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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 [-] 206.
CanESM5 [-] 206. 206. 206. 205. 0.460 21.8 1.77 0.597 0.441 0.751 0.884 0.623
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 196. 196. 190. 225. 5.99 20.7 1.79 0.593 0.434 0.735 0.998 0.639
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 196. 196. 190. 225. 5.98 20.1 1.94 0.610 0.443 0.702 0.997 0.639
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 196. 196. 190. 225. 5.89 20.3 1.79 0.602 0.437 0.730 0.998 0.641
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 196. 196. 190. 225. 5.98 20.8 1.93 0.597 0.431 0.712 0.999 0.634
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 196. 196. 190. 225. 5.81 21.0 1.79 0.604 0.423 0.737 0.998 0.637
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 188. 188. 190. 225. -1.34 19.5 1.83 0.668 0.424 0.721 0.995 0.646
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 188. 188. 190. 225. -1.57 19.8 1.90 0.665 0.416 0.716 0.995 0.642
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 189. 189. 190. 225. -0.616 18.9 1.82 0.660 0.443 0.731 0.998 0.655
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 189. 189. 190. 225. -0.945 19.2 1.63 0.665 0.432 0.758 0.997 0.657
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 188. 188. 190. 225. -1.68 19.3 1.76 0.669 0.427 0.727 0.994 0.649
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 176. 176. 190. 225. -13.4 24.8 1.55 0.473 0.440 0.768 0.918 0.608
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 176. 176. 190. 225. -13.5 25.4 1.70 0.472 0.434 0.747 0.916 0.601
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 177. 177. 190. 225. -13.0 25.0 1.59 0.475 0.438 0.778 0.908 0.607
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 176. 176. 190. 225. -13.5 25.0 1.63 0.468 0.445 0.768 0.914 0.608
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 178. 178. 190. 225. -12.2 24.8 1.61 0.480 0.431 0.763 0.916 0.604
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 209. 209. 206. 205. 3.06 25.6 2.09 0.625 0.345 0.681 0.951 0.589
MIROC-ES2L [-] 200. 200. 206. 205. -5.26 26.6 2.06 0.477 0.462 0.681 0.722 0.561
NorESM2-LM [-] 200. 200. 206. 205. -5.75 20.3 1.54 0.622 0.460 0.763 0.959 0.653
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 212. 212. 206. 205. 6.31 19.9 1.27 0.604 0.486 0.826 0.871 0.654
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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 [-] 202. 202. 201. 0.957 17.1 1.42 0.645 0.590 0.809 0.996 0.726
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 177. 177. 188. 208. -11.2 20.5 1.46 0.520 0.565 0.799 0.875 0.665
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 180. 180. 188. 208. -8.14 19.9 1.54 0.556 0.532 0.786 0.839 0.649
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 179. 179. 188. 208. -9.33 18.8 1.40 0.546 0.570 0.800 0.886 0.675
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 179. 179. 188. 208. -8.92 19.4 1.47 0.542 0.551 0.799 0.878 0.664
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 178. 178. 188. 208. -9.76 20.1 1.29 0.531 0.545 0.824 0.890 0.667
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 169. 169. 188. 208. -18.8 23.9 1.71 0.416 0.542 0.751 0.945 0.639
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 171. 171. 188. 208. -17.1 22.7 1.71 0.447 0.537 0.752 0.954 0.645
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 169. 169. 188. 208. -18.7 23.8 1.65 0.420 0.548 0.765 0.952 0.647
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 169. 169. 188. 208. -19.2 24.5 1.42 0.409 0.558 0.790 0.966 0.656
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 170. 170. 188. 208. -18.6 23.1 1.44 0.422 0.577 0.790 0.957 0.664
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 155. 155. 188. 208. -33.4 37.3 1.71 0.227 0.483 0.760 0.992 0.589
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 156. 156. 188. 208. -32.0 36.5 1.61 0.241 0.474 0.767 0.995 0.590
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 157. 157. 188. 208. -30.9 35.2 1.43 0.254 0.484 0.796 0.995 0.603
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 154. 154. 188. 208. -34.1 38.0 1.47 0.219 0.491 0.798 0.992 0.598
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 156. 156. 188. 208. -31.8 36.3 1.55 0.248 0.482 0.788 0.988 0.598
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 199. 199. 201. -2.37 23.9 1.31 0.567 0.567 0.812 0.699 0.643
MIROC-ES2L [-] 192. 192. 201. -9.37 20.7 1.69 0.607 0.527 0.735 0.848 0.649
NorESM2-LM [-] 200. 200. 201. -0.828 14.6 1.41 0.770 0.588 0.790 0.963 0.740
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 207. 207. 201. 5.29 16.7 1.34 0.678 0.602 0.808 0.998 0.738
