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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 [-] 41.9
D104 [-] 32.7 -6.27 41.5 5.10 0.429 0.367 0.0631 0.404 0.326
LMBIRCH4 [-] 32.7 -6.26 41.5 5.10 0.429 0.367 0.0631 0.404 0.326
PHSParam [-] 33.6 -4.15 41.1 5.10 0.452 0.368 0.0631 0.420 0.334
PPE [-] 35.7 -1.55 40.9 5.10 0.321 0.368 0.0631 0.426 0.309
R15 [-] 32.7 -6.28 41.5 5.10 0.429 0.367 0.0631 0.404 0.326
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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 [-] 44.7
D104 [-] 22.2 -18.8 47.2 3.05 0.641 0.465 0.498 0.560 0.526
LMBIRCH4 [-] 22.4 -18.3 47.2 3.05 0.645 0.463 0.498 0.563 0.526
PHSParam [-] 22.0 -18.3 47.2 3.05 0.646 0.464 0.498 0.564 0.527
PPE [-] 24.5 -15.7 44.8 3.05 0.708 0.496 0.498 0.589 0.557
R15 [-] 22.2 -18.6 47.3 3.05 0.639 0.467 0.498 0.555 0.525
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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 [-] 61.8
D104 [-] 39.1 -9.12 23.5 1.78 0.386 0.498 0.706 0.501 0.518
LMBIRCH4 [-] 39.2 -9.03 23.5 1.78 0.387 0.498 0.706 0.502 0.518
PHSParam [-] 39.2 -8.89 23.4 1.91 0.390 0.498 0.687 0.502 0.515
PPE [-] 41.3 -7.07 22.1 1.40 0.404 0.512 0.769 0.545 0.548
R15 [-] 39.0 -9.25 23.7 1.78 0.383 0.497 0.706 0.497 0.516
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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 [-] 81.1
D104 [-] 82.0 12.8 17.3 0.00 0.163 0.548 1.00 0.584 0.569
LMBIRCH4 [-] 82.0 12.7 17.3 0.00 0.163 0.548 1.00 0.584 0.568
PHSParam [-] 81.7 12.7 17.2 0.00 0.163 0.549 1.00 0.585 0.569
PPE [-] 81.9 12.7 17.2 0.00 0.163 0.549 1.00 0.585 0.569
R15 [-] 82.0 12.7 17.3 0.00 0.163 0.548 1.00 0.585 0.569
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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 [-] 55.8
D104 [-] 40.5 -18.4 34.3 0.00 0.383 0.656 1.00 0.362 0.611
LMBIRCH4 [-] 40.9 -18.5 34.6 0.00 0.382 0.653 1.00 0.361 0.610
PHSParam [-] 40.9 -18.6 34.4 0.00 0.382 0.655 1.00 0.363 0.611
PPE [-] 41.0 -18.2 34.2 0.00 0.384 0.656 1.00 0.364 0.612
R15 [-] 39.7 -19.9 36.4 0.00 0.374 0.641 1.00 0.352 0.602
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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 [-] 39.0
D104 [-] 29.3 -9.16 12.5 2.22 0.515 0.556 0.614 0.779 0.604
LMBIRCH4 [-] 29.2 -9.18 12.6 2.22 0.514 0.556 0.614 0.777 0.604
PHSParam [-] 29.1 -9.30 12.7 2.22 0.509 0.555 0.614 0.775 0.602
PPE [-] 32.0 -6.47 10.1 1.01 0.621 0.590 0.814 0.885 0.700
R15 [-] 29.2 -9.17 12.6 2.22 0.514 0.555 0.614 0.778 0.603
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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 [-] 42.0
D104 [-] 34.8 -7.25 12.1 0.762 0.629 0.548 0.874 0.821 0.684
LMBIRCH4 [-] 34.9 -7.09 12.0 0.762 0.638 0.548 0.874 0.828 0.687
PHSParam [-] 35.2 -6.86 11.8 1.27 0.648 0.550 0.795 0.828 0.674
PPE [-] 36.9 -5.16 11.2 0.762 0.738 0.542 0.874 0.889 0.717
R15 [-] 34.6 -7.43 12.2 0.762 0.618 0.548 0.874 0.812 0.680

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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:
Sun Jun 22 23:47:22 PDT 2014

  Approach:
First I used BSRN Toolbox to extract swup (surface upward shortwave radiation) from raw data files, and saved the data in ascii format, then I organized all site data together for each month and year and saved them in a netcdf file.

  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