| ERBE obs | CSM* | CSM* | GFDL R30 | HadCM2 | HadCM3 | PCM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing longwave [W m-2] |
236.3 | 238.4 | 238.4 | 235.0 | 235.5 | 240.8 | 237.2 |
| absorbed solar [W m-2] |
241.1 | 238.3 | 238.5 | 235.3 | 235.0 | 240.6 | 237.2 |
| albedo | 0.293 | 0.302 | 0.301 | 0.310 | 0.311 | 0.295 | 0.305 |
* The two CSM results are taken from two different nonoverlapping segments of the same control run.