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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 [-] 146. 146. 143. 140. 3.16 17.3 0.727 0.763 0.728 0.921 0.996 0.827
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 145. 145. 141. 169. 3.70 16.7 0.719 0.778 0.723 0.923 0.996 0.829
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 145. 145. 141. 169. 3.41 16.6 0.712 0.783 0.722 0.922 0.996 0.829
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 145. 145. 141. 169. 3.51 16.6 0.712 0.780 0.723 0.923 0.996 0.829
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 145. 145. 141. 169. 3.60 16.6 0.741 0.780 0.722 0.921 0.996 0.828
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 145. 145. 141. 169. 3.45 16.6 0.718 0.781 0.722 0.923 0.996 0.829
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 143. 143. 141. 169. 2.07 15.8 0.748 0.793 0.728 0.917 0.998 0.833
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 143. 143. 141. 169. 2.07 15.7 0.763 0.796 0.727 0.917 0.998 0.833
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 143. 143. 141. 169. 2.04 15.8 0.720 0.792 0.727 0.920 0.998 0.833
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 143. 143. 141. 169. 2.24 15.7 0.715 0.791 0.730 0.923 0.998 0.834
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 143. 143. 141. 169. 2.05 15.8 0.738 0.793 0.728 0.920 0.998 0.833
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 139. 139. 141. 169. -2.12 17.0 0.695 0.776 0.714 0.924 0.997 0.825
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 139. 139. 141. 169. -2.40 16.8 0.707 0.779 0.716 0.923 0.997 0.826
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 139. 139. 141. 169. -2.25 16.9 0.707 0.779 0.715 0.922 0.997 0.825
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 139. 139. 141. 169. -2.23 16.9 0.694 0.777 0.716 0.926 0.997 0.826
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 139. 139. 141. 169. -2.16 17.1 0.693 0.778 0.711 0.924 0.997 0.824
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 148. 148. 143. 149. 4.95 19.3 0.703 0.753 0.693 0.922 0.995 0.811
MIROC-ES2L [-] 149. 149. 143. 140. 5.38 19.2 0.677 0.729 0.700 0.922 0.990 0.808
NorESM2-LM [-] 145. 145. 143. 149. 1.59 17.9 0.655 0.759 0.716 0.930 0.991 0.822
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 147. 147. 143. 147. 3.79 14.6 0.686 0.793 0.754 0.925 0.997 0.844
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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 [-] 76.5
CanESM5 [-] 75.7 75.7 76.6 68.0 -0.881 14.0 0.330 0.898 0.827 0.977 0.989 0.903
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 80.0 80.0 81.4 69.7 -1.38 15.8 0.412 0.902 0.810 0.972 0.986 0.896
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 79.6 79.6 81.4 69.7 -1.77 15.8 0.425 0.904 0.809 0.972 0.989 0.897
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 79.7 79.7 81.4 69.7 -1.70 15.5 0.455 0.902 0.814 0.970 0.987 0.897
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 80.0 80.0 81.4 69.7 -1.40 15.8 0.443 0.901 0.810 0.971 0.987 0.896
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 79.7 79.7 81.4 69.7 -1.71 15.4 0.462 0.904 0.814 0.969 0.990 0.898
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 82.1 82.1 81.4 69.7 0.732 14.4 0.473 0.908 0.824 0.969 0.994 0.904
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 81.5 81.5 81.4 69.7 0.139 14.5 0.465 0.907 0.823 0.969 0.994 0.903
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 81.8 81.8 81.4 69.7 0.412 14.7 0.411 0.907 0.821 0.973 0.993 0.903
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 81.5 81.5 81.4 69.7 0.162 14.2 0.465 0.909 0.827 0.969 0.994 0.905
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 81.8 81.8 81.4 69.7 0.417 14.6 0.460 0.908 0.822 0.969 0.994 0.903
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 79.5 79.5 81.4 69.7 -1.90 15.3 0.311 0.904 0.816 0.979 0.991 0.902
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 79.2 79.2 81.4 69.7 -2.13 15.2 0.408 0.906 0.816 0.973 0.993 0.901
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 79.2 79.2 81.4 69.7 -2.17 15.1 0.330 0.904 0.818 0.978 0.991 0.902
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 79.4 79.4 81.4 69.7 -1.97 14.8 0.405 0.906 0.821 0.973 0.992 0.903
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 79.1 79.1 81.4 69.7 -2.31 15.2 0.355 0.905 0.817 0.976 0.993 0.902
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 81.5 81.5 76.5 81.4 5.00 15.9 0.264 0.896 0.799 0.982 0.993 0.894
MIROC-ES2L [-] 81.4 81.4 76.6 68.0 4.83 14.1 0.338 0.882 0.827 0.978 0.994 0.902
NorESM2-LM [-] 68.1 68.1 76.5 81.4 -8.39 17.7 0.428 0.851 0.794 0.971 0.988 0.880
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 75.6 75.6 76.5 77.4 -0.846 12.2 0.368 0.928 0.841 0.976 0.997 0.916
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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 [-] 175.
