Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.78
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	4.98	4.97	2.79	2.29	1.36		2.08	2.26	3.01		0.175	0.434	0.499	0.720	0.453
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	4.97	4.97	2.79	2.27	1.36		2.07	2.25	3.00		0.178	0.437	0.502	0.721	0.455

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.897
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.955	0.898	0.897	0.848	0.871		-0.00128	0.772	2.53		0.427	0.328	0.584	0.678	0.469
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.952	0.895	0.897	0.837	0.871		-0.00405	0.768	2.55		0.428	0.327	0.579	0.684	0.469

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.26
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	1.78	1.77	1.26	1.63	1.12		0.520	1.17	2.79		0.360	0.383	0.541	0.481	0.430
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	1.79	1.78	1.26	1.64	1.12		0.528	1.18	2.81		0.362	0.382	0.537	0.473	0.427

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.657
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	1.26	1.27	0.657	1.10	0.657		0.605	1.83	0.541		0.333	0.121	0.950	0.422	0.389
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	1.27	1.28	0.657	1.17	0.657		0.622	1.85	0.520		0.330	0.106	0.955	0.466	0.393

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.97
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	7.41	7.48	4.00	6.40	3.69		3.22	3.28	2.92		0.0542	0.646	0.527	0.809	0.537
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	7.40	7.47	4.00	6.40	3.69		3.21	3.27	2.92		0.0542	0.646	0.527	0.810	0.537

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.18
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	3.08	3.10	1.18	2.58	1.28		1.92	2.56	0.721		0.175	0.349	0.925	0.314	0.422
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	3.10	3.12	1.18	2.66	1.28		1.94	2.57	0.724		0.171	0.345	0.925	0.314	0.420

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.653
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	1.65	1.66	0.652	1.74	1.07		1.07	1.38	1.38		0.232	0.278	0.821	0.280	0.378
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	1.65	1.67	0.652	1.74	1.07		1.07	1.38	1.36		0.232	0.277	0.825	0.281	0.378

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.36
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	2.47	2.44	1.35	3.23	2.10		1.22	1.47	2.97		0.259	0.380	0.511	0.608	0.428
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	2.47	2.44	1.35	3.23	2.10		1.22	1.47	3.00		0.259	0.378	0.507	0.608	0.426

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.627
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	1.29	1.32	0.629	0.962	0.402		0.670	1.86	0.758		0.330	0.122	0.923	0.248	0.349
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	1.35	1.38	0.629	1.03	0.402		0.728	1.96	0.701		0.324	0.0967	0.935	0.249	0.340

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.783
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	1.07	1.00	0.765	3.39	1.83		0.448	0.721	2.45		0.405	0.396	0.614	0.499	0.462
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	1.08	1.01	0.765	3.38	1.83		0.452	0.723	2.47		0.406	0.395	0.611	0.497	0.461

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.09
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	2.79	2.78	1.10	2.94	0.892		1.70	2.02	0.835		0.149	0.313	0.908	0.307	0.398
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	2.79	2.79	1.10	2.92	0.892		1.70	2.02	0.846		0.145	0.314	0.906	0.306	0.397

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.23
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	2.09	2.31	1.22	0.331	1.72		1.13	1.54	2.00		0.245	0.375	0.699	0.639	0.467
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	2.10	2.31	1.22	0.331	1.72		1.14	1.54	1.99		0.245	0.373	0.699	0.639	0.466

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.173
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.282	0.279	0.173	0.640	0.233		0.127	0.352	2.36		0.194	0.467	0.640	0.295	0.413
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.281	0.278	0.173	0.636	0.233		0.126	0.351	2.35		0.195	0.467	0.642	0.298	0.414

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.528
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	1.28	1.28	0.530	0.788	0.380		0.710	1.41	1.52		0.297	0.218	0.793	0.237	0.353
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	1.27	1.27	0.530	0.771	0.380		0.702	1.39	1.48		0.310	0.222	0.801	0.241	0.359

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.75
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	2.46	2.46	1.73	2.54	2.17		0.891	1.22	2.32		0.302	0.435	0.634	0.730	0.507
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	2.46	2.46	1.73	2.54	2.17		0.889	1.22	2.33		0.303	0.434	0.630	0.730	0.506

