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Benchmark [-] 136.
Control [-] 106. 106. 135. 158. -27.7 31.7 2.38 0.124 0.547 0.617 0.975 0.562
Randomized [-] 104. 104. 135. 158. -30.3 34.0 2.45 0.108 0.534 0.601 0.973 0.550
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Benchmark [-] 124.
Control [-] 71.9 71.2 123. 162. -51.2 52.7 1.44 0.00390 0.541 0.793 0.989 0.573
Randomized [-] 72.0 71.3 123. 162. -51.0 52.5 1.49 0.00352 0.552 0.788 0.984 0.576
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Benchmark [-] 128.
Control [-] 88.9 88.7 126. 158. -34.8 37.7 1.27 0.0401 0.567 0.823 0.989 0.597
Randomized [-] 87.5 87.3 126. 158. -36.2 39.1 1.19 0.0365 0.557 0.844 0.990 0.597
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Benchmark [-] 27.3
Control [-] 4.25 4.30 27.3 27.6 -24.3 31.8 0.554 0.0673 0.244 0.963 0.709 0.446
Randomized [-] 5.86 5.90 27.3 27.6 -22.9 30.0 0.474 0.0911 0.283 0.969 0.755 0.476
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Benchmark [-] 148.
Control [-] 117. 116. 146. 156. -19.9 27.0 2.21 0.317 0.666 0.645 0.581 0.575
Randomized [-] 118. 117. 146. 156. -19.0 26.5 2.47 0.323 0.655 0.599 0.597 0.566
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Benchmark [-] 52.8
Control [-] 21.1 21.1 52.7 61.0 -31.3 33.2 0.139 0.0183 0.447 0.991 0.884 0.557
Randomized [-] 21.0 20.9 52.7 61.0 -31.5 33.5 0.190 0.0164 0.423 0.987 0.901 0.550
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Benchmark [-] 73.5
Control [-] 46.2 45.8 73.1 97.9 -25.7 28.5 0.378 0.0589 0.492 0.968 0.942 0.591
Randomized [-] 46.0 45.7 73.1 97.9 -25.9 29.1 0.396 0.0551 0.455 0.967 0.948 0.576
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Benchmark [-] 122.
Control [-] 80.8 80.7 120. 154. -32.5 37.5 1.54 0.0734 0.399 0.776 0.926 0.515
Randomized [-] 80.8 80.7 120. 154. -32.7 37.8 1.65 0.0704 0.374 0.762 0.932 0.503
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Benchmark [-] 23.2
Control [-] -3.51 -3.30 23.7 11.6 -27.8 37.5 0.602 0.0200 0.117 0.960 0.377 0.318
Randomized [-] -3.61 -3.40 23.7 11.6 -28.0 37.6 0.604 0.0201 0.114 0.960 0.376 0.317
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Benchmark [-] 111.
Control [-] 74.4 74.4 109. 132. -33.4 36.0 0.831 0.0190 0.602 0.899 0.991 0.623
Randomized [-] 73.4 73.4 109. 132. -34.3 37.0 0.945 0.0186 0.583 0.888 0.988 0.612
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Benchmark [-] 69.3
Control [-] 36.1 36.1 67.6 86.7 -29.2 31.0 0.261 0.0174 0.466 0.983 0.977 0.582
Randomized [-] 35.1 35.2 67.6 86.7 -30.1 31.7 0.269 0.0149 0.476 0.982 0.975 0.585
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Benchmark [-] 82.9
Control [-] 50.0 49.9 81.0 120. -28.7 32.0 0.788 0.0669 0.514 0.899 0.940 0.587
Randomized [-] 49.7 49.6 81.0 120. -29.0 32.4 0.853 0.0648 0.501 0.890 0.937 0.579
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Benchmark [-] 74.5
Control [-] 40.4 40.4 71.5 149. -28.3 29.3 0.728 0.125 0.702 0.931 0.944 0.681
Randomized [-] 40.5 40.6 71.5 149. -28.2 29.3 0.733 0.126 0.698 0.928 0.941 0.678
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Benchmark [-] 28.9
Control [-] 2.03 2.02 28.9 29.2 -28.2 35.3 0.166 0.0447 0.227 0.989 0.583 0.414
Randomized [-] 2.56 2.55 28.9 29.2 -27.7 34.7 0.206 0.0474 0.235 0.986 0.604 0.422
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Benchmark [-] 139.
Control [-] 89.1 89.2 134. 163. -37.5 40.4 1.32 0.0525 0.544 0.814 0.991 0.589
Randomized [-] 88.5 88.6 134. 163. -37.9 40.9 1.41 0.0525 0.524 0.804 0.991 0.579
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Benchmark [-] 102.
Control [-] 58.2 58.4 100. 132. -39.6 40.4 0.397 0.000825 0.475 0.969 0.978 0.579
Randomized [-] 58.0 58.1 100. 132. -39.9 41.0 0.547 0.00111 0.431 0.959 0.976 0.560
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Benchmark [-] 66.1
Control [-] 27.7 27.8 66.0 71.5 -38.1 38.7 0.277 0.00926 0.492 0.982 0.970 0.589
Randomized [-] 28.1 28.2 66.0 71.5 -37.7 38.5 0.355 0.00923 0.468 0.977 0.968 0.578
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Benchmark [-] 86.0
Control [-] 50.0 50.3 85.6 113. -34.7 34.9 0.383 0.00834 0.602 0.967 0.990 0.634
Randomized [-] 49.6 49.8 85.6 113. -35.1 35.4 0.420 0.00903 0.589 0.964 0.990 0.628
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Benchmark [-] 144.
Control [-] 114. 114. 143. 174. -27.2 32.1 2.12 0.0907 0.521 0.674 0.847 0.531
Randomized [-] 112. 112. 143. 174. -29.0 33.8 2.54 0.0709 0.488 0.591 0.871 0.502
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Benchmark [-] 130.
Control [-] 93.9 93.9 129. 146. -34.3 36.5 0.910 0.0237 0.653 0.876 0.986 0.638
Randomized [-] 92.3 92.3 129. 146. -35.9 37.8 1.11 0.0178 0.675 0.854 0.995 0.643
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Benchmark [-] 99.6
Control [-] 70.0 69.4 97.3 120. -29.5 34.7 0.387 0.143 0.528 0.955 0.968 0.624
Randomized [-] 70.3 69.7 97.3 120. -29.3 34.6 0.476 0.149 0.520 0.945 0.967 0.620

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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