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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	48.0	48.6	0.213	38.7	0.0457		2.55		0.668	0.866	0.767
CESM2_1_002	[-]	47.8	48.4	0.212	38.7	0.0457		2.51		0.668	0.866	0.767
CESM2_1_003	[-]	47.9	48.5	0.212	38.7	0.0457		2.52		0.667	0.865	0.766
LENS1	[-]	70.9	72.2	0.316	38.7	0.0457		7.92		0.428	0.570	0.499
LENS10	[-]	69.9	71.1	0.317	38.7	0.0457		7.69		0.437	0.582	0.509
LENS5	[-]	70.4	71.7	0.320	38.7	0.0457		7.81		0.432	0.576	0.504

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	4.43	3.84	0.0294	11.9	0.0196		-1.19		0.467	0.782	0.624
CESM2_1_002	[-]	4.51	3.92	0.0300	11.9	0.0196		-1.18		0.470	0.785	0.628
CESM2_1_003	[-]	4.46	3.88	0.0302	11.9	0.0196		-1.19		0.468	0.784	0.626
LENS1	[-]	14.9	13.7	0.0314	11.9	0.0196		0.254		0.550	0.597	0.573
LENS10	[-]	14.8	13.6	0.0306	11.9	0.0196		0.239		0.550	0.602	0.576
LENS5	[-]	14.8	13.6	0.0314	11.9	0.0196		0.242		0.548	0.599	0.573

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	20.9	20.2	0.348	24.5	0.0612		-0.330		0.532	0.682	0.607
CESM2_1_002	[-]	20.2	19.5	0.343	24.5	0.0612		-0.410		0.531	0.695	0.613
CESM2_1_003	[-]	20.0	19.2	0.342	24.5	0.0612		-0.434		0.529	0.692	0.611
LENS1	[-]	23.2	22.0	0.585	24.5	0.0612		-0.0546		0.548	0.497	0.522
LENS10	[-]	23.2	22.1	0.578	24.5	0.0612		-0.0493		0.549	0.501	0.525
LENS5	[-]	23.7	22.5	0.587	24.5	0.0612		0.00228		0.555	0.502	0.529

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	45.7	43.5	2.02	35.7	1.10		7.14		0.649	0.935	0.792
CESM2_1_002	[-]	45.8	43.6	2.03	35.7	1.10		7.20		0.649	0.936	0.792
CESM2_1_003	[-]	45.8	43.6	2.03	35.7	1.10		7.18		0.648	0.935	0.791
LENS1	[-]	69.8	65.6	3.73	35.7	1.10		17.4		0.394	0.877	0.635
LENS10	[-]	70.1	65.9	3.77	35.7	1.10		17.6		0.391	0.866	0.628
LENS5	[-]	71.5	67.2	3.87	35.7	1.10		18.2		0.380	0.859	0.619

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	34.2	23.3	11.8	38.3	0.0891		-1.52		0.613	0.851	0.732
CESM2_1_002	[-]	34.4	23.4	11.9	38.3	0.0891		-1.51		0.614	0.852	0.733
CESM2_1_003	[-]	33.7	23.2	11.4	38.3	0.0891		-1.54		0.612	0.851	0.731
LENS1	[-]	49.3	34.2	15.4	38.3	0.0891		0.0753		0.609	0.654	0.631
LENS10	[-]	48.9	33.8	15.5	38.3	0.0891		0.0201		0.611	0.659	0.635
LENS5	[-]	49.2	34.3	15.3	38.3	0.0891		0.0867		0.609	0.652	0.630

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	24.7	23.2	0.675	43.4	0.257		-1.94		0.593	0.878	0.736
CESM2_1_002	[-]	24.7	23.2	0.670	43.4	0.257		-1.95		0.594	0.880	0.737
CESM2_1_003	[-]	24.7	23.3	0.670	43.4	0.257		-1.95		0.596	0.881	0.738
LENS1	[-]	30.4	28.5	0.903	43.4	0.257		-0.709		0.588	0.728	0.658
LENS10	[-]	30.6	28.7	0.924	43.4	0.257		-0.644		0.586	0.716	0.651
LENS5	[-]	31.1	29.2	0.932	43.4	0.257		-0.564		0.587	0.711	0.649

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	11.7	4.30	7.27	13.5	0.139		-1.28		0.459	0.598	0.528
CESM2_1_002	[-]	12.1	4.53	7.42	13.5	0.139		-1.24		0.463	0.580	0.521
CESM2_1_003	[-]	12.0	4.41	7.42	13.5	0.139		-1.27		0.461	0.591	0.526
LENS1	[-]	10.7	3.88	6.64	13.5	0.139		-1.42		0.467	0.604	0.535
LENS10	[-]	10.4	3.68	6.52	13.5	0.139		-1.46		0.460	0.610	0.535
LENS5	[-]	10.8	3.84	6.76	13.5	0.139		-1.43		0.464	0.598	0.531

	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.
CESM2_1_001	[-]	486.	328.	158.	348.	3.81		0.331		0.614	0.819	0.716
CESM2_1_002	[-]	487.	329.	158.	348.	3.81		0.341		0.613	0.816	0.715
CESM2_1_003	[-]	486.	328.	158.	348.	3.81		0.323		0.613	0.817	0.715
LENS1	[-]	552.	450.	102.	348.	3.81		2.36		0.522	0.582	0.552
LENS10	[-]	552.	451.	101.	348.	3.81		2.37		0.520	0.579	0.550
LENS5	[-]	554.	452.	102.	348.	3.81		2.41		0.521	0.575	0.548

