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

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	50.2
h0	[-]	53.3	54.0	50.2		0.0201		1.48		0.630	0.953	0.791
h0a	[-]	53.3	54.0	50.2		0.0201		1.48		0.630	0.953	0.791

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	10.5
h0	[-]	4.64	4.10	10.5		0.00246		-0.910		0.617	0.614	0.615
h0a	[-]	4.64	4.10	10.5		0.00246		-0.910		0.617	0.614	0.615

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	20.8
h0	[-]	14.6	14.3	20.7		0.0159		-0.253		0.496	0.616	0.556
h0a	[-]	14.6	14.3	20.7		0.0159		-0.253		0.496	0.616	0.556

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.92
h0	[-]	3.04	3.07	3.96		0.00492		-0.0468		0.533	0.818	0.676
h0a	[-]	3.04	3.07	3.96		0.00492		-0.0468		0.533	0.818	0.676

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	32.7
h0	[-]	64.0	64.0	32.4		0.254		16.0		0.207	0.827	0.517
h0a	[-]	64.0	64.0	32.4		0.254		16.0		0.207	0.827	0.517

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	52.3
h0	[-]	66.0	64.9	52.3		0.0154		1.66		0.604	0.947	0.775
h0a	[-]	66.0	64.9	52.3		0.0154		1.66		0.604	0.947	0.775

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	17.4
h0	[-]	44.6	45.8	17.2		0.0202		1.90		0.521	0.399	0.460
h0a	[-]	44.6	45.8	17.2		0.0202		1.90		0.521	0.399	0.460

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	11.4
h0	[-]	36.0	35.2	11.4		0.0688		4.77		0.364	0.254	0.309
h0a	[-]	36.0	35.2	11.4		0.0688		4.77		0.364	0.254	0.309

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	4.25
h0	[-]	5.25	5.53	4.21		0.000863		0.446		0.526	0.904	0.715
h0a	[-]	5.25	5.53	4.21		0.000863		0.446		0.526	0.904	0.715

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	7.97
h0	[-]	14.6	14.5	7.91		0.0652		1.84		0.547	0.502	0.524
h0a	[-]	14.6	14.5	7.91		0.0652		1.84		0.547	0.502	0.524

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	19.2
h0	[-]	20.5	20.2	19.3		0.0173		1.14		0.460	0.863	0.662
h0a	[-]	20.5	20.2	19.3		0.0173		1.14		0.460	0.863	0.662

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	447.
h0	[-]	672.	670.	447.	0.00392	0.663		2.30		0.534	0.774	0.654
h0a	[-]	672.	670.	447.	0.00392	0.663		2.30		0.534	0.774	0.654

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.25
h0	[-]	3.31	3.32	1.25		0.00663		0.178		0.856	0.553	0.704
h0a	[-]	3.31	3.32	1.25		0.00663		0.178		0.856	0.553	0.704

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	7.25
h0	[-]	10.6	10.3	7.25		0.00342		0.657		0.495	0.599	0.547
h0a	[-]	10.6	10.3	7.25		0.00342		0.657		0.495	0.599	0.547

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	7.19
h0	[-]	17.9	17.4	7.13		0.0581		5.26		0.300	0.273	0.287
h0a	[-]	17.9	17.4	7.13		0.0581		5.26		0.300	0.273	0.287

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	16.1
h0	[-]	29.2	29.1	16.1		0.0151		3.62		0.370	0.840	0.605
h0a	[-]	29.2	29.1	16.1		0.0151		3.62		0.370	0.840	0.605

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	25.1
h0	[-]	45.8	45.9	25.1		0.0279		4.42		0.374	0.891	0.633
h0a	[-]	45.8	45.9	25.1		0.0279		4.42		0.374	0.891	0.633

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	7.38
h0	[-]	5.65	5.70	7.33		0.0338		-0.203		0.537	0.847	0.692
h0a	[-]	5.65	5.70	7.33		0.0338		-0.203		0.537	0.847	0.692

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	132.
h0	[-]	180.	179.	132.		0.0213		5.98		0.582	0.940	0.761
h0a	[-]	180.	179.	132.		0.0213		5.98		0.582	0.940	0.761

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	15.4
h0	[-]	42.9	43.9	15.3	0.00392	0.00314		4.58		0.279	0.315	0.297
h0a	[-]	42.9	43.9	15.3	0.00392	0.00314		4.58		0.279	0.315	0.297

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	4.33
h0	[-]	10.1	10.0	4.26		0.00857		2.47		0.443	0.447	0.445
h0a	[-]	10.1	10.0	4.26		0.00857		2.47		0.443	0.447	0.445

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 bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score

  Title:

ESA CCI above-ground biomass product level

  Version:

3

  Institution:

GAMMA Remote Sensing

  Source:

ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 FB and WB mosaics, Sentinel-1 GRD

  History:

2022-05-17: downloaded source from https://dap.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/biomass/data/agb/maps/v3.0/netcdf/ESACCI-BIOMASS-L4-AGB-MERGED-100m-2010-fv3.0.nc

2022-05-26: coarsened to 0.5 degree resolution using https://github.com/rubisco-sfa/ILAMB-Data/blob/master/ESACCI/convert.py

  References:

M. Santoro and O. Cartus (2021), ESA Biomass Climate Change Initiative (Biomass_cci): Global datasets of forest above-ground biomass for the years 2010, 2017 and 2018, v3, NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/5f331c418e9f4935b8eb1b836f8a91b8