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

	Global Patterns	Regional Patterns	Scoring (Info)
	Annual Mean (W/m2) Bias (W/m2) RMSE (W/m2) Phase Difference (months)	Regional Mean	Global Bias RMSE Seasonal Cycle Spatial Distribution Interannual Variability Overall
Benchmark  [Kato et al. (2013)]	329.9 - - 0.0	access to plots	- - - - - -
CLM40cn	324.8 -5.1 18.4 0.2	access to plots	0.95 0.95 0.92 0.94 0.67 0.90
CLM45bgc_CRUNCEP	324.8 -5.1 18.4 0.2	access to plots	0.95 0.95 0.92 0.94 0.67 0.90
CLM45bgc_GSWP3	327.4 -2.5 9.7 -0.0	access to plots	0.98 0.97 0.95 0.99 0.74 0.93

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