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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 [-] 452.
CanESM5 [-] 460. 460. 452. 454. 8.25 12.0 0.849 0.402 0.551 0.907 0.984 0.679
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 456. 456. 448. 458. 8.64 13.1 0.952 0.415 0.536 0.875 0.999 0.672
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 456. 456. 448. 458. 8.70 13.1 1.06 0.410 0.542 0.855 0.999 0.670
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 456. 456. 448. 458. 8.73 13.4 1.08 0.409 0.546 0.855 0.999 0.671
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 456. 456. 448. 458. 8.60 13.3 0.999 0.413 0.530 0.867 0.999 0.668
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 456. 456. 448. 458. 8.70 13.4 1.05 0.413 0.535 0.859 0.998 0.668
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 458. 458. 448. 458. 9.88 14.7 0.983 0.349 0.557 0.871 0.998 0.666
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 457. 457. 448. 458. 9.32 14.6 1.17 0.359 0.547 0.839 0.998 0.658
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 458. 458. 448. 458. 10.1 14.8 1.01 0.345 0.569 0.869 0.998 0.670
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 457. 457. 448. 458. 9.68 14.3 1.16 0.357 0.556 0.839 0.997 0.661
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 457. 457. 448. 458. 9.41 14.5 1.10 0.355 0.556 0.847 0.999 0.663
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 450. 450. 448. 458. 2.30 10.5 1.04 0.518 0.535 0.862 0.988 0.687
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 449. 449. 448. 458. 1.84 10.4 1.13 0.528 0.527 0.842 0.989 0.682
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 450. 450. 448. 458. 2.30 10.6 1.10 0.522 0.527 0.854 0.989 0.684
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 449. 449. 448. 458. 1.65 10.3 0.976 0.537 0.533 0.869 0.984 0.691
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 450. 450. 448. 458. 2.76 10.6 1.00 0.512 0.528 0.866 0.987 0.684
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 457. 457. 452. 455. 5.57 10.5 0.855 0.472 0.558 0.905 0.952 0.689
MIROC-ES2L [-] 454. 454. 452. 454. 2.49 10.2 0.968 0.489 0.586 0.883 0.997 0.708
NorESM2-LM [-] 465. 465. 452. 455. 13.5 15.5 1.04 0.301 0.554 0.880 0.962 0.650
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 464. 464. 452. 455. 12.4 14.3 0.841 0.375 0.595 0.909 0.999 0.695
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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 [-] 465.
CanESM5 [-] 471. 471. 465. 6.80 7.94 1.67 0.346 0.640 0.737 0.694 0.611
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 454. 454. 454. 470. 0.939 8.35 1.45 0.292 0.580 0.788 0.869 0.622
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 455. 455. 454. 470. 1.45 8.50 1.41 0.287 0.569 0.783 0.879 0.617
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 455. 455. 454. 470. 1.48 8.49 1.43 0.287 0.577 0.784 0.880 0.621
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 455. 455. 454. 470. 1.28 8.45 1.54 0.289 0.573 0.775 0.881 0.619
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 454. 454. 454. 470. 0.891 8.43 1.51 0.291 0.579 0.773 0.879 0.620
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 457. 457. 454. 470. 3.06 8.69 1.57 0.286 0.567 0.768 0.910 0.620
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 456. 456. 454. 470. 2.75 8.65 1.44 0.286 0.579 0.782 0.920 0.629
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 457. 457. 454. 470. 3.02 8.66 1.60 0.286 0.578 0.769 0.912 0.625
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 456. 456. 454. 470. 2.61 8.55 1.63 0.288 0.574 0.761 0.915 0.622
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 457. 457. 454. 470. 3.12 8.70 1.55 0.286 0.589 0.771 0.915 0.630
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 453. 453. 454. 470. -0.977 8.16 1.71 0.318 0.556 0.744 0.895 0.613
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 452. 452. 454. 470. -1.43 8.19 1.76 0.326 0.541 0.730 0.898 0.607
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 452. 452. 454. 470. -1.25 8.18 1.80 0.322 0.547 0.734 0.898 0.609
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 452. 452. 454. 470. -1.60 8.20 1.70 0.328 0.538 0.735 0.893 0.606
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 452. 452. 454. 470. -1.07 8.16 1.79 0.321 0.550 0.737 0.903 0.612
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 470. 470. 465. 5.07 6.85 2.29 0.370 0.576 0.620 0.877 0.604
MIROC-ES2L [-] 467. 467. 465. 2.19 8.19 2.39 0.383 0.420 0.622 0.751 0.519
NorESM2-LM [-] 476. 476. 465. 11.6 12.1 2.37 0.151 0.595 0.628 0.775 0.549
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 471. 471. 465. 6.10 7.34 1.22 0.442 0.604 0.818 0.698 0.633
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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 [-] 377.
