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	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	[-]	185.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	174.	174.	184.		208.		-9.28	11.9	0.501		0.551	0.834	0.934	0.999	0.830
CRUJRA2024	[-]	182.	182.	184.		208.		-2.18	24.1	2.17		0.515	0.287	0.676	0.956	0.544
GSWP3V1	[-]	176.	176.	184.		208.		-7.45	12.6	0.754		0.579	0.767	0.904	0.939	0.791
RAWERA5	[-]	178.	178.	184.		208.		-5.38	14.2	0.747		0.571	0.692	0.907	0.966	0.766

	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	[-]	198.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	193.	193.	198.		214.		-4.63	9.31	0.798		0.652	0.777	0.886	0.998	0.818
CRUJRA2024	[-]	197.	197.	198.		214.		-0.186	28.8	1.93		0.392	0.155	0.711	0.919	0.466
GSWP3V1	[-]	193.	193.	198.		214.		-4.38	11.7	0.921		0.597	0.695	0.876	0.951	0.763
RAWERA5	[-]	197.	198.	198.		214.		-0.161	11.1	0.973		0.601	0.718	0.862	0.970	0.774

	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	[-]	201.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	195.	195.	200.		220.		-5.03	8.86	0.402		0.673	0.841	0.946	0.998	0.860
CRUJRA2024	[-]	195.	195.	200.		220.		-4.15	18.1	1.43		0.516	0.506	0.794	0.999	0.664
GSWP3V1	[-]	194.	194.	200.		220.		-5.71	10.8	0.707		0.658	0.769	0.910	0.995	0.820
RAWERA5	[-]	197.	197.	200.		220.		-2.93	11.4	0.755		0.657	0.730	0.890	0.998	0.801

	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	[-]	69.7
CFORCEERA5	[-]	72.5	72.5	69.9		68.4		2.08	13.0	0.216		0.735	0.560	0.985	0.967	0.762
CRUJRA2024	[-]	69.2	69.2	69.9		68.4		-0.754	12.9	0.268		0.752	0.559	0.982	0.931	0.756
GSWP3V1	[-]	71.9	72.0	69.9		68.4		1.96	12.7	0.246		0.715	0.568	0.984	0.991	0.765
RAWERA5	[-]	70.5	70.6	69.9		68.4		0.299	12.5	0.216		0.754	0.565	0.984	0.998	0.773

	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	[-]	191.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	167.	167.	188.		205.		-17.5	18.4	0.713		0.418	0.868	0.894	0.931	0.796
CRUJRA2024	[-]	191.	190.	188.		205.		5.44	18.8	1.75		0.486	0.634	0.740	0.993	0.697
GSWP3V1	[-]	167.	167.	188.		205.		-16.3	18.1	1.14		0.425	0.808	0.824	0.966	0.766
RAWERA5	[-]	164.	163.	188.		205.		-18.2	20.2	1.32		0.358	0.787	0.791	0.999	0.744

	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	[-]	98.9
CFORCEERA5	[-]	98.4	98.3	98.8		109.		-0.410	8.34	0.0802		0.823	0.693	0.994	0.999	0.840
CRUJRA2024	[-]	98.5	98.3	98.8		109.		-0.342	13.5	0.456		0.613	0.534	0.966	0.991	0.728
GSWP3V1	[-]	101.	101.	98.8		109.		1.98	8.23	0.225		0.772	0.708	0.985	0.977	0.830
RAWERA5	[-]	99.5	99.4	98.8		109.		0.890	9.33	0.137		0.787	0.662	0.990	0.989	0.818

	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	[-]	139.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	136.	136.	139.		153.		-3.07	9.68	0.227		0.624	0.710	0.980	0.997	0.804
CRUJRA2024	[-]	142.	142.	139.		153.		3.18	16.8	0.584		0.449	0.471	0.946	0.942	0.656
GSWP3V1	[-]	136.	135.	139.		153.		-3.24	12.1	0.349		0.571	0.601	0.972	0.999	0.749
RAWERA5	[-]	143.	143.	139.		153.		4.24	13.0	0.316		0.574	0.581	0.973	0.978	0.737

