Diagnostic Summary for Surface Upward 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)]	395.8 - - 0.0	access to plots	- - - - - -
CLM40cn	394.6 -1.1 12.5 0.1	access to plots	0.98 0.97 0.94 0.98 0.64 0.91
CLM45bgc_CRUNCEP	396.0 0.2 12.8 0.1	access to plots	0.97 0.97 0.94 0.98 0.64 0.91
CLM45bgc_GSWP3	398.8 3.0 10.8 0.1	access to plots	0.98 0.97 0.95 0.99 0.63 0.92

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