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	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	27.3
CESM3_092H	[-]	25.3	25.4	27.3	26.3			-1.88	5.22	1.99		0.344	0.486	0.693	0.815	0.565
CESM3_098bH	[-]	25.9	26.0	27.3	26.8			-1.32	4.84	1.76		0.367	0.517	0.739	0.842	0.597
CMIP6_001	[-]	30.6	30.7	27.3	28.5	18.0		3.19	5.30	1.89		0.352	0.479	0.714	0.987	0.602
LE2_001	[-]	30.7	30.7	27.3	28.6	18.0		3.24	5.39	1.95		0.349	0.470	0.703	0.989	0.596

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	20.4
CESM3_092H	[-]	24.5	24.4	20.5	20.8			3.96	5.77	0.609		0.444	0.637	0.942	0.856	0.703
CESM3_098bH	[-]	25.0	24.9	20.4	21.2			4.49	6.21	0.640		0.424	0.615	0.941	0.845	0.688
CMIP6_001	[-]	22.0	21.8	20.4	18.3	25.0		1.34	4.38	0.452		0.567	0.656	0.951	0.932	0.752
LE2_001	[-]	22.1	21.9	20.4	18.3	25.0		1.43	4.45	0.490		0.564	0.651	0.945	0.930	0.748

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	20.3
CESM3_092H	[-]	23.8	23.8	20.3	24.4	16.3		3.45	5.26	0.964		0.446	0.668	0.874	0.923	0.716
CESM3_098bH	[-]	23.9	23.8	20.3	24.5	16.3		3.52	5.30	0.933		0.446	0.665	0.879	0.927	0.716
CMIP6_001	[-]	24.6	24.6	20.3	24.7	16.9		4.25	5.70	0.827		0.420	0.649	0.905	0.965	0.718
LE2_001	[-]	24.7	24.7	20.3	24.4	16.9		4.32	5.81	0.802		0.416	0.636	0.904	0.971	0.713

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	31.4
CESM3_092H	[-]	41.8	42.0	31.4	39.1			10.5	12.3	0.565		0.218	0.341	0.948	0.417	0.453
CESM3_098bH	[-]	41.5	41.7	31.4	39.1			10.2	12.0	0.611		0.218	0.338	0.941	0.426	0.452
CMIP6_001	[-]	60.2	59.9	31.4	64.0	21.9		28.4	30.3	2.30		0.00160	0.0457	0.645	0.513	0.250
LE2_001	[-]	60.0	59.7	31.4	64.2	21.9		28.3	30.1	2.13		0.00211	0.0496	0.671	0.477	0.250

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	34.7
CESM3_092H	[-]	37.3	37.6	34.7	36.7			3.03	6.33	1.31		0.248	0.384	0.816	0.847	0.536
CESM3_098bH	[-]	37.4	37.7	34.7	36.8			3.03	6.33	1.47		0.244	0.397	0.787	0.846	0.534
CMIP6_001	[-]	39.6	40.6	34.7	37.8	27.8		5.84	7.08	1.23		0.226	0.472	0.837	0.722	0.545
LE2_001	[-]	39.2	40.3	34.7	37.4	27.8		5.45	6.84	1.24		0.237	0.466	0.843	0.730	0.548

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	31.7
CESM3_092H	[-]	36.3	36.4	31.7	31.9			4.71	8.15	0.636		0.320	0.284	0.915	0.648	0.490
CESM3_098bH	[-]	36.6	36.8	31.7	32.1			5.07	8.38	0.733		0.305	0.269	0.902	0.674	0.484
CMIP6_001	[-]	43.2	43.2	31.7	44.4	19.8		11.5	13.8	1.18		0.150	0.169	0.820	0.393	0.340
LE2_001	[-]	42.2	42.2	31.7	44.2	19.8		10.5	13.2	1.12		0.189	0.165	0.824	0.386	0.346

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	23.4
CESM3_092H	[-]	27.0	27.1	23.4	27.3			3.83	5.51	2.07		0.358	0.501	0.673	0.986	0.604
CESM3_098bH	[-]	27.0	27.1	23.4	27.3			3.85	5.54	2.13		0.355	0.498	0.665	0.989	0.601
CMIP6_001	[-]	27.2	27.2	23.4	29.5	22.8		3.90	5.96	2.06		0.322	0.505	0.665	0.979	0.595
LE2_001	[-]	27.3	27.3	23.4	29.5	22.8		3.99	5.99	2.01		0.325	0.504	0.675	0.979	0.598

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	24.7
CESM3_092H	[-]	27.6	27.1	24.7	30.7			2.52	5.53	0.916		0.499	0.555	0.903	0.962	0.695
CESM3_098bH	[-]	28.3	27.8	24.7	31.2			3.21	5.84	0.886		0.471	0.573	0.903	0.962	0.697
CMIP6_001	[-]	27.8	27.5	24.7	30.2	23.8		2.78	5.51	0.745		0.495	0.566	0.907	0.986	0.704
LE2_001	[-]	27.8	27.5	24.7	30.1	23.8		2.82	5.64	0.807		0.489	0.548	0.901	0.985	0.694

