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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 [-] 152.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 114. 114. 152. -16.4 24.8 2.40 0.191 0.514 0.620 0.993 0.566
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 130. 129. 152. -4.43 19.2 2.17 0.352 0.547 0.662 0.993 0.620
CanESM2 [-] 122. 122. 152. -7.85 23.4 2.28 0.369 0.470 0.636 0.992 0.588
CanESM5 [-] 125. 125. 152. -7.64 21.0 1.97 0.413 0.458 0.702 0.996 0.605
CESM1-BGC [-] 123. 123. 152. -10.5 21.5 2.17 0.444 0.490 0.663 0.977 0.613
CESM2 [-] 119. 119. 152. -8.92 20.6 2.34 0.312 0.520 0.625 0.992 0.594
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 122. 122. 152. -9.26 22.6 1.98 0.358 0.362 0.696 0.994 0.554
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 137. 138. 152. -14.1 21.7 1.66 0.286 0.557 0.755 0.998 0.630
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 144. 142. 152. 6.38 24.2 2.25 0.339 0.339 0.643 0.983 0.528
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 126. 127. 152. -5.21 22.3 2.50 0.402 0.361 0.600 0.998 0.544
MeanCMIP5 [-] 144. 144. 152. 155. -7.81 18.4 1.81 0.463 0.588 0.720 0.950 0.662
MeanCMIP6 [-] 124. 124. 152. -7.64 16.9 1.78 0.417 0.628 0.727 0.994 0.678
MIROC-ESM [-] 137. 137. 152. -6.03 26.6 2.57 0.410 0.398 0.584 0.631 0.484
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 137. 137. 152. -3.64 22.7 2.40 0.411 0.512 0.609 0.860 0.581
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 123. 125. 152. -5.20 19.1 2.09 0.403 0.561 0.667 0.996 0.637
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 132. 132. 152. -1.05 18.4 1.92 0.433 0.537 0.702 0.989 0.640
NorESM1-ME [-] 126. 124. 152. -12.4 23.1 2.59 0.427 0.433 0.580 0.921 0.559
NorESM2-LM [-] 115. 114. 152. -14.3 22.6 2.08 0.240 0.521 0.672 0.992 0.589
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 126. 126. 152. -7.30 21.3 1.92 0.393 0.473 0.709 0.984 0.607
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 117. 116. 152. -10.8 23.1 1.69 0.292 0.390 0.748 0.969 0.558
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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 [-] 158.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 136. 136. 158. -3.85 17.2 1.71 0.415 0.540 0.740 0.986 0.644
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 149. 149. 158. 4.04 16.6 1.49 0.529 0.567 0.786 0.963 0.682
CanESM2 [-] 136. 136. 158. -1.72 21.1 1.56 0.417 0.470 0.780 0.927 0.613
CanESM5 [-] 143. 143. 158. -0.371 17.5 1.41 0.486 0.584 0.803 0.989 0.689
CESM1-BGC [-] 127. 127. 158. -11.2 19.9 1.47 0.377 0.591 0.805 0.992 0.671
CESM2 [-] 132. 132. 158. -3.63 17.9 1.42 0.469 0.513 0.801 0.976 0.655
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 128. 129. 158. -8.42 22.6 1.30 0.355 0.456 0.816 0.930 0.603
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 147. 147. 158. -11.6 20.4 1.20 0.387 0.536 0.825 0.997 0.656
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 148. 148. 158. -3.69 21.1 2.06 0.535 0.514 0.683 0.965 0.642
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 120. 120. 158. -9.83 24.1 1.35 0.270 0.558 0.797 0.744 0.585
MeanCMIP5 [-] 155. 155. 159. -3.98 15.4 1.10 0.547 0.664 0.844 0.973 0.739
MeanCMIP6 [-] 143. 143. 158. -1.98 13.3 1.20 0.606 0.686 0.820 0.961 0.752
MIROC-ESM [-] 143. 144. 158. -5.14 23.2 2.18 0.476 0.400 0.653 0.845 0.555
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 146. 146. 158. -8.93 20.0 1.73 0.543 0.521 0.735 0.671 0.598
