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) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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
h0	[-]	2.43	2.41	2.83	2.28	1.18		-0.427	1.20	2.81		0.200	0.397	0.543	0.895	0.486
h0a	[-]	2.43	2.41	2.83	2.28	1.18		-0.427	1.20	2.81		0.200	0.397	0.543	0.895	0.486

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	0.937
h0	[-]	0.568	0.546	0.937	1.05	1.08		-0.389	0.772	1.76		0.355	0.366	0.748	0.835	0.534
h0a	[-]	0.568	0.546	0.937	1.05	1.08		-0.389	0.772	1.76		0.355	0.366	0.748	0.835	0.534

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	1.31
h0	[-]	0.821	0.800	1.31	1.43	1.03		-0.456	0.976	2.50		0.304	0.407	0.601	0.831	0.510
h0a	[-]	0.821	0.800	1.31	1.43	1.03		-0.456	0.976	2.50		0.304	0.407	0.601	0.831	0.510

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	0.703
h0	[-]	0.228	0.227	0.704	0.348	0.612		-0.465	0.521	1.06		0.453	0.518	0.894	0.888	0.654
h0a	[-]	0.228	0.227	0.704	0.348	0.612		-0.465	0.521	1.06		0.453	0.518	0.894	0.888	0.654

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	4.06
h0	[-]	3.54	3.53	4.08	3.70	3.71		-0.517	1.25	2.79		0.247	0.663	0.552	0.483	0.521
h0a	[-]	3.54	3.53	4.08	3.70	3.71		-0.517	1.25	2.79		0.247	0.663	0.552	0.483	0.521

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	1.21
h0	[-]	1.48	1.49	1.21	1.50	1.24		0.288	0.962	0.809		0.598	0.533	0.919	0.381	0.593
h0a	[-]	1.48	1.49	1.21	1.50	1.24		0.288	0.962	0.809		0.598	0.533	0.919	0.381	0.593

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	0.689
h0	[-]	1.02	1.03	0.687	0.971	1.12		0.382	0.690	1.41		0.414	0.365	0.819	0.628	0.518
h0a	[-]	1.02	1.03	0.687	0.971	1.12		0.382	0.690	1.41		0.414	0.365	0.819	0.628	0.518

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	1.42
h0	[-]	1.66	1.62	1.41	2.67	2.79		0.329	0.897	2.08		0.320	0.412	0.688	0.886	0.544
h0a	[-]	1.66	1.62	1.41	2.67	2.79		0.329	0.897	2.08		0.320	0.412	0.688	0.886	0.544

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	0.664
h0	[-]	0.431	0.449	0.665	0.345	0.387		-0.224	0.481	1.07		0.543	0.489	0.879	0.663	0.612
h0a	[-]	0.431	0.449	0.665	0.345	0.387		-0.224	0.481	1.07		0.543	0.489	0.879	0.663	0.612

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	0.806
h0	[-]	0.907	0.857	0.797	3.09	1.78		0.240	0.593	2.27		0.401	0.400	0.653	0.679	0.507
h0a	[-]	0.907	0.857	0.797	3.09	1.78		0.240	0.593	2.27		0.401	0.400	0.653	0.679	0.507

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	1.16
h0	[-]	1.75	1.75	1.17	1.82	0.874		0.587	1.00	1.11		0.434	0.394	0.880	0.634	0.547
h0a	[-]	1.75	1.75	1.17	1.82	0.874		0.587	1.00	1.11		0.434	0.394	0.880	0.634	0.547

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	1.27
h0	[-]	1.16	1.27	1.27	0.227	1.70		0.0491	0.863	1.95		0.345	0.433	0.712	0.908	0.566
h0a	[-]	1.16	1.27	1.27	0.227	1.70		0.0491	0.863	1.95		0.345	0.433	0.712	0.908	0.566

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	0.184
h0	[-]	0.224	0.222	0.184	0.572	0.353		0.0595	0.293	2.36		0.176	0.429	0.630	0.409	0.414
h0a	[-]	0.224	0.222	0.184	0.572	0.353		0.0595	0.293	2.36		0.176	0.429	0.630	0.409	0.414

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	0.563
h0	[-]	0.552	0.543	0.564	0.436	0.395		-0.0439	0.516	1.75		0.439	0.473	0.760	0.600	0.549
h0a	[-]	0.552	0.543	0.564	0.436	0.395		-0.0439	0.516	1.75		0.439	0.473	0.760	0.600	0.549

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	1.82
h0	[-]	1.76	1.73	1.80	2.54	2.45		0.0953	0.915	1.93		0.305	0.434	0.719	0.929	0.564
h0a	[-]	1.76	1.73	1.80	2.54	2.45		0.0953	0.915	1.93		0.305	0.434	0.719	0.929	0.564

