Equatorial Africa Equatorial Asia Global - Land High Latitudes South America - Amazon

	Download Data	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	[-]	-54.6
bcc-csm1-1	[-]	-64.8	-64.9	-54.6				-6.56	13.9	2.75		0.465	0.442	0.557	0.991	0.580
BCC-CSM2-MR	[-]	-70.1	-71.3	-54.6				-9.65	14.6	2.56		0.340	0.522	0.579	0.987	0.590
CanESM2	[-]	-63.4	-63.5	-54.6				-5.60	17.0	2.01		0.478	0.238	0.690	0.970	0.522
CanESM5	[-]	-72.3	-72.5	-54.6				-10.3	18.8	2.05		0.307	0.260	0.681	0.917	0.485
CESM1-BGC	[-]	-61.9	-61.6	-54.6				-3.90	13.3	2.44		0.546	0.427	0.603	0.982	0.597
CESM2	[-]	-67.5	-67.2	-54.6				-5.86	11.9	2.02		0.432	0.538	0.681	0.994	0.637
GFDL-ESM2G	[-]	-72.3	-71.9	-54.6				-10.8	18.2	2.03		0.290	0.284	0.689	0.988	0.507
GFDL-ESM4	[-]	-64.2	-64.2	-54.6				-9.53	13.8	1.72		0.351	0.487	0.739	0.996	0.612
IPSL-CM5A-LR	[-]	-86.6	-88.3	-54.6				-26.7	28.3	1.66		0.0466	0.549	0.751	0.991	0.578
IPSL-CM6A-LR	[-]	-76.2	-74.8	-54.6				-10.5	16.3	1.65		0.199	0.481	0.747	0.972	0.576
MeanCMIP5	[-]	-64.0	-64.0	-54.5		-48.1		-9.43	13.4	1.90		0.369	0.550	0.702	0.985	0.631
MeanCMIP6	[-]	-71.7	-71.7	-54.6				-9.10	12.7	1.68		0.306	0.604	0.736	0.988	0.648
MIROC-ESM	[-]	-61.9	-62.0	-54.6				-5.05	14.5	2.28		0.424	0.517	0.632	0.878	0.593
MIROC-ESM2L	[-]	-59.6	-59.8	-54.6				-0.701	13.6	1.99		0.442	0.522	0.688	0.986	0.632
MPI-ESM-LR	[-]	-68.6	-67.2	-54.6				-8.33	13.8	1.86		0.429	0.558	0.711	0.973	0.646
MPI-ESM1.2-HR	[-]	-69.8	-69.8	-54.6				-8.92	13.7	1.64		0.378	0.515	0.751	0.995	0.631
NorESM1-ME	[-]	-58.0	-60.0	-54.6				-1.91	13.4	2.61		0.531	0.416	0.567	0.991	0.584
NorESM2-LM	[-]	-72.0	-73.7	-54.6				-9.37	14.8	1.62		0.286	0.491	0.752	0.974	0.599
UK-HadGEM2-ES	[-]	-79.7	-78.7	-54.5				-14.9	17.7	1.70		0.164	0.522	0.737	0.953	0.580
UKESM1-0-LL	[-]	-84.7	-85.4	-54.6				-17.3	19.4	2.25		0.0898	0.588	0.631	0.843	0.548