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 134. 134. 158. 10.2 23.4 1.71 0.374 0.506 0.735 0.928 0.610
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 154. 154. 158. 13.1 22.7 1.77 0.343 0.456 0.740 0.960 0.591
NorESM1-ME [-] 129. 128. 158. -13.5 20.5 1.26 0.356 0.589 0.829 0.996 0.672
NorESM2-LM [-] 146. 145. 158. -1.12 15.3 1.58 0.628 0.592 0.765 0.958 0.707
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 146. 146. 159. 3.75 17.6 1.57 0.568 0.596 0.783 0.980 0.705
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 140. 140. 158. 1.32 17.0 1.55 0.472 0.645 0.773 0.986 0.704
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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 [-] 83.3
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 73.3 72.9 83.3 -6.21 19.3 0.953 0.417 0.474 0.884 0.989 0.648
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 76.7 76.6 83.3 -2.73 17.7 0.882 0.438 0.512 0.895 0.982 0.667
CanESM2 [-] 72.5 72.3 83.3 -6.36 19.3 0.978 0.451 0.508 0.877 0.983 0.666
CanESM5 [-] 72.2 71.8 83.3 -6.38 17.5 0.914 0.481 0.523 0.892 0.986 0.681
CESM1-BGC [-] 74.4 74.3 83.3 -4.56 16.6 0.861 0.529 0.526 0.898 0.982 0.692
CESM2 [-] 72.8 72.8 83.3 -5.38 15.8 0.817 0.531 0.559 0.904 0.987 0.708
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 70.4 70.2 83.3 -8.45 19.7 0.860 0.395 0.482 0.899 0.989 0.649
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 74.4 74.3 83.3 -8.97 17.2 0.844 0.424 0.572 0.900 0.989 0.691
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 75.3 75.1 83.3 -3.32 21.7 1.06 0.418 0.445 0.870 0.960 0.628
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 75.5 75.3 83.3 -2.97 18.0 0.948 0.496 0.501 0.883 0.983 0.673
MeanCMIP5 [-] 79.2 79.2 83.7 76.4 -4.58 13.8 0.755 0.578 0.626 0.912 0.990 0.746
MeanCMIP6 [-] 74.9 74.9 83.3 -4.25 12.7 0.711 0.583 0.662 0.919 0.992 0.764
MIROC-ESM [-] 81.8 81.7 83.3 2.44 21.4 0.966 0.454 0.404 0.877 0.972 0.622
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 81.0 80.6 83.3 0.459 18.7 1.00 0.506 0.516 0.872 0.989 0.680
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 78.5 72.3 83.3 -4.48 18.2 0.871 0.464 0.503 0.890 0.983 0.669
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 78.1 78.1 83.3 0.282 15.6 0.811 0.552 0.565 0.904 0.985 0.714
NorESM1-ME [-] 73.9 73.7 83.3 -6.48 17.4 0.936 0.493 0.507 0.886 0.985 0.676
NorESM2-LM [-] 74.1 73.9 83.3 -5.96 16.8 0.839 0.497 0.527 0.903 0.988 0.689
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 77.3 77.2 83.7 -2.67 16.7 0.820 0.506 0.551 0.903 0.991 0.700
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 71.4 71.3 83.3 -6.58 16.5 0.863 0.471 0.565 0.898 0.991 0.698
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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 [-] 35.3
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 33.2 33.5 35.3 -4.97 20.7 0.480 0.494 0.284 0.966 0.903 0.586
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 28.9 29.5 35.3 -9.64 18.7 0.476 0.419 0.392 0.967 0.942 0.623
CanESM2 [-] 35.8 36.1 35.3 -3.81 15.9 0.317 0.586 0.502 0.978 0.977 0.709
CanESM5 [-] 35.3 35.6 35.3 -3.94 14.5 0.380 0.596 0.521 0.973 0.975 0.717
CESM1-BGC [-] 34.2 34.1 35.3 -5.98 14.4 0.312 0.562 0.499 0.979 0.964 0.701
CESM2 [-] 35.9 35.8 35.3 -1.69 13.6 0.307 0.613 0.509 0.979 0.982 0.718
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 34.7 35.4 35.3 -4.82 16.6 0.391 0.498 0.412 0.973 0.976 0.654
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 33.3 33.3 35.3 -1.99 15.2 0.343 0.535 0.454 0.976 0.980 0.680
