FIG. 2.

The global mean RMSEs and bias errors (W m⁻²) due to the use of monthly averaged inputs for the upwelling SW and LW TOA flux calculations. The left-hand column gives the reference (Ref.) flux values (W m⁻²) (i.e., fluxes computed at their full temporal resolution and then averaged into monthly means). Errors are assessed for the clear-sky fluxes and the CRE using SYN and C3M cloud properties. Note that the CREs are opposite the typical sign convention to facilitate bias comparisons to the clear-sky fluxes.