Australia Boreal Asia Boreal North America Central America Central Asia Equatorial Asia Europe Globe Middle East Northern Hemisphere Africa Northern Hemisphere South America Southeast Asia Southern Hemisphere Africa Southern Hemisphere South America Temperate North America

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.826
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	1.16	1.11	1.99	0.725	2.24		0.420	0.754	2.03		0.48	0.36	0.82	0.97	0.61	0.60
GSWP3v1	[-]	1.15	1.11	2.00	0.725	2.24		0.419	0.748	2.23		0.50	0.37	0.79	0.96	0.64	0.61
WATCH	[-]	1.29	1.25	2.02	0.822	2.35		0.460	0.821	1.94		0.48	0.36	0.79	0.95	0.64	0.60

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.975
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.823	0.830	0.554	0.982	1.00		-0.158	0.494	0.333		0.82	0.63	0.98	0.77	0.78	0.77
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.756	0.759	0.621	0.982	1.00		-0.227	0.508	0.386		0.78	0.64	0.97	0.98	0.80	0.80
WATCH	[-]	0.629	0.631	0.558	0.980	0.971		-0.351	0.504	0.517		0.69	0.69	0.97	0.99	0.82	0.81

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.930
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.697	0.821	0.227	0.948	1.11		-0.132	0.586	0.438		0.75	0.52	0.97	0.59	0.68	0.67
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.697	0.802	0.299	0.948	1.11		-0.152	0.549	0.430		0.78	0.54	0.97	0.85	0.69	0.73
WATCH	[-]	0.597	0.676	0.298	0.930	1.08		-0.255	0.458	0.389		0.71	0.64	0.97	0.91	0.81	0.78

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.99
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	2.17	2.12	2.54	2.10	2.36		0.120	0.759	1.26		0.53	0.36	0.80	0.99	0.61	0.61
GSWP3v1	[-]	1.98	1.95	2.20	2.10	2.36		-0.0803	0.738	1.38		0.54	0.40	0.79	0.93	0.69	0.62
WATCH	[-]	1.70	1.68	1.92	2.01	2.28		-0.263	0.867	1.82		0.40	0.39	0.73	0.80	0.67	0.56

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.953
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.876	0.988	0.469	0.964	0.643		0.0341	0.729	1.44		0.70	0.40	0.87	0.98	0.57	0.65
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.812	0.922	0.413	0.964	0.643		-0.0356	0.723	1.58		0.69	0.40	0.85	0.94	0.60	0.65
WATCH	[-]	0.718	0.813	0.373	0.957	0.669		-0.137	0.720	1.85		0.64	0.42	0.83	0.83	0.61	0.62

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.54
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	4.38	4.40	4.32	3.74	3.90		0.635	0.953	2.90		0.28	0.24	0.52	0.75	0.75	0.47
GSWP3v1	[-]	3.31	3.29	3.45	3.74	3.90		-0.419	0.698	2.69		0.35	0.30	0.56	1.0	0.76	0.54
WATCH	[-]	2.65	2.55	3.06	3.54	3.71		-0.852	1.06	2.58		0.19	0.29	0.59	0.73	0.72	0.47

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.28
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	1.36	1.37	1.36	1.29	1.37		0.0769	0.601	0.304		0.81	0.53	0.98	0.99	0.63	0.74
GSWP3v1	[-]	1.17	1.17	1.21	1.29	1.37		-0.116	0.533	0.342		0.76	0.60	0.98	0.97	0.71	0.77
WATCH	[-]	0.889	0.877	1.03	1.28	1.33		-0.383	0.655	0.682		0.59	0.62	0.95	0.93	0.74	0.74

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.55
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	1.36	1.73	0.347	1.56	2.29		0.192	0.786	1.34		0.57	0.40	0.78	0.96	0.68	0.63
GSWP3v1	[-]	1.18	1.49	0.308	1.56	2.29		-0.0434	0.768	1.44		0.56	0.43	0.77	0.96	0.70	0.64
WATCH	[-]	1.03	1.31	0.278	1.54	2.25		-0.213	0.849	1.70		0.44	0.43	0.72	0.90	0.69	0.60

