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	[-]	2.70
h0	[-]	2.46	2.44	2.70	2.08	1.33		-0.266	1.06	2.63		0.350	0.398	0.579	0.964	0.538
h0a	[-]	2.46	2.44	2.70	2.08	1.33		-0.266	1.06	2.63		0.350	0.398	0.579	0.964	0.538

	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	[-]	1.18
h0	[-]	0.580	0.561	1.18	0.423	1.79		-0.612	0.945	1.93		0.347	0.377	0.716	0.755	0.514
h0a	[-]	0.580	0.561	1.18	0.423	1.79		-0.612	0.945	1.93		0.347	0.377	0.716	0.755	0.514

	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	[-]	1.47
h0	[-]	0.828	0.813	1.47	1.02	1.59		-0.599	1.05	2.39		0.270	0.407	0.618	0.827	0.506
h0a	[-]	0.828	0.813	1.47	1.02	1.59		-0.599	1.05	2.39		0.270	0.407	0.618	0.827	0.506

	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	[-]	0.908
h0	[-]	0.223	0.223	0.910	0.271	0.706		-0.674	0.613	1.13		0.271	0.438	0.884	0.719	0.550
h0a	[-]	0.223	0.223	0.910	0.271	0.706		-0.674	0.613	1.13		0.271	0.438	0.884	0.719	0.550

	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	[-]	3.84
h0	[-]	3.63	3.62	3.86	3.75	3.20		-0.222	0.965	3.09		0.381	0.492	0.478	0.826	0.534
h0a	[-]	3.63	3.62	3.86	3.75	3.20		-0.222	0.965	3.09		0.381	0.492	0.478	0.826	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	[-]	1.30
h0	[-]	1.50	1.51	1.30	1.59	1.22		0.210	0.985	0.792		0.651	0.540	0.923	0.488	0.629
h0a	[-]	1.50	1.51	1.30	1.59	1.22		0.210	0.985	0.792		0.651	0.540	0.923	0.488	0.629

	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	[-]	0.920
h0	[-]	1.01	1.16	0.918	0.195	1.53		0.277	0.690	1.35		0.517	0.413	0.832	0.824	0.600
h0a	[-]	1.01	1.16	0.918	0.195	1.53		0.277	0.690	1.35		0.517	0.413	0.832	0.824	0.600

	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	[-]	1.83
h0	[-]	1.67	1.71	1.82	0.801	2.80		0.0121	0.977	2.66		0.412	0.388	0.579	0.932	0.540
h0a	[-]	1.67	1.71	1.82	0.801	2.80		0.0121	0.977	2.66		0.412	0.388	0.579	0.932	0.540

	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	[-]	0.838
h0	[-]	0.421	0.441	0.839	0.335	0.608		-0.404	0.522	0.724		0.385	0.428	0.922	0.856	0.604
h0a	[-]	0.421	0.441	0.839	0.335	0.608		-0.404	0.522	0.724		0.385	0.428	0.922	0.856	0.604

	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	[-]	0.856
h0	[-]	0.911	0.864	0.847	2.82	1.67		0.196	0.576	2.37		0.390	0.351	0.628	0.711	0.486
h0a	[-]	0.911	0.864	0.847	2.82	1.67		0.196	0.576	2.37		0.390	0.351	0.628	0.711	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	[-]	1.46
h0	[-]	1.76	1.76	1.47	1.77	0.962		0.292	0.955	1.15		0.511	0.419	0.873	0.833	0.611
h0a	[-]	1.76	1.76	1.47	1.77	0.962		0.292	0.955	1.15		0.511	0.419	0.873	0.833	0.611

	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	[-]	1.51
h0	[-]	1.17	1.45	1.50	0.142	1.83		-0.00230	0.929	1.94		0.394	0.407	0.712	0.908	0.566
h0a	[-]	1.17	1.45	1.50	0.142	1.83		-0.00230	0.929	1.94		0.394	0.407	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	[-]	0.377
h0	[-]	0.227	0.642	0.375	0.0395	0.649		0.305	0.640	2.41		0.226	0.196	0.616	0.653	0.378
h0a	[-]	0.227	0.642	0.375	0.0395	0.649		0.305	0.640	2.41		0.226	0.196	0.616	0.653	0.378

	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	[-]	0.603
h0	[-]	0.542	0.547	0.604	0.334	0.410		-0.0671	0.569	1.52		0.349	0.405	0.801	0.600	0.512
h0a	[-]	0.542	0.547	0.604	0.334	0.410		-0.0671	0.569	1.52		0.349	0.405	0.801	0.600	0.512

