Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - Indonesia Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Australia Globe Middle East and Sahara North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	38.7
LMBIRCH	[-]	53.2	49.7	0.842	38.7	0.000568		3.13		0.645	0.836	0.740
PPE	[-]	8.85	8.15	0.160	38.7	0.000568		-6.71		0.459	0.139	0.299
PPE_FINAL	[-]	9.18	8.43	0.170	38.7	0.000568		-6.63		0.462	0.145	0.304
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	50.7	47.2	0.812	38.7	0.000568		2.55		0.682	0.877	0.779
R15	[-]	38.7	36.4	0.624	38.7	0.000568		-0.0221		0.761	0.941	0.851

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	11.9
LMBIRCH	[-]	4.09	5.95	0.0922	11.9	0.000887		-0.845		0.493	0.785	0.639
PPE	[-]	2.69	3.02	0.0503	11.9	0.000887		-1.32		0.466	0.222	0.344
PPE_FINAL	[-]	2.83	3.21	0.0526	11.9	0.000887		-1.29		0.473	0.230	0.351
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	4.26	6.15	0.0922	11.9	0.000887		-0.815		0.498	0.787	0.642
R15	[-]	2.21	3.14	0.0788	11.9	0.000887		-1.28		0.455	0.701	0.578

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	24.6
LMBIRCH	[-]	15.4	14.6	0.883	24.5	0.0133		-0.750		0.503	0.684	0.593
PPE	[-]	5.85	5.64	0.227	24.5	0.0133		-1.93		0.474	0.279	0.377
PPE_FINAL	[-]	6.80	6.55	0.237	24.5	0.0133		-1.83		0.491	0.294	0.392
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	16.0	15.2	0.869	24.5	0.0133		-0.681		0.505	0.679	0.592
R15	[-]	13.8	13.2	0.723	24.5	0.0133		-0.949		0.524	0.796	0.660

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	36.8
LMBIRCH	[-]	54.0	47.5	4.85	36.4	0.356		11.5		0.541	0.905	0.723
PPE	[-]	7.75	6.72	0.749	36.4	0.356		-6.66		0.480	0.0592	0.269
PPE_FINAL	[-]	8.44	7.33	0.811	36.4	0.356		-6.38		0.489	0.0411	0.265
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	50.7	44.5	4.59	36.4	0.356		10.3		0.582	0.921	0.751
R15	[-]	38.6	33.7	3.55	36.4	0.356		5.60		0.711	0.885	0.798

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	38.4
LMBIRCH	[-]	49.1	35.6	14.0	38.3	0.0457		0.495		0.576	0.637	0.606
PPE	[-]	12.2	8.02	4.37	38.3	0.0457		-3.77		0.462	0.226	0.344
PPE_FINAL	[-]	13.4	8.92	4.63	38.3	0.0457		-3.62		0.474	0.301	0.388
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	48.7	34.9	14.4	38.3	0.0457		0.378		0.583	0.655	0.619
R15	[-]	33.7	23.6	10.4	38.3	0.0457		-1.28		0.596	0.813	0.705

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	43.7
LMBIRCH	[-]	34.9	30.8	1.76	43.7	0.0383		-0.193		0.646	0.854	0.750
PPE	[-]	8.86	8.04	0.385	43.7	0.0383		-4.59		0.458	0.106	0.282
PPE_FINAL	[-]	9.35	8.47	0.408	43.7	0.0383		-4.51		0.463	0.121	0.292
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	34.5	30.4	1.72	43.7	0.0383		-0.295		0.652	0.872	0.762
R15	[-]	26.0	22.8	1.32	43.7	0.0383		-1.66		0.607	0.887	0.747

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	13.7
LMBIRCH	[-]	13.5	5.02	7.83	13.6	0.0402		-1.09		0.471	0.611	0.541
PPE	[-]	3.57	1.73	1.70	13.6	0.0402		-1.81		0.426	0.275	0.350
PPE_FINAL	[-]	3.92	2.02	1.76	13.6	0.0402		-1.76		0.435	0.268	0.352
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	13.2	5.10	7.46	13.6	0.0402		-1.08		0.476	0.634	0.555
R15	[-]	11.3	3.60	7.06	13.6	0.0402		-1.37		0.444	0.664	0.554

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	352.
LMBIRCH	[-]	648.	411.	236.	349.	2.09		2.09		0.560	0.691	0.625
PPE	[-]	127.	74.5	52.1	349.	2.09		-3.61		0.469	0.168	0.318
PPE_FINAL	[-]	139.	85.1	54.2	349.	2.09		-3.45		0.483	0.197	0.340
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	631.	396.	235.	349.	2.09		1.83		0.583	0.732	0.657
R15	[-]	498.	303.	195.	349.	2.09		0.267		0.639	0.855	0.747

