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

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.66
Control	[-]	2.72	2.71	2.63	2.66	0.248		0.0591	1.17	2.52		0.420	0.303	0.559	0.953	0.669	0.535
LUNA3	[-]	2.71	2.70	2.63	2.66	0.248		0.0517	1.17	2.52		0.420	0.304	0.559	0.954	0.671	0.535

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.13
Control	[-]	0.556	0.606	0.574	1.13	1.30		-0.514	0.897	2.01		0.316	0.371	0.574	0.803	0.632	0.511
LUNA3	[-]	0.552	0.603	0.571	1.13	1.30		-0.517	0.894	1.95		0.315	0.375	0.604	0.791	0.648	0.518

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.47
Control	[-]	1.04	1.04	1.33	1.48	1.13		-0.360	1.06	2.84		0.268	0.305	0.465	0.788	0.487	0.436
LUNA3	[-]	1.01	1.02	1.28	1.48	1.13		-0.388	1.05	2.78		0.270	0.308	0.474	0.807	0.488	0.443

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.882
Control	[-]	1.04	1.04	1.03	0.883	0.614		0.149	1.95	1.17		0.361	0.156	0.854	0.477	0.454	0.410
LUNA3	[-]	0.394	0.398	0.299	0.883	0.614		-0.495	0.828	1.47		0.348	0.282	0.827	0.860	0.596	0.533

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.82
Control	[-]	4.51	4.55	4.37	3.83	3.32		0.690	1.24	3.67		0.401	0.320	0.394	0.988	0.596	0.503
LUNA3	[-]	4.50	4.54	4.36	3.83	3.32		0.678	1.23	3.67		0.403	0.320	0.394	0.987	0.595	0.503

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.28
Control	[-]	2.10	2.13	3.14	1.28	1.54		0.861	1.62	0.926		0.409	0.449	0.885	0.198	0.629	0.503
LUNA3	[-]	0.939	0.944	1.34	1.28	1.54		-0.323	1.03	0.842		0.666	0.474	0.900	0.658	0.608	0.630

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.905
Control	[-]	1.26	1.41	0.385	0.904	1.70		0.581	1.07	1.44		0.471	0.374	0.795	0.691	0.474	0.530
LUNA3	[-]	1.12	1.25	0.322	0.904	1.70		0.405	0.945	1.45		0.551	0.387	0.793	0.782	0.511	0.568

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.81
Control	[-]	1.84	1.81	1.39	1.80	2.04		0.185	1.14	3.26		0.420	0.333	0.460	0.864	0.555	0.494
LUNA3	[-]	1.76	1.73	1.33	1.80	2.04		0.112	1.09	3.23		0.431	0.335	0.462	0.888	0.559	0.502

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.849
Control	[-]	1.29	1.34	0.877	0.850	0.467		0.452	2.13	1.01		0.401	0.111	0.894	0.489	0.528	0.423
LUNA3	[-]	0.324	0.341	0.180	0.850	0.467		-0.524	0.701	1.10		0.363	0.338	0.898	0.796	0.572	0.551

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.851
Control	[-]	0.961	0.861	2.74	0.843	1.73		0.274	0.735	2.27		0.302	0.184	0.668	0.722	0.370	0.405
LUNA3	[-]	0.884	0.797	2.44	0.843	1.73		0.172	0.651	2.22		0.342	0.204	0.695	0.849	0.409	0.450

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.41
Control	[-]	2.36	2.36	2.35	1.41	1.11		0.962	1.48	0.882		0.404	0.352	0.911	0.586	0.556	0.527
LUNA3	[-]	1.24	1.24	1.35	1.41	1.11		-0.139	0.862	0.695		0.575	0.431	0.936	0.919	0.623	0.652

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.50
Control	[-]	1.45	1.80	0.374	1.49	1.99		0.398	1.25	1.96		0.395	0.327	0.674	0.849	0.552	0.521
LUNA3	[-]	1.15	1.42	0.311	1.49	1.99		0.0163	0.948	1.95		0.451	0.348	0.680	0.907	0.569	0.551

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.369
Control	[-]	0.208	0.552	0.0479	0.369	0.362		0.220	0.662	2.35		0.293	0.167	0.781	0.791	0.302	0.416
LUNA3	[-]	0.171	0.446	0.0409	0.369	0.362		0.109	0.562	2.41		0.302	0.207	0.771	0.846	0.372	0.451

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.597
Control	[-]	1.24	1.32	0.569	0.597	0.491		0.654	1.65	2.15		0.217	0.165	0.740	0.276	0.439	0.334
LUNA3	[-]	0.370	0.388	0.155	0.597	0.491		-0.237	0.556	2.21		0.453	0.353	0.786	0.867	0.580	0.565

