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) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.78
CLM50	[-]	3.22	3.19	2.79	2.40	1.37		0.376	0.941	2.70		0.297	0.432	0.569	0.968	0.540
CTSM51	[-]	3.49	3.46	2.79	2.61	1.37		0.640	1.06	2.68		0.292	0.421	0.568	0.947	0.530
DeadVeg	[-]	4.98	4.97	2.79	2.29	1.36		2.08	2.26	3.01		0.175	0.434	0.499	0.720	0.453

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.897
CLM50	[-]	0.678	0.644	0.898	0.953	0.869		-0.254	0.739	2.12		0.392	0.348	0.674	0.876	0.527
CTSM51	[-]	0.703	0.666	0.898	0.922	0.869		-0.233	0.737	2.33		0.391	0.346	0.624	0.852	0.512
DeadVeg	[-]	0.955	0.898	0.897	0.848	0.871		-0.00128	0.772	2.53		0.427	0.328	0.584	0.678	0.469

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.26
CLM50	[-]	1.18	1.17	1.26	1.62	1.12		-0.0405	0.908	2.83		0.391	0.395	0.537	0.720	0.488
CTSM51	[-]	1.19	1.18	1.26	1.61	1.12		-0.0381	0.998	2.82		0.360	0.390	0.537	0.641	0.464
DeadVeg	[-]	1.78	1.77	1.26	1.63	1.12		0.520	1.17	2.79		0.360	0.383	0.541	0.481	0.430

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.657
CLM50	[-]	0.633	0.636	0.650	0.491	0.648		-0.0201	0.835	1.17		0.521	0.332	0.849	0.522	0.511
CTSM51	[-]	0.482	0.486	0.650	0.433	0.648		-0.162	0.660	1.24		0.589	0.386	0.851	0.709	0.584
DeadVeg	[-]	1.26	1.27	0.657	1.10	0.657		0.605	1.83	0.541		0.333	0.121	0.950	0.422	0.389

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.97
CLM50	[-]	5.09	5.10	4.01	4.92	3.70		1.06	1.28	2.99		0.291	0.668	0.511	0.952	0.618
CTSM51	[-]	5.65	5.66	4.01	5.44	3.70		1.61	1.74	3.02		0.196	0.662	0.506	0.983	0.602
DeadVeg	[-]	7.41	7.48	4.00	6.40	3.69		3.22	3.28	2.92		0.0542	0.646	0.527	0.809	0.537

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.18
CLM50	[-]	1.94	1.95	1.16	2.09	1.27		0.796	1.50	1.00		0.378	0.455	0.878	0.161	0.465
CTSM51	[-]	2.20	2.21	1.16	2.15	1.27		1.06	1.65	0.820		0.347	0.472	0.912	0.159	0.472
DeadVeg	[-]	3.08	3.10	1.18	2.58	1.28		1.92	2.56	0.721		0.175	0.349	0.925	0.314	0.422

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.653
CLM50	[-]	1.28	1.29	0.643	1.63	1.05		0.714	1.01	1.47		0.361	0.333	0.814	0.347	0.437
CTSM51	[-]	1.37	1.38	0.643	1.69	1.05		0.808	1.09	1.34		0.336	0.321	0.834	0.313	0.425
DeadVeg	[-]	1.65	1.66	0.652	1.74	1.07		1.07	1.38	1.38		0.232	0.278	0.821	0.280	0.378

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.36
CLM50	[-]	2.01	1.94	1.35	3.07	2.09		0.726	1.16	3.21		0.305	0.373	0.462	0.699	0.443
CTSM51	[-]	2.11	2.05	1.35	3.28	2.09		0.853	1.22	2.91		0.313	0.382	0.519	0.666	0.453
DeadVeg	[-]	2.47	2.44	1.35	3.23	2.10		1.22	1.47	2.97		0.259	0.380	0.511	0.608	0.428

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.627
CLM50	[-]	0.747	0.777	0.621	0.432	0.397		0.146	0.873	1.30		0.538	0.303	0.850	0.401	0.479
CTSM51	[-]	0.601	0.631	0.621	0.352	0.397		0.00140	0.662	1.17		0.580	0.393	0.865	0.430	0.532
DeadVeg	[-]	1.29	1.32	0.629	0.962	0.402		0.670	1.86	0.758		0.330	0.122	0.923	0.248	0.349

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.783
CLM50	[-]	1.03	0.961	0.766	3.59	1.83		0.410	0.636	2.34		0.454	0.386	0.643	0.598	0.494
CTSM51	[-]	1.01	0.936	0.766	3.52	1.83		0.382	0.630	2.48		0.431	0.401	0.612	0.612	0.491
DeadVeg	[-]	1.07	1.00	0.765	3.39	1.83		0.448	0.721	2.45		0.405	0.396	0.614	0.499	0.462

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.09
CLM50	[-]	2.31	2.29	1.08	2.81	0.874		1.26	1.55	0.997		0.222	0.357	0.884	0.356	0.435
CTSM51	[-]	2.45	2.43	1.08	3.08	0.874		1.41	1.69	1.03		0.209	0.354	0.884	0.283	0.417
DeadVeg	[-]	2.79	2.78	1.10	2.94	0.892		1.70	2.02	0.835		0.149	0.313	0.908	0.307	0.398

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.23
CLM50	[-]	1.51	1.66	1.22	0.292	1.72		0.506	0.984	2.08		0.330	0.410	0.688	0.824	0.532
CTSM51	[-]	1.60	1.76	1.22	0.308	1.72		0.608	1.05	2.02		0.315	0.416	0.698	0.778	0.525
DeadVeg	[-]	2.09	2.31	1.22	0.331	1.72		1.13	1.54	2.00		0.245	0.375	0.699	0.639	0.467

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.173
CLM50	[-]	0.216	0.214	0.172	0.543	0.232		0.0602	0.291	2.31		0.200	0.477	0.642	0.441	0.447
CTSM51	[-]	0.230	0.226	0.172	0.654	0.232		0.0780	0.305	2.35		0.195	0.486	0.635	0.358	0.432
DeadVeg	[-]	0.282	0.279	0.173	0.640	0.233		0.127	0.352	2.36		0.194	0.467	0.640	0.295	0.413

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.528
CLM50	[-]	0.843	0.846	0.524	0.451	0.372		0.280	0.839	2.37		0.369	0.346	0.644	0.367	0.414
CTSM51	[-]	0.694	0.695	0.524	0.411	0.372		0.147	0.665	2.04		0.408	0.416	0.699	0.427	0.473
DeadVeg	[-]	1.28	1.28	0.530	0.788	0.380		0.710	1.41	1.52		0.297	0.218	0.793	0.237	0.353

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.75
CLM50	[-]	2.03	2.01	1.72	2.47	2.15		0.478	0.950	2.35		0.321	0.452	0.633	0.875	0.547
CTSM51	[-]	2.18	2.16	1.72	2.67	2.15		0.641	1.06	2.06		0.299	0.444	0.691	0.830	0.542
DeadVeg	[-]	2.46	2.46	1.73	2.54	2.17		0.891	1.22	2.32		0.302	0.435	0.634	0.730	0.507

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.54
CLM50	[-]	2.51	2.55	1.53	1.99	1.02		1.10	1.44	1.19		0.363	0.483	0.857	0.686	0.574
CTSM51	[-]	2.63	2.67	1.53	2.06	1.02		1.21	1.56	1.19		0.347	0.484	0.858	0.588	0.552
DeadVeg	[-]	2.91	2.96	1.54	2.15	1.05		1.47	1.81	1.25		0.334	0.484	0.852	0.388	0.508

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.18
CLM50	[-]	2.99	2.99	1.17	2.00	1.30		1.84	2.21	1.45		0.193	0.411	0.814	0.292	0.424
CTSM51	[-]	3.17	3.17	1.17	2.12	1.30		2.01	2.35	1.22		0.175	0.427	0.852	0.254	0.427
DeadVeg	[-]	3.67	3.68	1.17	2.58	1.32		2.52	2.85	1.25		0.117	0.400	0.850	0.269	0.407

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.596
CLM50	[-]	0.918	0.920	0.591	3.26	1.10		0.373	0.705	1.15		0.314	0.295	0.853	0.498	0.451
CTSM51	[-]	1.20	1.19	0.591	4.74	1.10		0.647	0.913	1.24		0.244	0.296	0.842	0.321	0.400
DeadVeg	[-]	1.35	1.34	0.595	5.57	1.10		0.794	1.05	1.25		0.250	0.278	0.834	0.257	0.379

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	4.42
CLM50	[-]	4.94	4.94	4.44	4.60	2.11		0.477	1.04	3.14		0.278	0.607	0.481	0.955	0.586
CTSM51	[-]	5.33	5.34	4.44	5.01	2.11		0.872	1.26	3.01		0.220	0.581	0.506	0.980	0.573
DeadVeg	[-]	7.54	7.57	4.43	5.43	2.12		3.08	3.17	3.17		0.0487	0.617	0.476	0.813	0.514

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.82
CLM50	[-]	2.53	2.52	1.82	3.78	1.68		0.737	1.39	2.46		0.257	0.430	0.622	0.700	0.488
CTSM51	[-]	2.62	2.60	1.82	3.89	1.68		0.813	1.45	2.46		0.241	0.427	0.625	0.691	0.482
DeadVeg	[-]	3.12	3.10	1.82	3.71	1.68		1.28	1.64	2.48		0.202	0.446	0.618	0.724	0.487

