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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Bias [kg m-2]
Bias Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 38.7
CRUJRA [-] 48.7 49.4 0.184 38.7 0.0457 2.68 0.654 0.846 0.750
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 42.9 43.3 0.201 38.7 0.0457 1.34 0.709 0.904 0.807
GSWP3v1 [-] 38.5 38.7 0.202 38.7 0.0457 0.293 0.774 0.952 0.863
WATCH [-] 38.8 39.5 0.189 38.7 0.0457 0.454 0.786 0.962 0.874
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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
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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
CRUJRA [-] 5.39 4.75 0.0493 11.9 0.0196 -1.06 0.496 0.815 0.656
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 3.54 3.10 0.0369 11.9 0.0196 -1.31 0.465 0.623 0.544
GSWP3v1 [-] 3.25 2.85 0.0430 11.9 0.0196 -1.35 0.454 0.594 0.524
WATCH [-] 6.17 5.45 0.0493 11.9 0.0196 -0.954 0.516 0.841 0.678
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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Bias [kg m-2]
Bias Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 24.6
CRUJRA [-] 23.9 23.1 0.321 24.5 0.0612 -0.0116 0.535 0.671 0.603
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 17.0 16.3 0.393 24.5 0.0612 -0.721 0.558 0.788 0.673
GSWP3v1 [-] 12.3 11.7 0.367 24.5 0.0612 -1.21 0.507 0.799 0.653
WATCH [-] 20.7 20.0 0.395 24.5 0.0612 -0.328 0.552 0.734 0.643
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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
CRUJRA [-] 44.5 42.3 2.00 35.7 1.10 6.84 0.670 0.935 0.803
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 49.4 46.8 2.28 35.7 1.10 8.69 0.616 0.935 0.776
GSWP3v1 [-] 39.9 37.9 1.80 35.7 1.10 5.14 0.715 0.918 0.817
WATCH [-] 38.9 36.8 1.87 35.7 1.10 4.82 0.738 0.869 0.803
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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
CRUJRA [-] 35.7 22.0 14.6 38.3 0.0891 -1.70 0.567 0.774 0.670
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 36.1 23.9 13.0 38.3 0.0891 -1.35 0.543 0.685 0.614
GSWP3v1 [-] 31.6 23.2 9.15 38.3 0.0891 -1.53 0.586 0.801 0.694
WATCH [-] 33.2 21.8 11.9 38.3 0.0891 -1.75 0.598 0.862 0.730
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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
CRUJRA [-] 27.2 26.1 0.577 43.4 0.257 -1.67 0.622 0.895 0.758
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 25.4 24.0 0.749 43.4 0.257 -1.74 0.587 0.855 0.721
GSWP3v1 [-] 24.8 23.2 0.670 43.4 0.257 -1.98 0.606 0.890 0.748
WATCH [-] 25.6 24.3 0.656 43.4 0.257 -1.84 0.616 0.899 0.758
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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
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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
CRUJRA [-] 12.5 5.25 7.05 13.5 0.139 -1.11 0.481 0.605 0.543
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 11.5 4.26 7.02 13.5 0.139 -1.29 0.463 0.617 0.540
GSWP3v1 [-] 11.0 3.66 7.16 13.5 0.139 -1.38 0.445 0.638 0.541
WATCH [-] 11.8 4.29 7.29 13.5 0.139 -1.26 0.454 0.590 0.522
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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.
CRUJRA [-] 613. 384. 229. 348. 3.81 1.16 0.576 0.754 0.665
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 589. 355. 233. 348. 3.81 0.826 0.590 0.766 0.678
GSWP3v1 [-] 486. 309. 178. 348. 3.81 0.0653 0.638 0.854 0.746
WATCH [-] 505. 339. 166. 348. 3.81 0.488 0.629 0.841 0.735
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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
CRUJRA [-] 1.84 0.275 1.56 2.53 0.00250 -1.01 0.399 0.0275 0.213
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 1.68 0.229 1.44 2.53 0.00250 -1.04 0.396 0.0230 0.210
GSWP3v1 [-] 1.55 0.211 1.35 2.53 0.00250 -1.04 0.395 0.0211 0.208
WATCH [-] 2.26 0.303 1.93 2.53 0.00250 -1.00 0.402 0.0428 0.222
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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
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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
CRUJRA [-] 11.2 10.4 0.491 10.9 0.149 1.18 0.576 0.716 0.646
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 11.9 11.0 0.602 10.9 0.149 1.49 0.573 0.684 0.628
GSWP3v1 [-] 10.2 9.38 0.547 10.9 0.149 0.813 0.607 0.775 0.691
WATCH [-] 10.8 10.1 0.526 10.9 0.149 1.07 0.611 0.795 0.703
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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
CRUJRA [-] 17.1 3.50 13.5 1.52 0.0247 3.24 0.496 0.488 0.492
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 17.7 3.58 14.0 1.52 0.0247 3.61 0.472 0.490 0.481
GSWP3v1 [-] 11.9 1.32 10.5 1.52 0.0247 0.434 0.550 0.683 0.617
WATCH [-] 13.8 2.67 11.1 1.52 0.0247 2.23 0.562 0.638 0.600
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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
CRUJRA [-] 3.61 0.132 3.51 0.219 -0.291 0.526 0.203 0.364
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 3.48 0.0759 3.42 0.219 -0.459 0.463 0.0991 0.281
GSWP3v1 [-] 3.04 0.0844 2.99 0.219 -0.433 0.468 0.0819 0.275
WATCH [-] 3.34 0.0966 3.27 0.219 -0.404 0.472 0.142 0.307
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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
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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.
CRUJRA [-] 164. 163. 0.420 100. 0.0690 7.82 0.545 0.808 0.677
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 152. 151. 0.453 100. 0.0690 6.40 0.602 0.843 0.722
GSWP3v1 [-] 128. 128. 0.396 100. 0.0690 3.63 0.709 0.919 0.814
WATCH [-] 144. 143. 0.384 100. 0.0690 5.46 0.630 0.864 0.747
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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
CRUJRA [-] 27.6 27.8 0.319 18.4 0.0281 1.62 0.545 0.662 0.604
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 21.7 21.7 0.382 18.4 0.0281 0.759 0.617 0.725 0.671
GSWP3v1 [-] 21.8 21.8 0.347 18.4 0.0281 0.735 0.546 0.579 0.563
WATCH [-] 23.9 23.9 0.319 18.4 0.0281 1.04 0.571 0.670 0.621
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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
CRUJRA [-] 5.46 5.33 0.145 7.15 0.128 0.240 0.510 0.516 0.513
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 5.25 5.14 0.150 7.15 0.128 0.169 0.530 0.533 0.532
GSWP3v1 [-] 6.25 6.14 0.145 7.15 0.128 0.387 0.524 0.568 0.546
WATCH [-] 5.85 5.77 0.133 7.15 0.128 0.183 0.555 0.675 0.615

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Data Information

  Title:
Global Tropical Forest Biomass

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

  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

  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.

  Conventions:
CF-1.6

  Institute_id:
NASA-JPL

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

  Product:
observations

  Data_structure:
grid

  Realm:
land

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