Gregory Plot

Gregory Plot
Variables tas, rst, rlt
Models ifs-fesom, ifs-nemo, icon
Reference Dataset CERES_EBAF + ERA5
Units K
Period 1990–2014
Method Net TOA = TOA net SW + TOA net LW. Obs uses CERES EBAF for TOA + ERA5 for T2m.

Global Mean Radiation Budget

Global Mean Radiation Budget
Variables rst, rlt, rstcs, rltcs, rss, rls, rsscs, rlscs, rsds, rlds, tas
Models ifs-fesom, ifs-nemo, icon, CERES, CMIP6 MMM
Reference Dataset CERES_EBAF
Units W/m2
Period 1990–2014

Radiation Imbalance Time Series

Radiation Imbalance Time Series
Variables rst, rlt
Models ifs-fesom, ifs-nemo, icon, CERES, CMIP6 MMM
Reference Dataset CERES_EBAF
Units W/m2
Period 1990–2014

Surface Net Radiation Annual Bias

Surface Net Radiation Annual Bias
Variables rst, rlt, rstcs, rltcs, rss, rls, rsscs, rlscs, rsds, rlds, tas
Models ifs-fesom, ifs-nemo, icon, CMIP6 MMM
Reference Dataset CERES_EBAF
Units W/m2
Period 1990–2014
ifs-fesom Global Mean Bias: -6.06 · Rmse: 11.19
ifs-nemo Global Mean Bias: -6.60 · Rmse: 10.89
icon Global Mean Bias: -5.92 · Rmse: 15.55
CMIP6 MMM Global Mean Bias: -3.08

Surface Net Longwave Annual Bias

Surface Net Longwave Annual Bias
Variables rst, rlt, rstcs, rltcs, rss, rls, rsscs, rlscs, rsds, rlds, tas
Models ifs-fesom, ifs-nemo, icon, CMIP6 MMM
Reference Dataset CERES_EBAF
Units W/m2
Period 1990–2014
ifs-fesom Global Mean Bias: -4.42 · Rmse: 7.95
ifs-nemo Global Mean Bias: -4.77 · Rmse: 7.58
icon Global Mean Bias: -4.79 · Rmse: 10.52
CMIP6 MMM Global Mean Bias: -5.72

Surface Net Shortwave Annual Bias

Surface Net Shortwave Annual Bias
Variables rst, rlt, rstcs, rltcs, rss, rls, rsscs, rlscs, rsds, rlds, tas
Models ifs-fesom, ifs-nemo, icon, CMIP6 MMM
Reference Dataset CERES_EBAF
Units W/m2
Period 1990–2014
ifs-fesom Global Mean Bias: -1.64 · Rmse: 10.87
ifs-nemo Global Mean Bias: -1.82 · Rmse: 9.64
icon Global Mean Bias: -1.13 · Rmse: 15.90
CMIP6 MMM Global Mean Bias: 2.64

TOA CRE Longwave Annual Bias

TOA CRE Longwave Annual Bias
Variables rst, rlt, rstcs, rltcs, rss, rls, rsscs, rlscs, rsds, rlds, tas
Models ifs-fesom, ifs-nemo, icon
Reference Dataset CERES_EBAF
Units W/m2
Period 1990–2014
ifs-fesom Global Mean Bias: -3.04 · Rmse: 6.26
ifs-nemo Global Mean Bias: -2.82 · Rmse: 5.60
icon Global Mean Bias: -2.16 · Rmse: 7.57

TOA CRE Shortwave Annual Bias

TOA CRE Shortwave Annual Bias
Variables rst, rlt, rstcs, rltcs, rss, rls, rsscs, rlscs, rsds, rlds, tas
Models ifs-fesom, ifs-nemo, icon
Reference Dataset CERES_EBAF
Units W/m2
Period 1990–2014
ifs-fesom Global Mean Bias: 0.14 · Rmse: 9.78
ifs-nemo Global Mean Bias: -0.33 · Rmse: 9.26
icon Global Mean Bias: -2.98 · Rmse: 12.94

TOA Net Radiation Annual Bias

TOA Net Radiation Annual Bias
Variables rst, rlt, rstcs, rltcs, rss, rls, rsscs, rlscs, rsds, rlds, tas
Models ifs-fesom, ifs-nemo, icon, CMIP6 MMM
Reference Dataset CERES_EBAF
Units W/m2
Period 1990–2014
ifs-fesom Global Mean Bias: -0.38 · Rmse: 7.78
ifs-nemo Global Mean Bias: -0.08 · Rmse: 7.21
icon Global Mean Bias: 0.09 · Rmse: 11.75
CMIP6 MMM Global Mean Bias: 0.58