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	[-]	0.137
Control	[-]	0.299	0.299	0.141		0.0564		0.158	0.159	3.54		0.00278	0.316	0.406	0.866	0.382
Randomized	[-]	0.300	0.300	0.141		0.0564		0.159	0.160	3.54		0.00259	0.316	0.407	0.861	0.381

	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	[-]	0.176
Control	[-]	0.350	0.352	0.177		0.0610		0.174	0.177	3.44		0.00152	0.182	0.407	0.986	0.352
Randomized	[-]	0.349	0.350	0.177		0.0610		0.172	0.175	3.43		0.00162	0.178	0.409	0.986	0.351

	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	[-]	0.139
Control	[-]	0.293	0.293	0.142		0.0663		0.151	0.159	3.39		0.00103	0.103	0.425	0.987	0.324
Randomized	[-]	0.295	0.295	0.142		0.0663		0.152	0.160	3.38		0.00100	0.103	0.429	0.988	0.325

	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	[-]	0.358
Control	[-]	0.495	0.495	0.360		0.326		0.134	0.185	0.965		0.609	0.686	0.883	0.897	0.752
Randomized	[-]	0.487	0.487	0.360		0.326		0.126	0.181	1.01		0.628	0.690	0.878	0.888	0.755

	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	[-]	0.0879
Control	[-]	0.282	0.282	0.0961		0.0601		0.186	0.187	2.99		0.000427	0.259	0.502	0.965	0.397
Randomized	[-]	0.282	0.282	0.0961		0.0601		0.186	0.187	2.93		0.000425	0.257	0.512	0.964	0.398

	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	[-]	0.335	0.334	0.207		0.154		0.127	0.211	1.52		0.417	0.488	0.788	0.905	0.617
Randomized	[-]	0.336	0.335	0.207		0.154		0.128	0.213	1.48		0.415	0.485	0.796	0.901	0.616

	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	[-]	0.192
Control	[-]	0.361	0.361	0.194		0.0585		0.167	0.206	1.29		0.180	0.324	0.820	0.937	0.517
Randomized	[-]	0.363	0.364	0.194		0.0585		0.170	0.212	1.33		0.177	0.305	0.819	0.923	0.506

	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	[-]	0.129
Control	[-]	0.345	0.344	0.134		0.0603		0.210	0.217	3.69		0.00602	0.119	0.366	0.935	0.309
Randomized	[-]	0.344	0.344	0.134		0.0603		0.209	0.217	3.67		0.00567	0.116	0.371	0.925	0.307

	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	[-]	0.361
Control	[-]	0.534	0.530	0.359		0.387		0.170	0.239	1.34		0.498	0.596	0.804	0.954	0.690
Randomized	[-]	0.534	0.531	0.359		0.387		0.171	0.241	1.25		0.497	0.593	0.819	0.953	0.691

	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	[-]	0.147
Control	[-]	0.295	0.295	0.154		0.0621		0.141	0.150	2.83		0.00179	0.191	0.536	0.770	0.338
Randomized	[-]	0.294	0.294	0.154		0.0621		0.141	0.150	2.81		0.00191	0.198	0.542	0.758	0.340

	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	[-]	0.303	0.304	0.147		0.0669		0.158	0.249	1.57		0.130	0.135	0.769	0.947	0.423
Randomized	[-]	0.304	0.305	0.147		0.0669		0.159	0.253	1.46		0.128	0.131	0.784	0.955	0.426

	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	[-]	0.250
Control	[-]	0.401	0.402	0.257		0.119		0.145	0.175	2.33		0.166	0.284	0.621	0.945	0.460
Randomized	[-]	0.401	0.402	0.257		0.119		0.145	0.176	2.32		0.166	0.280	0.624	0.944	0.459

	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	[-]	0.282
Control	[-]	0.432	0.432	0.290		0.0710		0.142	0.153	2.86		0.0230	0.179	0.521	0.942	0.369
Randomized	[-]	0.431	0.431	0.290		0.0710		0.141	0.152	2.87		0.0234	0.170	0.519	0.943	0.365

	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	[-]	0.383
Control	[-]	0.523	0.524	0.384		0.366		0.139	0.222	1.36		0.573	0.588	0.793	0.962	0.701
Randomized	[-]	0.520	0.520	0.384		0.366		0.136	0.224	1.38		0.580	0.583	0.788	0.958	0.698

	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	[-]	0.109
Control	[-]	0.335	0.335	0.120		0.0579		0.215	0.221	3.82		6.98e-05	0.130	0.345	0.560	0.233
Randomized	[-]	0.335	0.336	0.120		0.0579		0.215	0.221	3.81		6.54e-05	0.128	0.345	0.560	0.232

	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	[-]	0.145
Control	[-]	0.332	0.332	0.149		0.0598		0.183	0.231	2.29		0.0652	0.148	0.624	0.974	0.392
Randomized	[-]	0.333	0.333	0.149		0.0598		0.184	0.235	2.20		0.0638	0.138	0.639	0.981	0.392

	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	[-]	0.177
Control	[-]	0.327	0.327	0.181		0.0855		0.148	0.211	1.80		0.313	0.457	0.751	0.868	0.569
Randomized	[-]	0.326	0.326	0.181		0.0855		0.147	0.212	1.82		0.315	0.451	0.748	0.887	0.571

	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	[-]	0.183
Control	[-]	0.365	0.365	0.185		0.0729		0.179	0.205	1.47		0.0894	0.360	0.790	0.929	0.506
Randomized	[-]	0.365	0.365	0.185		0.0729		0.180	0.206	1.39		0.0896	0.353	0.796	0.922	0.503

	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	[-]	0.127
Control	[-]	0.275	0.275	0.129		0.0531		0.146	0.148	3.34		0.000915	0.181	0.447	0.886	0.339
Randomized	[-]	0.275	0.275	0.129		0.0531		0.146	0.148	3.29		0.000889	0.177	0.459	0.884	0.340

	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	[-]	0.139
Control	[-]	0.269	0.269	0.141		0.0569		0.128	0.141	3.42		0.000577	0.0761	0.419	0.923	0.299
Randomized	[-]	0.269	0.269	0.141		0.0569		0.127	0.141	3.47		0.000530	0.0776	0.412	0.932	0.300

	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	[-]	0.136
Control	[-]	0.312	0.313	0.143		0.0726		0.170	0.216	2.62		0.0160	0.0892	0.568	0.736	0.300
Randomized	[-]	0.310	0.311	0.143		0.0726		0.168	0.214	2.61		0.0165	0.0890	0.571	0.738	0.301

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

  Version:

Ed4.1

  Institutions:

NASA Langley Research Center

  Source:

Monhtly mean surface fluxes calculated by a radiative transfer model and constrained by the combined Terra and Aqua SSF1deg measurements

  History:

Mon Sep 19 16:06:36 2022: ncatted -a units,albedo,o,c,1 albedo.nc 2019-06-25: downloaded source from https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/products-info.php?product=EBAF

2019-06-26: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-albedo-ceres.py

  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, Journal of Climate, 31(2), 895-918, 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, Journal of Climate, 31, 4501-4527, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0523.1

  Comments:

time_period: 2000-01 through 2018-12

original_temporal_resolution: monthly

original_spatial_resolution: 1 degree

original_units: W m-2

final_temporal_resolution: monthly

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

final_units: unitless

  Convention:

CF-1.7