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 Global - Land 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) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	32.8
CLM50	[-]	45.6	46.0	32.8	0.278	0.0526		3.54		0.506	0.848	0.677
CTSM51	[-]	47.9	48.3	32.8	0.299	0.0526		4.14		0.492	0.825	0.658
DeadVeg	[-]	70.4	71.7	32.8	0.315	0.0526		9.77		0.336	0.550	0.443

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	8.35
CLM50	[-]	4.51	3.80	8.34	0.221	0.0114		-0.777		0.420	0.779	0.600
CTSM51	[-]	5.04	4.26	8.34	0.202	0.0114		-0.693		0.424	0.817	0.620
DeadVeg	[-]	9.48	8.14	8.34	0.178	0.0114		-0.0127		0.430	0.675	0.552

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	10.6
CLM50	[-]	15.2	14.4	10.6	0.431	0.0246		0.636		0.391	0.470	0.430
CTSM51	[-]	15.1	14.4	10.6	0.446	0.0246		0.621		0.378	0.429	0.404
DeadVeg	[-]	28.1	27.0	10.6	0.514	0.0246		2.04		0.317	0.228	0.272

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	4.69
CLM50	[-]	3.73	3.69	4.67	0.0538	0.0241		-0.178		0.450	0.804	0.627
CTSM51	[-]	4.87	4.86	4.67	0.0610	0.0241		0.198		0.469	0.897	0.683
DeadVeg	[-]	10.0	10.0	4.67	0.131	0.0241		1.89		0.263	0.832	0.547

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	27.8
CLM50	[-]	47.3	45.2	26.8	1.76	0.921		10.7		0.298	0.911	0.605
CTSM51	[-]	52.3	50.1	26.8	1.96	0.921		12.6		0.255	0.871	0.563
DeadVeg	[-]	68.5	65.8	26.8	2.46	0.921		18.5		0.155	0.740	0.447

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	43.5
CLM50	[-]	52.9	51.7	43.5	0.321	0.0288		1.08		0.436	0.650	0.543
CTSM51	[-]	65.4	64.0	43.5	0.334	0.0288		2.45		0.449	0.678	0.563
DeadVeg	[-]	97.1	95.1	43.5	0.356	0.0288		5.91		0.321	0.800	0.561

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	32.0
CLM50	[-]	40.9	41.0	31.9	0.828	0.0700		0.886		0.344	0.753	0.548
CTSM51	[-]	45.9	46.0	31.9	0.890	0.0700		1.20		0.328	0.718	0.523
DeadVeg	[-]	51.4	51.5	31.9	0.930	0.0700		1.50		0.310	0.690	0.500

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	21.1
CLM50	[-]	30.7	28.9	20.9	0.727	0.146		2.24		0.382	0.737	0.560
CTSM51	[-]	31.2	29.4	20.9	0.763	0.146		2.39		0.375	0.725	0.550
DeadVeg	[-]	39.2	37.7	20.9	0.765	0.146		3.62		0.289	0.652	0.470

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.81
CLM50	[-]	5.78	6.06	3.81	0.0653	0.000319		0.700		0.313	0.831	0.572
CTSM51	[-]	6.74	7.06	3.81	0.0608	0.000319		0.984		0.344	0.843	0.593
DeadVeg	[-]	11.9	12.4	3.81	0.110	0.000319		2.56		0.145	0.610	0.377

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	9.16
CLM50	[-]	13.1	11.9	8.87	0.939	0.289		1.07		0.146	0.763	0.454
CTSM51	[-]	12.7	11.6	8.87	0.898	0.289		1.00		0.144	0.778	0.461
DeadVeg	[-]	14.5	13.4	8.87	0.855	0.289		1.20		0.133	0.747	0.440

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	12.0
CLM50	[-]	18.5	17.6	12.0	0.511	0.0529		1.83		0.430	0.448	0.439
CTSM51	[-]	20.2	19.3	12.0	0.561	0.0529		2.24		0.418	0.408	0.413
DeadVeg	[-]	22.0	21.1	12.0	0.511	0.0529		2.42		0.410	0.420	0.415

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	364.
CLM50	[-]	563.	552.	362.	8.80	2.19		2.13		0.349	0.713	0.531
CTSM51	[-]	611.	600.	362.	9.29	2.19		2.56		0.340	0.675	0.508
DeadVeg	[-]	834.	822.	362.	10.3	2.19		4.44		0.266	0.497	0.382

