Boreal forest Global - Land Subtropical desert Temperate grassland/desert Temperate rain forest Temperate seasonal forest Tropical rain forest Tropical seasonal forest/savanna Tundra Woodland/shrubland

	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	[-]	-49.3
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-57.4	-57.5	-49.5		-43.8		-7.96	14.6	1.49		0.495	0.410	0.796	0.994	0.621
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-54.1	-54.4	-49.5		-43.8		-4.90	14.7	1.90		0.548	0.366	0.737	0.966	0.597
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-54.1	-54.3	-49.4		-43.9		-4.87	13.6	1.59		0.575	0.398	0.794	0.984	0.630
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-51.0	-51.4	-49.4		-42.9		-1.97	12.8	1.56		0.604	0.423	0.786	0.955	0.638
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-47.3	-47.7	-49.4		-42.9		1.64	13.7	1.97		0.629	0.382	0.720	0.891	0.601
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-48.4	-48.7	-49.3		-42.8		0.630	12.8	1.61		0.656	0.393	0.786	0.994	0.644
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-53.9	-54.1	-49.4		-43.0		-4.67	12.8	1.55		0.565	0.439	0.792	0.984	0.644
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-50.7	-50.8	-49.4		-43.0		-1.41	13.4	1.94		0.614	0.385	0.727	0.928	0.608
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-50.8	-51.1	-49.3		-43.0		-1.73	12.7	1.63		0.639	0.401	0.786	0.993	0.644

	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	[-]	-63.4
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-77.2	-74.8	-63.8		-54.6		-11.0	17.3	1.46		0.462	0.472	0.786	0.989	0.636
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-75.1	-72.8	-63.8		-54.6		-8.97	17.8	1.47		0.492	0.443	0.791	0.989	0.632
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-76.1	-73.1	-63.9		-54.6		-9.28	16.7	1.36		0.484	0.488	0.808	0.979	0.649
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-66.1	-66.2	-63.6		-52.8		-2.61	13.8	1.41		0.570	0.494	0.795	0.966	0.664
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-63.0	-63.1	-63.6		-52.8		0.490	15.3	1.49		0.550	0.458	0.787	0.970	0.645
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-64.8	-64.9	-63.6		-52.8		-1.31	14.1	1.39		0.565	0.487	0.804	0.989	0.666
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-69.9	-69.9	-63.4		-59.6		-6.51	14.7	1.43		0.529	0.500	0.791	0.981	0.660
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-67.4	-67.4	-63.4		-59.6		-3.95	15.4	1.48		0.545	0.463	0.788	0.984	0.649
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-68.4	-68.4	-63.4		-59.6		-5.00	14.7	1.39		0.538	0.493	0.803	0.986	0.663

	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	[-]	-100.
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-107.	-107.	-101.		-63.7		-6.63	16.0	1.01		0.625	0.535	0.852	0.860	0.681
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-107.	-107.	-101.		-63.7		-6.63	16.5	0.957		0.611	0.524	0.866	0.884	0.682
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-109.	-109.	-101.		-63.8		-8.66	15.1	0.811		0.608	0.589	0.882	0.859	0.705
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-95.8	-96.0	-100.		-62.6		4.40	14.5	0.883		0.623	0.562	0.872	0.853	0.694
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-94.1	-94.0	-100.		-62.6		6.43	16.2	0.952		0.585	0.536	0.864	0.873	0.679
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-97.6	-97.7	-100.		-62.6		2.72	13.8	0.860		0.634	0.583	0.875	0.824	0.700
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-101.	-101.	-100.		-89.0		-0.923	14.0	0.908		0.659	0.562	0.868	0.850	0.700
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-100.	-100.	-100.		-89.0		0.0446	14.7	0.920		0.647	0.544	0.869	0.870	0.695
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-103.	-103.	-100.		-89.0		-2.85	13.2	0.833		0.660	0.594	0.878	0.827	0.711