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.54
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	2.91	2.96	1.54	2.15	1.05		1.47	1.81	1.25		0.334	0.484	0.852	0.388	0.508
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	2.93	2.98	1.54	2.16	1.05		1.49	1.82	1.25		0.329	0.482	0.852	0.389	0.507

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.18
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	3.67	3.68	1.17	2.58	1.32		2.52	2.85	1.25		0.117	0.400	0.850	0.269	0.407
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	3.71	3.72	1.17	2.61	1.32		2.56	2.89	1.24		0.114	0.399	0.854	0.270	0.407

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.596
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	1.35	1.34	0.595	5.57	1.10		0.794	1.05	1.25		0.250	0.278	0.834	0.257	0.379
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	1.36	1.35	0.595	5.51	1.10		0.798	1.05	1.24		0.245	0.278	0.837	0.262	0.380

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	4.42
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	7.54	7.57	4.43	5.43	2.12		3.08	3.17	3.17		0.0487	0.617	0.476	0.813	0.514
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	7.54	7.57	4.43	5.40	2.12		3.07	3.17	3.16		0.0486	0.617	0.477	0.813	0.514

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.82
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	3.12	3.10	1.82	3.71	1.68		1.28	1.64	2.48		0.202	0.446	0.618	0.724	0.487
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	3.11	3.09	1.82	3.72	1.68		1.27	1.63	2.46		0.203	0.446	0.622	0.728	0.489

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	RMSE [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.624
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	1.66	1.66	0.618	2.07	0.860		1.26	1.54	2.07		0.153	0.251	0.688	0.295	0.328
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	1.66	1.66	0.618	2.08	0.860		1.26	1.55	2.10		0.151	0.246	0.685	0.296	0.325

Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.801		0.348	0.348
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.785		0.349	0.349

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.670		0.456	0.456
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.673		0.455	0.455

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.650		0.437	0.437
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.659		0.428	0.428

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.543		0.318	0.318
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.558		0.298	0.298

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.841		0.494	0.494
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.839		0.495	0.495

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.586		0.165	0.165
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.649		0.161	0.161

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.589		0.0885	0.0885
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.590		0.0884	0.0884

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.701		0.353	0.353
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.705		0.354	0.354

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.733		0.143	0.143
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.708		0.125	0.125

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.736		0.260	0.260
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.731		0.258	0.258

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.531		0.171	0.171
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.518		0.167	0.167

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.463		0.428	0.428
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.462		0.427	0.427

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.712		0.200	0.200
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.714		0.204	0.204

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.625		0.122	0.122
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.635		0.118	0.118

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.744		0.493	0.493
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.742		0.494	0.494

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.637		0.282	0.282
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.646		0.280	0.280

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.676		0.103	0.103
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.671		0.101	0.101

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.585		0.0528	0.0528
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.597		0.0546	0.0546

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.643		0.483	0.483
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.653		0.483	0.483

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.605		0.430	0.430
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.615		0.432	0.432

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
DeadVeg_1901-1920	[-]	0.564		0.0603	0.0603
DeadVeg_1940-1949	[-]	0.578		0.0607	0.0607

Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest Temporally integrated period mean Temporally integrated period mean max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift score Temporally integrated period mean bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score Temporally integrated period mean rmse Temporally integrated period mean rmse score Spatially integrated regional mean cycle Spatially integrated regional mean detrended cycle Spatially integrated regional mean Relationship with Precipitation Relationship with func_Precipitation

  Title:

NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR), AVH15C1

  Version:

5

  Institutions:

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), NASA, USA

University of Maryland (UMD), USA

Climate Data Record (CDR), NOAA, USA

National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

  Source:

This daily gridded Leaf Area Index (LAI) derived from the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Surface Reflectance.

  History:

2019-08-23: downloaded source from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C01559/html

2019-09-12: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-lai-avh15c1.py

  References:

Vermote, Eric (2019), NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) Version 5, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, , , doi:10.7289/V5TT4P69

Claverie, M., Matthews, J., Vermote, E., and Justice, C. (2016), A 30+ Year AVHRR LAI and FAPAR Climate Data Record: Algorithm Description and Validation, Remote Sensing, 8, 263, doi:10.3390/rs8030263

  Comments:

time_period: 1981-01 through 2019-12

original_temporal_resolution: daily

original_spatial_resolution: 0.05 degree

original_units: 1

final_temporal_resolution: monthly

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

final_units: 1

  Convention:

CF-1.7