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.642
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.340	0.928	0.164	0.682	0.891		0.269	0.804	1.91		0.48	0.17	0.82	0.97	0.30	0.48
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.344	0.918	0.171	0.682	0.891		0.259	0.813	1.90		0.50	0.17	0.82	0.97	0.30	0.49
WATCH	[-]	0.264	0.733	0.124	0.640	0.822		0.114	0.778	2.71		0.57	0.16	0.71	0.93	0.33	0.48

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.36
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	1.67	2.04	0.256	1.54	2.26		0.505	1.04	1.50		0.49	0.39	0.68	0.97	0.67	0.60
GSWP3v1	[-]	1.52	1.83	0.313	1.54	2.26		0.294	1.07	1.98		0.51	0.35	0.56	0.87	0.66	0.55
WATCH	[-]	1.24	1.51	0.244	1.36	2.25		0.156	1.25	2.69		0.37	0.32	0.45	0.54	0.60	0.43

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.50
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	4.08	4.08	3.72	3.58	3.35		0.494	0.987	3.06		0.31	0.20	0.50	0.86	0.65	0.45
GSWP3v1	[-]	3.16	3.16	3.02	3.58	3.35		-0.419	0.731	2.07		0.34	0.32	0.70	0.95	0.74	0.56
WATCH	[-]	2.50	2.48	2.72	3.50	3.25		-1.01	1.18	2.24		0.12	0.32	0.67	0.99	0.71	0.52

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.15
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	2.50	2.49	2.67	2.18	3.56		0.360	0.936	1.23		0.58	0.42	0.81	0.98	0.68	0.65
GSWP3v1	[-]	1.96	1.94	2.18	2.18	3.56		-0.194	1.01	1.84		0.50	0.43	0.70	0.86	0.75	0.61
WATCH	[-]	1.63	1.61	1.98	2.16	3.51		-0.506	1.16	2.13		0.39	0.41	0.65	0.80	0.69	0.56

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.01
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	2.11	2.15	1.82	1.81	2.06		0.335	0.940	1.39		0.55	0.44	0.80	0.98	0.67	0.65
GSWP3v1	[-]	1.82	1.85	1.61	1.81	2.06		0.0379	0.943	1.89		0.63	0.41	0.70	0.93	0.62	0.61
WATCH	[-]	1.62	1.63	1.47	2.01	2.14		-0.381	1.06	2.68		0.47	0.38	0.52	0.73	0.61	0.51

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.39
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	2.72	2.83	1.00	2.45	1.52		0.365	1.01	2.04		0.49	0.34	0.67	0.98	0.73	0.59
GSWP3v1	[-]	2.29	2.38	0.902	2.45	1.52		-0.0839	0.957	1.81		0.43	0.38	0.75	0.90	0.73	0.60
WATCH	[-]	2.12	2.20	0.790	2.40	1.49		-0.212	1.06	2.03		0.31	0.38	0.70	0.86	0.72	0.56

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Interannual Variability Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.25
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	1.36	1.36	1.42	1.29	1.93		0.0747	0.633	1.07		0.80	0.52	0.92	0.99	0.68	0.74
GSWP3v1	[-]	1.25	1.25	1.33	1.29	1.93		-0.0361	0.651	1.03		0.74	0.54	0.92	0.94	0.70	0.73
WATCH	[-]	1.17	1.16	1.23	1.25	1.94		-0.0776	0.690	1.24		0.68	0.53	0.90	0.87	0.67	0.70

Australia Boreal Asia Boreal North America Central America Central Asia Equatorial Asia Europe Globe Middle East Northern Hemisphere Africa Northern Hemisphere South America Southeast Asia Southern Hemisphere Africa Southern Hemisphere South America Temperate North America