	Download Data	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	[-]	-45.8
bcc-csm1-1	[-]	-45.5	-45.4	-45.8				-4.21	7.84	2.12		0.481	0.639	0.674	0.950	0.677
BCC-CSM2-MR	[-]	-42.3	-42.1	-45.8				-1.41	5.74	1.90		0.584	0.761	0.710	0.843	0.732
CanESM2	[-]	-28.3	-28.3	-45.8				-1.94	10.6	1.77		0.380	0.683	0.724	0.739	0.642
CanESM5	[-]	-38.7	-38.6	-45.8				0.266	6.69	1.90		0.552	0.772	0.722	0.987	0.761
CESM1-BGC	[-]	-33.7	-33.6	-45.8				0.704	5.00	1.85		0.623	0.796	0.717	0.995	0.786
CESM2	[-]	-37.6	-37.6	-45.8				0.691	5.73	2.04		0.632	0.755	0.677	0.965	0.757
GFDL-ESM2G	[-]	-40.7	-41.0	-45.8				-3.34	7.15	2.07		0.564	0.731	0.681	0.995	0.740
GFDL-ESM4	[-]	-50.9	-50.9	-45.8				-5.11	7.68	2.18		0.514	0.757	0.675	0.997	0.740
IPSL-CM5A-LR	[-]	-56.9	-56.9	-45.8				-18.0	19.1	2.40		0.116	0.763	0.627	0.995	0.653
IPSL-CM6A-LR	[-]	-39.8	-40.0	-45.8				-2.93	7.22	1.81		0.564	0.801	0.730	0.990	0.777
MeanCMIP5	[-]	-51.2	-51.2	-45.9				-5.34	6.70	1.53		0.519	0.832	0.760	0.957	0.780
MeanCMIP6	[-]	-41.9	-41.9	-45.8				-1.93	4.53	1.42		0.612	0.827	0.793	0.923	0.796
MIROC-ESM	[-]	-36.5	-36.5	-45.8				-7.26	11.1	2.50		0.408	0.733	0.604	0.956	0.687
MIROC-ESM2L	[-]	-37.2	-37.1	-45.8				1.59	8.07	2.10		0.480	0.748	0.672	0.944	0.718
MPI-ESM-LR	[-]	-40.2	-40.3	-45.8				-6.75	9.84	2.28		0.428	0.716	0.645	0.988	0.699
MPI-ESM1.2-HR	[-]	-41.0	-40.9	-45.8				-5.93	8.77	1.70		0.423	0.681	0.737	0.986	0.701
NorESM1-ME	[-]	-35.8	-35.8	-45.8				2.19	5.55	1.66		0.605	0.794	0.740	0.995	0.786
NorESM2-LM	[-]	-40.9	-40.9	-45.8				-0.00230	5.03	2.09		0.606	0.816	0.691	0.749	0.736
UK-HadGEM2-ES	[-]	-50.9	-51.0	-45.9				-9.26	10.9	1.63		0.232	0.698	0.756	0.950	0.667
UKESM1-0-LL	[-]	-48.2	-48.2	-45.8				-4.46	7.44	1.85		0.393	0.740	0.698	0.946	0.703

	Download Data	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	[-]	-60.4
bcc-csm1-1	[-]	-65.4	-65.5	-60.4				-4.33	16.9	1.77		0.377	0.435	0.741	0.982	0.594
BCC-CSM2-MR	[-]	-68.2	-68.2	-60.4				-6.67	16.0	1.59		0.369	0.493	0.770	0.983	0.622
CanESM2	[-]	-70.9	-71.2	-60.4				-9.54	20.2	1.69		0.343	0.346	0.753	0.977	0.553
CanESM5	[-]	-70.7	-70.9	-60.4				-8.82	17.8	1.63		0.369	0.433	0.771	0.981	0.597
CESM1-BGC	[-]	-69.1	-69.1	-60.4				-7.78	16.7	1.57		0.343	0.472	0.775	0.968	0.606
CESM2	[-]	-68.5	-68.6	-60.4				-6.43	15.0	1.59		0.385	0.525	0.774	0.984	0.639
GFDL-ESM2G	[-]	-68.3	-68.4	-60.4				-6.73	18.7	1.79		0.382	0.393	0.736	0.977	0.576
GFDL-ESM4	[-]	-66.3	-66.3	-60.4				-5.88	15.0	1.64		0.436	0.484	0.760	0.986	0.630
IPSL-CM5A-LR	[-]	-81.7	-81.8	-60.4				-19.9	25.2	1.84		0.145	0.415	0.721	0.975	0.534
IPSL-CM6A-LR	[-]	-68.9	-68.9	-60.4				-7.22	17.3	1.67		0.360	0.449	0.759	0.980	0.599
MeanCMIP5	[-]	-68.5	-68.5	-60.4		-74.3		-8.14	14.9	1.42		0.390	0.564	0.798	0.976	0.658
MeanCMIP6	[-]	-68.4	-68.4	-60.4				-6.60	13.0	1.37		0.433	0.619	0.811	0.988	0.694
MIROC-ESM	[-]	-66.1	-66.2	-60.4				-5.06	18.0	1.79		0.369	0.442	0.733	0.913	0.580
MIROC-ESM2L	[-]	-65.9	-66.0	-60.4				-4.30	15.6	1.76		0.436	0.506	0.745	0.967	0.632
MPI-ESM-LR	[-]	-66.4	-63.5	-60.4				-2.53	16.0	1.77		0.362	0.495	0.737	0.977	0.613
MPI-ESM1.2-HR	[-]	-65.5	-65.5	-60.4				-3.90	13.9	1.65		0.436	0.526	0.760	0.985	0.647
NorESM1-ME	[-]	-67.5	-67.5	-60.4				-6.04	17.1	1.67		0.344	0.465	0.759	0.973	0.601
NorESM2-LM	[-]	-69.2	-69.3	-60.4				-6.65	16.0	1.63		0.355	0.521	0.763	0.976	0.627
UK-HadGEM2-ES	[-]	-73.0	-73.0	-60.4				-11.0	17.9	1.59		0.317	0.472	0.769	0.975	0.601
UKESM1-0-LL	[-]	-71.5	-71.5	-60.4				-9.71	16.8	1.54		0.339	0.523	0.781	0.965	0.626

