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) [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	[-]	34.1
CLM4	[-]	26.6	27.7	0.129	33.8	0.315		-1.13		0.704	0.945	0.825
CLM4.5	[-]	30.8	31.1	0.289	33.8	0.315		-0.144		0.672	0.907	0.789
CLM5	[-]	30.5	30.9	0.269	33.8	0.315		-0.226		0.729	0.948	0.839

	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	[-]	44.8
CLM4	[-]	22.4	21.2	0.00988	44.4	0.478		-3.36		0.609	0.863	0.736
CLM4.5	[-]	16.6	15.8	0.0253	44.4	0.478		-4.14		0.527	0.691	0.609
CLM5	[-]	15.3	14.4	0.0241	44.4	0.478		-4.37		0.502	0.776	0.639

	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	[-]	60.1
CLM4	[-]	25.6	25.1	0.326	59.3	0.762		-3.45		0.578	0.709	0.644
CLM4.5	[-]	30.0	29.1	0.783	59.3	0.762		-2.80		0.590	0.868	0.729
CLM5	[-]	28.7	27.8	0.749	59.3	0.762		-2.94		0.548	0.836	0.692

	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
CLM4	[-]	7.10	0.748	6.47	10.3	0.803		-16.8		0.419	0.165	0.292
CLM4.5	[-]	66.4	6.59	59.9	10.3	0.803		0.520		0.475	0.247	0.361
CLM5	[-]	101.	9.11	91.2	10.3	0.803		7.12		0.427	0.186	0.307

	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	[-]	55.7
CLM4	[-]	21.0	19.9	1.00	50.7	4.99		-6.63		0.646	0.160	0.403
CLM4.5	[-]	24.0	22.5	1.29	50.7	4.99		-4.84		0.674	0.368	0.521
CLM5	[-]	20.6	19.1	1.31	50.7	4.99		-6.12		0.649	0.274	0.461

	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	[-]	65.6
CLM4	[-]	62.4	22.3	38.5	65.2	0.461		-10.1		0.523	0.301	0.412
CLM4.5	[-]	111.	48.0	60.1	65.2	0.461		-3.64		0.665	0.638	0.652
CLM5	[-]	133.	59.0	71.0	65.2	0.461		-1.06		0.711	0.837	0.774

	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	[-]	143.
CLM4	[-]	67.8	65.7	3.64	141.	2.09		-4.10		0.574	0.876	0.725
CLM4.5	[-]	96.4	92.5	5.79	141.	2.09		-2.36		0.628	0.864	0.746
CLM5	[-]	91.8	88.3	5.88	141.	2.09		-2.73		0.621	0.909	0.765

	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	[-]	58.4
CLM4	[-]	31.2	30.0	0.429	56.8	1.57		-3.14		0.653	0.927	0.790
CLM4.5	[-]	38.1	36.3	0.948	56.8	1.57		-1.83		0.668	0.816	0.742
CLM5	[-]	33.0	31.1	0.855	56.8	1.57		-2.67		0.656	0.862	0.759

	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	[-]	7.78
CLM4	[-]	4.45	0.421	4.35	7.36	0.414		-14.7		0.403	0.125	0.264
CLM4.5	[-]	66.3	6.79	60.5	7.36	0.414		3.34		0.409	0.245	0.327
CLM5	[-]	119.	9.41	111.	7.36	0.414		11.0		0.450	0.207	0.328

	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	[-]	58.9
CLM4	[-]	17.9	17.1	0.623	57.4	1.53		-4.25		0.533	0.851	0.692
CLM4.5	[-]	25.7	24.2	1.35	57.4	1.53		-3.11		0.572	0.669	0.621
CLM5	[-]	27.6	25.8	1.60	57.4	1.53		-2.75		0.541	0.473	0.507

	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	[-]	61.8
CLM4	[-]	19.0	18.0	0.773	60.2	1.58		-7.13		0.535	0.259	0.397
CLM4.5	[-]	47.1	43.5	3.03	60.2	1.58		-1.71		0.676	0.652	0.664
CLM5	[-]	44.2	39.3	4.23	60.2	1.58		-2.36		0.718	0.846	0.782

