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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.83
Control	[-]	2.79	2.77	3.13	2.83	0.261		-0.0536	0.943	2.82		0.224	0.243	0.526	0.964	0.440
LUNA3	[-]	2.78	2.76	3.12	2.83	0.261		-0.0595	0.943	2.82		0.223	0.243	0.526	0.965	0.440

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.03
Control	[-]	0.557	0.602	1.28	1.03			-0.416	0.835	2.25		0.292	0.351	0.515	0.824	0.467
LUNA3	[-]	0.553	0.600	1.28	1.03			-0.418	0.832	2.24		0.291	0.354	0.519	0.816	0.467

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.40
Control	[-]	1.05	1.03	1.64	1.40	1.03		-0.320	1.03	3.11		0.248	0.290	0.400	0.817	0.409
LUNA3	[-]	1.02	1.00	1.58	1.40	1.03		-0.347	1.02	3.08		0.247	0.291	0.402	0.834	0.413

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.602
Control	[-]	1.06	1.04	1.23	0.602	0.693		0.439	1.26	1.00		0.462	0.323	0.874	0.309	0.458
LUNA3	[-]	0.405	0.407	0.374	0.602	0.693		-0.202	0.605	1.30		0.630	0.497	0.853	0.843	0.664

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	4.00
Control	[-]	4.63	4.69	4.53	4.01	3.89		0.653	1.11	3.75		0.113	0.221	0.350	0.983	0.378
LUNA3	[-]	4.62	4.67	4.52	4.01	3.89		0.641	1.11	3.75		0.114	0.222	0.350	0.984	0.378

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.00
Control	[-]	2.12	2.15	2.89	2.00	2.15		0.157	1.27	1.02		0.322	0.358	0.849	0.697	0.517
LUNA3	[-]	0.962	0.967	1.24	2.00	2.15		-1.02	1.33	0.832		0.234	0.442	0.879	0.877	0.575

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.758
Control	[-]	1.28	1.26	1.78	0.758	2.19		0.556	0.961	1.70		0.367	0.354	0.823	0.775	0.534
LUNA3	[-]	1.14	1.13	1.47	0.758	2.19		0.412	0.853	1.69		0.420	0.373	0.824	0.837	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.71
Control	[-]	1.87	1.73	2.72	1.71	3.26		0.142	1.00	3.61		0.217	0.241	0.365	0.900	0.393
LUNA3	[-]	1.79	1.65	2.68	1.71	3.26		0.0677	0.949	3.53		0.222	0.244	0.374	0.919	0.400

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.648
Control	[-]	1.38	1.44	0.945	0.648	0.162		0.756	1.45	0.981		0.402	0.273	0.869	0.635	0.491
LUNA3	[-]	0.360	0.379	0.203	0.648	0.162		-0.285	0.594	1.08		0.584	0.515	0.911	0.711	0.647

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.762
Control	[-]	0.987	0.841	2.71	0.758	2.14		0.289	0.712	2.17		0.244	0.129	0.634	0.651	0.357
LUNA3	[-]	0.907	0.783	2.39	0.758	2.14		0.199	0.631	2.23		0.255	0.143	0.645	0.789	0.395

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.52
Control	[-]	2.41	2.40	2.49	1.52	1.50		0.884	1.36	1.01		0.273	0.261	0.885	0.828	0.501
LUNA3	[-]	1.28	1.28	1.39	1.52	1.50		-0.221	0.877	0.776		0.405	0.379	0.931	0.929	0.605

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.36
Control	[-]	1.48	1.60	0.850	1.36	2.52		0.301	0.949	2.09		0.265	0.287	0.641	0.895	0.475
LUNA3	[-]	1.18	1.26	0.702	1.36	2.52		-0.0364	0.809	2.07		0.269	0.321	0.649	0.924	0.497

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.0908
Control	[-]	0.208	0.189	0.540	0.0908	0.0582		0.117	0.234	2.36		0.212	0.105	0.833	0.680	0.387
LUNA3	[-]	0.173	0.156	0.427	0.0908	0.0582		0.0813	0.198	2.32		0.215	0.147	0.825	0.768	0.421

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.650
Control	[-]	1.26	1.33	0.693	0.650	0.748		0.603	1.21	2.12		0.288	0.185	0.752	0.546	0.391
LUNA3	[-]	0.372	0.394	0.136	0.650	0.748		-0.287	0.552	2.26		0.410	0.413	0.814	0.848	0.580