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	33.9
CESM3_092H	[-]	49.6	49.6	33.9	48.9			15.7	19.1	0.426		0.126	0.158	0.962	0.570	0.395
CESM3_098bH	[-]	49.0	48.9	33.9	48.5			15.1	18.7	0.443		0.133	0.159	0.962	0.586	0.400
CMIP6_001	[-]	67.6	67.1	33.9	71.8	27.8		33.1	34.5	1.88		0.00439	0.102	0.732	0.535	0.295
LE2_001	[-]	66.3	65.8	33.9	71.3	27.8		31.9	33.4	1.58		0.00804	0.0922	0.787	0.506	0.297

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	15.8
CESM3_092H	[-]	22.5	22.3	15.8	25.0			6.64	6.92	0.767		0.278	0.703	0.912	0.900	0.699
CESM3_098bH	[-]	21.6	21.4	15.8	24.4			5.80	6.22	0.721		0.330	0.701	0.921	0.902	0.711
CMIP6_001	[-]	19.2	19.0	15.8	23.2	17.5		3.39	4.23	0.837		0.447	0.742	0.894	0.912	0.747
LE2_001	[-]	19.0	18.7	15.8	23.2	17.5		3.14	4.10	0.690		0.477	0.742	0.924	0.886	0.754

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	28.6
CESM3_092H	[-]	31.3	31.7	28.6	28.0	18.5		2.90	6.20	0.804		0.421	0.466	0.922	0.751	0.605
CESM3_098bH	[-]	31.5	32.0	28.6	28.2	18.6		3.13	6.27	0.962		0.404	0.477	0.904	0.757	0.604
CMIP6_001	[-]	33.8	34.0	28.6	32.0	20.4		5.18	7.61	0.704		0.392	0.434	0.935	0.653	0.570
LE2_001	[-]	33.4	33.6	28.6	31.8	20.4		4.81	7.41	0.729		0.408	0.429	0.931	0.655	0.571

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	23.9
CESM3_092H	[-]	28.2	28.1	23.9	29.5	18.7		4.31	7.18	1.13		0.321	0.476	0.847	0.905	0.605
CESM3_098bH	[-]	28.2	28.1	23.9	29.5	18.7		4.29	7.19	1.12		0.318	0.473	0.850	0.916	0.606
CMIP6_001	[-]	30.2	30.0	23.9	32.8	18.8		6.12	8.38	1.29		0.332	0.475	0.815	0.656	0.551
LE2_001	[-]	30.1	29.9	23.9	32.7	18.8		5.99	8.33	1.26		0.335	0.471	0.820	0.665	0.552

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	10.4
CESM3_092H	[-]	15.0	15.0	10.4	16.8			4.55	5.46	1.68		0.213	0.515	0.742	0.827	0.562
CESM3_098bH	[-]	15.4	15.3	10.4	17.0			4.93	5.77	1.62		0.203	0.501	0.755	0.816	0.555
CMIP6_001	[-]	13.5	13.4	10.4	18.0	10.4		3.03	3.63	1.74		0.296	0.564	0.738	0.986	0.630
LE2_001	[-]	13.6	13.5	10.4	18.1	10.4		3.16	3.76	1.79		0.287	0.561	0.724	0.986	0.624

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	30.6
CESM3_092H	[-]	45.8	46.4	30.6	42.0			15.8	17.2	0.839		0.0393	0.173	0.909	0.699	0.399
CESM3_098bH	[-]	45.1	45.6	30.6	41.5			15.0	16.5	0.792		0.0465	0.169	0.916	0.730	0.406
CMIP6_001	[-]	57.7	57.7	30.6	56.2	21.8		27.1	28.0	2.25		0.00411	0.194	0.651	0.574	0.323
LE2_001	[-]	57.5	57.5	30.6	56.0	21.8		26.9	27.9	2.32		0.00414	0.183	0.635	0.578	0.317

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	22.1
CESM3_092H	[-]	27.8	27.7	22.1	28.3			5.83	7.14	0.919		0.321	0.591	0.876	0.987	0.673
CESM3_098bH	[-]	27.8	27.8	22.1	28.2			5.88	7.45	1.06		0.310	0.569	0.872	0.985	0.661
CMIP6_001	[-]	25.8	26.0	22.1	24.9	18.6		3.95	6.46	1.89		0.373	0.494	0.712	0.954	0.605
LE2_001	[-]	26.1	26.3	22.1	25.0	18.6		4.25	6.48	1.71		0.367	0.512	0.743	0.957	0.618