	Download Data	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	[-]	-42.3
bcc-csm1-1	[-]	-37.7	-37.9	-42.3				4.82	12.7	1.89		0.442	0.358	0.712	0.870	0.548
BCC-CSM2-MR	[-]	-39.5	-39.9	-42.3				3.43	12.1	1.82		0.446	0.406	0.726	0.982	0.593
CanESM2	[-]	-46.0	-46.2	-42.3				-1.88	15.4	1.91		0.380	0.259	0.714	0.949	0.512
CanESM5	[-]	-45.5	-45.7	-42.3				-0.849	11.6	1.81		0.481	0.453	0.739	0.987	0.623
CESM1-BGC	[-]	-53.5	-53.4	-42.3				-7.68	14.5	1.75		0.240	0.402	0.744	0.923	0.542
CESM2	[-]	-42.0	-42.0	-42.3				4.13	12.5	1.87		0.388	0.490	0.721	0.916	0.601
GFDL-ESM2G	[-]	-42.3	-42.7	-42.3				1.26	11.1	2.04		0.522	0.442	0.687	0.953	0.609
GFDL-ESM4	[-]	-41.0	-41.0	-42.3				1.29	11.4	1.99		0.531	0.450	0.692	0.982	0.621
IPSL-CM5A-LR	[-]	-56.4	-56.1	-42.3				-7.06	17.3	2.51		0.160	0.177	0.601	0.973	0.418
IPSL-CM6A-LR	[-]	-44.0	-44.0	-42.3				0.582	13.3	1.97		0.530	0.273	0.708	0.956	0.548
MeanCMIP5	[-]	-43.5	-43.5	-42.3		-44.6		-1.17	10.2	1.70		0.505	0.485	0.750	0.982	0.641
MeanCMIP6	[-]	-42.1	-42.1	-42.3				2.17	9.32	1.65		0.547	0.558	0.765	0.989	0.683
MIROC-ESM	[-]	-44.8	-44.9	-42.3				0.191	13.3	2.07		0.527	0.331	0.675	0.951	0.563
MIROC-ESM2L	[-]	-46.2	-46.4	-42.3				-1.77	11.0	1.92		0.510	0.460	0.707	0.966	0.621
MPI-ESM-LR	[-]	-39.1	-36.6	-42.3				6.38	13.2	2.07		0.304	0.452	0.680	0.963	0.570
MPI-ESM1.2-HR	[-]	-39.3	-39.0	-42.3				5.89	13.2	2.04		0.373	0.408	0.688	0.926	0.561
NorESM1-ME	[-]	-49.6	-49.1	-42.3				-3.90	13.0	1.79		0.327	0.430	0.732	0.930	0.570
NorESM2-LM	[-]	-39.9	-39.1	-42.3				4.88	12.3	1.92		0.387	0.476	0.711	0.915	0.593
UK-HadGEM2-ES	[-]	-46.9	-47.4	-42.3				-2.78	12.8	1.79		0.477	0.395	0.737	0.987	0.598
UKESM1-0-LL	[-]	-42.0	-42.0	-42.3				1.87	10.5	1.82		0.509	0.489	0.735	0.958	0.636

