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Benchmark [-] -47.5
271 [-] -56.8 -56.5 -47.2 -45.0 -9.74 14.7 2.67 0.445 0.547 0.557 0.967 0.613
330 [-] -55.7 -55.3 -47.6 -44.8 -8.19 13.7 2.70 0.514 0.571 0.550 0.978 0.637
CMIP6_001 [-] -53.6 -53.3 -47.2 -45.3 -6.73 12.7 2.54 0.534 0.568 0.581 0.993 0.649
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Benchmark [-] -78.5
271 [-] -83.0 -83.8 -78.5 -45.8 -4.53 13.6 0.353 0.511 0.579 0.963 0.911 0.709
330 [-] -82.6 -83.3 -78.6 -45.8 -3.97 13.0 0.310 0.522 0.605 0.965 0.919 0.723
CMIP6_001 [-] -82.7 -83.5 -78.6 -53.2 -4.10 15.1 0.450 0.433 0.553 0.950 0.868 0.671
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Benchmark [-] -73.6
271 [-] -85.1 -85.2 -73.3 -55.9 -10.4 16.7 1.50 0.310 0.625 0.786 0.919 0.653
330 [-] -82.8 -82.9 -73.9 -55.9 -7.70 15.1 1.55 0.389 0.643 0.782 0.941 0.680
CMIP6_001 [-] -77.4 -77.6 -73.7 -59.3 -2.59 14.7 1.47 0.433 0.613 0.808 0.929 0.679
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Benchmark [-] -42.8
271 [-] -38.6 -38.6 -42.2 -39.8 4.07 9.50 2.42 0.533 0.570 0.613 0.929 0.643
330 [-] -39.0 -39.0 -42.9 -40.6 4.33 9.30 2.49 0.521 0.567 0.606 0.933 0.639
CMIP6_001 [-] -35.1 -35.2 -42.5 -40.7 7.90 11.9 2.52 0.339 0.531 0.583 0.894 0.576
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Benchmark [-] -40.7
271 [-] -40.5 -40.5 -40.7 -47.2 -1.55 10.9 2.43 0.460 0.701 0.611 0.971 0.689
330 [-] -40.0 -40.0 -40.3 -47.2 -1.30 10.3 2.38 0.461 0.731 0.624 0.985 0.706
CMIP6_001 [-] -34.1 -34.1 -39.3 -47.1 4.34 9.63 2.02 0.563 0.764 0.691 0.961 0.749
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Benchmark [-] -46.5
271 [-] -53.0 -53.0 -45.9 -52.8 -7.03 11.6 1.65 0.377 0.501 0.778 0.822 0.596
330 [-] -52.4 -52.3 -46.5 -53.0 -5.72 9.41 1.81 0.463 0.598 0.743 0.910 0.663
CMIP6_001 [-] -48.9 -48.8 -46.0 -52.7 -2.71 9.81 1.69 0.613 0.497 0.787 0.839 0.646
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Benchmark [-] -67.6
271 [-] -80.5 -80.1 -67.0 -50.1 -12.0 16.8 1.17 0.233 0.537 0.847 0.995 0.630
330 [-] -80.4 -80.0 -67.6 -50.3 -11.2 16.3 1.23 0.247 0.548 0.838 0.995 0.635
CMIP6_001 [-] -77.6 -77.3 -67.2 -55.2 -9.09 16.2 1.24 0.323 0.458 0.823 0.994 0.611
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Benchmark [-] -59.8
271 [-] -82.5 -82.6 -60.0 -50.4 -18.4 23.3 1.14 0.183 0.388 0.854 0.971 0.557
330 [-] -82.8 -82.9 -60.0 -50.5 -18.7 22.6 1.18 0.182 0.454 0.856 0.974 0.584
CMIP6_001 [-] -75.2 -75.4 -60.5 -50.9 -11.8 17.0 0.960 0.333 0.517 0.869 0.988 0.645
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Benchmark [-] -39.6
271 [-] -33.4 -33.5 -39.2 -41.8 6.48 10.5 2.32 0.403 0.551 0.655 0.665 0.565
330 [-] -34.3 -34.5 -39.6 -42.3 5.88 10.3 2.72 0.441 0.541 0.563 0.687 0.555
CMIP6_001 [-] -28.9 -29.0 -39.3 -38.5 10.7 13.7 2.79 0.191 0.529 0.550 0.644 0.489
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Benchmark [-] -90.0
271 [-] -95.1 -95.2 -89.4 -65.0 -1.96 10.7 1.12 0.604 0.669 0.838 0.987 0.753
330 [-] -93.0 -93.0 -90.5 -65.0 1.02 11.2 0.971 0.534 0.699 0.867 0.962 0.752
CMIP6_001 [-] -91.2 -91.2 -91.3 -62.9 2.96 11.7 1.12 0.542 0.655 0.851 0.997 0.740
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Benchmark [-] -53.1
271 [-] -60.3 -60.3 -52.6 -59.0 -9.09 15.6 1.44 0.291 0.458 0.806 0.902 0.583
330 [-] -59.0 -59.0 -53.0 -59.0 -7.58 14.3 1.47 0.350 0.490 0.787 0.906 0.605
CMIP6_001 [-] -58.4 -58.5 -51.9 -59.6 -7.92 14.8 1.51 0.329 0.514 0.804 0.805 0.593
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Benchmark [-] -61.8
271 [-] -72.1 -72.1 -61.6 -52.6 -8.98 15.4 1.52 0.338 0.571 0.781 0.985 0.649