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	30.1
CESM3_092H	[-]	31.8	31.9	30.1	30.7			1.77	5.68	0.585		0.421	0.424	0.954	0.995	0.644
CESM3_098bH	[-]	31.7	31.9	30.0	30.5			1.75	5.53	0.802		0.427	0.431	0.929	0.995	0.643
CMIP6_001	[-]	31.8	31.9	30.1	31.7	22.5		1.76	5.27	0.587		0.462	0.404	0.947	0.970	0.637
LE2_001	[-]	31.5	31.6	30.1	31.6	22.5		1.53	5.55	0.566		0.448	0.367	0.948	0.970	0.620

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	29.4
CESM3_092H	[-]	36.0	36.1	29.4	36.1			6.80	10.5	0.515		0.180	0.150	0.935	0.953	0.474
CESM3_098bH	[-]	35.7	35.8	29.4	35.9			6.47	10.2	0.640		0.184	0.152	0.913	0.960	0.472
CMIP6_001	[-]	38.3	38.7	29.4	38.2	20.5		9.35	11.8	0.523		0.152	0.157	0.944	0.710	0.424
LE2_001	[-]	37.8	38.2	29.4	38.1	20.5		8.85	11.6	0.421		0.164	0.159	0.958	0.712	0.430

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	21.3
CESM3_092H	[-]	26.3	26.3	21.3	25.0			5.03	6.10	0.620		0.340	0.630	0.935	0.991	0.705
CESM3_098bH	[-]	26.5	26.5	21.3	24.8			5.20	6.22	0.749		0.334	0.637	0.924	0.991	0.704
CMIP6_001	[-]	25.4	25.4	21.3	28.5	20.7		4.18	5.49	0.877		0.417	0.557	0.902	0.986	0.684
LE2_001	[-]	25.8	25.8	21.3	28.6	20.7		4.57	5.87	0.923		0.393	0.542	0.901	0.986	0.673

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	34.0
CESM3_092H	[-]	29.5	29.6	34.0	28.9			-4.32	7.11	0.832		0.299	0.352	0.914	0.883	0.560
CESM3_098bH	[-]	28.9	29.0	34.0	28.1			-4.97	7.44	0.718		0.280	0.351	0.929	0.894	0.561
CMIP6_001	[-]	31.8	31.9	34.0	27.0	21.9		-2.07	5.13	0.578		0.420	0.466	0.947	0.819	0.623
LE2_001	[-]	31.8	31.9	34.0	27.1	21.9		-2.07	5.16	0.577		0.415	0.464	0.949	0.814	0.621

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	26.9
CESM3_092H	[-]	27.4	27.3	26.9	25.3	19.6		0.341	4.75	1.35		0.485	0.574	0.820	0.980	0.687
CESM3_098bH	[-]	26.8	26.8	26.9	24.5	19.6		-0.184	4.72	0.983		0.487	0.568	0.886	0.986	0.699
CMIP6_001	[-]	27.4	27.3	26.9	26.8	23.0		0.381	4.57	1.38		0.478	0.610	0.805	0.989	0.698
LE2_001	[-]	27.2	27.1	26.9	26.6	23.0		0.189	4.53	1.21		0.476	0.624	0.828	0.986	0.708

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]		Bias [kg m-2]	RMSE [kg m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	19.0
CESM3_092H	[-]	25.9	26.0	19.0	26.5			6.78	7.82	0.817		0.259	0.528	0.909	0.939	0.632
CESM3_098bH	[-]	26.0	26.0	19.0	26.7			6.85	7.89	0.787		0.257	0.524	0.914	0.939	0.632
CMIP6_001	[-]	23.5	23.6	19.0	22.9	19.8		4.77	6.23	0.712		0.367	0.554	0.918	0.909	0.661
LE2_001	[-]	23.6	23.7	19.0	23.0	19.8		4.86	6.31	0.675		0.361	0.545	0.921	0.913	0.657

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 Global - Land 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

  Title:

Observation-based global multilayer soil moisture products for 1970 to 2016

  Version:

1

  Institutions:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Source:

Offline land surface models, reanalysis, and satellite soil moisture datasets combined using the Optimal Linear Combination technique of Hobeichi, 2018 (doi:10.5194/hess-22-1317-2018)

  History:

2021-09-14: downloaded https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-v8QmowHzZrvUHWUdmSJw5rtwfxYJnfA/view?usp=sharing

2021-09-14: selected top 10cm, converted unit from vol-% to kg m-2

  References:

Wang, Y. and Mao, J. and Jin, M. and Hoffman, F. M. and Shi, X. and Wullschleger, S. D. and Dai, Y. (2021), Development of observation-based global multilayer soil moisture products for 1970 to 2016, Earth System Science Data, 4385--4405, 10.5194/essd-13-4385-2021

  Comments:

time_period: 1970-01 through 2016-12

temporal_resolution: monthly

spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

units: kg m-2

  Convention:

CF-1.8