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Model Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 227.
CanESM5 [-] 232. 231. 227. 5.19 27.5 1.86 0.556 0.381 0.734 0.951 0.601
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 231. 230. 227. 4.83 29.3 2.09 0.607 0.333 0.683 0.985 0.588
MIROC-ES2L [-] 221. 220. 227. -6.54 28.5 2.11 0.495 0.445 0.674 0.848 0.581
NorESM2-LM [-] 222. 222. 227. -4.86 22.8 1.63 0.615 0.437 0.747 0.943 0.636
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 242. 242. 227. 14.0 25.6 1.21 0.482 0.492 0.831 0.783 0.616
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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 [-] 215.
CanESM5 [-] 202. 201. 215. 1.68 20.2 1.52 0.616 0.568 0.789 0.894 0.687
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 184. 183. 215. -1.42 27.0 1.39 0.573 0.552 0.797 0.514 0.598
MIROC-ES2L [-] 199. 198. 215. -10.4 23.1 1.73 0.585 0.518 0.726 0.979 0.665
NorESM2-LM [-] 214. 215. 215. -0.772 15.5 1.46 0.786 0.581 0.781 0.938 0.734
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 224. 224. 215. 8.76 19.3 1.45 0.628 0.590 0.789 0.995 0.718
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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 [-] 195. 195. 186. 8.15 21.2 0.749 0.760 0.724 0.917 0.988 0.823
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 192. 192. 186. 5.81 22.5 0.740 0.765 0.705 0.918 0.993 0.817
MIROC-ES2L [-] 187. 187. 186. -0.117 19.3 0.701 0.799 0.737 0.919 0.996 0.837
NorESM2-LM [-] 189. 189. 186. 2.68 20.9 0.687 0.768 0.733 0.926 0.982 0.828
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 208. 197. 186. 11.0 19.3 0.668 0.741 0.769 0.926 0.982 0.837
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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 [-] 122. 122. 110. 1.79 15.1 0.338 0.916 0.855 0.975 0.980 0.917
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 119. 119. 110. 2.51 17.6 0.391 0.923 0.822 0.969 0.998 0.907
MIROC-ES2L [-] 117. 118. 110. 1.63 15.0 0.348 0.911 0.864 0.976 0.995 0.922
NorESM2-LM [-] 99.9 98.7 110. -11.0 21.4 0.522 0.863 0.828 0.963 0.923 0.881
UKESM1-0-LL [-] -5.66e+16 112. 110. 2.25 12.9 0.387 0.938 0.869 0.971 0.998 0.929
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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 [-] 238. 239. 201. 37.4 46.2 2.03 0.195 0.354 0.703 0.915 0.504
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 223. 223. 201. 22.9 38.9 1.29 0.295 0.298 0.813 0.782 0.497
MIROC-ES2L [-] 209. 208. 201. 7.54 22.4 1.65 0.523 0.461 0.752 0.943 0.628
NorESM2-LM [-] 216. 216. 201. 15.0 27.1 1.69 0.458 0.393 0.766 0.950 0.592
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 236. 236. 201. 34.6 39.6 2.65 0.204 0.411 0.578 0.938 0.508
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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 [-] 153. 155. 143. 2.50 17.4 0.556 0.877 0.828 0.952 0.993 0.896
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 154. 153. 143. 3.22 19.2 0.576 0.890 0.799 0.954 0.996 0.888
MIROC-ES2L [-] 150. 152. 143. 1.04 15.5 0.528 0.891 0.844 0.954 0.998 0.906
NorESM2-LM [-] 145. 142. 143. -1.35 18.6 0.545 0.846 0.837 0.957 0.942 0.884
UKESM1-0-LL [-] -1.63e+17 146. 143. 3.20 15.1 0.519 0.899 0.843 0.960 0.990 0.907

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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