	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	[-]	2.00
h0	[-]	1.79	1.76	1.99	2.60	2.24		-0.0634	1.02	2.07		0.356	0.420	0.685	0.915	0.559
h0a	[-]	1.79	1.76	1.99	2.60	2.24		-0.0634	1.02	2.07		0.356	0.420	0.685	0.915	0.559

	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	[-]	1.81
h0	[-]	1.86	1.89	1.82	1.44	1.58		0.107	0.985	1.29		0.587	0.517	0.835	0.959	0.683
h0a	[-]	1.86	1.89	1.82	1.44	1.58		0.107	0.985	1.29		0.587	0.517	0.835	0.959	0.683

	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	[-]	2.16	2.17	1.27	1.39	1.19		0.893	1.35	1.50		0.387	0.437	0.809	0.726	0.559
h0a	[-]	2.16	2.17	1.27	1.39	1.19		0.893	1.35	1.50		0.387	0.437	0.809	0.726	0.559

	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	[-]	0.749
h0	[-]	0.631	0.631	0.744	2.65	2.19		-0.0911	0.524	1.91		0.451	0.373	0.710	0.926	0.567
h0a	[-]	0.631	0.631	0.744	2.65	2.19		-0.0911	0.524	1.91		0.451	0.373	0.710	0.926	0.567

	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	[-]	3.98
h0	[-]	3.33	3.33	3.99	3.74	2.21		-0.665	1.55	3.06		0.285	0.425	0.489	0.951	0.515
h0a	[-]	3.33	3.33	3.99	3.74	2.21		-0.665	1.55	3.06		0.285	0.425	0.489	0.951	0.515

	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	[-]	1.99
h0	[-]	2.40	2.38	1.99	3.20	1.90		0.414	1.50	2.69		0.230	0.406	0.568	0.522	0.427
h0a	[-]	2.40	2.38	1.99	3.20	1.90		0.414	1.50	2.69		0.230	0.406	0.568	0.522	0.427

	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	[-]	0.781
h0	[-]	1.31	1.39	0.780	0.504	0.863		0.714	1.01	2.46		0.256	0.260	0.616	0.638	0.406
h0a	[-]	1.31	1.39	0.780	0.504	0.863		0.714	1.01	2.46		0.256	0.260	0.616	0.638	0.406

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	[-]	0.690		0.818	0.818
h0a	[-]	0.690		0.818	0.818

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.672		0.583	0.583
h0a	[-]	0.672		0.583	0.583

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.575		0.720	0.720
h0a	[-]	0.575		0.720	0.720

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.434		0.531	0.531
h0a	[-]	0.434		0.531	0.531

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.711		0.841	0.841
h0a	[-]	0.711		0.841	0.841

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.539		0.599	0.599
h0a	[-]	0.539		0.599	0.599

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.656		0.672	0.672
h0a	[-]	0.656		0.672	0.672

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.667		0.784	0.784
h0a	[-]	0.667		0.784	0.784

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.579		0.540	0.540
h0a	[-]	0.579		0.540	0.540

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.701		0.487	0.487
h0a	[-]	0.701		0.487	0.487

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.632		0.662	0.662
h0a	[-]	0.632		0.662	0.662

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.539		0.911	0.911
h0a	[-]	0.539		0.911	0.911

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.664		0.426	0.426
h0a	[-]	0.664		0.426	0.426

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.584		0.567	0.567
h0a	[-]	0.584		0.567	0.567

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.701		0.734	0.734
h0a	[-]	0.701		0.734	0.734

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.674		0.840	0.840
h0a	[-]	0.674		0.840	0.840

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.643		0.444	0.444
h0a	[-]	0.643		0.444	0.444

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.726		0.742	0.742
h0a	[-]	0.726		0.742	0.742

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.603		0.820	0.820
h0a	[-]	0.603		0.820	0.820

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.656		0.635	0.635
h0a	[-]	0.656		0.635	0.635

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
h0	[-]	0.580		0.241	0.241
h0a	[-]	0.580		0.241	0.241

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:

derived AVHRR BU leaf area index in 0.5x0.5

  Source_file:

This product is generated from monthly 1/12 degree AVHRR BU leaf area index observations

  Conventions:

Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) for any question

  Creation_date:

Tue Mar 25 17:04:13 PDT 2014

  Approach:

I read this variable from original abl files using matlab and simply averaged 15-day (half monthly) data to get monthly data. I also interpolated data from 1/12 (0.0833) degree into 0.5 degree and saved the data in NetCDF format.

  Temporal resolution:

monthly

  General information:

This product was derived from half monthly AVHRR BU leaf area index from Boston University.

  Spatial resolution:

0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code:

http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-lai-avhrr.ncl