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

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	2.68
CON	[-]	2.66	2.68	2.49	2.68	0.250		-0.00477	1.13	2.64		0.425	0.320	0.532	0.955	0.621	0.529
OP	[-]	2.72	2.74	2.52	2.68	0.250		0.0563	1.14	2.73		0.423	0.320	0.498	0.948	0.633	0.524

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	1.16
CON	[-]	0.575	0.620	0.539	1.16	1.32		-0.529	0.882	1.92		0.327	0.388	0.608	0.746	0.649	0.518
OP	[-]	0.576	0.622	0.538	1.16	1.32		-0.526	0.882	1.92		0.327	0.387	0.606	0.755	0.644	0.518

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	1.48
CON	[-]	1.03	1.02	1.30	1.48	1.13		-0.386	1.02	2.70		0.281	0.319	0.490	0.818	0.506	0.456
OP	[-]	1.04	1.03	1.31	1.48	1.13		-0.375	1.02	2.69		0.283	0.319	0.491	0.819	0.507	0.456

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	0.896
CON	[-]	1.13	1.13	1.13	0.898	0.613		0.227	2.04	1.06		0.383	0.144	0.867	0.460	0.484	0.413
OP	[-]	1.15	1.15	1.13	0.898	0.613		0.242	2.08	1.09		0.383	0.141	0.865	0.462	0.482	0.413

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	3.83
CON	[-]	4.51	4.55	4.36	3.85	3.34		0.668	1.25	3.73		0.398	0.320	0.380	0.987	0.577	0.497
OP	[-]	4.61	4.65	4.45	3.85	3.34		0.764	1.29	3.74		0.380	0.318	0.379	0.985	0.587	0.494

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	1.31
CON	[-]	2.10	2.13	3.19	1.31	1.57		0.841	1.59	1.00		0.431	0.455	0.876	0.212	0.633	0.510
OP	[-]	2.13	2.15	3.21	1.31	1.57		0.867	1.61	0.996		0.425	0.455	0.877	0.207	0.640	0.510

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	0.920
CON	[-]	1.25	1.40	0.384	0.919	1.72		0.556	1.06	1.44		0.484	0.379	0.795	0.700	0.476	0.536
OP	[-]	1.26	1.41	0.384	0.919	1.72		0.566	1.06	1.45		0.479	0.381	0.795	0.694	0.484	0.536

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	1.83
CON	[-]	1.84	1.81	1.39	1.83	2.07		0.158	1.14	3.27		0.429	0.332	0.466	0.868	0.546	0.496
OP	[-]	1.85	1.83	1.40	1.83	2.07		0.180	1.14	3.26		0.425	0.333	0.465	0.862	0.547	0.494

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	0.857
CON	[-]	1.32	1.37	0.889	0.858	0.488		0.475	2.18	1.08		0.391	0.121	0.882	0.470	0.571	0.426
OP	[-]	1.32	1.37	0.877	0.858	0.488		0.476	2.19	1.10		0.397	0.120	0.880	0.465	0.561	0.424

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	0.855
CON	[-]	0.955	0.857	2.70	0.847	1.73		0.261	0.723	2.20		0.306	0.190	0.675	0.723	0.402	0.415
OP	[-]	0.962	0.864	2.72	0.847	1.73		0.268	0.725	2.27		0.305	0.192	0.659	0.719	0.407	0.412

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	1.45
CON	[-]	2.36	2.36	2.34	1.45	1.13		0.916	1.47	0.962		0.422	0.354	0.899	0.595	0.556	0.530
OP	[-]	2.36	2.37	2.34	1.45	1.13		0.921	1.46	0.931		0.421	0.358	0.905	0.588	0.571	0.533

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	1.51
CON	[-]	1.45	1.79	0.370	1.50	2.01		0.373	1.23	1.96		0.403	0.333	0.673	0.853	0.550	0.524
OP	[-]	1.46	1.81	0.372	1.50	2.01		0.394	1.24	1.96		0.400	0.334	0.670	0.847	0.556	0.523

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	0.376
CON	[-]	0.205	0.543	0.0479	0.376	0.373		0.204	0.648	2.41		0.296	0.172	0.774	0.814	0.301	0.422
OP	[-]	0.205	0.543	0.0471	0.376	0.373		0.204	0.645	2.39		0.294	0.176	0.776	0.813	0.311	0.424

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	0.602
CON	[-]	1.24	1.33	0.540	0.603	0.498		0.658	1.63	2.19		0.215	0.169	0.738	0.255	0.474	0.337
OP	[-]	1.26	1.34	0.537	0.603	0.498		0.670	1.65	2.22		0.212	0.170	0.734	0.248	0.475	0.335