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.24
CLM50	[-]	1.98	1.55	1.23	0.452	0.00652		0.151		0.190	0.722	0.456
CTSM51	[-]	2.58	2.11	1.23	0.487	0.00652		0.323		0.177	0.590	0.383
DeadVeg	[-]	3.27	2.69	1.23	0.586	0.00652		0.418		0.157	0.644	0.401

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	5.62
CLM50	[-]	12.6	12.2	5.59	0.149	0.0265		1.27		0.293	0.458	0.376
CTSM51	[-]	12.7	12.4	5.59	0.141	0.0265		1.32		0.301	0.445	0.373
DeadVeg	[-]	19.5	19.0	5.59	0.285	0.0265		2.51		0.158	0.342	0.250

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	8.21
CLM50	[-]	12.1	11.2	8.09	0.554	0.122		2.50		0.388	0.497	0.443
CTSM51	[-]	13.1	12.2	8.09	0.597	0.122		2.90		0.374	0.450	0.412
DeadVeg	[-]	15.5	14.6	8.09	0.556	0.122		3.73		0.343	0.362	0.352

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	14.8
CLM50	[-]	17.6	17.3	14.8	0.236	0.0147		1.02		0.573	0.768	0.671
CTSM51	[-]	18.7	18.3	14.8	0.256	0.0147		1.30		0.545	0.722	0.633
DeadVeg	[-]	20.5	20.1	14.8	0.238	0.0147		1.67		0.513	0.614	0.564

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	20.1
CLM50	[-]	48.5	48.4	19.8	0.281	0.219		5.88		0.263	0.670	0.467
CTSM51	[-]	52.7	52.6	19.8	0.296	0.219		6.66		0.240	0.622	0.431
DeadVeg	[-]	60.5	60.4	19.8	0.339	0.219		8.16		0.192	0.616	0.404

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	8.04
CLM50	[-]	4.58	4.58	7.99	0.0454	0.0515		-0.694		0.356	0.649	0.502
CTSM51	[-]	7.90	7.89	7.99	0.0605	0.0515		0.175		0.327	0.849	0.588
DeadVeg	[-]	9.12	9.11	7.99	0.0687	0.0515		0.465		0.324	0.900	0.612

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	88.9
CLM50	[-]	153.	152.	88.8	0.435	0.0655		7.86		0.442	0.881	0.661
CTSM51	[-]	159.	158.	88.8	0.467	0.0655		8.70		0.420	0.831	0.626
DeadVeg	[-]	236.	234.	88.8	0.518	0.0655		17.8		0.209	0.585	0.397

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	9.09
CLM50	[-]	27.4	27.6	9.08	0.327	0.0128		3.03		0.229	0.250	0.239
CTSM51	[-]	28.6	28.7	9.08	0.345	0.0128		3.21		0.225	0.242	0.234
DeadVeg	[-]	38.7	39.0	9.08	0.367	0.0128		4.75		0.134	0.228	0.181

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.45
CLM50	[-]	7.19	7.06	2.40	0.159	0.0496		2.29		0.141	0.259	0.200
CTSM51	[-]	7.86	7.77	2.40	0.152	0.0496		2.60		0.130	0.217	0.174
DeadVeg	[-]	8.35	8.24	2.40	0.160	0.0496		2.95		0.114	0.165	0.139

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 Global - Land 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 forest live biomass carbon version 5.1

  Version:

5.1

  Institutions:

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

  Source:

A combination of data in situ inventory plots and satellite light detection and ranging (Lidar) samples

  History:

2017-10-31: downloaded source from https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Saatchi

2019-03-14: convert original tif files to netcdf data using gdal_translate

2019-11-06: converted to ILAMB required netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-biomass-GlobalCarbon.py

  References:

Saatchi, S.S., N.L. Harris, S. Brown, M. Lefsky, E.T. 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, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(24), 9899-9904, doi:10.1073/pnas.1019576108

  Comments:

time_period: climatology

original_temporal_resolution: climatology

original_spatial_resolution: 0.25 degree

original_units: kg/m2 biomass

final_temporal_resolution: climatology

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

final_units: kg/m2 carbon

  Convention:

CF-1.7