	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	[-]	181.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	168.	168.	180.		205.		-10.0	13.1	0.242		0.528	0.778	0.974	0.996	0.811
CRUJRA2024	[-]	181.	181.	180.		205.		1.74	19.4	0.511		0.547	0.458	0.955	0.998	0.683
GSWP3V1	[-]	170.	170.	180.		205.		-8.40	15.4	0.398		0.492	0.654	0.965	0.910	0.735
RAWERA5	[-]	172.	172.	180.		205.		-6.05	14.7	0.322		0.569	0.670	0.968	0.975	0.770

	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	[-]	62.1
CFORCEERA5	[-]	64.4	64.8	62.4		53.4		0.862	10.5	0.213		0.799	0.628	0.986	0.997	0.807
CRUJRA2024	[-]	61.9	62.3	62.4		53.4		-1.36	11.0	0.160		0.754	0.617	0.989	0.998	0.795
GSWP3V1	[-]	65.0	65.4	62.4		53.4		1.72	10.4	0.139		0.789	0.637	0.991	0.998	0.810
RAWERA5	[-]	62.0	62.4	62.4		53.4		-1.48	9.21	0.227		0.809	0.680	0.985	0.999	0.831

	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	[-]	200.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	196.	196.	199.		202.		-5.74	7.67	0.216		0.658	0.877	0.983	0.999	0.879
CRUJRA2024	[-]	199.	199.	199.		202.		-1.56	11.9	0.617		0.573	0.652	0.950	0.988	0.763
GSWP3V1	[-]	189.	189.	199.		202.		-12.0	13.8	0.420		0.366	0.744	0.967	0.995	0.763
RAWERA5	[-]	191.	191.	199.		202.		-10.2	11.6	0.350		0.453	0.821	0.973	0.997	0.813

	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	[-]	121.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	112.	112.	119.		147.		-5.01	8.45	0.108		0.635	0.806	0.993	0.991	0.846
CRUJRA2024	[-]	124.	124.	119.		147.		6.25	16.8	0.252		0.354	0.453	0.983	0.988	0.646
GSWP3V1	[-]	111.	112.	119.		147.		-4.92	10.4	0.240		0.586	0.714	0.983	0.982	0.796
RAWERA5	[-]	114.	114.	119.		147.		-1.97	8.76	0.206		0.672	0.727	0.986	0.997	0.822

	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	[-]	143.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	137.	137.	142.		171.		-4.89	10.2	0.258		0.634	0.778	0.972	0.998	0.832
CRUJRA2024	[-]	139.	139.	142.		171.		-2.11	16.9	0.721		0.495	0.515	0.915	0.996	0.687
GSWP3V1	[-]	135.	135.	142.		171.		-6.07	12.5	0.381		0.564	0.694	0.959	0.997	0.782
RAWERA5	[-]	139.	139.	142.		171.		-2.68	12.2	0.407		0.594	0.686	0.955	0.998	0.783

	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	[-]	177.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	168.	168.	175.		217.		-6.21	11.5	0.157		0.504	0.823	0.988	0.983	0.824
CRUJRA2024	[-]	167.	167.	175.		217.		-6.98	17.6	0.687		0.378	0.585	0.933	0.986	0.693
GSWP3V1	[-]	162.	162.	175.		217.		-12.3	17.1	0.252		0.344	0.701	0.981	0.950	0.735
RAWERA5	[-]	172.	172.	175.		217.		-2.09	13.3	0.325		0.490	0.716	0.976	0.965	0.773

	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	[-]	68.9
CFORCEERA5	[-]	71.3	71.1	68.9		68.5		0.733	11.0	0.167		0.734	0.633	0.989	0.994	0.797
CRUJRA2024	[-]	71.2	71.0	68.9		68.5		0.692	12.6	0.115		0.698	0.569	0.992	0.994	0.765
GSWP3V1	[-]	70.6	70.5	68.9		68.5		0.0652	12.5	0.0803		0.688	0.583	0.995	0.996	0.769
RAWERA5	[-]	68.6	68.5	68.9		68.5		-1.83	10.5	0.131		0.713	0.655	0.991	0.998	0.802

