Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Globe Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	218.
CLM4	[-]	215.	215.		218.	219.		-2.67	17.1	0.845		0.743	0.489	0.903	0.937	0.819	0.730
CLM4.5	[-]	215.	215.		218.	219.		-2.67	17.1	0.845		0.743	0.489	0.903	0.937	0.819	0.730
CLM5	[-]	215.	215.		218.	219.		-2.67	17.1	0.845		0.743	0.489	0.903	0.937	0.819	0.730

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	243.
CLM4	[-]	240.	241.		243.	228.		-2.41	14.7	0.393		0.807	0.547	0.972	0.988	0.863	0.787
CLM4.5	[-]	240.	241.		243.	228.		-2.41	14.7	0.393		0.807	0.547	0.972	0.988	0.863	0.787
CLM5	[-]	240.	241.		243.	228.		-2.41	14.7	0.393		0.807	0.547	0.972	0.988	0.863	0.787

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	233.
CLM4	[-]	232.	232.		233.	234.		-0.710	16.8	0.786		0.840	0.570	0.897	0.981	0.756	0.769
CLM4.5	[-]	232.	232.		233.	234.		-0.710	16.8	0.786		0.840	0.570	0.897	0.981	0.756	0.769
CLM5	[-]	232.	232.		233.	234.		-0.710	16.8	0.786		0.840	0.570	0.897	0.981	0.756	0.769

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	111.
CLM4	[-]	106.	107.		112.	108.		-5.28	21.6	0.895		0.937	0.793	0.937	0.995	0.741	0.866
CLM4.5	[-]	106.	107.		112.	108.		-5.28	21.6	0.895		0.937	0.793	0.937	0.995	0.741	0.866
CLM5	[-]	106.	107.		112.	108.		-5.28	21.6	0.895		0.937	0.793	0.937	0.995	0.741	0.866

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	212.
CLM4	[-]	203.	202.		209.	219.		-2.31	17.6	1.09		0.708	0.437	0.829	0.964	0.778	0.692
CLM4.5	[-]	203.	202.		209.	219.		-2.31	17.6	1.09		0.708	0.437	0.829	0.964	0.778	0.692
CLM5	[-]	203.	202.		209.	219.		-2.31	17.6	1.09		0.708	0.437	0.829	0.964	0.778	0.692

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	126.
CLM4	[-]	126.	125.		126.	139.		-0.0545	14.7	0.342		0.956	0.833	0.972	0.964	0.643	0.867
CLM4.5	[-]	126.	125.		126.	139.		-0.0545	14.7	0.342		0.956	0.833	0.972	0.964	0.643	0.867
CLM5	[-]	126.	125.		126.	139.		-0.0545	14.7	0.342		0.956	0.833	0.972	0.964	0.643	0.867

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	174.
CLM4	[-]	171.	170.		175.	164.		-4.69	17.9	0.365		0.868	0.775	0.969	0.977	0.625	0.832
CLM4.5	[-]	171.	170.		175.	164.		-4.69	17.9	0.365		0.868	0.775	0.969	0.977	0.625	0.832
CLM5	[-]	171.	170.		175.	164.		-4.69	17.9	0.365		0.868	0.775	0.969	0.977	0.625	0.832

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	210.
CLM4	[-]	207.	207.		210.	218.		-1.45	19.3	0.328		0.807	0.623	0.973	0.937	0.745	0.784
CLM4.5	[-]	207.	207.		210.	218.		-1.45	19.3	0.328		0.807	0.623	0.973	0.937	0.745	0.784
CLM5	[-]	207.	207.		210.	218.		-1.45	19.3	0.328		0.807	0.623	0.973	0.937	0.745	0.784

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	98.9
CLM4	[-]	96.0	96.3		99.3	90.5		-3.59	20.4	0.692		0.950	0.806	0.953	0.886	0.671	0.845
CLM4.5	[-]	96.0	96.3		99.3	90.5		-3.59	20.4	0.692		0.950	0.806	0.953	0.886	0.671	0.845
CLM5	[-]	96.0	96.3		99.3	90.5		-3.59	20.4	0.692		0.950	0.806	0.953	0.886	0.671	0.845

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	235.
CLM4	[-]	231.	231.		237.	210.		-7.53	17.8	0.369		0.855	0.773	0.971	0.996	0.727	0.849
CLM4.5	[-]	231.	231.		237.	210.		-7.53	17.8	0.369		0.855	0.773	0.971	0.996	0.727	0.849
CLM5	[-]	231.	231.		237.	210.		-7.53	17.8	0.369		0.855	0.773	0.971	0.996	0.727	0.849

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	140.
CLM4	[-]	135.	135.		138.	155.		-0.611	14.4	0.228		0.939	0.844	0.985	0.998	0.646	0.876
CLM4.5	[-]	135.	135.		138.	155.		-0.611	14.4	0.228		0.939	0.844	0.985	0.998	0.646	0.876
CLM5	[-]	135.	135.		138.	155.		-0.611	14.4	0.228		0.939	0.844	0.985	0.998	0.646	0.876