	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	[-]	-89.5
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-97.3	-96.4	-89.5		-66.2		-6.68	15.9	0.672		0.646	0.626	0.934	0.951	0.757
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-91.2	-90.4	-89.5		-66.2		-0.497	16.6	0.684		0.678	0.572	0.931	0.982	0.747
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-97.0	-96.2	-89.6		-66.0		-6.27	14.8	0.542		0.666	0.643	0.946	0.988	0.777
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-85.1	-85.0	-89.6		-60.8		4.45	14.1	0.691		0.696	0.646	0.930	0.891	0.762
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-79.4	-79.2	-89.6		-60.8		10.3	18.2	0.673		0.603	0.597	0.930	0.939	0.733
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-86.4	-86.0	-89.5		-60.7		3.39	13.7	0.619		0.713	0.644	0.939	0.954	0.779
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-90.5	-90.4	-89.6		-76.6		-0.828	13.6	0.635		0.704	0.663	0.940	0.898	0.774
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-84.5	-84.4	-89.6		-76.6		5.14	16.2	0.603		0.672	0.603	0.940	0.948	0.753
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-90.6	-90.6	-89.5		-76.6		-1.10	13.3	0.569		0.715	0.656	0.944	0.966	0.788

	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	[-]	-49.7
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-48.8	-52.3	-49.6		-49.8		-3.47	15.2	2.45		0.471	0.317	0.622	0.964	0.538
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-45.4	-50.0	-49.6		-49.8		-1.15	16.7	2.56		0.400	0.331	0.593	0.966	0.524
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-46.2	-49.7	-49.6		-50.1		-0.825	14.4	2.63		0.471	0.337	0.603	0.975	0.544
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-48.5	-48.4	-49.7		-48.2		1.61	14.7	2.55		0.435	0.335	0.596	0.982	0.536
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-45.2	-44.4	-49.7		-48.2		5.50	16.3	2.72		0.401	0.339	0.555	0.978	0.522
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-44.5	-44.5	-49.7		-48.5		5.28	14.8	2.68		0.419	0.333	0.586	0.982	0.531
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-48.9	-48.6	-49.7		-47.8		1.06	14.2	2.54		0.469	0.347	0.600	0.983	0.549
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-45.9	-46.3	-49.7		-47.8		3.42	15.0	2.57		0.458	0.351	0.591	0.982	0.547
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-45.6	-46.0	-49.7		-48.1		3.67	14.0	2.62		0.445	0.343	0.597	0.986	0.543

	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	[-]	-50.0
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-61.7	-61.6	-49.9		-50.2		-11.7	16.9	1.55		0.380	0.444	0.770	0.992	0.606
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-58.1	-58.2	-49.9		-50.2		-8.44	15.9	1.95		0.439	0.413	0.707	0.953	0.585
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-58.7	-58.7	-50.0		-50.4		-8.73	14.1	1.67		0.455	0.483	0.756	0.993	0.634
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-55.1	-55.2	-49.9		-47.2		-5.33	12.6	1.60		0.540	0.477	0.759	0.946	0.640
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-51.2	-51.4	-49.9		-47.2		-1.57	13.1	1.98		0.590	0.435	0.702	0.906	0.614
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-52.3	-52.5	-50.0		-47.4		-2.55	11.1	1.67		0.618	0.491	0.758	0.980	0.668
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-58.0	-58.0	-49.9		-47.6		-8.08	14.0	1.57		0.462	0.484	0.765	0.963	0.632
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-54.5	-54.5	-49.9		-47.6		-4.53	13.7	1.97		0.526	0.442	0.704	0.900	0.603
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-55.1	-55.2	-50.0		-47.8		-5.18	12.0	1.67		0.546	0.498	0.757	0.978	0.656

	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	[-]	-35.2
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-46.7	-46.3	-34.4		-46.8		-12.1	15.4	1.89		0.181	0.365	0.717	0.906	0.507
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-47.8	-47.3	-34.4		-46.8		-13.0	17.3	1.82		0.159	0.315	0.741	0.908	0.488
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-48.1	-47.5	-34.2		-46.7		-13.4	16.9	1.90		0.163	0.342	0.722	0.865	0.487
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-42.4	-42.7	-35.1		-46.3		-7.60	13.6	1.90		0.242	0.371	0.718	0.844	0.509
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-40.7	-41.1	-35.1		-46.3		-5.94	14.3	1.75		0.227	0.333	0.747	0.917	0.511
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-41.9	-42.2	-35.0		-46.2		-7.21	14.6	1.93		0.219	0.337	0.715	0.897	0.501
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-44.3	-44.2	-35.1		-45.9		-9.11	14.3	1.89		0.212	0.381	0.723	0.862	0.512
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-43.8	-43.7	-35.1		-45.9		-8.63	15.3	1.69		0.191	0.339	0.761	0.879	0.502
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-44.3	-44.3	-35.0		-45.8		-9.35	15.4	1.92		0.192	0.345	0.720	0.865	0.493

