 0.609
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 230. 230. 220. 237. 9.75 23.3 1.66 0.576 0.430 0.753 0.999 0.638
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 230. 230. 220. 237. 9.73 22.5 1.80 0.595 0.442 0.722 0.999 0.640
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 230. 230. 220. 237. 9.55 22.7 1.70 0.591 0.436 0.743 0.999 0.641
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 230. 230. 220. 237. 9.68 23.2 1.79 0.585 0.431 0.733 0.999 0.636
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 230. 230. 220. 237. 9.52 23.4 1.65 0.588 0.423 0.756 0.999 0.638
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 221. 221. 220. 237. 0.804 21.8 1.73 0.685 0.413 0.734 0.997 0.648
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 221. 221. 220. 237. 0.486 22.2 1.80 0.684 0.401 0.729 0.997 0.642
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 222. 222. 220. 237. 1.67 20.8 1.73 0.674 0.438 0.745 0.999 0.659
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 222. 222. 220. 237. 1.36 21.3 1.64 0.685 0.422 0.756 0.999 0.657
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 221. 221. 220. 237. 0.368 21.7 1.68 0.688 0.412 0.743 0.997 0.650
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 207. 207. 220. 237. -13.1 27.8 1.52 0.486 0.407 0.772 0.928 0.600
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 207. 207. 220. 237. -13.1 28.3 1.67 0.485 0.406 0.751 0.925 0.595
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 208. 208. 220. 237. -12.5 28.0 1.60 0.485 0.406 0.772 0.919 0.597
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 207. 207. 220. 237. -13.2 28.0 1.62 0.481 0.408 0.770 0.924 0.598
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 209. 209. 220. 237. -11.6 27.9 1.62 0.493 0.397 0.757 0.927 0.594
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 232. 232. 228. 220. 4.82 28.4 2.09 0.624 0.338 0.683 0.975 0.591
MIROC-ES2L [-] 221. 221. 228. 220. -7.07 27.7 2.05 0.502 0.460 0.684 0.812 0.584
NorESM2-LM [-] 222. 222. 228. 220. -5.17 21.9 1.53 0.629 0.449 0.766 0.935 0.646
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 242. 242. 228. 220. 14.2 25.4 1.16 0.478 0.499 0.841 0.760 0.615
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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 [-] 215.
CanESM5 [-] 217. 217. 215. 1.59 17.8 1.41 0.659 0.588 0.811 0.977 0.725
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 203. 203. 208. 219. -4.67 18.8 1.63 0.600 0.562 0.768 0.995 0.698
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 206. 206. 208. 219. -1.29 18.7 1.67 0.624 0.528 0.760 0.984 0.685
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 205. 205. 208. 219. -2.63 17.3 1.55 0.625 0.567 0.768 0.997 0.705
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 206. 206. 208. 219. -2.17 18.1 1.64 0.616 0.548 0.765 0.995 0.695
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 205. 205. 208. 219. -3.09 18.6 1.39 0.609 0.541 0.801 0.997 0.698
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 194. 194. 208. 219. -13.4 21.3 1.82 0.521 0.537 0.726 0.996 0.663
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 196. 196. 208. 219. -11.4 20.2 1.78 0.554 0.532 0.738 0.993 0.670
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 194. 194. 208. 219. -13.4 21.1 1.80 0.525 0.544 0.733 0.993 0.668
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 194. 194. 208. 219. -13.9 21.6 1.49 0.516 0.556 0.773 0.986 0.677
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 195. 195. 208. 219. -13.2 20.3 1.57 0.526 0.573 0.764 0.991 0.685
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 178. 178. 208. 219. -30.1 35.6 1.77 0.301 0.480 0.749 0.854 0.573
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 179. 179. 208. 219. -28.5 34.8 1.71 0.318 0.470 0.748 0.867 0.575
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 180. 180. 208. 219. -27.4 33.4 1.53 0.333 0.481 0.777 0.872 0.589
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 177. 177. 208. 219. -30.9 36.4 1.57 0.287 0.487 0.780 0.853 0.579
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 179. 179. 208. 219. -28.3 34.5 1.68 0.329 0.478 0.764 0.839 0.578
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 214. 214. 215. -1.58 25.4 1.36 0.578 0.566 0.802 0.571 0.617
MIROC-ES2L [-] 205. 205. 215. -10.5 22.0 1.75 0.604 0.527 0.724 0.914 0.659
NorESM2-LM [-] 215. 215. 215. -0.831 15.0 1.43 0.794 0.591 0.785 0.926 0.738
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 224. 224. 215. 8.69 18.8 1.39 0.639 0.599 0.800 0.982 0.724
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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 [-] 186.
