Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Australia Europe Global - Land 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]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	4.82
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	4.30		-0.522	2.27	0.00		0.680	0.160	1.00	0.500
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	4.30		-0.522	2.27	0.00		0.680	0.160	1.00	0.500
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	4.30		-0.522	2.27	0.00		0.680	0.160	1.00	0.500
I67_GSWP3	[-]	3.94		-0.877	2.22	0.00		0.459	0.228	1.00	0.479

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.768
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	0.936		0.168	0.798	1.02		0.583	0.195	0.932	0.476
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	0.936		0.168	0.798	1.02		0.583	0.195	0.932	0.476
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	0.936		0.168	0.798	1.02		0.583	0.195	0.932	0.476
I67_GSWP3	[-]	0.931		0.162	0.977	1.02		0.642	0.00508	0.932	0.396

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.59
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.23		0.641	1.64	0.00		0.604	0.460	1.00	0.631
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.23		0.641	1.64	0.00		0.604	0.460	1.00	0.631
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.23		0.641	1.64	0.00		0.604	0.460	1.00	0.631
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.43		0.834	2.10	0.00		0.484	0.319	1.00	0.531

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.431
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	0.536		0.105	0.523	0.517		0.840	0.189	0.979	0.549
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	0.536		0.105	0.523	0.517		0.840	0.189	0.979	0.549
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	0.536		0.105	0.523	0.517		0.840	0.189	0.979	0.549
I67_GSWP3	[-]	0.797		0.366	0.801	1.53		0.484	0.0473	0.875	0.363

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	5.11
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	5.87		0.762	2.80	1.02		0.529	0.0219	0.933	0.376
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	5.87		0.762	2.80	1.02		0.529	0.0219	0.933	0.376
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	5.87		0.762	2.80	1.02		0.529	0.0219	0.933	0.376
I67_GSWP3	[-]	6.28		1.17	3.07	1.02		0.277	0.00	0.933	0.303

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.30
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.71		0.407	0.911	0.508		0.428	0.265	0.973	0.482
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.71		0.407	0.911	0.508		0.428	0.265	0.973	0.482
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.71		0.407	0.911	0.508		0.428	0.265	0.973	0.482
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.87		0.566	1.06	1.53		0.167	0.212	0.857	0.362

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.95
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.26		0.310	0.983	1.11		0.380	0.219	0.858	0.419
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.26		0.310	0.983	1.11		0.380	0.219	0.858	0.419
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.26		0.310	0.983	1.11		0.380	0.219	0.858	0.419
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.29		0.343	0.911	1.11		0.343	0.286	0.821	0.434

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.65
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.12		-0.373	1.69	1.19		0.555	0.174	0.799	0.426
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.12		-0.373	1.69	1.19		0.555	0.174	0.799	0.426
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.12		-0.373	1.69	1.19		0.555	0.174	0.799	0.426
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.30		-0.346	1.66	1.40		0.522	0.202	0.778	0.426

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.35
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.20		-0.149	1.26	1.09		0.403	0.168	0.867	0.402
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.20		-0.149	1.26	1.09		0.403	0.168	0.867	0.402
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.20		-0.149	1.26	1.09		0.403	0.168	0.867	0.402
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.38		0.0325	1.17	1.62		0.431	0.201	0.748	0.395

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.16
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.16		0.0179	1.21	1.09		0.480	0.197	0.845	0.430
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.16		0.0179	1.21	1.09		0.480	0.197	0.845	0.430
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.16		0.0179	1.21	1.09		0.480	0.197	0.845	0.430
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.32		0.154	1.22	1.38		0.439	0.212	0.789	0.413

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.621
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	0.670		0.0482	0.608	0.689		0.871	0.221	0.962	0.569
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	0.670		0.0482	0.608	0.689		0.871	0.221	0.962	0.569
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	0.670		0.0482	0.608	0.689		0.871	0.221	0.962	0.569
I67_GSWP3	[-]	0.710		0.0881	0.538	0.689		0.850	0.364	0.962	0.635