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.08
Control	[-]	1.84	1.71	2.32	2.08	3.36		-0.171	0.944	2.58		0.226	0.254	0.531	0.962	0.445
LUNA3	[-]	1.79	1.67	2.27	2.08	3.36		-0.214	0.942	2.66		0.218	0.258	0.513	0.962	0.442

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.99
Control	[-]	2.15	2.12	2.07	1.99	2.44		0.180	1.06	1.11		0.522	0.467	0.879	0.946	0.656
LUNA3	[-]	1.67	1.64	1.52	1.99	2.44		-0.302	1.06	1.07		0.453	0.490	0.882	0.835	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.03
Control	[-]	2.92	2.92	2.57	2.03	2.48		0.919	1.38	1.44		0.297	0.316	0.793	0.846	0.514
LUNA3	[-]	1.38	1.38	1.36	2.03	2.48		-0.635	1.09	1.39		0.220	0.392	0.802	0.904	0.542

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.769
Control	[-]	0.803	0.801	2.75	0.769	1.19		0.0830	0.772	1.21		0.204	0.252	0.886	0.891	0.497
LUNA3	[-]	0.640	0.638	2.13	0.769	1.19		-0.0934	0.741	1.27		0.167	0.286	0.863	0.761	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.88
Control	[-]	4.43	4.46	3.89	3.88	3.83		0.567	0.995	2.49		0.224	0.298	0.628	0.976	0.485
LUNA3	[-]	4.41	4.44	3.87	3.88	3.83		0.545	0.984	2.48		0.225	0.299	0.629	0.978	0.486

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.92
Control	[-]	2.34	2.28	3.01	1.92	3.46		0.405	1.27	2.68		0.234	0.264	0.549	0.742	0.410
LUNA3	[-]	2.08	2.04	2.36	1.92	3.46		0.151	1.06	2.64		0.273	0.288	0.554	0.816	0.444

	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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.692
Control	[-]	1.53	1.54	1.28	0.682	2.62		0.932	1.28	1.87		0.0946	0.109	0.718	0.636	0.333
LUNA3	[-]	1.31	1.31	1.04	0.682	2.62		0.643	0.979	1.92		0.121	0.137	0.719	0.737	0.370

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	[-]	0.303		0.751	0.751
LUNA3	[-]	0.295		0.752	0.752

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.379		0.585	0.585
LUNA3	[-]	0.383		0.580	0.580

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.341		0.551	0.551
LUNA3	[-]	0.351		0.570	0.570

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.460		0.431	0.431
LUNA3	[-]	0.336		0.501	0.501

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.407		0.794	0.794
LUNA3	[-]	0.404		0.796	0.796

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.371		0.655	0.655
LUNA3	[-]	0.442		0.653	0.653

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.362		0.552	0.552
LUNA3	[-]	0.364		0.660	0.660

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.330		0.751	0.751
LUNA3	[-]	0.327		0.764	0.764

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.277		0.285	0.285
LUNA3	[-]	0.239		0.518	0.518

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.255		0.576	0.576
LUNA3	[-]	0.230		0.662	0.662

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.298		0.479	0.479
LUNA3	[-]	0.265		0.655	0.655

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.256		0.795	0.795
LUNA3	[-]	0.219		0.845	0.845

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.256		0.442	0.442
LUNA3	[-]	0.241		0.571	0.571

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.337		0.382	0.382
LUNA3	[-]	0.276		0.585	0.585

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.352		0.815	0.815
LUNA3	[-]	0.350		0.817	0.817

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.340		0.747	0.747
LUNA3	[-]	0.355		0.707	0.707

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.271		0.692	0.692
LUNA3	[-]	0.322		0.650	0.650

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.330		0.453	0.453
LUNA3	[-]	0.297		0.431	0.431

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.280		0.794	0.794
LUNA3	[-]	0.271		0.797	0.797

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.344		0.628	0.628
LUNA3	[-]	0.311		0.727	0.727

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Control	[-]	0.375		0.224	0.224
LUNA3	[-]	0.351		0.303	0.303

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 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 MODIS total leaf area index in 0.5x0.5

  Source_file:

This product is generated from monthly climatology MODIS total 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:

Wed Mar 5 15:35:03 PST 2014

  Approach:

I simply read this variable from original hdf file, and save the data in NetCDF format.

  Temporal resolution:

monthly

  General information:

This product was derived from MODIS Climatology Leaf Area Index (LAI) from NCAR group.

  Spatial resolution:

0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code:

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