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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 [-] 402.
CanESM5 [-] 403. 403. 402. 412. 1.15 15.2 2.06 0.545 0.348 0.666 0.986 0.578
CMIP6-MMM [-] 401. 401. 402. 413. -0.943 8.77 1.42 0.689 0.497 0.789 0.999 0.694
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 399. 399. 402. 412. -3.18 10.4 2.65 0.610 0.470 0.556 0.990 0.619
MIROC-ES2L [-] 404. 404. 402. 412. 1.89 10.8 1.74 0.556 0.494 0.720 0.990 0.651
NorESM2-LM [-] 407. 407. 402. 412. 4.92 11.7 1.53 0.550 0.438 0.784 0.993 0.640
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 400. 400. 402. 413. -2.16 8.69 1.51 0.644 0.541 0.769 0.971 0.693
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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 [-] 420.
CanESM5 [-] 426. 426. 420. 6.67 8.20 2.87 0.352 0.553 0.516 0.532 0.501
CMIP6-MMM [-] 423. 423. 420. 2.93 5.24 2.56 0.535 0.619 0.575 0.689 0.607
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 421. 421. 420. 1.07 7.09 3.34 0.452 0.557 0.417 0.793 0.555
MIROC-ES2L [-] 422. 422. 420. 2.75 7.98 2.15 0.485 0.402 0.658 0.458 0.481
NorESM2-LM [-] 431. 431. 420. 11.2 12.0 3.19 0.172 0.518 0.471 0.665 0.469
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 422. 422. 420. 2.01 6.95 1.36 0.489 0.437 0.817 0.967 0.629
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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 [-] 315.
CanESM5 [-] 310. 310. 315. 321. -5.28 16.9 0.872 0.682 0.680 0.888 0.999 0.786
CMIP6-MMM [-] 312. 312. 315. 340. -2.77 11.4 0.718 0.753 0.752 0.905 1.00 0.832
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 311. 311. 315. 339. -4.13 15.5 1.07 0.676 0.712 0.854 0.998 0.790
MIROC-ES2L [-] 321. 321. 315. 321. 5.78 16.1 0.736 0.672 0.710 0.899 0.994 0.797
NorESM2-LM [-] 319. 319. 315. 339. 3.75 16.1 0.759 0.689 0.691 0.905 0.998 0.795
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 310. 310. 315. 332. -4.90 12.1 0.764 0.741 0.728 0.911 1.00 0.822
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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 [-] 265.
CanESM5 [-] 262. 262. 264. 285. -2.85 13.1 0.267 0.806 0.784 0.982 0.998 0.871
CMIP6-MMM [-] 264. 264. 265. 304. -0.739 10.1 0.175 0.855 0.836 0.988 0.999 0.903
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 271. 271. 264. 304. 6.07 13.7 0.346 0.802 0.788 0.977 0.986 0.868
MIROC-ES2L [-] 265. 265. 264. 285. 0.643 14.8 0.215 0.785 0.790 0.986 0.996 0.869
NorESM2-LM [-] 273. 273. 264. 304. 8.28 16.0 0.268 0.792 0.778 0.982 0.992 0.865
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 259. 259. 265. 297. -5.40 12.3 0.260 0.834 0.794 0.983 0.971 0.875
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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 [-] 411.
CanESM5 [-] 410. 410. 411. -1.02 17.7 2.70 0.374 0.210 0.577 0.923 0.459
CMIP6-MMM [-] 407. 407. 411. -4.29 12.2 3.28 0.431 0.334 0.451 0.996 0.509
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 404. 404. 411. -7.31 13.7 3.71 0.349 0.352 0.382 0.971 0.481
MIROC-ES2L [-] 414. 414. 411. 2.65 14.2 3.28 0.373 0.394 0.449 0.999 0.522
NorESM2-LM [-] 410. 410. 411. -1.38 15.2 3.14 0.428 0.242 0.478 0.992 0.476
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 407. 407. 411. -3.87 11.3 2.37 0.437 0.373 0.643 0.997 0.564
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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 [-] 300.
CanESM5 [-] 296. 296. 299. 320. -3.22 12.8 0.187 0.798 0.787 0.987 0.999 0.872
CMIP6-MMM [-] 298. 298. 300. 321. -1.12 8.67 0.111 0.853 0.860 0.992 0.994 0.912
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 303. 303. 299. 321. 3.28 12.8 0.300 0.786 0.800 0.979 1.00 0.873
MIROC-ES2L [-] 302. 302. 299. 320. 2.51 12.6 0.159 0.781 0.815 0.989 0.982 0.877
NorESM2-LM [-] 304. 304. 299. 321. 4.54 12.7 0.201 0.809 0.807 0.986 0.987 0.879
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 297. 297. 299. 322. -2.55 9.82 0.232 0.848 0.809 0.984 1.00 0.890

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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