Diagnostic Summary for Surface Downward SW Radiation: Model vs. CERES

	Global Patterns	Regional Patterns	Scoring (Info)
	Annual Mean (W/m2) Bias (W/m2) RMSE (W/m2) Phase Change (months)	Regional Mean	Global Bias RMSE Seasonal Cycle Spatial Distribution Interannual Variability Overall
Benchmark  [Kato et al. (2013)]	192.8 - - 0.0	access to plots	- - - - - -
CLM40cn	196.5 3.8 20.6 0.2	access to plots	0.93 0.90 0.93 0.96 0.72 0.89
CLM45bgc	196.5 3.8 20.6 0.2	access to plots	0.93 0.90 0.93 0.96 0.72 0.89
CLM45bgc_GSWP3	188.1 -4.7 13.8 -0.0	access to plots	0.96 0.94 0.94 0.98 0.73 0.92

Notes: In calculating overall score, rmse score contributes double in comparison with all other scores.