CanESM5 [-] 208. 208. 175. 33.3 39.2 2.15 0.178 0.384 0.681 0.998 0.525
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 194. 194. 174. 217. 20.9 28.7 1.89 0.340 0.408 0.719 0.936 0.562
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 195. 195. 174. 217. 21.0 28.2 1.68 0.343 0.412 0.749 0.926 0.568
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 194. 194. 174. 217. 20.9 28.9 1.68 0.345 0.408 0.744 0.943 0.569
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 194. 194. 174. 217. 20.1 28.4 1.78 0.358 0.406 0.739 0.923 0.566
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 194. 194. 174. 217. 20.5 28.6 1.80 0.352 0.402 0.724 0.942 0.564
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 187. 187. 174. 217. 13.5 25.7 1.93 0.452 0.385 0.699 0.892 0.563
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 186. 186. 174. 217. 12.8 25.3 1.89 0.477 0.377 0.716 0.896 0.569
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 187. 187. 174. 217. 13.4 26.2 1.98 0.465 0.367 0.692 0.898 0.558
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 189. 189. 174. 217. 15.5 27.3 1.80 0.430 0.365 0.721 0.896 0.555
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 187. 187. 174. 217. 13.6 25.9 1.80 0.458 0.375 0.729 0.873 0.562
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 184. 184. 174. 217. 10.9 27.8 1.79 0.530 0.295 0.732 0.978 0.566
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 184. 184. 174. 217. 10.1 27.4 1.83 0.540 0.296 0.736 0.984 0.570
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 184. 184. 174. 217. 10.0 26.9 1.96 0.538 0.309 0.710 0.980 0.569
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 184. 184. 174. 217. 10.4 27.4 1.66 0.537 0.295 0.761 0.978 0.573
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 186. 186. 174. 217. 12.1 28.7 1.87 0.517 0.284 0.723 0.980 0.557
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 195. 195. 175. 20.2 32.3 1.28 0.298 0.310 0.811 0.920 0.530
MIROC-ES2L [-] 188. 188. 175. 12.7 22.0 1.55 0.429 0.481 0.771 0.784 0.589
NorESM2-LM [-] 188. 188. 175. 13.3 23.3 1.59 0.447 0.415 0.782 0.905 0.593
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 195. 195. 175. 20.3 26.1 2.75 0.341 0.419 0.560 0.947 0.537
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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 [-] 120.
CanESM5 [-] 118. 118. 120. 127. -2.04 15.7 0.534 0.874 0.831 0.954 0.997 0.897
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 118. 118. 117. 124. 1.05 15.5 0.493 0.900 0.823 0.965 0.992 0.901
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 117. 117. 117. 124. 0.192 15.5 0.470 0.903 0.820 0.968 0.994 0.901
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 118. 118. 117. 124. 0.661 15.2 0.497 0.902 0.824 0.966 0.992 0.902
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 118. 118. 117. 124. 0.769 15.4 0.509 0.901 0.822 0.965 0.993 0.901
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 118. 118. 117. 124. 0.369 15.2 0.515 0.904 0.824 0.965 0.993 0.902
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 119. 119. 117. 124. 1.88 14.4 0.496 0.900 0.838 0.966 0.997 0.908
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 119. 119. 117. 124. 1.63 14.5 0.531 0.901 0.836 0.963 0.996 0.906
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 119. 119. 117. 124. 1.63 14.7 0.437 0.901 0.833 0.971 0.997 0.907
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 119. 119. 117. 124. 1.66 14.2 0.501 0.903 0.839 0.966 0.996 0.908
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 119. 119. 117. 124. 1.71 14.6 0.536 0.901 0.835 0.963 0.996 0.906
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 117. 117. 117. 124. -0.570 14.1 0.416 0.903 0.843 0.971 0.996 0.911
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 116. 116. 117. 124. -1.21 14.0 0.469 0.908 0.841 0.968 0.997 0.911
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 116. 116. 117. 124. -1.12 14.1 0.421 0.906 0.840 0.971 0.996 0.911
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 117. 117. 117. 124. -0.431 13.7 0.475 0.907 0.845 0.968 0.995 0.912
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 116. 116. 117. 124. -1.07 14.0 0.423 0.907 0.841 0.971 0.996 0.911
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 123. 123. 120. 127. 3.02 17.3 0.503 0.884 0.803 0.963 0.995 0.890
MIROC-ES2L [-] 122. 122. 120. 127. 2.50 15.6 0.470 0.874 0.832 0.958 0.995 0.898
NorESM2-LM [-] 119. 119. 120. 127. -1.28 16.5 0.498 0.852 0.832 0.962 0.955 0.887
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 119. 119. 120. 128. -0.716 13.8 0.483 0.912 0.832 0.964 0.998 0.908

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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