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	187.
CLM4	[-]	181.	181.		186.	187.		-5.34	18.5	0.425		0.855	0.726	0.958	0.998	0.726	0.831
CLM4.5	[-]	181.	181.		186.	187.		-5.34	18.5	0.425		0.855	0.726	0.958	0.998	0.726	0.831
CLM5	[-]	182.	182.		186.	187.		-5.34	18.5	0.425		0.855	0.726	0.958	0.998	0.726	0.831

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	249.
CLM4	[-]	240.	240.		250.	234.		-10.3	17.6	0.354		0.803	0.771	0.971	0.999	0.707	0.837
CLM4.5	[-]	240.	240.		250.	234.		-10.3	17.6	0.354		0.803	0.771	0.971	0.999	0.707	0.837
CLM5	[-]	240.	240.		250.	234.		-10.3	17.6	0.354		0.803	0.771	0.971	0.999	0.707	0.837

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	116.
CLM4	[-]	108.	108.		116.	114.		-8.44	23.8	0.659		0.913	0.791	0.949	0.991	0.752	0.865
CLM4.5	[-]	108.	108.		116.	114.		-8.44	23.8	0.659		0.913	0.791	0.949	0.991	0.752	0.865
CLM5	[-]	108.	108.		116.	114.		-8.44	23.8	0.659		0.913	0.791	0.949	0.991	0.752	0.865

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	230.
CLM4	[-]	225.	226.		229.	232.		-2.36	17.1	0.281		0.809	0.688	0.971	0.995	0.768	0.820
CLM4.5	[-]	225.	226.		229.	232.		-2.36	17.1	0.281		0.809	0.688	0.971	0.995	0.768	0.820
CLM5	[-]	225.	226.		229.	232.		-2.36	17.1	0.281		0.809	0.688	0.971	0.995	0.768	0.820

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	177.
CLM4	[-]	172.	172.		176.	204.		-2.36	14.9	0.261		0.946	0.798	0.983	0.996	0.649	0.862
CLM4.5	[-]	172.	172.		176.	204.		-2.36	14.9	0.261		0.946	0.798	0.983	0.996	0.649	0.862
CLM5	[-]	172.	172.		176.	204.		-2.36	14.9	0.261		0.946	0.798	0.983	0.996	0.649	0.862

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	136.
CLM4	[-]	135.	135.		137.	128.		-1.63	14.4	0.185		0.953	0.836	0.987	0.997	0.652	0.877
CLM4.5	[-]	135.	135.		137.	128.		-1.63	14.4	0.185		0.953	0.836	0.987	0.997	0.652	0.877
CLM5	[-]	135.	135.		137.	128.		-1.63	14.4	0.185		0.953	0.836	0.987	0.997	0.652	0.877

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	199.
CLM4	[-]	194.	194.		200.	176.		-5.87	15.0	0.152		0.915	0.841	0.990	0.982	0.679	0.874
CLM4.5	[-]	194.	194.		200.	176.		-5.87	15.0	0.152		0.915	0.841	0.990	0.982	0.679	0.874
CLM5	[-]	194.	194.		200.	176.		-5.87	15.0	0.152		0.915	0.841	0.990	0.982	0.679	0.874

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	206.
CLM4	[-]	200.	200.		206.	229.		-4.44	16.2	0.734		0.705	0.471	0.906	0.999	0.806	0.726
CLM4.5	[-]	200.	200.		206.	229.		-4.44	16.2	0.734		0.705	0.471	0.906	0.999	0.806	0.726
CLM5	[-]	200.	200.		206.	229.		-4.44	16.2	0.734		0.705	0.471	0.906	0.999	0.806	0.726

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	216.
CLM4	[-]	211.	211.		216.	214.		-4.62	18.2	0.768		0.823	0.641	0.903	0.991	0.711	0.785
CLM4.5	[-]	211.	211.		216.	214.		-4.62	18.2	0.768		0.823	0.641	0.903	0.991	0.711	0.785
CLM5	[-]	211.	211.		216.	214.		-4.62	18.2	0.768		0.823	0.641	0.903	0.991	0.711	0.785

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [W/m2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [W/m2]		Bias [W/m2]	RMSE [W/m2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	208.
CLM4	[-]	209.	208.		211.	183.		-7.33	23.1	0.365		0.791	0.729	0.961	0.997	0.704	0.818
CLM4.5	[-]	209.	208.		211.	183.		-7.33	23.1	0.365		0.791	0.729	0.961	0.997	0.704	0.818
CLM5	[-]	209.	208.		211.	183.		-7.33	23.1	0.365		0.791	0.729	0.961	0.997	0.704	0.818

Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Globe Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest Temporally integrated period mean Temporally integrated period mean max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift score Interannual variability Interannual variability 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

  creation_date: Thu May 8 23:22:55 PDT 2014

  Conventions: Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) for any question

  source_file: This product is generated from monthly 1 degree CERES EBAF Radiation observations

  title: derived CERES EBAF Radiation

  Approach: I simply read this variable (sfc_sw_down_all_mon: surface all-sky downward shortwave radiation) from original netcdf data file. Meanwhile, the data were also binned from original 1.0x1.0 resolution to final 0.5x0.5 resolution.

  Temporal resolution: monthly

  General information: This product was derived from CERES EBAF radiation dataset.

  Spatial resolution: 0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code: http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-radiation-ceres.ncl