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	6.24
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	6.03		-0.213	2.27	0.00		0.932	0.491	1.00	0.729
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	6.03		-0.213	2.27	0.00		0.932	0.491	1.00	0.729
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	6.03		-0.213	2.27	0.00		0.932	0.491	1.00	0.729
I67_GSWP3	[-]	7.49		1.24	3.20	0.00		0.605	0.390	1.00	0.596

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.29
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	2.49		0.194	1.09	1.79		0.602	0.221	0.713	0.440
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	2.49		0.194	1.09	1.79		0.602	0.221	0.713	0.440
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	2.49		0.194	1.09	1.79		0.602	0.221	0.713	0.440
I67_GSWP3	[-]	2.63		0.342	1.10	1.90		0.513	0.235	0.699	0.421

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.11
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.45		0.341	0.848	1.23		0.531	0.222	0.840	0.454
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.45		0.341	0.848	1.23		0.531	0.222	0.840	0.454
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.45		0.341	0.848	1.23		0.531	0.222	0.840	0.454
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.53		0.422	0.882	1.16		0.489	0.239	0.846	0.453

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.31
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.39		0.0792	0.974	0.253		0.394	0.214	0.959	0.445
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.39		0.0792	0.974	0.253		0.394	0.214	0.959	0.445
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.39		0.0792	0.974	0.253		0.394	0.214	0.959	0.445
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.53		0.223	0.957	0.654		0.286	0.242	0.904	0.419

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	6.63
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	6.44		-0.194	2.87	0.678		0.168	0.129	0.961	0.347
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	6.44		-0.194	2.87	0.678		0.168	0.129	0.961	0.347
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	6.44		-0.194	2.87	0.678		0.168	0.129	0.961	0.347
I67_GSWP3	[-]	6.20		-0.429	2.92	0.678		0.244	0.0367	0.961	0.320

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.88
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	4.54		0.653	1.56	3.07		0.597	0.438	0.494	0.491
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	4.54		0.653	1.56	3.07		0.597	0.438	0.494	0.491
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	4.54		0.653	1.56	3.07		0.597	0.438	0.494	0.491
I67_GSWP3	[-]	4.82		0.936	2.17	3.07		0.421	0.225	0.494	0.341

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]		Bias [mm d-1]	RMSE [mm d-1]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.989
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	1.63		0.637	0.723	0.983		0.143	0.335	0.937	0.437
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	1.63		0.637	0.723	0.983		0.143	0.335	0.937	0.437
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	1.63		0.637	0.723	0.983		0.143	0.335	0.937	0.437
I67_GSWP3	[-]	1.91		0.919	1.15	2.02		0.00	0.0570	0.752	0.217

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 Temporally integrated period mean max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift 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:

FluxNet Tower eddy covariance measurements (Tier 1)

  Version:

2015

  Institutions:

FluxNet, AmeriFlux, AfriFlux, AsiaFlux, ChinaFlux, Fluxnet-Canada, KoFlux, CarboAfrica, CarboEuropeIP, CarboItaly, CarboMont, GreenGrass, OzFlux-TERN, LBA, NECC, ICOS, TCOS-Siberia, and USCCC

  References:

Reichstein, M., D. Papale, R. Valentini, M. Aubinet, C. Bernhofer, A. Knohl, T. Laurila, A. Lindroth, E. Moors, K. Pilegaard, and G. Seufert (2007), Determinants of terrestrialecosystem carbon balance inferred from European eddy covarianceflux sites, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L01402, doi:10.1029/2006GL027880

Lasslop, G., M. Reichstein, D. Papale, A.D. Richardson, A. Arneth, A. Barr, P. Stoy, and G. Wohlfahrt (2010), Separation of net ecosystem exchange into assimilation and respiration using a light response curve approach: critical issues and global evaluation, Global Change Biology, 16, 187-208, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02041.x

Knauer, J., S. Zaehle, B.E. Medlyn, M. Reichstein, C.A. Williams, M. Migliavacca, M.G. De Kauwe, C. Werner, C. Keitel, P. Kolari, J.-M. Limousin, and M.-L. Linderson (2018), Towards physiologically meaningful water use efficiency estimates from eddy covariance data, Global Change Biology, 24(2), 694-710, doi:10.1111/gcb.13893

  Comment:

Fluxnet variable(s) used: P_F