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.98
Control	[-]	1.82	1.74	2.29	1.98	2.06		-0.0449	1.07	2.49		0.356	0.303	0.577	0.948	0.578	0.511
LUNA3	[-]	1.77	1.69	2.24	1.98	2.06		-0.0913	1.06	2.48		0.352	0.307	0.581	0.950	0.579	0.513

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.79
Control	[-]	2.10	2.06	2.17	1.79	1.37		0.328	1.12	0.866		0.579	0.479	0.919	0.937	0.525	0.653
LUNA3	[-]	1.62	1.59	1.63	1.79	1.37		-0.156	1.02	0.877		0.613	0.491	0.917	0.952	0.585	0.675

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.27
Control	[-]	2.90	2.89	2.39	1.27	1.14		1.65	2.01	1.29		0.276	0.415	0.837	0.444	0.636	0.504
LUNA3	[-]	1.37	1.36	1.20	1.27	1.14		0.111	0.997	1.28		0.619	0.426	0.833	0.838	0.578	0.620

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.744
Control	[-]	0.840	0.841	3.26	0.744	0.739		0.164	0.770	1.31		0.384	0.275	0.839	0.865	0.367	0.501
LUNA3	[-]	0.678	0.677	2.54	0.744	0.739		-0.0181	0.694	1.39		0.382	0.301	0.826	0.890	0.361	0.510

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.93
Control	[-]	4.29	4.32	3.84	3.93	2.63		0.360	1.26	1.99		0.522	0.349	0.739	0.983	0.601	0.590
LUNA3	[-]	4.27	4.30	3.82	3.93	2.63		0.338	1.25	1.98		0.522	0.349	0.739	0.983	0.601	0.591

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.97
Control	[-]	2.33	2.28	2.95	1.97	3.20		0.359	1.37	2.51		0.261	0.279	0.599	0.666	0.532	0.436
LUNA3	[-]	2.08	2.04	2.27	1.97	3.20		0.104	1.18	2.45		0.316	0.304	0.608	0.737	0.573	0.473

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.781
Control	[-]	1.46	1.51	0.912	0.764	2.21		0.867	1.32	2.52		0.222	0.233	0.681	0.625	0.452	0.408
LUNA3	[-]	1.26	1.28	0.818	0.764	2.21		0.572	1.01	2.51		0.313	0.274	0.679	0.741	0.472	0.459

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

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.311		0.702	0.702
LUNA3	[-]	0.305		0.704	0.704

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.324		0.570	0.570
LUNA3	[-]	0.344		0.563	0.563

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.358		0.580	0.580
LUNA3	[-]	0.371		0.599	0.599

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.313		0.570	0.570
LUNA3	[-]	0.420		0.465	0.465

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.364		0.793	0.793
LUNA3	[-]	0.367		0.795	0.795

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.399		0.341	0.341
LUNA3	[-]	0.403		0.745	0.745

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.303		0.525	0.525
LUNA3	[-]	0.282		0.651	0.651

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.335		0.656	0.656
LUNA3	[-]	0.333		0.669	0.669

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.351		0.511	0.511
LUNA3	[-]	0.442		0.487	0.487

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.255		0.570	0.570
LUNA3	[-]	0.248		0.650	0.650

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.346		0.388	0.388
LUNA3	[-]	0.276		0.699	0.699

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.327		0.752	0.752
LUNA3	[-]	0.234		0.813	0.813

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.354		0.482	0.482
LUNA3	[-]	0.321		0.588	0.588

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.341		0.280	0.280
LUNA3	[-]	0.328		0.636	0.636

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.332		0.732	0.732
LUNA3	[-]	0.325		0.734	0.734

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.284		0.740	0.740
LUNA3	[-]	0.301		0.742	0.742

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.179		0.342	0.342
LUNA3	[-]	0.251		0.693	0.693

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.318		0.448	0.448
LUNA3	[-]	0.257		0.431	0.431

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.307		0.809	0.809
LUNA3	[-]	0.321		0.812	0.812

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.401		0.640	0.640
LUNA3	[-]	0.385		0.721	0.721

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.374		0.230	0.230
LUNA3	[-]	0.377		0.312	0.312

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 max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift score Interannual variability Interannual variability 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 diff_Precipitation Relationship with func_Precipitation

  Title:

derived AVHRR BU leaf area index in 0.5x0.5

  Source_file:

This product is generated from monthly 1/12 degree AVHRR BU leaf area index observations

  Conventions:

Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) for any question

  Creation_date:

Tue Mar 25 17:04:13 PDT 2014

  Approach:

I read this variable from original abl files using matlab and simply averaged 15-day (half monthly) data to get monthly data. I also interpolated data from 1/12 (0.0833) degree into 0.5 degree and saved the data in NetCDF format.

  Temporal resolution:

monthly

  General information:

This product was derived from half monthly AVHRR BU leaf area index from Boston University.

  Spatial resolution:

0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code:

http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-lai-avhrr.ncl