	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	[-]	-51.4
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-68.4	-68.5	-51.2		-52.1		-17.4	20.6	1.58		0.314	0.484	0.762	0.989	0.607
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-70.4	-70.4	-51.2		-52.1		-19.3	22.6	1.47		0.284	0.466	0.793	0.987	0.599
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-69.2	-69.2	-51.3		-52.0		-17.9	20.5	1.54		0.299	0.506	0.774	0.991	0.616
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-60.5	-60.5	-51.3		-51.6		-9.25	14.5	1.42		0.466	0.514	0.786	0.960	0.648
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-60.0	-60.0	-51.3		-51.6		-8.70	15.6	1.39		0.458	0.481	0.806	0.968	0.639
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-60.9	-61.0	-51.4		-51.6		-9.60	14.8	1.47		0.456	0.507	0.787	0.973	0.646
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-64.1	-64.3	-51.3		-51.8		-13.0	16.8	1.44		0.386	0.518	0.782	0.987	0.638
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-64.6	-64.8	-51.3		-51.8		-13.6	18.0	1.42		0.375	0.489	0.800	0.987	0.628
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-64.6	-64.8	-51.3		-51.8		-13.4	17.0	1.50		0.375	0.517	0.781	0.989	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	[-]	-42.2
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-65.1	-49.1	-42.4		-41.2		-6.73	15.6	2.33		0.552	0.367	0.644	0.984	0.583
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-55.0	-43.0	-42.4		-41.2		-0.732	17.3	1.87		0.657	0.298	0.724	0.963	0.588
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-52.3	-37.8	-42.2		-40.9		4.27	18.1	1.74		0.571	0.300	0.759	0.829	0.552
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-42.4	-42.5	-42.3		-41.3		-0.201	14.0	1.92		0.664	0.387	0.723	0.988	0.630
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-37.2	-37.4	-42.3		-41.3		4.80	17.0	1.89		0.579	0.321	0.723	0.985	0.586
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-33.3	-33.3	-42.2		-40.9		8.76	19.0	1.75		0.476	0.307	0.759	0.896	0.549
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-45.4	-45.5	-42.3		-40.5		-3.20	13.9	2.09		0.635	0.396	0.687	0.989	0.621
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-40.0	-40.1	-42.3		-40.5		2.26	16.5	1.88		0.650	0.318	0.724	0.985	0.599
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-35.0	-35.3	-42.2		-40.1		6.84	18.3	1.75		0.525	0.308	0.759	0.872	0.554

	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	[-]	-66.8
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-79.9	-80.2	-66.6		-65.1		-13.5	18.6	1.01		0.450	0.522	0.872	0.981	0.670
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-73.2	-73.7	-66.6		-65.1		-7.05	15.9	1.09		0.579	0.505	0.865	0.974	0.686
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-76.3	-76.7	-66.8		-65.2		-9.93	15.2	0.973		0.539	0.562	0.882	0.995	0.708
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-70.0	-69.9	-66.7		-57.5		-3.29	12.9	1.12		0.656	0.556	0.860	0.925	0.710
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-63.6	-63.6	-66.7		-57.5		2.94	14.0	1.11		0.649	0.530	0.861	0.932	0.700
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-67.8	-67.8	-66.8		-57.7		-1.08	11.6	0.992		0.704	0.576	0.880	0.978	0.743
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-74.5	-74.8	-66.7		-57.3		-8.09	14.6	1.10		0.564	0.563	0.861	0.939	0.698
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-68.2	-68.6	-66.7		-57.3		-1.88	13.7	1.10		0.652	0.537	0.864	0.938	0.706
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-71.5	-72.0	-66.8		-57.4		-5.21	12.5	0.975		0.647	0.582	0.882	0.982	0.735

Boreal forest Global - Land Subtropical desert Temperate grassland/desert Temperate rain forest Temperate seasonal forest Tropical rain forest Tropical seasonal forest/savanna Tundra Woodland/shrubland 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