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 Difference (months)	Regional Mean	Global Bias RMSE Seasonal Cycle Spatial Distribution Interannual Variability Overall
Benchmark  [Kato et al. (2013)]	193.3 - - 0.0	access to plots	- - - - - -
CLM40cn	197.4 4.2 18.2 0.2	access to plots	0.94 0.92 0.94 0.97 0.60 0.88
CLM45bgc_CRUNCEP	197.4 4.2 18.2 0.2	access to plots	0.94 0.92 0.94 0.97 0.60 0.88
CLM45bgc_GSWP3	188.3 -5.0 12.2 0.0	access to plots	0.96 0.94 0.95 0.99 0.60 0.90

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