	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	[-]	204.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	189.	189.	201.		220.		-10.6	13.9	0.352		0.507	0.837	0.959	0.998	0.827
CRUJRA2024	[-]	193.	193.	201.		220.		-6.63	25.8	1.19		0.321	0.432	0.852	0.906	0.589
GSWP3V1	[-]	188.	188.	201.		220.		-10.7	14.9	0.418		0.463	0.764	0.958	0.981	0.786
RAWERA5	[-]	192.	193.	201.		220.		-6.94	14.0	0.463		0.535	0.739	0.948	0.992	0.791

	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	[-]	151.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	143.	143.	150.		188.		-5.05	6.66	0.151		0.675	0.870	0.990	0.995	0.880
CRUJRA2024	[-]	147.	147.	150.		188.		-1.55	13.0	0.523		0.745	0.533	0.964	0.957	0.746
GSWP3V1	[-]	142.	142.	150.		188.		-6.35	9.11	0.327		0.597	0.768	0.978	0.985	0.819
RAWERA5	[-]	148.	148.	150.		188.		-0.421	6.99	0.201		0.725	0.800	0.987	0.964	0.855

	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	[-]	110.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	106.	107.	109.		121.		-3.15	8.31	0.111		0.707	0.730	0.992	0.999	0.831
CRUJRA2024	[-]	113.	113.	109.		121.		3.61	13.6	0.305		0.652	0.495	0.980	0.999	0.724
GSWP3V1	[-]	108.	108.	109.		121.		-1.87	8.99	0.139		0.687	0.693	0.990	0.987	0.810
RAWERA5	[-]	111.	111.	109.		121.		0.920	9.43	0.188		0.648	0.682	0.985	0.981	0.796

	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	[-]	163.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	163.	163.	163.		165.		-0.512	6.67	0.0861		0.738	0.781	0.994	0.999	0.859
CRUJRA2024	[-]	154.	155.	163.		165.		-8.84	16.0	0.283		0.432	0.516	0.981	0.960	0.681
GSWP3V1	[-]	159.	159.	163.		165.		-4.23	10.4	0.149		0.592	0.677	0.990	0.972	0.782
RAWERA5	[-]	171.	171.	163.		165.		8.11	12.7	0.101		0.440	0.631	0.993	0.995	0.738

	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	[-]	175.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	165.	165.	174.		223.		-8.85	10.4	0.454		0.590	0.896	0.940	0.979	0.860
CRUJRA2024	[-]	167.	167.	174.		223.		-6.84	20.8	1.42		0.337	0.640	0.797	0.984	0.679
GSWP3V1	[-]	166.	166.	174.		223.		-7.11	11.2	0.715		0.615	0.818	0.904	0.927	0.816
RAWERA5	[-]	164.	164.	174.		223.		-8.95	17.0	1.11		0.502	0.665	0.864	0.967	0.732

	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	[-]	184.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	179.	180.	184.		207.		-3.67	6.72	0.343		0.740	0.888	0.960	0.998	0.895
CRUJRA2024	[-]	177.	178.	184.		207.		-6.12	15.6	0.905		0.474	0.673	0.892	0.963	0.735
GSWP3V1	[-]	178.	178.	184.		207.		-5.65	10.4	0.559		0.682	0.760	0.934	0.997	0.827
RAWERA5	[-]	178.	179.	184.		207.		-4.50	10.5	0.587		0.718	0.738	0.929	0.996	0.824

	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	[-]	179.
CFORCEERA5	[-]	177.	176.	179.		175.		-5.97	13.8	0.303		0.451	0.688	0.967	0.993	0.758
CRUJRA2024	[-]	180.	179.	179.		175.		-2.44	27.6	0.647		0.306	0.384	0.942	0.799	0.563
GSWP3V1	[-]	173.	172.	179.		175.		-9.63	17.6	0.408		0.343	0.584	0.956	0.998	0.693
RAWERA5	[-]	185.	185.	179.		175.		3.09	17.7	0.415		0.390	0.566	0.956	0.990	0.693

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 Global - Land 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 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. 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