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)]	330.2 - - 0.0	access to plots	- - - - - -
CLM40cn	324.5 -5.8 18.7 0.2	access to plots	0.95 0.95 0.92 0.94 0.63 0.89
CLM45bgc_CRUNCEP	324.5 -5.8 18.7 0.2	access to plots	0.95 0.95 0.92 0.94 0.63 0.89
CLM45bgc_GSWP3	327.2 -3.1 10.2 -0.0	access to plots	0.98 0.97 0.95 0.99 0.68 0.92
CLM45bgc_cCO2	324.5 -5.8 18.7 0.2	access to plots	0.95 0.95 0.92 0.94 0.63 0.89

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