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
Control	[-]	0.183	0.181	0.139		0.0548		0.0427	0.0473	3.14		0.132	0.419	0.476	0.959	0.481
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.192	0.194	0.179		0.0582		0.0110	0.0324	2.80		0.355	0.341	0.537	0.976	0.510
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.165	0.165	0.144		0.0631		0.0199	0.0308	2.77		0.320	0.429	0.544	0.934	0.531
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.339	0.339	0.362		0.342		-0.0240	0.0852	0.606		0.816	0.757	0.935	0.859	0.825
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.175	0.175	0.0933		0.0586		0.0815	0.0821	3.40		0.0194	0.503	0.426	0.150	0.320
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.208	0.207	0.207		0.168		1.66e-05	0.0595	1.01		0.855	0.711	0.894	0.841	0.802
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.205	0.206	0.196		0.0604		0.00877	0.0573	1.18		0.580	0.581	0.834	0.853	0.686
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.179	0.179	0.135		0.0576		0.0431	0.0545	3.34		0.140	0.402	0.439	0.780	0.432
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.366	0.363	0.364		0.376		-0.00107	0.0813	0.637		0.849	0.755	0.943	0.991	0.859
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.179	0.179	0.156		0.0596		0.0242	0.0312	2.12		0.307	0.558	0.674	0.822	0.584
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.181	0.182	0.146		0.0658		0.0361	0.0592	1.14		0.469	0.551	0.842	0.893	0.661
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.278	0.278	0.257		0.130		0.0202	0.0528	2.05		0.428	0.523	0.677	0.996	0.629
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.313	0.313	0.292		0.0635		0.0194	0.0456	2.43		0.232	0.426	0.619	0.974	0.535
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.374	0.374	0.387		0.387		-0.0123	0.0923	0.764		0.822	0.739	0.917	0.994	0.842
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.168	0.168	0.120		0.0552		0.0462	0.0528	3.13		0.142	0.462	0.477	0.579	0.424
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.180	0.180	0.152		0.0578		0.0283	0.0463	2.06		0.420	0.533	0.679	0.822	0.597
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.204	0.205	0.184		0.0849		0.0220	0.0780	1.28		0.725	0.632	0.858	0.902	0.750
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.188	0.188	0.193		0.0726		-0.00449	0.0419	1.05		0.647	0.578	0.856	0.929	0.718
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.171	0.171	0.132		0.0497		0.0388	0.0404	3.70		0.130	0.521	0.367	0.573	0.422
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.157	0.157	0.145		0.0570		0.0116	0.0230	3.07		0.417	0.417	0.491	0.425	0.433
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

	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
Control	[-]	0.165	0.165	0.143		0.0727		0.0215	0.0455	2.45		0.344	0.486	0.613	0.883	0.562
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

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