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.53
LMBIRCH	[-]	3.15	0.324	2.64	2.53	5.07e-05		-0.942		0.408	0.0429	0.225
PPE	[-]	1.86	0.228	1.53	2.53	5.07e-05		-0.987		0.396	0.0184	0.207
PPE_FINAL	[-]	1.91	0.229	1.57	2.53	5.07e-05		-0.986		0.397	0.0182	0.207
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	3.30	0.338	2.76	2.53	5.07e-05		-0.935		0.410	0.0471	0.228
R15	[-]	1.84	0.219	1.53	2.53	5.07e-05		-0.990		0.394	0.0199	0.207

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	11.1
LMBIRCH	[-]	13.3	10.9	1.55	11.0	0.0920		2.19		0.580	0.682	0.631
PPE	[-]	3.11	2.62	0.339	11.0	0.0920		-2.06		0.508	0.206	0.357
PPE_FINAL	[-]	3.30	2.78	0.352	11.0	0.0920		-1.98		0.517	0.238	0.377
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	13.2	10.7	1.56	11.0	0.0920		2.12		0.592	0.716	0.654
R15	[-]	10.3	8.43	1.17	11.0	0.0920		0.935		0.617	0.833	0.725

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.55
LMBIRCH	[-]	20.9	3.93	16.7	1.54	0.00901		4.52		0.445	0.544	0.494
PPE	[-]	3.58	0.776	2.77	1.54	0.00901		-0.523		0.578	0.212	0.395
PPE_FINAL	[-]	4.04	0.875	3.14	1.54	0.00901		-0.376		0.599	0.241	0.420
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	19.7	3.86	15.6	1.54	0.00901		4.45		0.452	0.560	0.506
R15	[-]	11.9	1.02	10.7	1.54	0.00901		0.258		0.585	0.729	0.657

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.219
LMBIRCH	[-]	8.07	0.181	8.11	0.219			-0.0898		0.561	0.403	0.482
PPE	[-]	2.30	0.100	2.20	0.219			-0.354		0.477	0.0653	0.271
PPE_FINAL	[-]	2.46	0.104	2.36	0.219			-0.341		0.479	0.0621	0.271
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	8.49	0.192	8.51	0.219			-0.0548		0.567	0.431	0.499
R15	[-]	3.31	0.0929	3.38	0.219			-0.379		0.470	0.117	0.293

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	100.
LMBIRCH	[-]	166.	164.	1.12	100.	0.0486		8.25		0.552	0.770	0.661
PPE	[-]	19.4	19.2	0.196	100.	0.0486		-9.35		0.452	0.205	0.329
PPE_FINAL	[-]	25.5	25.4	0.202	100.	0.0486		-8.63		0.477	0.116	0.297
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	157.	155.	1.08	100.	0.0486		7.18		0.590	0.821	0.706
R15	[-]	126.	125.	0.864	100.	0.0486		3.49		0.715	0.933	0.824

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	18.4
LMBIRCH	[-]	32.1	31.3	0.555	18.4	0.0435		2.29		0.474	0.511	0.492
PPE	[-]	7.90	7.70	0.149	18.4	0.0435		-1.49		0.578	0.350	0.464
PPE_FINAL	[-]	8.50	8.28	0.151	18.4	0.0435		-1.41		0.596	0.367	0.482
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	31.6	30.9	0.533	18.4	0.0435		2.22		0.483	0.537	0.510
R15	[-]	23.4	22.5	0.413	18.4	0.0435		0.892		0.529	0.606	0.568

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	7.28
LMBIRCH	[-]	10.2	9.22	0.181	7.14	0.137		1.56		0.499	0.406	0.452
PPE	[-]	2.31	2.11	0.0597	7.14	0.137		-1.34		0.515	0.354	0.434
PPE_FINAL	[-]	2.37	2.16	0.0600	7.14	0.137		-1.32		0.519	0.383	0.451
PPE_FINAL3	[-]	9.95	8.98	0.184	7.14	0.137		1.47		0.512	0.424	0.468
R15	[-]	7.94	7.18	0.164	7.14	0.137		0.743		0.542	0.568	0.555

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 Globe 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 bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score

  Title:

Global Tropical Forest Biomass

  Institution:

NASA-JPL (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA)

  Source:

4079 in situ inventory plots, satellite light detection and ranging (LiDAR) samples of forest structure, and optical and microwave imagery (1-km resolution) to extrapolate estimates

  History:

2015-01-08-T06:37:41Z Converted from 1 km x 1 km to 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree by Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) on Fri Jan 9 10:37:41 PST 2015

  References:

Saatchi, S. S., N. L. Harris, S. Brown, M. Lefsky, E. T. A. Mitchard, W. Salas, B. R. Zutta, W. Buermann, S. L. Lewis, S. Hagen, S. Petrova, L. White, M. Silman, and A. Morel (2011), Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 108(24):9899-9904, doi:10.1073/pnas.1019576108.

  Conventions:

CF-1.6

  Institute_id:

NASA-JPL

  Creation_date:

2015-01-08-T06:37:41Z

  Product:

observations

  Data_structure:

grid

  Realm:

land

  Contact:

Prof. James T. Randerson (jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu)