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) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.28
CLM50	[-]	3.47	3.49	3.28	3.56	2.20		0.219	1.04	1.52		0.614	0.573	0.761	0.993	0.703
CTSM51	[-]	3.47	3.49	3.28	3.56	2.20		0.219	1.04	1.52		0.614	0.573	0.761	0.993	0.703
DeadVeg	[-]	3.63	3.63	3.28	3.76	2.20		0.361	1.03	1.22		0.588	0.589	0.821	0.993	0.716

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.20
CLM50	[-]	2.36	2.32	2.20	2.25	5.95		0.126	0.757	0.350		0.641	0.562	0.968	0.991	0.745
CTSM51	[-]	2.36	2.32	2.20	2.25	5.95		0.126	0.757	0.350		0.641	0.562	0.968	0.991	0.745
DeadVeg	[-]	2.45	2.42	2.20	2.38	5.95		0.225	0.746	0.296		0.594	0.564	0.976	0.994	0.738

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.14
CLM50	[-]	2.42	2.39	2.14	2.67	2.99		0.248	0.839	0.816		0.655	0.612	0.899	0.992	0.754
CTSM51	[-]	2.42	2.39	2.14	2.67	2.99		0.248	0.839	0.816		0.655	0.612	0.899	0.992	0.754
DeadVeg	[-]	2.35	2.30	2.14	2.74	2.99		0.163	0.742	0.745		0.697	0.650	0.907	0.993	0.779

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.973
CLM50	[-]	1.15	1.11	0.973	1.38			0.143	0.347	1.06		0.669	0.601	0.861	0.929	0.732
CTSM51	[-]	1.15	1.11	0.973	1.38			0.143	0.347	1.06		0.669	0.601	0.861	0.929	0.732
DeadVeg	[-]	1.00	0.994	0.973	1.05			0.0245	0.297	0.585		0.736	0.637	0.939	0.990	0.788

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	6.71
CLM50	[-]	8.26	8.90	6.71	7.33	6.92		2.12	2.77	1.25		0.351	0.614	0.803	0.890	0.655
CTSM51	[-]	8.26	8.90	6.71	7.33	6.92		2.12	2.77	1.25		0.351	0.614	0.803	0.890	0.655
DeadVeg	[-]	7.94	8.41	6.71	7.25	6.92		1.64	2.35	1.23		0.429	0.666	0.824	0.953	0.707

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.38
CLM50	[-]	1.51	1.50	1.38	1.72			0.117	0.306	0.514		0.718	0.723	0.944	0.954	0.812
CTSM51	[-]	1.51	1.50	1.38	1.72			0.117	0.306	0.514		0.718	0.723	0.944	0.954	0.812
DeadVeg	[-]	1.50	1.49	1.38	1.68			0.107	0.322	0.576		0.737	0.696	0.940	0.995	0.813

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.28
CLM50	[-]	1.41	1.36	1.28	2.07	2.54		0.103	0.314	0.593		0.750	0.776	0.917	0.984	0.841
CTSM51	[-]	1.41	1.36	1.28	2.07	2.54		0.103	0.314	0.593		0.750	0.776	0.917	0.984	0.841
DeadVeg	[-]	1.41	1.35	1.28	2.07	2.54		0.0927	0.318	0.485		0.739	0.769	0.940	0.992	0.842

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.14
CLM50	[-]	3.74	3.40	3.14	5.72	2.63		0.307	1.32	0.655		0.619	0.555	0.927	0.950	0.721
CTSM51	[-]	3.74	3.40	3.14	5.72	2.63		0.307	1.32	0.655		0.619	0.555	0.927	0.950	0.721
DeadVeg	[-]	3.59	3.22	3.14	5.95	2.63		0.142	1.32	0.681		0.637	0.556	0.929	0.973	0.730

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.13
CLM50	[-]	1.32	1.35	1.13	1.20	0.467		0.218	0.489	1.85		0.565	0.457	0.711	0.898	0.618
CTSM51	[-]	1.32	1.35	1.13	1.20	0.467		0.218	0.489	1.85		0.565	0.457	0.711	0.898	0.618
DeadVeg	[-]	1.12	1.16	1.13	1.01	0.467		0.0246	0.391	1.33		0.730	0.518	0.810	0.987	0.713

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.14
CLM50	[-]	1.42	1.24	1.14	2.84	4.75		0.136	0.379	0.537		0.705	0.728	0.927	0.964	0.811
CTSM51	[-]	1.42	1.24	1.14	2.84	4.75		0.136	0.379	0.537		0.705	0.728	0.927	0.964	0.811
DeadVeg	[-]	1.38	1.21	1.14	2.72	4.75		0.104	0.370	0.761		0.729	0.717	0.898	0.981	0.808

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.00
CLM50	[-]	2.31	2.26	2.00	2.53	1.70		0.259	0.440	0.918		0.610	0.766	0.859	0.912	0.783
CTSM51	[-]	2.31	2.26	2.00	2.53	1.70		0.259	0.440	0.918		0.610	0.766	0.859	0.912	0.783
DeadVeg	[-]	2.13	2.07	2.00	2.39	1.70		0.0753	0.373	0.830		0.694	0.770	0.883	0.971	0.817

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.02
CLM50	[-]	2.09	2.18	2.02	1.74	2.59		0.177	0.608	0.758		0.687	0.696	0.897	0.981	0.792
CTSM51	[-]	2.09	2.18	2.02	1.74	2.59		0.177	0.608	0.758		0.687	0.696	0.897	0.981	0.792
DeadVeg	[-]	2.26	2.14	2.02	2.73	2.59		0.141	0.598	0.762		0.695	0.694	0.900	0.985	0.794