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	1.14	0.220	0.939	2.53	0.00250		-1.04		0.399	0.0286	0.214
CESM2_1_002	[-]	1.18	0.240	0.959	2.53	0.00250		-1.03		0.402	0.0333	0.217
CESM2_1_003	[-]	1.15	0.230	0.939	2.53	0.00250		-1.04		0.400	0.0309	0.216
LENS1	[-]	1.20	0.193	1.02	2.53	0.00250		-1.05		0.388	0.0241	0.206
LENS10	[-]	1.14	0.186	0.966	2.53	0.00250		-1.05		0.386	0.0236	0.205
LENS5	[-]	1.16	0.185	0.979	2.53	0.00250		-1.05		0.387	0.0232	0.205

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	9.83	9.15	0.448	10.9	0.149		0.516		0.602	0.832	0.717
CESM2_1_002	[-]	9.93	9.25	0.452	10.9	0.149		0.568		0.610	0.835	0.723
CESM2_1_003	[-]	10.0	9.32	0.454	10.9	0.149		0.585		0.604	0.830	0.717
LENS1	[-]	14.0	13.2	0.483	10.9	0.149		1.86		0.506	0.629	0.567
LENS10	[-]	13.7	13.0	0.468	10.9	0.149		1.76		0.507	0.634	0.570
LENS5	[-]	13.7	13.0	0.471	10.9	0.149		1.76		0.508	0.641	0.575

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	9.51	1.37	8.06	1.52	0.0247		0.411		0.500	0.583	0.542
CESM2_1_002	[-]	9.55	1.36	8.11	1.52	0.0247		0.400		0.501	0.586	0.544
CESM2_1_003	[-]	9.47	1.35	8.03	1.52	0.0247		0.385		0.502	0.592	0.547
LENS1	[-]	18.7	2.87	15.6	1.52	0.0247		2.70		0.547	0.628	0.588
LENS10	[-]	18.5	2.78	15.6	1.52	0.0247		2.57		0.543	0.628	0.585
LENS5	[-]	18.6	2.80	15.6	1.52	0.0247		2.60		0.546	0.632	0.589

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	1.65	0.0965	1.57	0.219			-0.393		0.488	0.205	0.346
CESM2_1_002	[-]	1.66	0.0991	1.58	0.219			-0.386		0.490	0.246	0.368
CESM2_1_003	[-]	1.68	0.0988	1.60	0.219			-0.386		0.496	0.242	0.369
LENS1	[-]	4.00	0.176	3.90	0.219			-0.161		0.551	0.307	0.429
LENS10	[-]	3.92	0.153	3.84	0.219			-0.228		0.540	0.226	0.383
LENS5	[-]	3.94	0.155	3.85	0.219			-0.224		0.531	0.240	0.386

	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.
CESM2_1_001	[-]	130.	129.	0.323	100.	0.0690		3.73		0.662	0.848	0.755
CESM2_1_002	[-]	131.	130.	0.324	100.	0.0690		3.86		0.658	0.844	0.751
CESM2_1_003	[-]	130.	129.	0.326	100.	0.0690		3.79		0.660	0.845	0.753
LENS1	[-]	160.	159.	0.382	100.	0.0690		7.36		0.540	0.610	0.575
LENS10	[-]	162.	161.	0.389	100.	0.0690		7.59		0.532	0.606	0.569
LENS5	[-]	160.	159.	0.374	100.	0.0690		7.35		0.539	0.607	0.573

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	13.6	13.7	0.250	18.4	0.0281		-0.496		0.608	0.779	0.693
CESM2_1_002	[-]	13.3	13.5	0.235	18.4	0.0281		-0.541		0.602	0.773	0.687
CESM2_1_003	[-]	13.4	13.5	0.234	18.4	0.0281		-0.532		0.607	0.778	0.693
LENS1	[-]	22.2	23.0	0.198	18.4	0.0281		0.870		0.568	0.400	0.484
LENS10	[-]	22.4	23.3	0.202	18.4	0.0281		0.910		0.571	0.401	0.486
LENS5	[-]	22.4	23.3	0.200	18.4	0.0281		0.916		0.570	0.400	0.485

	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
CESM2_1_001	[-]	7.17	7.07	0.125	7.15	0.128		0.452		0.585	0.653	0.619
CESM2_1_002	[-]	7.25	7.15	0.127	7.15	0.128		0.480		0.585	0.650	0.618
CESM2_1_003	[-]	7.17	7.08	0.127	7.15	0.128		0.456		0.586	0.655	0.620
LENS1	[-]	10.6	10.1	0.0923	7.15	0.128		1.30		0.509	0.404	0.457
LENS10	[-]	10.5	9.94	0.0911	7.15	0.128		1.26		0.500	0.400	0.450
LENS5	[-]	10.6	10.1	0.0918	7.15	0.128		1.30		0.507	0.401	0.454

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)

  institute_id: NASA-JPL

  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

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

  Conventions: CF-1.6

  product: observations

  data_structure: grid

  realm: land

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

  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.