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	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	38.7
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	42.9	43.3	0.201	38.7	0.0457		1.34		0.71	0.90	0.81
GSWP3v1	[-]	38.5	38.7	0.202	38.7	0.0457		0.293		0.77	0.95	0.86
WATCH	[-]	38.8	39.5	0.189	38.7	0.0457		0.454		0.79	0.96	0.87

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	11.9
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	3.54	3.10	0.0369	11.9	0.0196		-1.31		0.46	0.62	0.54
GSWP3v1	[-]	3.25	2.85	0.0430	11.9	0.0196		-1.35		0.45	0.59	0.52
WATCH	[-]	6.17	5.45	0.0493	11.9	0.0196		-0.954		0.52	0.84	0.68

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	24.6
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	17.0	16.3	0.393	24.5	0.0612		-0.721		0.56	0.79	0.67
GSWP3v1	[-]	12.3	11.7	0.367	24.5	0.0612		-1.21		0.51	0.80	0.65
WATCH	[-]	20.7	20.0	0.395	24.5	0.0612		-0.328		0.55	0.73	0.64

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	36.8
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	49.4	46.8	2.28	35.7	1.10		8.69		0.62	0.94	0.78
GSWP3v1	[-]	39.9	37.9	1.80	35.7	1.10		5.14		0.72	0.92	0.82
WATCH	[-]	38.9	36.8	1.87	35.7	1.10		4.82		0.74	0.87	0.80

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	38.4
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	36.1	23.9	13.0	38.3	0.0891		-1.35		0.54	0.69	0.61
GSWP3v1	[-]	31.6	23.2	9.15	38.3	0.0891		-1.53		0.59	0.80	0.69
WATCH	[-]	33.2	21.8	11.9	38.3	0.0891		-1.75		0.60	0.86	0.73

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	43.7
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	25.4	24.0	0.749	43.4	0.257		-1.74		0.59	0.85	0.72
GSWP3v1	[-]	24.8	23.2	0.670	43.4	0.257		-1.98		0.61	0.89	0.75
WATCH	[-]	25.6	24.3	0.656	43.4	0.257		-1.84		0.62	0.90	0.76

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	13.7
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	11.5	4.26	7.02	13.5	0.139		-1.29		0.46	0.62	0.54
GSWP3v1	[-]	11.0	3.66	7.16	13.5	0.139		-1.38		0.44	0.64	0.54
WATCH	[-]	11.8	4.29	7.29	13.5	0.139		-1.26		0.45	0.59	0.52

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	352.
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	589.	355.	233.	348.	3.81		0.826		0.59	0.77	0.68
GSWP3v1	[-]	486.	309.	178.	348.	3.81		0.0653		0.64	0.85	0.75
WATCH	[-]	505.	339.	166.	348.	3.81		0.488		0.63	0.84	0.73

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.53
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	1.68	0.229	1.44	2.53	0.00250		-1.04		0.40	0.023	0.21
GSWP3v1	[-]	1.55	0.211	1.35	2.53	0.00250		-1.04		0.39	0.021	0.21
WATCH	[-]	2.26	0.303	1.93	2.53	0.00250		-1.00		0.40	0.043	0.22

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	11.1
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	11.9	11.0	0.602	10.9	0.149		1.49		0.57	0.68	0.63
GSWP3v1	[-]	10.2	9.38	0.547	10.9	0.149		0.813		0.61	0.77	0.69
WATCH	[-]	10.8	10.1	0.526	10.9	0.149		1.07		0.61	0.80	0.70

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.55
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	17.7	3.58	14.0	1.52	0.0247		3.61		0.47	0.49	0.48
GSWP3v1	[-]	11.9	1.32	10.5	1.52	0.0247		0.434		0.55	0.68	0.62
WATCH	[-]	13.8	2.67	11.1	1.52	0.0247		2.23		0.56	0.64	0.60

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.219
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	3.48	0.0759	3.42	0.219	0.00		-0.459		0.46	0.099	0.28
GSWP3v1	[-]	3.04	0.0844	2.99	0.219	0.00		-0.433		0.47	0.082	0.27
WATCH	[-]	3.34	0.0966	3.27	0.219	0.00		-0.404		0.47	0.14	0.31

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	100.
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	152.	151.	0.453	100.	0.0690		6.40		0.60	0.84	0.72
GSWP3v1	[-]	128.	128.	0.396	100.	0.0690		3.63		0.71	0.92	0.81
WATCH	[-]	144.	143.	0.384	100.	0.0690		5.46		0.63	0.86	0.75

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	18.4
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	21.7	21.7	0.382	18.4	0.0281		0.759		0.62	0.73	0.67
GSWP3v1	[-]	21.8	21.8	0.347	18.4	0.0281		0.735		0.55	0.58	0.56
WATCH	[-]	23.9	23.9	0.319	18.4	0.0281		1.04		0.57	0.67	0.62

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	7.28
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	5.25	5.14	0.150	7.15	0.128		0.169		0.53	0.53	0.53
GSWP3v1	[-]	6.25	6.14	0.145	7.15	0.128		0.387		0.52	0.57	0.55
WATCH	[-]	5.85	5.77	0.133	7.15	0.128		0.183		0.56	0.68	0.62

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 Globe 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 bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score

  title: Global Tropical Forest Biomass

  institution: NASA-JPL (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA)

  institute_id: NASA-JPL

  source: 4079 in situ inventory plots, satellite light detection and ranging (LiDAR) samples of forest structure, and optical and microwave imagery (1-km resolution) to extrapolate estimates

  history: 2015-01-08-T06:37:41Z Converted from 1 km x 1 km to 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree by Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) on Fri Jan 9 10:37:41 PST 2015

  creation_date: 2015-01-08-T06:37:41Z

  Conventions: CF-1.6

  product: observations

  data_structure: grid

  realm: land

  contact: Prof. James T. Randerson (jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu)

  references: Saatchi, S. S., N. L. Harris, S. Brown, M. Lefsky, E. T. A. Mitchard, W. Salas, B. R. Zutta, W. Buermann, S. L. Lewis, S. Hagen, S. Petrova, L. White, M. Silman, and A. Morel (2011), Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 108(24):9899-9904, doi:10.1073/pnas.1019576108.