CanESM5 [-] 194. 194. 186. 200. 8.03 19.8 0.708 0.773 0.737 0.923 0.990 0.832
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 192. 192. 186. 189. 5.35 19.5 0.699 0.786 0.743 0.925 0.985 0.836
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 191. 191. 186. 189. 5.09 19.2 0.699 0.793 0.743 0.925 0.985 0.838
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 191. 191. 186. 189. 5.22 19.3 0.693 0.788 0.743 0.926 0.985 0.837
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 191. 191. 186. 189. 5.25 19.4 0.725 0.789 0.742 0.923 0.986 0.836
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 191. 191. 186. 189. 5.15 19.4 0.698 0.788 0.742 0.926 0.985 0.836
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 189. 189. 186. 189. 2.77 18.6 0.745 0.810 0.741 0.918 0.993 0.841
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 189. 189. 186. 189. 2.98 18.4 0.754 0.814 0.740 0.919 0.992 0.841
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 189. 189. 186. 189. 2.90 18.6 0.716 0.808 0.740 0.921 0.993 0.841
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 189. 189. 186. 189. 3.21 18.6 0.716 0.808 0.742 0.923 0.991 0.841
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 189. 189. 186. 189. 2.88 18.5 0.735 0.811 0.741 0.921 0.992 0.841
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 185. 185. 186. 189. -1.71 19.5 0.682 0.791 0.731 0.926 0.995 0.835
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 184. 184. 186. 189. -1.89 19.3 0.694 0.792 0.733 0.924 0.996 0.836
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 185. 185. 186. 189. -1.61 19.3 0.697 0.796 0.730 0.923 0.996 0.835
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 184. 184. 186. 189. -1.85 19.4 0.684 0.792 0.731 0.927 0.995 0.835
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 185. 185. 186. 189. -1.64 19.5 0.680 0.794 0.727 0.926 0.995 0.834
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 192. 192. 186. 207. 5.80 21.6 0.728 0.773 0.711 0.920 0.994 0.822
MIROC-ES2L [-] 186. 186. 186. 200. -0.301 18.5 0.668 0.808 0.746 0.924 0.997 0.844
NorESM2-LM [-] 189. 189. 186. 207. 2.59 20.3 0.663 0.774 0.740 0.930 0.983 0.833
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 197. 197. 186. 206. 10.9 18.7 0.644 0.746 0.774 0.930 0.983 0.841
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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 [-] 110.
CanESM5 [-] 112. 112. 110. 94.5 1.76 14.5 0.325 0.922 0.859 0.977 0.989 0.921
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 111. 111. 118. 98.2 -6.64 19.9 0.478 0.891 0.826 0.964 0.926 0.886
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 111. 111. 118. 98.2 -6.83 19.4 0.522 0.894 0.830 0.959 0.938 0.890
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 111. 111. 118. 98.2 -6.80 19.3 0.550 0.890 0.832 0.957 0.931 0.888
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 112. 112. 118. 98.2 -6.43 19.8 0.541 0.891 0.827 0.957 0.933 0.887
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 111. 111. 118. 98.2 -7.01 19.4 0.552 0.892 0.832 0.957 0.934 0.889
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 112. 112. 118. 98.2 -5.72 18.7 0.582 0.905 0.830 0.953 0.958 0.895
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 112. 112. 118. 98.2 -5.84 18.8 0.571 0.902 0.831 0.954 0.952 0.894
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 112. 112. 118. 98.2 -5.54 19.0 0.531 0.903 0.828 0.959 0.955 0.895
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 112. 112. 118. 98.2 -5.89 18.6 0.569 0.902 0.833 0.954 0.957 0.896
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 112. 112. 118. 98.2 -5.64 18.8 0.594 0.904 0.830 0.953 0.957 0.895
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 110. 110. 118. 98.2 -7.59 18.2 0.354 0.891 0.846 0.974 0.933 0.898
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 110. 110. 118. 98.2 -7.53 17.9 0.473 0.892 0.848 0.963 0.943 0.899
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 111. 111. 118. 98.2 -7.29 18.1 0.399 0.894 0.845 0.970 0.939 0.899
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 110. 110. 118. 98.2 -7.55 17.7 0.467 0.895 0.849 0.964 0.936 0.899
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 110. 110. 118. 98.2 -7.61 17.9 0.398 0.895 0.847 0.971 0.945 0.901
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 112. 112. 110. 93.6 2.40 17.2 0.386 0.927 0.825 0.969 0.998 0.909
MIROC-ES2L [-] 111. 111. 110. 94.5 1.48 14.4 0.328 0.916 0.868 0.977 0.991 0.924
NorESM2-LM [-] 98.7 98.7 110. 93.6 -11.1 21.0 0.518 0.867 0.831 0.964 0.930 0.884
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 112. 112. 110. 95.1 2.20 12.4 0.384 0.941 0.873 0.972 0.999 0.931
