Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - Indonesia Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Australia Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States 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	[-]	38.7
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	71.9	73.1	38.7	0.300	0.0457		8.21		0.419	0.594	0.506
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	71.9	73.1	38.7	0.300	0.0457		8.21		0.418	0.594	0.506
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	55.7	56.6	38.7	0.245	0.0457		4.41		0.510	0.770	0.640
I67_GSWP3	[-]	45.5	45.8	38.7	0.376	2.83e-06		2.00		0.604	0.886	0.745

	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	[-]	11.9
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	9.46	8.35	11.9	0.0496	0.0196		-0.503		0.512	0.656	0.584
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	9.46	8.35	11.9	0.0496	0.0196		-0.503		0.512	0.656	0.584
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	6.84	6.06	11.9	0.0412	0.0196		-0.861		0.511	0.818	0.664
I67_GSWP3	[-]	4.43	3.85	11.9	0.0362	0.00349		-1.19		0.490	0.745	0.618

	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	[-]	24.6
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	30.8	29.6	24.5	0.551	0.0612		0.786		0.443	0.391	0.417
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	30.8	29.6	24.5	0.551	0.0612		0.786		0.443	0.391	0.417
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	24.5	23.5	24.5	0.463	0.0612		0.0824		0.472	0.510	0.491
I67_GSWP3	[-]	11.7	11.1	24.6	0.412	0.00368		-1.26		0.501	0.844	0.672

	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	[-]	36.8
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	70.7	67.2	35.7	3.11	1.10		16.7		0.285	0.705	0.495
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	70.7	67.2	35.7	3.11	1.10		16.7		0.285	0.705	0.495
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	54.8	52.2	35.7	2.43	1.10		10.6		0.396	0.862	0.629
I67_GSWP3	[-]	49.8	46.2	36.7	3.30	0.0600		8.97		0.428	0.903	0.665

	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	[-]	38.4
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	45.1	29.1	38.3	17.1	0.0891		-0.649		0.513	0.625	0.569
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	45.1	29.1	38.3	17.0	0.0891		-0.645		0.514	0.625	0.569
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	40.5	26.2	38.3	15.2	0.0891		-1.07		0.513	0.677	0.595
I67_GSWP3	[-]	42.0	29.9	38.4	13.0	0.00403		-0.503		0.549	0.767	0.658

	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	[-]	43.7
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	42.2	40.0	43.4	1.07	0.257		0.830		0.507	0.734	0.621
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	42.2	40.0	43.4	1.07	0.257		0.830		0.507	0.734	0.621
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	34.9	33.2	43.4	0.833	0.257		-0.400		0.524	0.843	0.684
I67_GSWP3	[-]	27.6	26.0	43.7	0.874	0.0121		-1.41		0.525	0.898	0.711

	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	[-]	13.7
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	14.3	5.99	13.5	8.12	0.139		-0.974		0.465	0.537	0.501
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	14.3	5.99	13.5	8.13	0.139		-0.974		0.465	0.537	0.501
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	13.4	5.05	13.5	8.16	0.139		-1.17		0.465	0.653	0.559
I67_GSWP3	[-]	11.6	3.90	13.6	7.49	0.0119		-1.26		0.442	0.671	0.557

	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	[-]	349.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	851.	564.	347.	285.	2.11		4.02		0.432	0.482	0.457
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	845.	564.	347.	278.	2.11		4.02		0.432	0.482	0.457
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	680.	463.	347.	215.	2.11		2.41		0.468	0.625	0.546
I67_GSWP3	[-]	604.	372.	349.	230.	0.130		1.12		0.508	0.755	0.631

	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	[-]	2.53
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	3.29	0.382	2.53	2.92	0.00250		-0.965		0.480	0.0692	0.275
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	3.27	0.378	2.53	2.91	0.00250		-0.967		0.481	0.0672	0.274
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	3.32	0.389	2.53	2.94	0.00250		-0.961		0.481	0.0745	0.278
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.26	0.241	2.53	2.04	4.44e-06		-0.995		0.478	0.0342	0.256

	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	[-]	11.1
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	17.1	15.9	10.9	0.773	0.149		3.50		0.443	0.479	0.461
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	17.1	15.9	10.9	0.773	0.149		3.50		0.443	0.479	0.461
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	14.1	13.0	10.9	0.639	0.149		2.27		0.496	0.653	0.574
I67_GSWP3	[-]	11.6	10.3	11.0	0.822	0.0275		1.45		0.503	0.723	0.613

	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	[-]	1.55
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	23.8	5.31	1.52	18.3	0.0247		6.03		0.266	0.330	0.298
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	23.7	5.31	1.52	18.2	0.0247		6.03		0.266	0.330	0.298
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	22.1	4.84	1.52	17.1	0.0247		5.32		0.288	0.382	0.335
I67_GSWP3	[-]	15.4	3.23	1.55	12.0	4.74e-05		3.09		0.383	0.536	0.459

	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	[-]	0.219
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	9.44	0.259	0.219	9.23			0.104		0.598	0.558	0.578
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	9.46	0.259	0.219	9.25			0.104		0.598	0.558	0.578
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	6.07	0.215	0.219	5.91			-0.0339		0.590	0.374	0.482
I67_GSWP3	[-]	9.16	0.189	0.219	9.08			-0.113		0.614	0.389	0.502

	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	[-]	100.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	239.	237.	100.	0.608	0.0690		16.8		0.270	0.533	0.402
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	239.	237.	100.	0.608	0.0690		16.8		0.270	0.533	0.402
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	197.	196.	100.	0.482	0.0690		11.8		0.379	0.659	0.519
I67_GSWP3	[-]	157.	155.	100.	0.778	0.000737		6.91		0.536	0.805	0.671

	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	[-]	18.4
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	42.8	43.0	18.4	0.483	0.0281		3.97		0.380	0.426	0.403
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	42.9	43.0	18.4	0.484	0.0281		3.98		0.379	0.427	0.403
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	37.8	38.0	18.4	0.421	0.0281		3.19		0.417	0.468	0.442
I67_GSWP3	[-]	27.0	27.0	18.4	0.446	0.00509		1.47		0.514	0.573	0.544

	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	[-]	7.28
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	8.64	8.49	7.15	0.173	0.128		1.47		0.497	0.334	0.416
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	8.64	8.49	7.15	0.173	0.128		1.47		0.497	0.334	0.415
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	8.34	8.18	7.15	0.176	0.128		1.33		0.499	0.368	0.433
I67_GSWP3	[-]	9.42	9.36	7.28	0.174	0.00117		1.35		0.481	0.462	0.471

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 Tropical Forest Biomass

  Institution:

NASA-JPL (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA)

  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

  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.

  Conventions:

CF-1.6

  Institute_id:

NASA-JPL

  Creation_date:

2015-01-08-T06:37:41Z

  Product:

observations

  Data_structure:

grid

  Realm:

land

  Contact:

Prof. James T. Randerson (jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu)