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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] -49.2
D104 [-] -55.2 1.21 24.8 0.517 0.127 0.437 0.965 0.577 0.508
LMBIRCH4 [-] -55.7 0.721 24.3 0.00 0.129 0.443 1.00 0.583 0.519
PHSParam [-] -54.6 0.924 24.5 0.517 0.129 0.439 0.965 0.579 0.510
PPE [-] -54.4 1.48 24.7 0.517 0.127 0.436 0.965 0.575 0.508
R15 [-] -55.4 0.744 24.5 0.517 0.129 0.438 0.965 0.579 0.510
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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] -64.6
D104 [-] -65.5 -4.22 15.3 0.948 0.196 0.475 0.866 0.806 0.564
LMBIRCH4 [-] -65.5 -4.25 15.2 0.879 0.197 0.477 0.870 0.809 0.566
PHSParam [-] -65.3 -4.21 15.3 0.948 0.196 0.477 0.866 0.806 0.564
PPE [-] -65.0 -3.96 15.3 0.948 0.198 0.475 0.866 0.809 0.565
R15 [-] -65.6 -4.34 15.3 0.948 0.196 0.476 0.866 0.808 0.564
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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] -109.
D104 [-] -106. 2.59 9.67 0.00 0.293 0.600 1.00 0.818 0.662
LMBIRCH4 [-] -106. 2.61 9.67 0.00 0.292 0.600 1.00 0.818 0.662
PHSParam [-] -105. 2.59 9.68 0.00 0.293 0.600 1.00 0.818 0.662
PPE [-] -105. 2.59 9.68 0.00 0.293 0.600 1.00 0.818 0.662
R15 [-] -106. 2.56 9.69 0.00 0.293 0.600 1.00 0.818 0.662
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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] -31.3
D104 [-] -37.2 -9.39 17.7 4.05 0.395 0.226 0.251 0.718 0.363
LMBIRCH4 [-] -37.0 -9.00 17.4 4.05 0.410 0.228 0.251 0.738 0.371
PHSParam [-] -37.2 -9.37 17.7 4.05 0.395 0.225 0.251 0.715 0.362
PPE [-] -37.0 -8.97 17.3 4.05 0.411 0.229 0.251 0.739 0.372
R15 [-] -37.0 -9.22 17.4 4.05 0.401 0.230 0.251 0.743 0.371
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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] -54.8
D104 [-] -64.1 -7.80 12.4 0.413 0.369 0.444 0.972 0.848 0.615
LMBIRCH4 [-] -64.0 -7.75 12.3 0.413 0.370 0.444 0.972 0.848 0.615
PHSParam [-] -64.0 -7.72 12.3 0.413 0.371 0.445 0.972 0.852 0.617
PPE [-] -63.7 -7.44 12.2 0.413 0.382 0.444 0.972 0.856 0.620
R15 [-] -64.2 -7.91 12.4 0.413 0.366 0.444 0.972 0.846 0.615
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Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]
Bias [Watt m-2]
RMSE [Watt m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] -88.8
D104 [-] -85.7 3.09 11.1 0.258 0.838 0.565 0.983 0.887 0.768
LMBIRCH4 [-] -85.7 3.07 11.0 0.258 0.840 0.567 0.983 0.888 0.769
PHSParam [-] -85.6 3.17 11.1 0.258 0.832 0.567 0.983 0.882 0.766
PPE [-] -85.4 3.39 11.2 0.258 0.834 0.565 0.983 0.882 0.766
R15 [-] -85.8 2.99 11.1 0.258 0.839 0.564 0.983 0.890 0.768

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Data Information

  Title:
derived WRMC BSRN

  Source_file:
This product is generated from monthly WRMC.BSRN observations

  Conventions:
Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) for any question

  Altitude:
BSRN

  Site_name:
ASP,BAR,BER,BIL,BON,BOS,BOU,BRB,CAB,CAM,CAR,CLH,CNR,COC,DAA,DAR,DOM,DRA,DWN,E13,EUR,FLO,FPE,FUA,GCR,GVN,ILO,ISH,IZA,KWA,LAU,LER,LIN,MAN,MNM,NAU,NYA,PAL,PAY,PSU,PTR,REG,RLM,SAP,SBO,SMS,SOV,SPO,SXF,SYO,TAM,TAT,TIK,TOR,XIA

  Creation_date:
Mon Jun 23 15:54:34 PDT 2014

  Approach:
First I used BSRN Toolbox to extract lwdn (surface downward longwave radiation) and lwup (surface upward longwave radiation) from raw data files, and saved the data in ascii format, then I calculated surface net longwave radation using lwdn and lwup, and organized all site data together for each month and year and saved them in netcdf files.

  Temporal resolution:
monthly

  General information:
This product was derived from WRMC-BSRN radiation dataset.

  Spatial resolution:
site observations

  Derived data code:
http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-WRMC.BSRN.ncl