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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Benchmark [-] 2.83
h0 [-] 2.44 2.41 2.83 2.57 0.456 -0.414 0.975 3.30 0.158 0.251 0.444 0.959 0.412
h0a [-] 2.44 2.41 2.83 2.57 0.456 -0.414 0.975 3.30 0.158 0.251 0.444 0.959 0.412
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Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Benchmark [-] 1.03
h0 [-] 0.587 0.563 1.03 0.828 2.36 -0.464 0.842 2.11 0.301 0.321 0.684 0.797 0.485
h0a [-] 0.587 0.563 1.03 0.828 2.36 -0.464 0.842 2.11 0.301 0.321 0.684 0.797 0.485
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Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Benchmark [-] 1.40
h0 [-] 0.809 0.775 1.41 1.43 0.821 -0.588 1.03 2.34 0.224 0.339 0.638 0.846 0.477
h0a [-] 0.809 0.775 1.41 1.43 0.821 -0.588 1.03 2.34 0.224 0.339 0.638 0.846 0.477
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Bias Score [1]
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Benchmark [-] 0.602
h0 [-] 0.217 0.214 0.602 0.314 0.623 -0.380 0.595 1.11 0.562 0.502 0.871 0.863 0.660
h0a [-] 0.217 0.214 0.602 0.314 0.623 -0.380 0.595 1.11 0.562 0.502 0.871 0.863 0.660
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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]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 4.00
h0 [-] 3.57 3.56 4.01 3.62 3.71 -0.440 0.920 3.49 0.110 0.343 0.406 0.821 0.404
h0a [-] 3.57 3.56 4.01 3.62 3.71 -0.440 0.920 3.49 0.110 0.343 0.406 0.821 0.404
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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]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 2.00
h0 [-] 1.50 1.50 2.00 1.51 1.53 -0.496 0.900 0.767 0.430 0.507 0.921 0.960 0.665
h0a [-] 1.50 1.50 2.00 1.51 1.53 -0.496 0.900 0.767 0.430 0.507 0.921 0.960 0.665
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Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.758
h0 [-] 0.982 0.987 0.757 1.21 1.68 0.255 0.570 1.58 0.439 0.317 0.775 0.908 0.551
h0a [-] 0.982 0.987 0.757 1.21 1.68 0.255 0.570 1.58 0.439 0.317 0.775 0.908 0.551
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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]
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Benchmark [-] 1.71
h0 [-] 1.65 1.59 1.71 2.68 2.98 -0.0583 0.872 2.60 0.249 0.276 0.586 0.946 0.466
h0a [-] 1.65 1.59 1.71 2.68 2.98 -0.0583 0.872 2.60 0.249 0.276 0.586 0.946 0.466
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
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RMSE [1]
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.648
h0 [-] 0.403 0.425 0.648 0.254 0.417 -0.226 0.493 0.717 0.665 0.545 0.925 0.947 0.725
h0a [-] 0.403 0.425 0.648 0.254 0.417 -0.226 0.493 0.717 0.665 0.545 0.925 0.947 0.725
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.762
h0 [-] 0.887 0.800 0.759 2.78 1.96 0.167 0.574 2.24 0.226 0.215 0.658 0.652 0.393
h0a [-] 0.887 0.800 0.759 2.78 1.96 0.167 0.574 2.24 0.226 0.215 0.658 0.652 0.393
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.52
h0 [-] 1.73 1.73 1.52 1.80 1.51 0.212 0.890 1.01 0.393 0.347 0.883 0.950 0.584
h0a [-] 1.73 1.73 1.52 1.80 1.51 0.212 0.890 1.01 0.393 0.347 0.883 0.950 0.584
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.36
h0 [-] 1.15 1.25 1.36 0.476 1.89 -0.0754 0.756 1.97 0.370 0.331 0.701 0.933 0.533
h0a [-] 1.15 1.25 1.36 0.476 1.89 -0.0754 0.756 1.97 0.370 0.331 0.701 0.933 0.533
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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
RMSE [1]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.0908
h0 [-] 0.229 0.220 0.0906 0.669 0.330 0.146 0.223 2.01 0.668 0.104 0.680 0.547 0.420
h0a [-] 0.229 0.220 0.0906 0.669 0.330 0.146 0.223 2.01 0.668 0.104 0.680 0.547 0.420
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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 [-] 0.650
h0 [-] 0.531 0.529 0.650 0.387 0.551 -0.135 0.455 1.66 0.524 0.430 0.761 0.930 0.615
h0a [-] 0.531 0.529 0.650 0.387 0.551 -0.135 0.455 1.66 0.524 0.430 0.761 0.930 0.615
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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 [-] 2.08
h0 [-] 1.80 1.71 2.08 2.66 2.64 -0.222 0.953 2.30 0.215 0.292 0.642 0.944 0.477
h0a [-] 1.80 1.71 2.08 2.66 2.64 -0.222 0.953 2.30 0.215 0.292 0.642 0.944 0.477
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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 [-] 1.86 1.91 1.99 1.45 2.24 -0.0588 0.992 1.49 0.423 0.467 0.808 0.893 0.612
h0a [-] 1.86 1.91 1.99 1.45 2.24 -0.0588 0.992 1.49 0.423 0.467 0.808 0.893 0.612
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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 [-] 2.03
h0 [-] 2.18 2.20 2.03 1.67 2.64 0.163 0.847 1.67 0.333 0.375 0.779 0.965 0.565
h0a [-] 2.18 2.20 2.03 1.67 2.64 0.163 0.847 1.67 0.333 0.375 0.779 0.965 0.565
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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 [-] 0.769
h0 [-] 0.632 0.624 0.767 2.73 2.67 -0.126 0.522 1.87 0.264 0.267 0.719 0.900 0.484
h0a [-] 0.632 0.624 0.767 2.73 2.67 -0.126 0.522 1.87 0.264 0.267 0.719 0.900 0.484
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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 [-] 3.88
h0 [-] 3.25 3.25 3.88 3.37 3.97 -0.634 1.34 3.18 0.0836 0.296 0.474 0.966 0.423
h0a [-] 3.25 3.25 3.88 3.37 3.97 -0.634 1.34 3.18 0.0836 0.296 0.474 0.966 0.423
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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 [-] 1.92
h0 [-] 2.41 2.38 1.92 3.13 1.41 0.474 1.54 2.80 0.167 0.321 0.546 0.556 0.382
h0a [-] 2.41 2.38 1.92 3.13 1.41 0.474 1.54 2.80 0.167 0.321 0.546 0.556 0.382
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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]
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RMSE [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.692
h0 [-] 1.31 1.29 0.692 1.64 0.936 0.655 0.895 1.92 0.172 0.151 0.711 0.694 0.376
h0a [-] 1.31 1.29 0.692 1.64 0.936 0.655 0.895 1.92 0.172 0.151 0.711 0.694 0.376

