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) [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	[-]	-48.4
default	[-]	-71.9	-74.0	-48.4		-49.7		-17.8	21.0	2.47		0.153	0.603	0.611	0.989	0.592
handtune0011	[-]	-72.7	-75.0	-48.4		-49.7		-19.1	22.3	2.47		0.134	0.591	0.610	0.986	0.582

	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	[-]	-75.3
default	[-]	-90.7	-88.4	-75.3		-49.1		-17.5	27.1	1.60		0.217	0.446	0.733	0.922	0.553
handtune0011	[-]	-90.2	-88.0	-75.3		-49.1		-17.0	27.0	1.61		0.221	0.447	0.730	0.914	0.552

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Benchmark	[-]	-73.2
default	[-]	-85.8	-85.1	-73.5		-60.4		-12.2	21.3	1.88		0.241	0.530	0.738	0.980	0.604
handtune0011	[-]	-86.1	-85.4	-73.5		-60.4		-12.2	21.3	1.79		0.244	0.531	0.752	0.977	0.607

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Benchmark	[-]	-43.7
default	[-]	-38.9	-38.9	-43.7		-44.7		3.10	14.5	1.77		0.526	0.237	0.758	0.995	0.551
handtune0011	[-]	-39.2	-39.2	-43.7		-44.7		2.64	14.7	1.81		0.544	0.223	0.750	0.994	0.547

	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	[-]	-42.2
default	[-]	-47.7	-46.8	-41.6		-47.3		-0.450	12.5	2.59		0.411	0.743	0.590	0.975	0.693
handtune0011	[-]	-49.4	-48.5	-41.6		-47.3		-1.91	12.6	2.61		0.403	0.737	0.588	0.974	0.688

	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	[-]	-47.1
default	[-]	-48.2	-47.9	-47.1		-49.8		-0.516	13.4	1.94		0.479	0.354	0.732	0.973	0.579
handtune0011	[-]	-48.8	-48.6	-47.1		-49.8		-1.17	13.8	1.99		0.477	0.335	0.726	0.960	0.567

	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	[-]	-66.6
default	[-]	-71.1	-71.2	-66.6		-57.4		-2.30	14.0	1.36		0.458	0.523	0.821	0.986	0.662
handtune0011	[-]	-71.9	-72.0	-66.6		-57.4		-3.10	14.4	1.50		0.438	0.522	0.793	0.983	0.652

	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	[-]	-59.6
default	[-]	-68.9	-70.4	-59.7		-53.1		-9.18	19.5	2.07		0.334	0.486	0.704	0.987	0.599
handtune0011	[-]	-72.7	-74.3	-59.7		-53.1		-11.7	21.1	2.09		0.286	0.483	0.692	0.983	0.585

	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	[-]	-40.3
default	[-]	-39.9	-39.9	-40.3		-42.1		0.633	13.8	2.33		0.629	0.236	0.662	0.911	0.535
handtune0011	[-]	-40.1	-40.1	-40.3		-42.1		0.414	14.0	2.33		0.646	0.227	0.660	0.890	0.530

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Benchmark	[-]	-87.5
default	[-]	-91.1	-91.8	-88.4		-65.3		-4.07	14.5	1.60		0.491	0.610	0.774	0.994	0.696
handtune0011	[-]	-91.0	-91.6	-88.4		-65.3		-4.02	14.5	1.57		0.497	0.608	0.781	0.995	0.698

	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	[-]	-53.5
default	[-]	-52.6	-52.5	-53.5		-52.4		-2.22	11.0	1.85		0.468	0.649	0.747	0.953	0.693
handtune0011	[-]	-53.2	-53.3	-53.5		-52.4		-2.73	11.3	1.86		0.462	0.634	0.744	0.961	0.687

	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	[-]	-63.4
default	[-]	-69.0	-69.1	-63.6		-53.3		-5.71	16.6	1.90		0.389	0.518	0.718	0.985	0.625
handtune0011	[-]	-69.7	-69.9	-63.6		-53.3		-6.30	16.9	1.92		0.382	0.511	0.713	0.985	0.620

	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	[-]	-103.
default	[-]	-106.	-107.	-103.		-74.0		-0.479	15.7	1.14		0.468	0.574	0.834	0.990	0.688
handtune0011	[-]	-106.	-107.	-103.		-74.0		-0.703	15.7	1.14		0.468	0.574	0.834	0.987	0.687

	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	[-]	-41.2
default	[-]	-41.9	-42.1	-41.1		-42.3		-0.903	12.2	2.26		0.556	0.350	0.650	0.946	0.570
handtune0011	[-]	-42.5	-42.8	-41.1		-42.3		-1.30	12.7	2.27		0.546	0.325	0.648	0.923	0.553

	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	[-]	-65.7
default	[-]	-57.4	-56.9	-66.5		-51.2		-6.24	20.3	3.16		0.395	0.387	0.467	0.981	0.523
handtune0011	[-]	-58.6	-58.0	-66.5		-51.2		-6.85	20.6	3.32		0.390	0.382	0.436	0.978	0.513

	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	[-]	-50.5
default	[-]	-58.7	-58.8	-50.3		-60.6		-9.43	12.3	2.36		0.304	0.633	0.615	0.944	0.626
handtune0011	[-]	-58.7	-58.9	-50.3		-60.6		-9.13	12.1	2.38		0.316	0.635	0.613	0.942	0.628

	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	[-]	-45.2
default	[-]	-50.6	-51.0	-45.2		-46.3		-5.13	10.5	1.80		0.473	0.555	0.762	0.899	0.649
handtune0011	[-]	-51.3	-51.7	-45.2		-46.3		-5.74	11.1	1.81		0.441	0.529	0.761	0.903	0.633

	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	[-]	-78.9
default	[-]	-76.6	-76.5	-79.0		-64.7		-3.18	19.2	1.45		0.367	0.432	0.789	0.986	0.601
handtune0011	[-]	-77.2	-77.1	-79.0		-64.7		-3.67	19.4	1.60		0.358	0.423	0.779	0.984	0.594

	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	[-]	-32.5
default	[-]	-51.0	-50.6	-32.3		-45.3		-18.2	21.3	2.96		0.111	0.673	0.516	0.968	0.588
handtune0011	[-]	-52.9	-52.5	-32.3		-45.3		-20.0	22.9	2.94		0.0976	0.659	0.518	0.970	0.581

	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	[-]	-54.7
default	[-]	-66.8	-66.7	-54.7		-55.9		-13.2	17.8	2.10		0.326	0.629	0.679	0.907	0.634
handtune0011	[-]	-66.5	-66.5	-54.7		-55.9		-13.3	17.7	2.04		0.332	0.629	0.687	0.912	0.638

	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	[-]	-78.0
default	[-]	-90.8	-91.5	-79.4		-46.3		0.706	25.7	2.33		0.265	0.416	0.621	0.875	0.519
handtune0011	[-]	-91.2	-91.9	-79.4		-46.3		0.223	25.8	2.38		0.267	0.413	0.616	0.866	0.515

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:

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

  History:

2019-06-25: downloaded source from https://ceres.larc.nasa.gov/products-info.php?product=EBAF

2019-08-13: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-rlns-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: W m-2

  Convention:

CF-1.7