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 35.8 34.9 35.3 -3.95 18.0 0.516 0.581 0.412 0.965 0.963 0.666
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 43.0 43.1 35.3 3.78 17.5 0.317 0.588 0.485 0.978 0.957 0.699
MeanCMIP5 [-] 32.1 32.1 36.3 38.6 -4.24 12.3 0.253 0.629 0.593 0.982 0.984 0.756
MeanCMIP6 [-] 37.0 37.0 35.3 -2.03 11.2 0.263 0.646 0.604 0.982 0.986 0.764
MIROC-ESM [-] 37.8 38.2 35.3 -2.86 19.2 0.432 0.564 0.313 0.971 0.960 0.624
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 39.7 40.0 35.3 1.00 16.0 0.343 0.582 0.459 0.976 0.973 0.690
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 36.0 32.5 35.3 -4.46 17.0 0.326 0.494 0.339 0.975 0.962 0.622
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 41.8 41.2 35.3 1.29 14.2 0.276 0.639 0.498 0.981 0.966 0.716
NorESM1-ME [-] 31.6 30.5 35.3 -9.60 16.1 0.325 0.455 0.455 0.977 0.963 0.661
NorESM2-LM [-] 33.8 32.7 35.3 -5.82 15.3 0.362 0.496 0.413 0.975 0.974 0.654
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 45.1 45.8 36.3 2.10 16.6 0.345 0.575 0.482 0.975 0.984 0.700
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 36.8 36.8 35.3 -1.34 14.0 0.355 0.559 0.513 0.976 0.983 0.709
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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.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 131. 132. 143. -9.48 20.0 2.20 0.430 0.484 0.659 0.997 0.610
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 157. 157. 143. 14.7 23.4 2.25 0.316 0.460 0.639 0.932 0.561
CanESM2 [-] 138. 139. 143. -1.96 23.6 2.91 0.499 0.334 0.519 0.996 0.536
CanESM5 [-] 144. 144. 143. 3.33 20.6 1.95 0.527 0.408 0.690 0.995 0.606
CESM1-BGC [-] 141. 141. 143. -0.560 19.8 1.62 0.554 0.422 0.763 0.941 0.620
CESM2 [-] 138. 138. 143. -2.62 15.1 1.55 0.602 0.582 0.784 0.990 0.708
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 129. 129. 143. -11.5 27.7 2.43 0.277 0.299 0.614 0.987 0.495
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 134. 134. 143. -8.94 20.4 1.86 0.389 0.525 0.716 0.984 0.628
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 168. 167. 143. 25.4 34.4 2.86 0.134 0.325 0.529 0.996 0.462
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 142. 141. 143. 0.914 21.3 1.61 0.527 0.381 0.756 0.923 0.594
MeanCMIP5 [-] 142. 142. 143. -1.34 15.7 2.08 0.625 0.549 0.670 0.896 0.658
MeanCMIP6 [-] 144. 144. 143. 2.75 13.1 1.33 0.627 0.661 0.798 0.910 0.731
MIROC-ESM [-] 147. 147. 143. 4.77 22.3 2.79 0.494 0.372 0.547 0.934 0.544
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 151. 151. 143. 8.56 18.4 2.43 0.475 0.555 0.611 0.740 0.587
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 128. 128. 143. -9.99 24.1 2.63 0.300 0.485 0.566 0.840 0.536
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 151. 151. 143. 11.0 20.2 2.19 0.459 0.521 0.651 0.997 0.630
NorESM1-ME [-] 137. 137. 143. -4.13 20.0 1.75 0.537 0.435 0.738 0.923 0.613
NorESM2-LM [-] 140. 139. 143. -1.80 15.4 1.56 0.599 0.582 0.775 0.928 0.693
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 137. 137. 143. -3.53 17.6 1.61 0.569 0.540 0.759 0.994 0.680
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 140. 140. 143. -0.578 16.9 2.26 0.579 0.536 0.627 0.980 0.651

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Data Information

  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:
Mon Sep 19 16:05:52 2022: ncatted -a units,rns,o,c,W m-2 rns.nc Mon Sep 19 16:05:18 2022: ncatted -a units,rns,o,c,1 rns.nc 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-rns-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