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	[-]	137.
I123	[-]	121.	121.	137.		161.		-17.2	25.3	1.66		0.341	0.428	0.749	0.972	0.584
post5.4	[-]	116.	116.	137.		161.		-21.6	30.1	1.75		0.214	0.331	0.737	0.935	0.510

	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	[-]	119.
I123	[-]	103.	103.	119.		152.		-14.7	25.0	1.51		0.334	0.391	0.779	0.960	0.571
post5.4	[-]	104.	103.	119.		152.		-14.3	26.1	1.51		0.318	0.365	0.780	0.936	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	[-]	127.
I123	[-]	110.	110.	127.		164.		-14.6	21.3	0.962		0.324	0.613	0.875	0.805	0.646
post5.4	[-]	108.	108.	127.		164.		-16.6	23.1	1.04		0.280	0.621	0.863	0.827	0.642

	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	[-]	27.0
I123	[-]	25.7	25.7	27.0		27.1		-2.32	15.2	0.129		0.703	0.477	0.991	0.951	0.720
post5.4	[-]	26.7	26.7	27.0		27.1		-0.983	13.5	0.0964		0.723	0.539	0.994	0.860	0.731

	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	[-]	150.
I123	[-]	151.	151.	150.		161.		1.26	16.0	2.14		0.525	0.676	0.670	0.996	0.709
post5.4	[-]	143.	143.	150.		161.		-4.41	18.2	2.18		0.469	0.626	0.670	0.931	0.665

	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	[-]	52.3
I123	[-]	45.7	45.6	52.3		65.2		-6.46	14.0	0.0894		0.550	0.530	0.994	0.985	0.718
post5.4	[-]	45.1	45.0	52.3		65.2		-7.13	14.4	0.162		0.523	0.537	0.988	0.994	0.716

	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	[-]	71.9
I123	[-]	68.2	68.0	71.8		107.		-1.99	16.0	0.729		0.526	0.528	0.926	0.978	0.697
post5.4	[-]	63.4	63.3	71.8		107.		-6.98	16.2	0.645		0.466	0.565	0.937	0.981	0.703

	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	[-]	121.
I123	[-]	103.	103.	121.		161.		-14.0	24.3	1.00		0.368	0.395	0.875	0.978	0.602
post5.4	[-]	97.5	97.5	121.		161.		-18.9	25.4	0.605		0.265	0.484	0.943	0.977	0.631

	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	[-]	22.6
I123	[-]	18.8	19.1	22.6		15.7		-5.19	14.6	0.210		0.641	0.477	0.986	0.969	0.710
post5.4	[-]	20.7	21.0	22.6		15.7		-2.90	13.4	0.176		0.692	0.514	0.988	0.956	0.733

	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	[-]	110.
I123	[-]	105.	105.	109.		148.		-2.66	15.7	0.559		0.573	0.616	0.950	0.865	0.724
post5.4	[-]	102.	102.	109.		148.		-5.20	14.0	0.633		0.608	0.672	0.946	0.898	0.759

	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	[-]	68.8
I123	[-]	64.3	64.2	68.5		91.2		-3.55	15.6	0.237		0.589	0.497	0.984	0.966	0.706
post5.4	[-]	63.7	63.6	68.5		91.2		-4.42	15.8	0.250		0.573	0.503	0.982	0.937	0.700

	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	[-]	81.6
I123	[-]	69.1	69.1	81.0		137.		-9.68	19.1	0.723		0.434	0.545	0.915	0.986	0.685
post5.4	[-]	67.0	67.0	81.0		137.		-11.7	19.7	0.747		0.421	0.568	0.914	0.985	0.691

	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	[-]	67.9
I123	[-]	55.2	55.4	67.3		158.		-9.11	20.3	0.847		0.482	0.611	0.910	0.739	0.671
post5.4	[-]	53.8	54.0	67.3		158.		-10.8	20.2	0.804		0.497	0.650	0.914	0.659	0.674

	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	[-]	27.9
I123	[-]	26.6	26.4	27.9		23.9		-3.64	14.0	0.0902		0.663	0.515	0.994	0.977	0.733
post5.4	[-]	28.0	27.8	27.9		23.9		-1.82	12.5	0.122		0.719	0.563	0.992	0.987	0.765

	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	[-]	139.
I123	[-]	114.	114.	138.		166.		-18.1	28.7	1.41		0.201	0.534	0.820	0.989	0.616
post5.4	[-]	110.	110.	138.		166.		-22.1	31.0	1.29		0.177	0.509	0.844	0.992	0.606

	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	[-]	99.7
I123	[-]	78.9	79.0	99.3		138.		-18.9	22.7	0.633		0.0885	0.495	0.957	0.918	0.591
post5.4	[-]	84.1	84.3	99.3		138.		-13.4	18.2	0.648		0.232	0.502	0.957	0.970	0.632

	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	[-]	65.9
I123	[-]	61.8	61.9	65.9		90.4		-4.14	12.6	0.275		0.601	0.563	0.982	0.980	0.738
post5.4	[-]	60.4	60.5	65.9		90.4		-5.22	12.1	0.287		0.582	0.593	0.981	0.991	0.748

	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	[-]	83.1
I123	[-]	69.8	70.1	83.0		121.		-12.0	16.2	0.407		0.273	0.632	0.971	0.978	0.697
post5.4	[-]	68.2	68.6	83.0		121.		-13.8	16.5	0.390		0.243	0.678	0.973	0.997	0.714

	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	[-]	143.
I123	[-]	123.	123.	143.		182.		-19.6	24.7	1.00		0.211	0.652	0.868	0.892	0.655
post5.4	[-]	119.	119.	143.		182.		-23.4	28.3	1.19		0.165	0.647	0.840	0.992	0.658

	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	[-]	128.
I123	[-]	107.	107.	127.		154.		-19.8	22.0	1.02		0.202	0.695	0.878	0.837	0.662
post5.4	[-]	107.	107.	127.		154.		-20.4	22.6	1.22		0.253	0.720	0.847	0.729	0.654

	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	[-]	101.
I123	[-]	81.8	81.6	100.		139.		-16.5	31.3	0.727		0.200	0.390	0.913	0.913	0.561
post5.4	[-]	85.9	85.6	100.		139.		-12.8	29.2	0.947		0.226	0.407	0.887	0.896	0.564

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