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

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.135
Dew	[-]	0.183	0.181	0.139		0.0548		0.0428	0.0474	3.14		0.131	0.418	0.476	0.962	0.481
DewRH1	[-]	0.183	0.181	0.139		0.0548		0.0428	0.0474	3.14		0.131	0.418	0.476	0.962	0.481

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.178
Dew	[-]	0.192	0.194	0.179		0.0582		0.0111	0.0324	2.80		0.355	0.340	0.537	0.976	0.510
DewRH1	[-]	0.192	0.194	0.179		0.0582		0.0111	0.0324	2.80		0.355	0.340	0.537	0.976	0.510

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.140
Dew	[-]	0.165	0.165	0.144		0.0631		0.0200	0.0308	2.77		0.319	0.429	0.545	0.935	0.532
DewRH1	[-]	0.165	0.165	0.144		0.0631		0.0200	0.0308	2.77		0.319	0.429	0.545	0.935	0.532

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.360
Dew	[-]	0.339	0.339	0.362		0.342		-0.0241	0.0852	0.605		0.816	0.757	0.936	0.858	0.825
DewRH1	[-]	0.339	0.339	0.362		0.342		-0.0241	0.0852	0.605		0.816	0.757	0.936	0.858	0.825

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.0875
Dew	[-]	0.175	0.175	0.0933		0.0586		0.0815	0.0821	3.40		0.0194	0.503	0.426	0.150	0.320
DewRH1	[-]	0.175	0.175	0.0933		0.0586		0.0815	0.0821	3.40		0.0194	0.503	0.426	0.150	0.320

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.207
Dew	[-]	0.208	0.207	0.207		0.168		1.03e-05	0.0595	1.01		0.855	0.711	0.894	0.841	0.802
DewRH1	[-]	0.208	0.207	0.207		0.168		1.03e-05	0.0595	1.01		0.855	0.711	0.894	0.841	0.802

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.193
Dew	[-]	0.205	0.206	0.196		0.0604		0.00882	0.0573	1.18		0.580	0.581	0.833	0.853	0.686
DewRH1	[-]	0.205	0.206	0.196		0.0604		0.00882	0.0573	1.18		0.580	0.581	0.833	0.853	0.686

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.131
Dew	[-]	0.179	0.179	0.135		0.0576		0.0432	0.0545	3.34		0.140	0.401	0.441	0.781	0.433
DewRH1	[-]	0.179	0.179	0.135		0.0576		0.0432	0.0545	3.34		0.140	0.401	0.441	0.781	0.433

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.365
Dew	[-]	0.365	0.363	0.364		0.376		-0.00127	0.0813	0.637		0.849	0.755	0.943	0.991	0.859
DewRH1	[-]	0.365	0.363	0.364		0.376		-0.00127	0.0813	0.637		0.849	0.755	0.943	0.991	0.859

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.150
Dew	[-]	0.179	0.179	0.156		0.0596		0.0243	0.0313	2.11		0.307	0.558	0.676	0.824	0.584
DewRH1	[-]	0.179	0.179	0.156		0.0596		0.0243	0.0313	2.11		0.307	0.558	0.676	0.824	0.584

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.141
Dew	[-]	0.181	0.182	0.146		0.0658		0.0361	0.0592	1.14		0.469	0.551	0.842	0.893	0.661
DewRH1	[-]	0.181	0.182	0.146		0.0658		0.0361	0.0592	1.14		0.469	0.551	0.842	0.893	0.661

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.252
Dew	[-]	0.278	0.278	0.257		0.130		0.0203	0.0529	2.05		0.428	0.523	0.677	0.996	0.629
DewRH1	[-]	0.278	0.278	0.257		0.130		0.0203	0.0529	2.05		0.428	0.523	0.677	0.996	0.629

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.285
Dew	[-]	0.314	0.314	0.292		0.0635		0.0207	0.0461	2.40		0.230	0.422	0.625	0.975	0.535
DewRH1	[-]	0.314	0.314	0.292		0.0635		0.0207	0.0461	2.40		0.230	0.422	0.625	0.975	0.535

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.387
Dew	[-]	0.374	0.373	0.387		0.387		-0.0125	0.0923	0.765		0.822	0.739	0.917	0.994	0.842
DewRH1	[-]	0.374	0.373	0.387		0.387		-0.0125	0.0923	0.765		0.822	0.739	0.917	0.994	0.842

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.111
Dew	[-]	0.168	0.168	0.120		0.0552		0.0463	0.0528	3.13		0.142	0.461	0.476	0.582	0.424
DewRH1	[-]	0.168	0.168	0.120		0.0552		0.0463	0.0528	3.13		0.142	0.461	0.476	0.582	0.424

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.148
Dew	[-]	0.180	0.180	0.152		0.0578		0.0283	0.0463	2.06		0.420	0.533	0.680	0.822	0.597
DewRH1	[-]	0.180	0.180	0.152		0.0578		0.0283	0.0463	2.06		0.420	0.533	0.680	0.822	0.597

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.182
Dew	[-]	0.204	0.205	0.184		0.0849		0.0220	0.0780	1.28		0.725	0.632	0.858	0.902	0.750
DewRH1	[-]	0.204	0.205	0.184		0.0849		0.0220	0.0780	1.28		0.725	0.632	0.858	0.902	0.750

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.190
Dew	[-]	0.188	0.188	0.193		0.0726		-0.00446	0.0419	1.05		0.647	0.578	0.857	0.929	0.718
DewRH1	[-]	0.188	0.188	0.193		0.0726		-0.00446	0.0419	1.05		0.647	0.578	0.857	0.929	0.718

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.131
Dew	[-]	0.171	0.171	0.132		0.0497		0.0388	0.0404	3.70		0.130	0.521	0.367	0.573	0.422
DewRH1	[-]	0.171	0.171	0.132		0.0497		0.0388	0.0404	3.70		0.130	0.521	0.367	0.573	0.422

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.142
Dew	[-]	0.157	0.157	0.145		0.0570		0.0116	0.0230	3.07		0.417	0.417	0.491	0.425	0.433
DewRH1	[-]	0.157	0.157	0.145		0.0570		0.0116	0.0230	3.07		0.417	0.417	0.491	0.425	0.433

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.138
Dew	[-]	0.165	0.165	0.143		0.0727		0.0217	0.0456	2.45		0.344	0.486	0.612	0.886	0.563
DewRH1	[-]	0.165	0.165	0.143		0.0727		0.0217	0.0456	2.45		0.344	0.486	0.612	0.886	0.563

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