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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 [-] 239. 239. 201. 37.5 44.2 2.10 0.184 0.384 0.689 0.973 0.523
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 224. 224. 200. 230. 23.9 32.3 1.80 0.352 0.408 0.733 0.983 0.577
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 224. 224. 200. 230. 24.0 31.8 1.63 0.355 0.413 0.757 0.979 0.583
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 224. 224. 200. 230. 23.9 32.6 1.60 0.357 0.411 0.757 0.988 0.585
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 223. 223. 200. 230. 23.0 31.9 1.71 0.372 0.406 0.750 0.976 0.582
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 224. 224. 200. 230. 23.5 32.3 1.74 0.364 0.403 0.734 0.988 0.578
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 216. 216. 200. 230. 15.5 28.8 1.88 0.476 0.384 0.708 0.959 0.582
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 215. 215. 200. 230. 14.6 28.4 1.82 0.498 0.376 0.727 0.960 0.587
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 216. 216. 200. 230. 15.4 29.5 1.93 0.481 0.365 0.700 0.964 0.575
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 218. 218. 200. 230. 17.7 30.7 1.75 0.452 0.362 0.732 0.963 0.574
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 216. 216. 200. 230. 15.5 29.2 1.74 0.479 0.373 0.738 0.944 0.581
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 212. 212. 200. 230. 12.1 31.7 1.78 0.527 0.290 0.733 0.941 0.556
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 212. 212. 200. 230. 11.2 31.2 1.81 0.538 0.291 0.738 0.949 0.562
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 211. 211. 200. 230. 11.2 30.7 1.93 0.534 0.304 0.714 0.944 0.560
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 212. 212. 200. 230. 11.6 31.3 1.68 0.535 0.291 0.759 0.940 0.563
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 214. 214. 200. 230. 13.5 32.8 1.87 0.514 0.280 0.723 0.943 0.548
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 224. 224. 201. 22.6 37.1 1.29 0.299 0.303 0.812 0.852 0.514
MIROC-ES2L [-] 209. 209. 201. 7.76 21.2 1.58 0.531 0.484 0.766 0.871 0.627
NorESM2-LM [-] 216. 216. 201. 14.8 26.2 1.67 0.465 0.406 0.773 0.923 0.595
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 236. 236. 201. 34.8 39.3 2.67 0.201 0.417 0.573 0.927 0.507
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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 [-] 143.
CanESM5 [-] 145. 145. 143. 144. 2.25 16.5 0.546 0.885 0.834 0.953 0.996 0.900
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.84 18.9 0.549 0.876 0.827 0.958 0.957 0.889
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.18 18.4 0.526 0.882 0.827 0.961 0.962 0.892
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.69 18.5 0.542 0.876 0.830 0.960 0.956 0.890
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.65 18.7 0.556 0.878 0.827 0.958 0.961 0.890
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.29 18.4 0.564 0.879 0.829 0.958 0.958 0.891
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.59 18.0 0.566 0.882 0.833 0.957 0.969 0.895
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.61 18.1 0.592 0.883 0.831 0.954 0.967 0.893
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.63 18.2 0.495 0.883 0.830 0.964 0.969 0.895
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.65 17.8 0.559 0.882 0.835 0.958 0.966 0.895
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 151. 151. 150. 134. 1.72 18.2 0.605 0.882 0.831 0.954 0.967 0.893
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 150. 150. 150. 134. 0.164 16.4 0.470 0.882 0.856 0.966 0.961 0.904
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 149. 149. 150. 134. -0.446 16.2 0.524 0.886 0.856 0.961 0.965 0.905
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 149. 149. 150. 134. -0.268 16.4 0.469 0.889 0.851 0.966 0.966 0.904
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 150. 150. 150. 134. 0.126 16.2 0.521 0.886 0.855 0.962 0.961 0.904
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 149. 149. 150. 134. -0.325 16.3 0.455 0.887 0.854 0.968 0.963 0.905
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 146. 146. 143. 144. 3.22 18.7 0.574 0.895 0.802 0.955 0.997 0.890
MIROC-ES2L [-] 144. 144. 143. 144. 0.769 14.8 0.517 0.898 0.848 0.954 0.999 0.909
NorESM2-LM [-] 142. 142. 143. 144. -1.17 18.1 0.531 0.852 0.840 0.959 0.941 0.886
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 146. 146. 143. 145. 3.14 14.7 0.519 0.903 0.846 0.959 0.991 0.909

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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