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) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.304
CLM4	[-]	0.370	0.350	0.503	0.303	0.536		0.0471	0.794		0.57	0.89	0.99	0.82
CLM4.5	[-]	0.366	0.348	0.485	0.303	0.536		0.0456	0.755		0.57	0.90	0.98	0.82
CLM5	[-]	0.349	0.328	0.489	0.303	0.536		0.0250	1.22		0.61	0.81	0.99	0.81

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.476
CLM4	[-]	0.420	0.420	0.451	0.477	0.482		-0.0574	0.791		0.53	0.92	0.54	0.66
CLM4.5	[-]	0.534	0.536	0.467	0.477	0.482		0.0594	1.23		0.63	0.86	0.91	0.80
CLM5	[-]	0.579	0.582	0.495	0.477	0.482		0.104	1.08		0.51	0.88	0.67	0.69

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Benchmark	[-]	0.419
CLM4	[-]	0.439	0.427	0.502	0.419	0.456		0.00778	1.21		0.50	0.85	0.67	0.67
CLM4.5	[-]	0.560	0.561	0.554	0.419	0.458		0.141	1.47		0.41	0.81	0.94	0.72
CLM5	[-]	0.548	0.561	0.479	0.419	0.461		0.141	1.44		0.38	0.81	0.84	0.68

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.515
CLM4	[-]	0.559	0.561	0.561	0.517	0.517		0.0447	1.39		0.46	0.78	0.99	0.74
CLM4.5	[-]	0.560	0.563	0.557	0.517	0.517		0.0466	1.37		0.45	0.78	0.99	0.74
CLM5	[-]	0.528	0.528	0.537	0.517	0.517		0.0110	1.51		0.53	0.75	0.98	0.75

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.416
CLM4	[-]	0.401	0.433	0.241	0.415	0.383		0.0181	1.69		0.56	0.76	0.97	0.76
CLM4.5	[-]	0.417	0.449	0.256	0.415	0.383		0.0339	1.63		0.57	0.77	0.98	0.77
CLM5	[-]	0.392	0.423	0.240	0.415	0.383		0.00798	1.99		0.58	0.70	0.98	0.75

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.774
CLM4	[-]	0.866	0.900	0.806	0.776	0.754		0.123	2.63		0.092	0.58	0.45	0.37
CLM4.5	[-]	0.782	0.809	0.737	0.776	0.753		0.0315	2.30		0.27	0.64	0.53	0.48
CLM5	[-]	0.725	0.740	0.700	0.776	0.753		-0.0357	1.87		0.30	0.72	0.67	0.56

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.578
CLM4	[-]	0.552	0.575	0.455	0.578	0.551		-0.00282	1.61		0.54	0.74	0.89	0.72
CLM4.5	[-]	0.568	0.595	0.453	0.578	0.551		0.0175	1.51		0.54	0.77	0.99	0.76
CLM5	[-]	0.558	0.588	0.433	0.578	0.551		0.00984	2.17		0.51	0.63	0.99	0.71

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.496
CLM4	[-]	0.488	0.531	0.324	0.495	0.612		0.0355	1.51		0.44	0.76	0.93	0.71
CLM4.5	[-]	0.495	0.541	0.330	0.495	0.591		0.0455	1.59		0.51	0.75	0.99	0.75
CLM5	[-]	0.478	0.523	0.314	0.495	0.590		0.0272	1.71		0.51	0.73	0.98	0.74

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.287
CLM4	[-]	0.162	0.350	0.0894	0.286	0.355		0.0645	2.14		0.44	0.65	0.97	0.69
CLM4.5	[-]	0.163	0.343	0.0939	0.286	0.355		0.0574	2.00		0.44	0.68	0.97	0.69
CLM5	[-]	0.165	0.346	0.0948	0.286	0.355		0.0604	3.11		0.43	0.45	0.96	0.61

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.457
CLM4	[-]	0.473	0.547	0.172	0.456	0.532		0.0906	1.67		0.48	0.69	0.99	0.72
CLM4.5	[-]	0.442	0.510	0.169	0.456	0.532		0.0532	1.54		0.60	0.74	0.98	0.77
CLM5	[-]	0.419	0.484	0.160	0.456	0.532		0.0274	1.46		0.66	0.76	0.97	0.80

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.728
CLM4	[-]	0.807	0.817	0.674	0.728	0.714		0.0886	2.34		0.21	0.64	0.61	0.49
CLM4.5	[-]	0.742	0.747	0.650	0.728	0.667		0.0180	2.11		0.40	0.67	0.79	0.62
CLM5	[-]	0.717	0.723	0.635	0.728	0.667		-0.00650	2.23		0.43	0.65	0.85	0.64

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.583
CLM4	[-]	0.661	0.661	0.665	0.584	0.723		0.0767	1.34		0.45	0.81	0.98	0.75
CLM4.5	[-]	0.621	0.620	0.632	0.584	0.723		0.0356	1.34		0.50	0.82	0.99	0.77
CLM5	[-]	0.603	0.601	0.621	0.584	0.723		0.0159	1.73		0.54	0.72	0.99	0.75

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.502
CLM4	[-]	0.531	0.550	0.398	0.502	0.549		0.0475	1.64		0.49	0.73	0.95	0.72
CLM4.5	[-]	0.497	0.512	0.395	0.502	0.549		0.0103	1.60		0.61	0.74	0.99	0.78
CLM5	[-]	0.468	0.482	0.376	0.502	0.549		-0.0201	1.71		0.55	0.72	0.99	0.75

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]		Bias [1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.624
CLM4	[-]	0.658	0.683	0.398	0.623	0.727		0.0611	2.03		0.29	0.67	0.94	0.63
CLM4.5	[-]	0.614	0.636	0.389	0.624	0.634		0.0121	2.39		0.43	0.58	0.99	0.67
CLM5	[-]	0.593	0.613	0.381	0.624	0.574		-0.0107	2.25		0.42	0.62	0.98	0.67

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Benchmark	[-]	0.487
CLM4	[-]	0.555	0.553	0.604	0.487	0.538		0.0670	1.41		0.47	0.81	0.98	0.75
CLM4.5	[-]	0.563	0.563	0.571	0.487	0.538		0.0765	1.56		0.48	0.79	0.99	0.75
CLM5	[-]	0.496	0.495	0.510	0.487	0.538		0.00858	1.52		0.62	0.81	0.99	0.81

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 Spatially integrated regional mean cycle Spatially integrated regional mean detrended cycle Spatially integrated regional mean

  Approach: I read variables latent heat (le) and sensible heat (sh) from monthly original data files from 1982 until 2008, then I calculated annual mean for both variables, and I further calculated evaporative fraction (le/(le+sh)) using annual mean for both le and sh I saved the data in NetCDF format.

  Temporal resolution: climatology

  General information: This product was derived originally from Monthly estimates of global biosphere-atmosphere fluxes from Biogeochemistry group at Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany.

  Spatial resolution: 0.5x0.5 degree

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