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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 [-] 199.
CanESM5 [-] 219. 20.1 42.6 0.983 0.481 0.266 0.937 0.488
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 219. 20.1 31.3 0.983 0.480 0.452 0.937 0.580
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 218. 19.5 32.1 0.00 0.491 0.416 1.00 0.581
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 218. 19.3 30.3 0.00 0.494 0.432 1.00 0.590
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 217. 18.2 31.1 0.00 0.515 0.405 1.00 0.581
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 219. 20.4 32.0 0.00 0.475 0.418 1.00 0.578
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 212. 13.1 30.2 0.00 0.619 0.383 1.00 0.597
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 213. 14.3 29.3 0.00 0.595 0.408 1.00 0.603
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 212. 12.8 28.9 0.00 0.627 0.398 1.00 0.606
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 214. 15.1 31.0 0.00 0.577 0.381 1.00 0.585
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 213. 14.2 30.1 0.00 0.595 0.389 1.00 0.593
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 196. -2.70 27.1 0.983 0.906 0.373 0.937 0.647
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 197. -1.25 27.1 0.983 0.955 0.372 0.937 0.659
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 198. -0.658 27.2 0.00 0.976 0.370 1.00 0.679
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 197. -1.92 26.5 0.00 0.932 0.381 1.00 0.674
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 199. 0.0814 27.2 0.983 0.997 0.370 0.937 0.669
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 226. 26.9 36.9 0.00 0.374 0.432 1.00 0.559
MIROC-ES2L [-] 222. 22.9 36.8 0.983 0.433 0.372 0.937 0.529
NorESM2-LM [-] 218. 19.6 37.1 0.00 0.490 0.329 1.00 0.537
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 237. 38.5 45.5 0.00 0.246 0.435 1.00 0.529
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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 [-] 214.
CanESM5 [-] 234. 19.6 40.2 0.00 0.502 0.286 1.00 0.518
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 213. -1.77 45.0 0.00 0.940 0.206 1.00 0.588
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 217. 2.37 41.8 0.00 0.920 0.232 1.00 0.596
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 205. -9.38 43.7 6.05 0.719 0.224 7.41e-05 0.292
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 207. -7.82 42.2 2.03 0.760 0.234 0.749 0.494
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 204. -10.2 41.4 2.03 0.698 0.242 0.749 0.483
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 198. -16.3 44.4 6.05 0.564 0.234 7.41e-05 0.258
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 196. -18.7 44.4 1.02 0.520 0.244 0.933 0.485
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 196. -18.0 39.7 0.00 0.532 0.284 1.00 0.525
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 194. -20.9 42.0 6.05 0.480 0.276 7.41e-05 0.258
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 191. -23.3 41.9 1.02 0.442 0.288 0.933 0.487
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 190. -24.1 51.5 1.02 0.429 0.195 0.933 0.438
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 196. -18.4 50.4 1.02 0.524 0.189 0.933 0.459
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 191. -23.5 47.2 1.02 0.439 0.217 0.933 0.451
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 198. -16.1 44.7 1.02 0.568 0.216 0.933 0.483
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 191. -23.3 49.5 0.00 0.441 0.210 1.00 0.465
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 261. 47.0 61.1 6.05 0.192 0.263 7.41e-05 0.180
MIROC-ES2L [-] 201. -13.0 32.8 1.02 0.634 0.347 0.933 0.565
NorESM2-LM [-] 212. -2.56 40.5 1.02 0.914 0.243 0.933 0.583
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 244. 29.3 42.4 1.02 0.357 0.351 0.933 0.498
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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 [-] 177.
CanESM5 [-] 185. 7.86 37.8 0.662 0.763 0.618 0.932 0.733
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 180. 3.62 36.5 0.770 0.785 0.627 0.920 0.739
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 180. 3.11 36.2 0.672 0.789 0.628 0.930 0.744
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 180. 3.85 37.1 0.746 0.783 0.623 0.923 0.738
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 180. 3.47 36.3 0.646 0.783 0.621 0.932 0.739
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 180. 3.61 37.0 0.696 0.787 0.620 0.922 0.737
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 179. 2.17 37.6 0.820 0.812 0.615 0.913 0.739
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 179. 2.27 34.9 0.746 0.818 0.631 0.918 0.750
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 179. 2.51 35.5 0.795 0.806 0.625 0.915 0.743
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 179. 2.66 36.5 0.796 0.808 0.622 0.915 0.742
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 179. 2.32 35.7 0.746 0.815 0.622 0.918 0.744
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 175. -1.68 36.8 0.767 0.829 0.616 0.914 0.744
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 175. -2.28 37.3 0.869 0.835 0.619 0.903 0.744
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 175. -1.56 37.8 0.693 0.834 0.616 0.917 0.746
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 175. -1.88 36.0 0.669 0.832 0.617 0.919 0.747
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 175. -1.71 36.2 0.794 0.836 0.625 0.905 0.747
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 180. 3.64 38.7 0.739 0.800 0.611 0.916 0.735
MIROC-ES2L [-] 178. 1.20 36.7 0.814 0.793 0.624 0.896 0.734
NorESM2-LM [-] 182. 5.03 38.9 0.535 0.756 0.623 0.929 0.733
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 186. 9.11 35.4 0.648 0.746 0.635 0.928 0.736
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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 [-] 122.