CanESM5 [-] 379. 379. 376. 395. 2.15 16.2 0.525 0.672 0.734 0.942 0.999 0.816
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 378. 378. 374. 407. 3.75 13.6 0.489 0.715 0.748 0.950 1.00 0.832
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 378. 378. 374. 407. 3.37 13.5 0.503 0.720 0.744 0.947 1.00 0.831
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 378. 378. 374. 407. 3.64 13.7 0.513 0.716 0.745 0.947 1.00 0.830
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 378. 378. 374. 407. 3.70 13.7 0.510 0.716 0.745 0.950 1.00 0.831
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 378. 378. 374. 407. 3.41 13.6 0.484 0.718 0.745 0.951 1.00 0.832
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 382. 382. 374. 407. 7.42 15.2 0.525 0.677 0.747 0.947 1.00 0.824
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 381. 381. 374. 407. 6.75 14.7 0.505 0.688 0.749 0.949 1.00 0.827
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 381. 381. 374. 407. 6.87 15.2 0.501 0.681 0.745 0.948 1.00 0.824
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 381. 381. 374. 407. 6.85 14.8 0.503 0.685 0.746 0.948 1.00 0.825
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 381. 381. 374. 407. 6.91 15.0 0.511 0.681 0.747 0.949 1.00 0.825
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 376. 376. 374. 407. 1.21 13.6 0.508 0.726 0.739 0.945 0.999 0.830
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 375. 375. 374. 407. 0.214 13.4 0.510 0.734 0.738 0.945 0.999 0.831
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 375. 375. 374. 407. 0.235 13.3 0.494 0.735 0.740 0.946 1.00 0.832
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 375. 375. 374. 407. 0.802 13.6 0.496 0.729 0.737 0.947 0.999 0.830
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 375. 375. 374. 407. 0.619 13.5 0.508 0.732 0.734 0.946 1.00 0.829
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 378. 378. 376. 417. 1.94 13.8 0.539 0.706 0.753 0.943 0.999 0.831
MIROC-ES2L [-] 386. 386. 376. 395. 9.10 17.6 0.495 0.643 0.736 0.945 0.985 0.809
NorESM2-LM [-] 386. 386. 376. 417. 9.37 17.1 0.650 0.640 0.727 0.935 0.999 0.805
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 380. 380. 376. 409. 3.66 13.0 0.493 0.713 0.749 0.946 0.999 0.831
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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 [-] 305.
CanESM5 [-] 305. 305. 305. 324. -0.350 12.9 0.163 0.771 0.819 0.988 0.997 0.879
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 307. 307. 298. 315. 8.23 14.3 0.102 0.840 0.828 0.993 1.00 0.898
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 306. 306. 298. 315. 7.24 13.8 0.0821 0.853 0.826 0.994 1.00 0.900
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 306. 306. 298. 315. 8.05 14.6 0.114 0.841 0.822 0.992 1.00 0.895
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 307. 307. 298. 315. 8.45 14.6 0.110 0.836 0.829 0.992 0.999 0.897
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 306. 306. 298. 315. 8.14 14.1 0.0689 0.842 0.828 0.995 1.00 0.899
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 313. 313. 298. 315. 14.3 18.7 0.0812 0.762 0.821 0.994 1.00 0.880
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 311. 311. 298. 315. 12.9 17.7 0.0819 0.782 0.821 0.994 1.00 0.884
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 312. 312. 298. 315. 13.2 18.1 0.0943 0.777 0.816 0.994 1.00 0.881
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 311. 311. 298. 315. 12.9 17.6 0.0764 0.780 0.821 0.995 1.00 0.883
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 312. 312. 298. 315. 13.2 17.9 0.0796 0.776 0.821 0.994 1.00 0.882
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 306. 306. 298. 315. 7.65 13.7 0.0697 0.850 0.830 0.995 1.00 0.901
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 305. 305. 298. 315. 6.18 13.1 0.0795 0.866 0.828 0.994 1.00 0.903
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 304. 304. 298. 315. 5.55 12.7 0.0701 0.873 0.831 0.995 1.00 0.906
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 306. 306. 298. 315. 7.24 13.5 0.0991 0.854 0.832 0.993 1.00 0.902
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 304. 304. 298. 315. 6.04 13.1 0.0720 0.870 0.826 0.995 1.00 0.903
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 312. 312. 305. 347. 7.08 13.8 0.194 0.794 0.761 0.981 0.999 0.859
MIROC-ES2L [-] 309. 309. 305. 324. 4.33 14.4 0.183 0.752 0.818 0.986 0.997 0.874
NorESM2-LM [-] 310. 310. 305. 347. 5.36 14.3 0.310 0.789 0.779 0.978 1.00 0.865
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 300. 300. 305. 339. -5.25 11.9 0.154 0.802 0.831 0.989 0.984 0.887
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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 [-] 444.