330 [-] -71.1 -71.1 -61.9 -52.6 -7.76 14.5 1.52 0.364 0.602 0.781 0.987 0.667
CMIP6_001 [-] -68.2 -68.2 -62.0 -52.8 -5.09 14.7 1.55 0.375 0.549 0.777 0.986 0.647
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Benchmark [-] -109.
271 [-] -117. -117. -109. -69.9 -7.26 14.5 0.953 0.521 0.656 0.875 0.934 0.728
330 [-] -116. -116. -109. -69.5 -6.31 13.7 1.06 0.543 0.676 0.862 0.938 0.739
CMIP6_001 [-] -110. -110. -110. -72.6 0.537 14.3 0.976 0.514 0.599 0.872 0.867 0.690
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Benchmark [-] -40.8
271 [-] -36.7 -36.7 -40.2 -37.3 4.12 10.4 2.93 0.453 0.538 0.516 0.888 0.586
330 [-] -36.9 -36.8 -40.8 -37.8 4.56 9.57 2.70 0.492 0.572 0.548 0.931 0.623
CMIP6_001 [-] -30.5 -30.6 -40.4 -40.1 10.4 13.5 2.82 0.240 0.538 0.537 0.756 0.522
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Benchmark [-] -65.5
271 [-] -78.9 -78.9 -66.5 -53.4 -9.29 15.5 2.04 0.385 0.604 0.672 0.984 0.650
330 [-] -76.7 -76.7 -66.0 -53.1 -7.98 14.8 1.73 0.397 0.624 0.726 0.978 0.670
CMIP6_001 [-] -76.6 -76.6 -68.0 -55.8 -6.47 17.5 2.03 0.385 0.474 0.666 0.990 0.598
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Benchmark [-] -51.3
271 [-] -72.0 -71.8 -51.7 -60.8 -19.9 20.9 1.75 0.0329 0.625 0.739 0.940 0.592
330 [-] -72.2 -72.0 -51.2 -59.8 -20.5 21.8 1.69 0.0306 0.604 0.756 0.902 0.579
CMIP6_001 [-] -69.1 -68.9 -51.3 -60.3 -17.2 19.4 1.87 0.0827 0.601 0.717 0.903 0.581
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Benchmark [-] -43.9
271 [-] -56.6 -56.6 -43.5 -44.8 -12.3 15.5 1.68 0.161 0.521 0.782 0.662 0.529
330 [-] -54.1 -54.1 -43.9 -45.1 -9.58 12.6 1.44 0.266 0.619 0.817 0.619 0.588
CMIP6_001 [-] -51.4 -51.4 -43.5 -44.2 -7.33 11.5 1.48 0.362 0.588 0.816 0.610 0.593
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Benchmark [-] -80.1
271 [-] -94.7 -94.5 -80.3 -53.0 -13.5 17.4 1.33 0.278 0.546 0.842 0.956 0.634
330 [-] -93.2 -93.1 -80.2 -53.4 -12.2 16.2 1.14 0.321 0.625 0.851 0.939 0.672
CMIP6_001 [-] -93.6 -93.4 -80.6 -54.7 -12.3 15.8 1.27 0.302 0.588 0.849 0.931 0.652
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Benchmark [-] -32.0
271 [-] -50.2 -50.0 -33.1 -45.9 -16.9 20.5 1.49 0.192 0.545 0.795 0.811 0.578
330 [-] -46.8 -46.7 -31.9 -45.7 -14.9 18.5 1.54 0.180 0.575 0.783 0.955 0.614
CMIP6_001 [-] -47.0 -46.9 -32.6 -44.7 -14.2 19.3 1.80 0.187 0.462 0.752 0.938 0.560
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Benchmark [-] -56.8
271 [-] -80.3 -80.5 -57.0 -58.6 -22.7 23.9 1.36 0.0484 0.662 0.816 0.994 0.637
330 [-] -76.1 -76.3 -56.8 -58.6 -18.9 20.3 1.09 0.0999 0.701 0.857 0.992 0.670
CMIP6_001 [-] -74.2 -74.5 -56.9 -56.1 -16.9 19.5 1.54 0.183 0.585 0.805 0.966 0.625
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Benchmark [-] -78.0
271 [-] -86.1 -85.9 -78.0 -49.4 -6.03 21.9 1.51 0.325 0.511 0.770 0.962 0.616
330 [-] -84.4 -84.1 -78.4 -49.7 -3.91 21.6 1.59 0.333 0.510 0.763 0.967 0.617
CMIP6_001 [-] -86.6 -86.5 -80.8 -49.5 -1.18 18.8 1.43 0.345 0.498 0.786 0.966 0.619

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  Title:
CERES EBAF TOA and Surface Fluxes. Monthly Averages and 07/2005 to 06/2015 Climatology.

  Version:
Edition 4.2
Release Date February 10, 2023

  Institution:
NASA Langley Research Center

  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, J. Climate, 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, J. Climate, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0523.1

  Conventions:
CF-1.4

  Comment:
Climatology from 07/2005 to 06/2015

  Doi:
10.5067/TERRA-AQUA-NOAA20/CERES/EBAF_L3B004.2