	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]	RMSE [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
CON	[-]	1.82	1.74	2.31	2.01	2.09		-0.0658	1.06	2.58		0.359	0.303	0.533	0.951	0.576	0.504
OP	[-]	1.85	1.77	2.35	2.01	2.09		-0.0362	1.06	2.56		0.363	0.302	0.536	0.951	0.581	0.506

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	1.81
CON	[-]	2.08	2.04	2.14	1.82	1.40		0.284	1.13	0.873		0.570	0.480	0.919	0.946	0.515	0.652
OP	[-]	2.08	2.04	2.14	1.82	1.40		0.287	1.12	0.874		0.569	0.487	0.918	0.942	0.531	0.656

	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]	RMSE [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
CON	[-]	2.89	2.87	2.37	1.28	1.16		1.63	2.00	1.35		0.294	0.416	0.828	0.436	0.639	0.505
OP	[-]	2.93	2.91	2.38	1.28	1.16		1.67	2.03	1.36		0.286	0.416	0.826	0.426	0.649	0.503

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	0.750
CON	[-]	0.807	0.807	3.03	0.750	0.733		0.111	0.762	1.39		0.378	0.282	0.801	0.868	0.392	0.500
OP	[-]	0.815	0.816	3.06	0.750	0.733		0.121	0.762	1.31		0.377	0.283	0.833	0.863	0.392	0.505

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	3.96
CON	[-]	4.27	4.30	3.81	3.96	2.66		0.308	1.24	1.99		0.525	0.352	0.738	0.979	0.584	0.588
OP	[-]	4.35	4.38	3.87	3.96	2.66		0.389	1.26	2.02		0.522	0.352	0.733	0.976	0.590	0.587

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	1.98
CON	[-]	2.26	2.20	2.86	1.98	3.23		0.278	1.31	2.40		0.271	0.299	0.608	0.677	0.541	0.449
OP	[-]	2.27	2.21	2.84	1.98	3.23		0.284	1.31	2.40		0.270	0.302	0.609	0.676	0.546	0.451

	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]	RMSE [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	[-]	0.789
CON	[-]	1.45	1.50	0.883	0.772	2.24		0.852	1.30	2.45		0.222	0.234	0.683	0.622	0.448	0.407
OP	[-]	1.46	1.51	0.885	0.772	2.24		0.868	1.31	2.40		0.216	0.234	0.685	0.620	0.450	0.406

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

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.265		0.761	0.761
OP	[-]	0.286		0.751	0.751

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.341		0.570	0.570
OP	[-]	0.343		0.572	0.572

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.376		0.641	0.641
OP	[-]	0.371		0.643	0.643

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.306		0.548	0.548
OP	[-]	0.323		0.544	0.544

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.353		0.811	0.811
OP	[-]	0.366		0.794	0.794

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.388		0.362	0.362
OP	[-]	0.360		0.356	0.356

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.297		0.536	0.536
OP	[-]	0.304		0.530	0.530

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.340		0.613	0.613
OP	[-]	0.343		0.604	0.604

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.344		0.441	0.441
OP	[-]	0.323		0.443	0.443

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.243		0.624	0.624
OP	[-]	0.241		0.620	0.620

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.328		0.422	0.422
OP	[-]	0.330		0.421	0.421

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.334		0.791	0.791
OP	[-]	0.332		0.778	0.778

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.367		0.524	0.524
OP	[-]	0.362		0.525	0.525

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.324		0.278	0.278
OP	[-]	0.323		0.278	0.278

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.327		0.772	0.772
OP	[-]	0.334		0.769	0.769

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.341		0.690	0.690
OP	[-]	0.333		0.686	0.686

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.247		0.279	0.279
OP	[-]	0.259		0.273	0.273

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.295		0.527	0.527
OP	[-]	0.289		0.528	0.528

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.309		0.803	0.803
OP	[-]	0.325		0.794	0.794

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.392		0.638	0.638
OP	[-]	0.392		0.640	0.640

	Download Data	Precipitation Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation RMSE Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CON	[-]	0.384		0.165	0.165
OP	[-]	0.389		0.162	0.162

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 max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift score Interannual variability Interannual variability score Temporally integrated period mean bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score Temporally integrated period mean rmse Temporally integrated period mean rmse 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

  Title:

derived AVHRR BU leaf area index in 0.5x0.5

  Source_file:

This product is generated from monthly 1/12 degree AVHRR BU leaf area index observations

  Conventions:

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

  Creation_date:

Tue Mar 25 17:04:13 PDT 2014

  Approach:

I read this variable from original abl files using matlab and simply averaged 15-day (half monthly) data to get monthly data. I also interpolated data from 1/12 (0.0833) degree into 0.5 degree and saved the data in NetCDF format.

  Temporal resolution:

monthly

  General information:

This product was derived from half monthly AVHRR BU leaf area index from Boston University.

  Spatial resolution:

0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code:

http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-lai-avhrr.ncl