	Download Data	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	[-]	-32.2
bcc-csm1-1	[-]	-55.3	-55.3	-32.2				-23.2	27.0	2.82		0.0628	0.397	0.542	0.978	0.475
BCC-CSM2-MR	[-]	-55.3	-55.3	-32.2				-23.0	25.9	2.29		0.0705	0.486	0.649	0.938	0.526
CanESM2	[-]	-71.7	-72.5	-32.2				-38.6	45.5	2.63		0.0579	0.115	0.576	0.557	0.284
CanESM5	[-]	-61.3	-61.6	-32.2				-28.4	34.9	2.54		0.0790	0.193	0.606	0.815	0.377
CESM1-BGC	[-]	-47.2	-47.1	-32.2				-15.3	20.7	2.35		0.244	0.427	0.638	0.961	0.540
CESM2	[-]	-47.1	-46.9	-32.2				-14.6	20.2	2.30		0.235	0.431	0.650	0.967	0.543
GFDL-ESM2G	[-]	-64.2	-64.1	-32.2				-31.5	37.4	2.81		0.0336	0.138	0.545	0.942	0.359
GFDL-ESM4	[-]	-54.3	-54.3	-32.2				-22.0	26.3	2.18		0.0749	0.370	0.673	0.909	0.480
IPSL-CM5A-LR	[-]	-73.7	-73.9	-32.2				-40.9	43.4	2.34		0.00982	0.299	0.645	0.946	0.440
IPSL-CM6A-LR	[-]	-51.9	-51.9	-32.2				-19.7	23.3	2.75		0.0919	0.548	0.556	0.922	0.533
MeanCMIP5	[-]	-57.3	-57.3	-32.3				-25.0	28.0	2.69		0.0546	0.420	0.572	0.946	0.483
MeanCMIP6	[-]	-49.5	-49.5	-32.2				-17.4	20.9	2.56		0.111	0.522	0.599	0.864	0.524
MIROC-ESM	[-]	-53.9	-53.7	-32.2				-21.5	25.2	2.17		0.135	0.465	0.673	0.939	0.536
MIROC-ESM2L	[-]	-36.1	-35.6	-32.2				-3.92	16.2	2.68		0.414	0.466	0.564	0.959	0.574
MPI-ESM-LR	[-]	-53.1	-53.0	-32.2				-21.2	25.5	2.59		0.0866	0.424	0.579	0.970	0.497
MPI-ESM1.2-HR	[-]	-42.1	-42.1	-32.2				-10.5	15.2	2.47		0.302	0.633	0.603	0.972	0.629
NorESM1-ME	[-]	-49.8	-49.9	-32.2				-18.0	24.1	2.48		0.250	0.331	0.618	0.874	0.481
NorESM2-LM	[-]	-46.9	-47.0	-32.2				-15.0	20.3	2.46		0.221	0.437	0.615	0.900	0.522
UK-HadGEM2-ES	[-]	-46.4	-46.3	-32.3				-15.1	18.6	2.43		0.166	0.618	0.619	0.977	0.600
UKESM1-0-LL	[-]	-52.7	-52.7	-32.2				-20.7	23.0	2.38		0.0804	0.576	0.637	0.922	0.558

Equatorial Africa Equatorial Asia Global - Land High Latitudes South America - Amazon Temporally integrated period mean Temporally integrated period mean max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift score Temporally integrated period mean bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score Temporally integrated period mean rmse Temporally integrated period mean rmse score Spatially integrated regional mean cycle Spatially integrated regional mean detrended cycle Spatially integrated regional mean

  Title:

CERES EBAF TOA and Surface Fluxes

  Version:

Ed4.1

  Institutions:

NASA Langley Research Center

  Source:

Monthly mean surface fluxes calculated by a radiative transfer model and constrained by the combined Terra and Aqua SSF1deg measurements

  History:

2019-06-25: downloaded source from https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/products-info.php?product=EBAF

2019-08-13: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-rlns-ceres.py

  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, Journal of Climate, 31(2), 895-918, 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, Journal of Climate, 31, 4501-4527, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0523.1

  Comments:

time_period: 2000-01 through 2018-12

original_temporal_resolution: monthly

original_spatial_resolution: 1 degree

original_units: W m-2

final_temporal_resolution: monthly

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

final_units: W m-2

  Convention:

CF-1.7