CanESM5 [-] 472. 472. 444. 28.0 32.6 1.44 0.110 0.268 0.794 0.736 0.435
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 451. 451. 443. 462. 7.70 10.4 1.46 0.334 0.551 0.792 0.969 0.639
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 451. 451. 443. 462. 7.84 10.6 1.54 0.332 0.538 0.780 0.968 0.631
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 451. 451. 443. 462. 7.81 10.8 1.48 0.333 0.529 0.793 0.970 0.631
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 450. 450. 443. 462. 7.32 10.3 1.23 0.347 0.553 0.844 0.972 0.654
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 450. 450. 443. 462. 7.33 10.3 1.31 0.350 0.537 0.824 0.970 0.643
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 453. 453. 443. 462. 10.4 12.5 1.44 0.251 0.554 0.791 0.961 0.622
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 453. 453. 443. 462. 9.83 12.1 1.27 0.266 0.571 0.829 0.963 0.640
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 453. 453. 443. 462. 10.2 12.4 1.55 0.256 0.547 0.775 0.963 0.618
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 453. 453. 443. 462. 10.0 12.2 1.37 0.262 0.529 0.804 0.960 0.617
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 453. 453. 443. 462. 10.3 12.6 1.17 0.254 0.558 0.848 0.964 0.636
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 452. 452. 443. 462. 8.64 12.2 1.63 0.306 0.492 0.760 0.948 0.600
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 451. 451. 443. 462. 7.79 11.5 1.58 0.323 0.487 0.772 0.952 0.604
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 451. 451. 443. 462. 8.08 11.6 1.64 0.319 0.509 0.760 0.951 0.610
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 451. 451. 443. 462. 7.84 11.5 1.54 0.324 0.504 0.779 0.948 0.612
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 452. 452. 443. 462. 8.94 12.4 1.59 0.299 0.488 0.766 0.945 0.597
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 456. 456. 444. 11.8 13.6 1.18 0.240 0.615 0.837 0.997 0.661
MIROC-ES2L [-] 450. 450. 444. 6.11 12.6 1.62 0.281 0.505 0.780 0.997 0.613
NorESM2-LM [-] 457. 457. 444. 12.9 15.1 1.13 0.219 0.506 0.863 0.994 0.618
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 460. 460. 444. 16.1 18.8 2.18 0.203 0.377 0.674 0.994 0.525
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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 [-] 351.
CanESM5 [-] 351. 351. 351. 376. 0.576 13.9 0.174 0.758 0.810 0.988 0.998 0.873
E3SMv3 default 0051 [-] 342. 342. 337. 372. 5.48 13.7 0.165 0.843 0.841 0.989 0.997 0.902
E3SMv3 default 0111 [-] 341. 341. 337. 372. 4.34 13.3 0.157 0.854 0.839 0.989 0.996 0.904
E3SMv3 default 0161 [-] 342. 342. 337. 372. 5.09 13.7 0.171 0.847 0.836 0.989 0.996 0.901
E3SMv3 default 0281 [-] 342. 342. 337. 372. 5.35 13.7 0.228 0.842 0.843 0.985 0.997 0.902
E3SMv3 default 0311 [-] 341. 341. 337. 372. 4.93 13.3 0.152 0.850 0.841 0.990 0.995 0.903
E3SMv3 highECS 0051 [-] 347. 347. 337. 372. 10.5 16.7 0.209 0.791 0.838 0.986 0.995 0.889
E3SMv3 highECS 0111 [-] 346. 346. 337. 372. 9.51 16.0 0.189 0.802 0.840 0.987 0.996 0.893
E3SMv3 highECS 0161 [-] 346. 346. 337. 372. 9.28 16.2 0.167 0.802 0.835 0.989 0.994 0.891
E3SMv3 highECS 0281 [-] 346. 346. 337. 372. 9.45 16.1 0.167 0.802 0.836 0.989 0.995 0.892
E3SMv3 highECS 0311 [-] 346. 346. 337. 372. 9.75 16.2 0.175 0.798 0.840 0.988 0.996 0.892
E3SMv3 lowECS 0051 [-] 341. 341. 337. 372. 4.43 13.2 0.123 0.851 0.845 0.992 0.996 0.906
E3SMv3 lowECS 0111 [-] 339. 339. 337. 372. 2.76 12.5 0.142 0.866 0.844 0.990 0.994 0.908
E3SMv3 lowECS 0161 [-] 340. 340. 337. 372. 3.05 12.2 0.122 0.866 0.848 0.992 0.996 0.910
E3SMv3 lowECS 0281 [-] 341. 341. 337. 372. 4.56 12.8 0.140 0.853 0.849 0.991 0.997 0.908
E3SMv3 lowECS 0311 [-] 340. 340. 337. 372. 3.29 12.4 0.150 0.866 0.844 0.990 0.996 0.908
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 355. 355. 351. 376. 3.79 13.5 0.213 0.765 0.771 0.986 0.995 0.858
MIROC-ES2L [-] 356. 356. 351. 376. 4.65 14.8 0.211 0.725 0.811 0.986 0.978 0.862
NorESM2-LM [-] 359. 359. 351. 376. 8.45 14.5 0.271 0.760 0.796 0.982 1.00 0.867
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 350. 350. 351. 377. -0.520 9.56 0.134 0.837 0.843 0.991 0.999 0.903

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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