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	1.61
h0	[-]	1.83	1.87	1.61	1.31	1.13		0.292	1.04	1.36		0.468	0.499	0.824	0.912	0.641
h0a	[-]	1.83	1.87	1.61	1.31	1.13		0.292	1.04	1.36		0.468	0.499	0.824	0.912	0.641

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	1.20
h0	[-]	2.15	2.16	1.20	1.36	1.31		0.946	1.39	1.49		0.383	0.441	0.813	0.586	0.533
h0a	[-]	2.15	2.16	1.20	1.36	1.31		0.946	1.39	1.49		0.383	0.441	0.813	0.586	0.533

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	0.618
h0	[-]	0.630	0.630	0.616	2.78	1.37		0.0358	0.506	1.96		0.432	0.369	0.709	0.706	0.517
h0a	[-]	0.630	0.630	0.616	2.78	1.37		0.0358	0.506	1.96		0.432	0.369	0.709	0.706	0.517

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	4.50
h0	[-]	3.28	3.28	4.51	3.70	1.82		-1.24	1.99	3.08		0.0768	0.526	0.497	0.746	0.474
h0a	[-]	3.28	3.28	4.51	3.70	1.82		-1.24	1.99	3.08		0.0768	0.526	0.497	0.746	0.474

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	1.89
h0	[-]	2.41	2.40	1.89	3.23	1.17		0.517	1.48	2.59		0.223	0.420	0.593	0.695	0.470
h0a	[-]	2.41	2.40	1.89	3.23	1.17		0.517	1.48	2.59		0.223	0.420	0.593	0.695	0.470

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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	[-]	0.646
h0	[-]	1.31	1.30	0.646	1.59	0.589		0.730	0.983	2.15		0.213	0.312	0.667	0.580	0.417
h0a	[-]	1.31	1.30	0.646	1.59	0.589		0.730	0.983	2.15		0.213	0.312	0.667	0.580	0.417

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	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.652		0.783	0.783
h0a	[-]	0.652		0.783	0.783

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.620		0.634	0.634
h0a	[-]	0.620		0.634	0.634

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.556		0.712	0.712
h0a	[-]	0.556		0.712	0.712

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.366		0.585	0.585
h0a	[-]	0.366		0.585	0.585

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.732		0.818	0.818
h0a	[-]	0.732		0.818	0.818

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.542		0.527	0.527
h0a	[-]	0.542		0.527	0.527

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.681		0.413	0.413
h0a	[-]	0.681		0.413	0.413

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.669		0.642	0.642
h0a	[-]	0.669		0.642	0.642

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.579		0.559	0.559
h0a	[-]	0.579		0.559	0.559

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.703		0.432	0.432
h0a	[-]	0.703		0.432	0.432

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.606		0.500	0.500
h0a	[-]	0.606		0.500	0.500

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.638		0.851	0.851
h0a	[-]	0.638		0.851	0.851

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.751		0.291	0.291
h0a	[-]	0.751		0.291	0.291

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.632		0.553	0.553
h0a	[-]	0.632		0.553	0.553

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.708		0.767	0.767
h0a	[-]	0.708		0.767	0.767

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.685		0.734	0.734
h0a	[-]	0.685		0.734	0.734

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.648		0.329	0.329
h0a	[-]	0.648		0.329	0.329

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.815		0.498	0.498
h0a	[-]	0.815		0.498	0.498

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.620		0.752	0.752
h0a	[-]	0.620		0.752	0.752

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.585		0.608	0.608
h0a	[-]	0.585		0.608	0.608

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.633		0.242	0.242
h0a	[-]	0.633		0.242	0.242

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 Relationship with Precipitation Relationship with func_Precipitation

  Title:

NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR), AVH15C1

  Version:

5

  Institutions:

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), NASA, USA

University of Maryland (UMD), USA

Climate Data Record (CDR), NOAA, USA

National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

  Source:

This daily gridded Leaf Area Index (LAI) derived from the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Surface Reflectance.

  History:

2019-08-23: downloaded source from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C01559/html

2019-09-12: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-lai-avh15c1.py

  References:

Vermote, Eric (2019), NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) Version 5, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, , , doi:10.7289/V5TT4P69

Claverie, M., Matthews, J., Vermote, E., and Justice, C. (2016), A 30+ Year AVHRR LAI and FAPAR Climate Data Record: Algorithm Description and Validation, Remote Sensing, 8, 263, doi:10.3390/rs8030263

  Comments:

time_period: 1981-01 through 2019-12

original_temporal_resolution: daily

original_spatial_resolution: 0.05 degree

original_units: 1

final_temporal_resolution: monthly

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

final_units: 1

  Convention:

CF-1.7