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.365	0.479		0.71	0.74	0.72
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.406	0.500		0.78	0.74	0.76
WATCH	[-]	0.363	0.489		0.74	0.69	0.72

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.323	0.333		0.85	0.82	0.84
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.474	0.412		0.77	0.77	0.77
WATCH	[-]	0.453	0.453		0.65	0.69	0.67

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.373	0.377		0.83	0.71	0.77
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.353	0.343		0.76	0.76	0.76
WATCH	[-]	0.488	0.451		0.70	0.75	0.72

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.283	0.329		0.82	0.88	0.85
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.295	0.308		0.87	0.89	0.88
WATCH	[-]	0.294	0.300		0.81	0.83	0.82

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.226	0.391		0.81	0.76	0.78
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.280	0.388		0.85	0.76	0.80
WATCH	[-]	0.316	0.378		0.79	0.74	0.76

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.357	0.297		0.82	0.72	0.77
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.279	0.281		0.89	0.95	0.92
WATCH	[-]	0.387	0.301		0.83	0.73	0.78

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.251	0.489		0.85	0.85	0.85
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.358	0.283		0.82	0.84	0.83
WATCH	[-]	0.485	0.388		0.71	0.72	0.71

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.261	0.421		0.80	0.81	0.80
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.308	0.333		0.89	0.78	0.83
WATCH	[-]	0.362	0.346		0.79	0.75	0.77

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.430	0.529		0.55	0.70	0.63
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.455	0.491		0.64	0.72	0.68
WATCH	[-]	0.346	0.450		0.77	0.85	0.81

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.264	0.417		0.69	0.74	0.71
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.270	0.398		0.76	0.83	0.79
WATCH	[-]	0.327	0.367		0.69	0.83	0.76

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.386	0.271		0.81	0.88	0.85
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.377	0.317		0.86	0.92	0.89
WATCH	[-]	0.456	0.226		0.74	0.69	0.72

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.306	0.341		0.75	0.83	0.79
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.355	0.297		0.86	0.80	0.83
WATCH	[-]	0.328	0.325		0.79	0.67	0.73

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.210	0.313		0.80	0.88	0.84
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.282	0.332		0.89	0.87	0.88
WATCH	[-]	0.300	0.364		0.76	0.83	0.79

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.309	0.408		0.78	0.81	0.79
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.376	0.417		0.83	0.86	0.85
WATCH	[-]	0.387	0.388		0.78	0.80	0.79

	Download Data	SurfaceAirTemperature Hellinger Distance [1]	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	SurfaceAirTemperature RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	0.198	0.375		0.84	0.86	0.85
GSWP3v1	[-]	0.270	0.308		0.83	0.92	0.87
WATCH	[-]	0.316	0.296		0.83	0.88	0.85

Australia Boreal Asia Boreal North America Central America Central Asia Equatorial Asia Europe Globe Middle East Northern Hemisphere Africa Northern Hemisphere South America Southeast Asia Southern Hemisphere Africa Southern Hemisphere South America Temperate North America 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 Interannual variability Interannual variability score Spatially integrated regional mean cycle Spatially integrated regional mean detrended cycle Spatially integrated regional mean Relationship with Precipitation Relationship with diff_Precipitation Relationship with func_Precipitation Relationship with SurfaceAirTemperature Relationship with diff_SurfaceAirTemperature Relationship with func_SurfaceAirTemperature

  creation_date: Fri May 16 15:29:34 PDT 2014

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

  source_file: This product is generated from monthly MODIS ET in 0.5x0.5 observations

  title: derived MODIS ET in 0.5x0.5

  Approach: I used gdal tool to convert the original tif file to netcdf file. Meanwhile I also converted the original unit to the standard one (Kg/m2/mon --> Kg/m2/s) and saved the final file in netcdf format. Derived Data Code: http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-et-modis.ncl

  Temporal resolution: monthly

  General information: This product was derived from MODIS MOD16A2 monthly 0.5 degree CMG dataset.

  Spatial resolution: 0.5x0.5 degree