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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.684 0.814 0.814
h0a [-] 0.684 0.814 0.814
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.620 0.612 0.612
h0a [-] 0.620 0.612 0.612
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.613 0.722 0.722
h0a [-] 0.613 0.722 0.722
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.392 0.607 0.607
h0a [-] 0.392 0.607 0.607
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.736 0.850 0.850
h0a [-] 0.736 0.850 0.850
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.600 0.849 0.849
h0a [-] 0.600 0.849 0.849
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.658 0.687 0.687
h0a [-] 0.658 0.687 0.687
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.700 0.818 0.818
h0a [-] 0.700 0.818 0.818
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.667 0.519 0.519
h0a [-] 0.667 0.519 0.519
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.717 0.465 0.465
h0a [-] 0.717 0.465 0.465
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.635 0.687 0.687
h0a [-] 0.635 0.687 0.687
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.712 0.923 0.923
h0a [-] 0.712 0.923 0.923
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.760 0.328 0.328
h0a [-] 0.760 0.328 0.328
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.680 0.667 0.667
h0a [-] 0.680 0.667 0.667
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.697 0.846 0.846
h0a [-] 0.697 0.846 0.846
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.654 0.821 0.821
h0a [-] 0.654 0.821 0.821
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.749 0.668 0.668
h0a [-] 0.749 0.668 0.668
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.787 0.726 0.726
h0a [-] 0.787 0.726 0.726
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.607 0.832 0.832
h0a [-] 0.607 0.832 0.832
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.685 0.621 0.621
h0a [-] 0.685 0.621 0.621
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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
h0 [-] 0.600 0.252 0.252
h0a [-] 0.600 0.252 0.252

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Data Information

  Title:
derived MODIS total leaf area index in 0.5x0.5

  Source_file:
This product is generated from monthly climatology MODIS total 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:
Wed Mar 5 15:35:03 PST 2014

  Approach:
I simply read this variable from original hdf file, and save the data in NetCDF format.

  Temporal resolution:
monthly

  General information:
This product was derived from MODIS Climatology Leaf Area Index (LAI) from NCAR group.

  Spatial resolution:
0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code:
http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-lai-modis.ncl