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.278
CLM50	[-]	0.355	0.336	0.278	0.725	0.575		0.0639	0.187	0.955		0.824	0.819	0.861	0.950	0.854
CTSM51	[-]	0.355	0.336	0.278	0.725	0.575		0.0639	0.187	0.955		0.824	0.819	0.861	0.950	0.854
DeadVeg	[-]	0.389	0.369	0.278	0.781	0.575		0.0972	0.213	1.15		0.760	0.812	0.830	0.949	0.832

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.12
CLM50	[-]	1.21	1.26	1.12	1.08	0.870		0.148	0.374	0.642		0.626	0.646	0.922	0.964	0.761
CTSM51	[-]	1.21	1.26	1.12	1.08	0.870		0.148	0.374	0.642		0.626	0.646	0.922	0.964	0.761
DeadVeg	[-]	1.07	1.14	1.12	0.909	0.870		0.0260	0.343	0.660		0.693	0.660	0.927	0.981	0.784

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.69
CLM50	[-]	3.07	2.82	2.69	3.81	1.25		0.200	0.890	0.736		0.576	0.641	0.907	0.979	0.749
CTSM51	[-]	3.07	2.82	2.69	3.81	1.25		0.200	0.890	0.736		0.576	0.641	0.907	0.979	0.749
DeadVeg	[-]	2.98	2.72	2.69	3.75	1.25		0.121	0.876	0.782		0.634	0.638	0.895	0.980	0.757

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.95
CLM50	[-]	3.11	3.13	2.95	3.11			0.196	0.341	0.862		0.721	0.815	0.869	0.999	0.844
CTSM51	[-]	3.11	3.13	2.95	3.11			0.196	0.341	0.862		0.721	0.815	0.869	0.999	0.844
DeadVeg	[-]	2.91	2.93	2.95	2.95			-0.00358	0.297	0.799		0.830	0.814	0.882	0.999	0.868

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.88
CLM50	[-]	2.19	2.03	1.88	3.00			0.157	0.385	0.725		0.688	0.741	0.894	0.970	0.807
CTSM51	[-]	2.19	2.03	1.88	3.00			0.157	0.385	0.725		0.688	0.741	0.894	0.970	0.807
DeadVeg	[-]	2.13	1.99	1.88	2.86			0.120	0.429	0.832		0.681	0.694	0.885	0.988	0.788

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.16
CLM50	[-]	1.25	1.24	1.16	2.33	3.10		0.102	0.303	0.653		0.723	0.797	0.905	0.956	0.836
CTSM51	[-]	1.25	1.24	1.16	2.33	3.10		0.102	0.303	0.653		0.723	0.797	0.905	0.956	0.836
DeadVeg	[-]	1.20	1.19	1.16	2.24	3.10		0.0442	0.299	0.841		0.741	0.781	0.878	0.981	0.833

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	6.37
CLM50	[-]	6.25	6.27	6.37	5.94	4.20		-0.0609	1.60	0.653		0.624	0.586	0.925	0.990	0.742
CTSM51	[-]	6.25	6.27	6.37	5.94	4.20		-0.0609	1.60	0.653		0.624	0.586	0.925	0.990	0.742
DeadVeg	[-]	6.38	6.40	6.37	5.96	4.20		0.0724	1.69	0.741		0.579	0.562	0.910	0.983	0.719

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.00
CLM50	[-]	3.33	3.30	3.00	3.51			0.306	0.676	0.543		0.715	0.756	0.934	0.992	0.831
CTSM51	[-]	3.33	3.30	3.00	3.51			0.306	0.676	0.543		0.715	0.756	0.934	0.992	0.831
DeadVeg	[-]	3.25	3.22	3.00	3.42			0.229	0.677	0.602		0.734	0.756	0.931	0.977	0.831

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-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	[-]	1.49	1.48	1.18	1.61	1.05		0.332	0.664	0.914		0.532	0.638	0.864	0.855	0.705
CTSM51	[-]	1.49	1.48	1.18	1.61	1.05		0.332	0.664	0.914		0.532	0.638	0.864	0.855	0.705
DeadVeg	[-]	1.38	1.35	1.18	1.70	1.05		0.227	0.701	0.943		0.555	0.609	0.867	0.856	0.699

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

  Title:

Conserving Land-Atmosphere Synthesis Suite (CLASS) v1.1

  Version:

1.1

  Institution:

University of New South Wales

  Source:

Ground Heat Flux (GLDAS, MERRALND, MERRAFLX, NCEP_DOII, NCEP_NCAR), Sensible Heat Flux(GLDAS, MERRALND, MERRAFLX, NCEP_DOII, NCEP_NCAR, MPIBGC, Princeton), Latent Heat Flux(DOLCE1.0), Net Radiation (GLDAS, MERRALND, NCEP_DOII, NCEP_NCAR, ERAI, EBAF4.0), Precipitation(REGEN1.1), Runoff(LORA1.0), Change in Water storage(GRACE(GFZ, JPL, CSR))

  History:

2020-01-30: downloaded source from [http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2003.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2004.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2005.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2006.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2007.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2008.nc,http://dapds00.nci.org.au/thredds/fileServer/ks32/ARCCSS_Data/CLASS/v1-1/CLASS_v1-1_2009.nc] 2020-01-30: converted to ILAMB netCDF4 with https://github.com/rubisco-sfa/ILAMB-Data/blob/master/CLASS/CLASS_to_ILAMB.py

  References:

Sanaa Hobeichi (2019), Conserving Land-Atmosphere Synthesis Suite (CLASS) v1.1, doi:10.25914/5c872258dc183

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