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.624
CLM50	[-]	1.32	1.31	0.617	1.76	0.855		0.784	1.01	1.84		0.158	0.280	0.731	0.581	0.406
CTSM51	[-]	1.40	1.40	0.617	1.77	0.855		0.906	1.14	1.78		0.152	0.264	0.740	0.504	0.385
DeadVeg	[-]	1.66	1.66	0.618	2.07	0.860		1.26	1.54	2.07		0.153	0.251	0.688	0.295	0.328

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	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.697		0.592	0.592
CTSM51	[-]	0.704		0.532	0.532
DeadVeg	[-]	0.763		0.362	0.362

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.581		0.703	0.703
CTSM51	[-]	0.635		0.732	0.732
DeadVeg	[-]	0.641		0.471	0.471

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.623		0.610	0.610
CTSM51	[-]	0.601		0.647	0.647
DeadVeg	[-]	0.662		0.438	0.438

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.625		0.680	0.680
CTSM51	[-]	0.586		0.614	0.614
DeadVeg	[-]	0.526		0.316	0.316

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.765		0.708	0.708
CTSM51	[-]	0.741		0.626	0.626
DeadVeg	[-]	0.767		0.484	0.484

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.512		0.324	0.324
CTSM51	[-]	0.488		0.281	0.281
DeadVeg	[-]	0.624		0.166	0.166

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.695		0.166	0.166
CTSM51	[-]	0.631		0.141	0.141
DeadVeg	[-]	0.563		0.0911	0.0911

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.684		0.460	0.460
CTSM51	[-]	0.694		0.422	0.422
DeadVeg	[-]	0.682		0.349	0.349

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.639		0.626	0.626
CTSM51	[-]	0.582		0.656	0.656
DeadVeg	[-]	0.713		0.151	0.151

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.780		0.276	0.276
CTSM51	[-]	0.760		0.304	0.304
DeadVeg	[-]	0.731		0.254	0.254

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.567		0.273	0.273
CTSM51	[-]	0.535		0.248	0.248
DeadVeg	[-]	0.562		0.173	0.173

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.634		0.680	0.680
CTSM51	[-]	0.625		0.621	0.621
DeadVeg	[-]	0.463		0.429	0.429

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.657		0.357	0.357
CTSM51	[-]	0.667		0.264	0.264
DeadVeg	[-]	0.686		0.196	0.196

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.656		0.530	0.530
CTSM51	[-]	0.694		0.562	0.562
DeadVeg	[-]	0.591		0.126	0.126

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.716		0.673	0.673
CTSM51	[-]	0.716		0.613	0.613
DeadVeg	[-]	0.719		0.504	0.504

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.616		0.413	0.413
CTSM51	[-]	0.647		0.368	0.368
DeadVeg	[-]	0.629		0.289	0.289

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.709		0.155	0.155
CTSM51	[-]	0.660		0.149	0.149
DeadVeg	[-]	0.697		0.107	0.107

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.593		0.319	0.319
CTSM51	[-]	0.581		0.140	0.140
DeadVeg	[-]	0.566		0.0414	0.0414

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.634		0.779	0.779
CTSM51	[-]	0.637		0.736	0.736
DeadVeg	[-]	0.630		0.490	0.490

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.587		0.547	0.547
CTSM51	[-]	0.595		0.524	0.524
DeadVeg	[-]	0.609		0.426	0.426

	Download Data	Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]		Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
CLM50	[-]	0.702		0.131	0.131
CTSM51	[-]	0.664		0.112	0.112
DeadVeg	[-]	0.627		0.0499	0.0499

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 max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift 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 func_Precipitation

  Title:

NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR), AVH15C1

  Version:

5

  Institutions:

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), NASA, USA

University of Maryland (UMD), USA

Climate Data Record (CDR), NOAA, USA

National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

  Source:

This daily gridded Leaf Area Index (LAI) derived from the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) Surface Reflectance.

  History:

2019-08-23: downloaded source from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C01559/html

2019-09-12: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-lai-avh15c1.py

  References:

Vermote, Eric (2019), NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of AVHRR Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) Version 5, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, , , doi:10.7289/V5TT4P69

Claverie, M., Matthews, J., Vermote, E., and Justice, C. (2016), A 30+ Year AVHRR LAI and FAPAR Climate Data Record: Algorithm Description and Validation, Remote Sensing, 8, 263, doi:10.3390/rs8030263

  Comments:

time_period: 1981-01 through 2019-12

original_temporal_resolution: daily

original_spatial_resolution: 0.05 degree

original_units: 1

final_temporal_resolution: monthly

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

final_units: 1

  Convention:

CF-1.7