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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. 5.02 25.8 1.78 0.566 0.402 0.749 0.923 0.608
CMIP6-MMM [-] 234. 234. 228. 220. 6.10 19.6 1.52 0.606 0.523 0.780 0.832 0.653
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 232. 232. 228. 220. 4.85 28.4 2.09 0.624 0.338 0.683 0.975 0.591
MIROC-ES2L [-] 221. 221. 228. 220. -7.03 27.7 2.05 0.502 0.460 0.684 0.812 0.584
NorESM2-LM [-] 222. 222. 228. 220. -5.16 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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Model Period Mean (intersection) [W m-2]
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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. 1.57 17.8 1.41 0.659 0.588 0.811 0.977 0.725
CMIP6-MMM [-] 219. 219. 215. 3.26 13.7 1.13 0.745 0.661 0.834 0.996 0.779
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 214. 214. 215. -1.61 25.4 1.36 0.578 0.566 0.802 0.572 0.617
MIROC-ES2L [-] 205. 205. 215. -10.6 22.0 1.75 0.603 0.527 0.724 0.913 0.659
NorESM2-LM [-] 215. 215. 215. -0.845 15.0 1.43 0.794 0.591 0.785 0.926 0.738
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 224. 224. 215. 8.68 18.8 1.39 0.639 0.599 0.800 0.982 0.724
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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 [-] 186.
CanESM5 [-] 194. 194. 186. 200. 7.99 19.8 0.708 0.774 0.737 0.923 0.990 0.832
CMIP6-MMM [-] 192. 192. 186. 209. 6.12 15.7 0.556 0.800 0.798 0.944 0.990 0.866
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 192. 192. 186. 207. 5.76 21.6 0.728 0.774 0.711 0.920 0.994 0.822
MIROC-ES2L [-] 186. 186. 186. 200. -0.335 18.5 0.668 0.808 0.746 0.924 0.997 0.844
NorESM2-LM [-] 189. 189. 186. 207. 2.56 20.3 0.663 0.775 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 0.842
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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 [-] 111. 111. 110. 94.5 1.59 14.5 0.325 0.922 0.859 0.977 0.990 0.921
CMIP6-MMM [-] 107. 107. 110. 93.6 -2.72 12.7 0.300 0.932 0.879 0.979 0.992 0.933
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 112. 112. 110. 93.6 2.25 17.2 0.386 0.927 0.825 0.969 0.999 0.909
MIROC-ES2L [-] 111. 111. 110. 94.5 1.32 14.4 0.328 0.916 0.868 0.977 0.991 0.924
NorESM2-LM [-] 98.5 98.5 110. 93.6 -11.3 21.0 0.518 0.866 0.831 0.964 0.931 0.884
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 112. 112. 110. 95.1 2.03 12.4 0.384 0.942 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
CMIP6-MMM [-] 230. 230. 201. 28.8 32.3 1.34 0.246 0.538 0.819 0.968 0.622
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 224. 224. 201. 22.6 37.1 1.29 0.298 0.303 0.812 0.852 0.514
MIROC-ES2L [-] 209. 209. 201. 7.79 21.2 1.58 0.531 0.484 0.766 0.872 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 0.926 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. 2.12 16.5 0.546 0.886 0.834 0.953 0.996 0.900
CMIP6-MMM [-] 144. 144. 143. 144. 0.556 12.7 0.446 0.910 0.873 0.964 0.989 0.922
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 146. 146. 143. 144. 3.09 18.7 0.574 0.895 0.802 0.955 0.997 0.890
MIROC-ES2L [-] 144. 144. 143. 144. 0.639 14.8 0.517 0.899 0.848 0.954 0.999 0.909
NorESM2-LM [-] 142. 142. 143. 144. -1.31 18.1 0.531 0.852 0.840 0.959 0.941 0.886
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 146. 146. 143. 145. 3.00 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