CanESM5 [-] 117. -8.76 23.1 0.567 0.820 0.648 0.949 0.766
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 109. -12.7 25.1 0.612 0.790 0.656 0.929 0.758
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 109. -13.1 25.3 0.510 0.791 0.653 0.936 0.758
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 109. -13.0 25.0 0.612 0.791 0.647 0.929 0.754
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 109. -13.6 23.9 0.612 0.800 0.645 0.929 0.755
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 110. -12.6 25.3 0.510 0.787 0.637 0.954 0.754
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 110. -12.0 24.1 0.510 0.793 0.658 0.954 0.766
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 109. -13.3 22.0 0.510 0.808 0.660 0.954 0.771
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 110. -11.8 22.8 0.408 0.799 0.656 0.961 0.768
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 110. -11.9 21.8 0.612 0.802 0.660 0.948 0.768
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 110. -12.3 24.4 0.510 0.807 0.645 0.954 0.763
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 107. -15.2 23.4 0.510 0.812 0.658 0.936 0.766
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 107. -14.9 23.8 0.713 0.815 0.664 0.922 0.766
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 108. -14.6 23.9 0.510 0.816 0.664 0.936 0.770
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 107. -15.5 21.9 0.510 0.817 0.642 0.954 0.764
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 107. -14.9 22.5 0.612 0.819 0.657 0.929 0.765
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 117. -8.26 28.7 0.793 0.816 0.625 0.934 0.750
MIROC-ES2L [-] 114. -11.6 26.7 0.680 0.782 0.661 0.942 0.761
NorESM2-LM [-] 107. -18.3 22.2 0.228 0.800 0.669 0.972 0.778
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 118. -4.22 27.0 0.307 0.794 0.663 0.968 0.772
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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 [-] 195.
CanESM5 [-] 228. 32.0 33.3 2.05 0.0979 0.126 0.745 0.274
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 212. 16.8 24.6 3.07 0.295 0.153 0.494 0.274
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 211. 15.4 12.9 3.07 0.328 0.187 0.494 0.299
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 211. 15.8 28.0 3.07 0.318 0.0477 0.494 0.227
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 211. 16.0 22.0 3.07 0.313 0.0713 0.494 0.237
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 211. 15.1 22.1 3.07 0.334 0.0697 0.494 0.242
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 209. 13.6 32.2 3.07 0.372 0.0362 0.494 0.234
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 205. 9.14 16.4 3.07 0.515 0.157 0.494 0.330
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 209. 13.2 6.12 3.07 0.384 0.249 0.494 0.344
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 207. 11.7 37.4 5.10 0.427 0.0284 0.0631 0.137
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 206. 10.8 24.2 3.07 0.457 0.104 0.494 0.290
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 193. -2.82 50.5 6.03 0.815 0.0304 0.000167 0.219
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 191. -4.04 24.7 5.10 0.746 0.176 0.0631 0.290
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 193. -2.21 48.6 6.03 0.852 0.0337 0.000167 0.230
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 192. -3.07 38.0 6.03 0.801 0.0751 0.000167 0.238
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 193. -2.33 36.7 5.10 0.844 0.0824 0.0631 0.268
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 217. 21.8 62.2 3.07 0.206 0.0152 0.494 0.182
MIROC-ES2L [-] 215. 19.1 27.5 5.10 0.250 0.160 0.0631 0.158
NorESM2-LM [-] 221. 25.9 25.0 5.10 0.153 0.323 0.0631 0.215
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 225. 29.6 5.26 3.07 0.117 0.171 0.494 0.238
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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 [-] 161.
CanESM5 [-] 173. 9.62 31.5 0.356 0.826 0.702 0.976 0.802
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 165. 4.49 29.1 0.323 0.860 0.710 0.979 0.815
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 165. 4.21 29.7 0.277 0.861 0.705 0.982 0.813
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 166. 5.40 30.1 0.370 0.854 0.705 0.976 0.810
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 165. 4.09 30.9 0.231 0.863 0.694 0.985 0.809
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 165. 4.77 30.2 0.277 0.860 0.699 0.982 0.810
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 165. 4.06 30.3 0.508 0.863 0.699 0.966 0.807
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 164. 3.65 28.5 0.277 0.875 0.712 0.982 0.820
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 165. 3.87 29.4 0.508 0.864 0.704 0.966 0.809
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 165. 4.19 29.2 0.323 0.864 0.709 0.979 0.815
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 165. 3.87 29.6 0.277 0.867 0.706 0.982 0.815
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 162. 1.64 29.5 0.370 0.871 0.707 0.976 0.815
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 162. 0.778 30.2 0.462 0.875 0.701 0.969 0.811
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 162. 1.77 29.1 0.370 0.871 0.709 0.976 0.816
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 162. 1.20 30.0 0.277 0.873 0.699 0.982 0.813
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 162. 1.61 27.9 0.370 0.875 0.720 0.976 0.823
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 168. 4.16 32.0 0.559 0.858 0.688 0.963 0.799
MIROC-ES2L [-] 165. 1.77 29.9 0.508 0.850 0.709 0.966 0.809
NorESM2-LM [-] 173. 10.4 32.1 0.254 0.826 0.703 0.983 0.804
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 169. 8.97 30.8 0.277 0.838 0.706 0.982 0.808

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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 14:05:35 2025: ncatted -a coordinates,rsds,c,c,lat lon /home/nate/.cache/ilamb3/0.1/rsds/WRMC.BSRN/rsds.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 23:48:40 PDT 2014

  Approach:
First I used BSRN Toolbox to extract swdn (surface downward shortwave 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)