	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	[-]	1.09e+03
CLM4	[-]	500.	414.	85.6	1.03e+03	55.6		-4.80		0.572	0.573	0.573
CLM4.5	[-]	984.	592.	392.	1.03e+03	55.6		-2.95		0.619	0.821	0.720
CLM5	[-]	1.06e+03	608.	446.	1.03e+03	55.6		-2.80		0.621	0.752	0.686

	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	[-]	64.3
CLM4	[-]	5.11	5.05	0.0898	63.6	0.726		-3.56		0.408	0.506	0.457
CLM4.5	[-]	9.44	9.22	0.283	63.6	0.726		-3.23		0.450	0.783	0.617
CLM5	[-]	14.0	13.8	0.386	63.6	0.726		-2.91		0.482	0.820	0.651

	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	[-]	13.3
CLM4	[-]	15.0	0.798	14.1	12.1	1.24		-9.48		0.413	0.130	0.272
CLM4.5	[-]	69.6	4.94	64.3	12.1	1.24		-4.22		0.507	0.793	0.650
CLM5	[-]	123.	8.60	114.	12.1	1.24		-0.123		0.473	0.574	0.524

	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	[-]	42.5
CLM4	[-]	7.15	6.71	0.234	40.2	2.26		-9.74		0.464	0.207	0.335
CLM4.5	[-]	17.0	15.6	0.919	40.2	2.26		-5.66		0.573	0.697	0.635
CLM5	[-]	16.9	15.5	0.942	40.2	2.26		-5.56		0.571	0.733	0.652

	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	[-]	45.3
CLM4	[-]	27.3	26.6	0.250	44.4	0.888		-3.94		0.692	0.368	0.530
CLM4.5	[-]	40.5	39.4	0.456	44.4	0.888		-0.620		0.678	0.871	0.774
CLM5	[-]	32.2	31.2	0.326	44.4	0.888		-2.77		0.722	0.773	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	[-]	51.3
CLM4	[-]	29.3	17.3	12.1	49.6	1.76		-9.52		0.541	0.465	0.503
CLM4.5	[-]	58.2	33.6	25.0	49.6	1.76		-4.17		0.682	0.755	0.718
CLM5	[-]	75.2	39.4	36.1	49.6	1.76		-2.45		0.632	0.880	0.756

	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	[-]	34.3
CLM4	[-]	10.4	10.5	0.263	34.0	0.216		-5.89		0.513	0.637	0.575
CLM4.5	[-]	13.2	13.5	0.330	34.0	0.216		-4.98		0.567	0.874	0.721
CLM5	[-]	11.5	11.8	0.377	34.0	0.216		-5.39		0.539	0.874	0.706

	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	[-]	101.
CLM4	[-]	59.6	59.1	0.178	100.	0.811		-4.62		0.665	0.339	0.502
CLM4.5	[-]	69.1	68.6	0.387	100.	0.811		-3.21		0.697	0.583	0.640
CLM5	[-]	68.5	67.8	0.372	100.	0.811		-3.35		0.692	0.464	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	[-]	60.7
CLM4	[-]	31.0	31.1	0.187	60.4	0.300		-4.07		0.630	0.542	0.586
CLM4.5	[-]	36.9	36.7	0.416	60.4	0.300		-3.04		0.644	0.779	0.711
CLM5	[-]	47.2	47.5	0.479	60.4	0.300		-1.44		0.672	0.836	0.754

	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	[-]	29.6
CLM4	[-]	7.81	7.58	0.114	28.2	1.46		-5.87		0.505	0.251	0.378
CLM4.5	[-]	11.6	11.2	0.196	28.2	1.46		-4.41		0.543	0.539	0.541
CLM5	[-]	15.7	14.8	0.272	28.2	1.46		-3.23		0.571	0.493	0.532

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

  Approach: I just read the data from the original data file and flip the latitude arrange from original 90N->90S to 90S->90N.

  Temporal resolution: yearly

  General information: This product was derived from Harmonized World Soil Database (HWSD) v1.2 dataset.

  Spatial resolution: 0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code: http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-soilc-HWSD.ncl

  history: Tue Mar 19 20:15:17 2019: ncrename -v soilc,cSoilAbove1m soilc_0.5x0.5.nc tmp.nc