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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
CLM4	[-]	58.3	59.2	0.192	38.7	0.0457		4.86		0.54	0.70	0.62
CLM4.5	[-]	58.7	58.9	0.216	38.7	0.0457		4.82		0.46	0.59	0.53
CLM5	[-]	42.9	43.3	0.201	38.7	0.0457		1.34		0.71	0.90	0.81

	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
CLM4	[-]	7.47	6.59	0.00842	11.9	0.0196		-0.786		0.55	0.85	0.70
CLM4.5	[-]	2.44	2.14	0.0206	11.9	0.0196		-1.46		0.43	0.52	0.48
CLM5	[-]	3.54	3.10	0.0369	11.9	0.0196		-1.31		0.46	0.62	0.54

	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
CLM4	[-]	13.7	13.1	0.259	24.5	0.0612		-1.15		0.50	0.75	0.63
CLM4.5	[-]	6.79	6.36	0.272	24.5	0.0612		-1.85		0.46	0.77	0.61
CLM5	[-]	17.0	16.3	0.393	24.5	0.0612		-0.721		0.56	0.79	0.67

	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
CLM4	[-]	79.6	75.8	3.45	35.7	1.10		19.6		0.31	0.59	0.45
CLM4.5	[-]	66.7	63.5	2.96	35.7	1.10		15.1		0.40	0.84	0.62
CLM5	[-]	49.4	46.8	2.28	35.7	1.10		8.69		0.62	0.94	0.78

	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
CLM4	[-]	45.4	33.4	12.7	38.3	0.0891		-0.0468		0.57	0.57	0.57
CLM4.5	[-]	44.2	31.5	13.2	38.3	0.0891		-0.330		0.50	0.55	0.52
CLM5	[-]	36.1	23.9	13.0	38.3	0.0891		-1.35		0.54	0.69	0.61

	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
CLM4	[-]	30.3	28.7	0.664	43.4	0.257		-1.07		0.61	0.81	0.71
CLM4.5	[-]	25.6	24.0	0.704	43.4	0.257		-1.62		0.50	0.72	0.61
CLM5	[-]	25.4	24.0	0.749	43.4	0.257		-1.74		0.59	0.85	0.72

	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
CLM4	[-]	7.52	1.46	5.92	13.5	0.139		-1.87		0.41	0.62	0.52
CLM4.5	[-]	7.56	1.67	5.76	13.5	0.139		-1.82		0.42	0.65	0.54
CLM5	[-]	11.5	4.26	7.02	13.5	0.139		-1.29		0.46	0.62	0.54

	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.
CLM4	[-]	582.	459.	123.	348.	3.81		2.37		0.47	0.48	0.48
CLM4.5	[-]	559.	404.	156.	348.	3.81		1.57		0.46	0.57	0.51
CLM5	[-]	589.	355.	233.	348.	3.81		0.826		0.59	0.77	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	[-]	2.53
CLM4	[-]	1.35	0.110	1.23	2.53	0.00250		-1.09		0.38	0.011	0.20
CLM4.5	[-]	1.53	0.121	1.41	2.53	0.00250		-1.09		0.38	0.017	0.20
CLM5	[-]	1.68	0.229	1.44	2.53	0.00250		-1.04		0.40	0.023	0.21

	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
CLM4	[-]	5.39	4.73	0.362	10.9	0.149		-1.15		0.45	0.57	0.51
CLM4.5	[-]	11.4	10.6	0.532	10.9	0.149		1.23		0.51	0.58	0.55
CLM5	[-]	11.9	11.0	0.602	10.9	0.149		1.49		0.57	0.68	0.63

	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
CLM4	[-]	16.4	3.22	13.1	1.52	0.0247		2.94		0.54	0.54	0.54
CLM4.5	[-]	20.4	3.67	16.5	1.52	0.0247		3.74		0.49	0.47	0.48
CLM5	[-]	17.7	3.58	14.0	1.52	0.0247		3.61		0.47	0.49	0.48

	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
CLM4	[-]	5.10	0.0841	5.06	0.219	0.00		-0.442		0.46	0.17	0.32
CLM4.5	[-]	3.41	0.0679	3.39	0.219	0.00		-0.490		0.45	0.13	0.29
CLM5	[-]	3.48	0.0759	3.42	0.219	0.00		-0.459		0.46	0.099	0.28

	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.
CLM4	[-]	208.	207.	0.431	100.	0.0690		13.1		0.39	0.39	0.39
CLM4.5	[-]	181.	180.	0.479	100.	0.0690		9.91		0.44	0.55	0.49
CLM5	[-]	152.	151.	0.453	100.	0.0690		6.40		0.60	0.84	0.72

	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
CLM4	[-]	20.1	20.3	0.146	18.4	0.0281		0.485		0.53	0.45	0.49
CLM4.5	[-]	15.4	15.3	0.235	18.4	0.0281		-0.252		0.53	0.49	0.51
CLM5	[-]	21.7	21.7	0.382	18.4	0.0281		0.759		0.62	0.73	0.67

	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
CLM4	[-]	3.86	4.08	0.0995	7.15	0.128		-0.427		0.49	0.52	0.50
CLM4.5	[-]	4.36	4.41	0.104	7.15	0.128		-0.255		0.47	0.52	0.49
CLM5	[-]	5.25	5.14	0.150	7.15	0.128		0.169		0.53	0.53	0.53

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.