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) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	32.5
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	14.4		-18.2	24.2	1.52		0.355	0.626	0.816	0.606
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	14.4		-18.2	24.2	1.52		0.355	0.626	0.816	0.606
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	9.88		-22.7	27.8	1.52		0.343	0.610	0.816	0.595
I67_GSWP3	[-]	30.7		-1.85	13.7	3.02		0.729	0.535	0.435	0.558

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	50.6
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	52.9		2.26	26.7	0.508		0.00101	0.202	0.964	0.342
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	52.9		2.26	26.7	0.508		0.00107	0.201	0.964	0.342
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	54.8		4.21	26.6	0.508		0.0336	0.203	0.964	0.351
I67_GSWP3	[-]	49.7		-0.900	18.7	2.03		0.817	0.181	0.702	0.470

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	47.7
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	69.8		22.0	41.9	0.00		0.00	0.00	1.00	0.250
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	69.8		22.0	41.9	0.00		0.00	0.00	1.00	0.250
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	69.7		21.9	41.8	0.00		0.00	0.00	1.00	0.250
I67_GSWP3	[-]	58.4		10.6	35.9	0.00		0.454	0.00	1.00	0.364

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	13.8
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	8.59		-5.18	18.8	0.508		0.706	0.279	0.969	0.558
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	7.27		-6.50	18.9	0.508		0.628	0.293	0.969	0.546
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	8.55		-5.22	19.0	0.508		0.705	0.271	0.969	0.554
I67_GSWP3	[-]	7.34		-6.43	17.1	0.508		0.615	0.363	0.969	0.577

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	45.2
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	21.8		-23.4	26.9	0.00		0.00	0.581	1.00	0.540
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	21.8		-23.4	26.9	0.00		0.00	0.581	1.00	0.540
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	18.0		-27.2	30.2	0.00		0.00	0.603	1.00	0.551
I67_GSWP3	[-]	21.9		-23.2	25.1	0.983		0.00	0.623	0.937	0.545

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	22.3
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	19.6		-2.68	19.2	0.508		0.665	0.178	0.967	0.497
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	19.3		-3.01	19.7	0.508		0.656	0.154	0.967	0.483
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	19.4		-2.87	19.3	0.508		0.667	0.167	0.967	0.492
I67_GSWP3	[-]	14.3		-8.03	20.9	0.508		0.416	0.136	0.967	0.414

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	26.9
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	34.4		7.47	20.4	1.27		0.502	0.301	0.876	0.495
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	34.4		7.43	20.5	1.27		0.503	0.300	0.876	0.495
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	34.0		7.05	19.9	1.27		0.508	0.319	0.876	0.506
I67_GSWP3	[-]	38.4		11.5	20.3	0.932		0.396	0.336	0.911	0.495

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	52.4
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	58.8		5.54	28.5	0.973		0.253	0.193	0.929	0.392
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	58.8		5.54	28.5	0.973		0.253	0.192	0.929	0.391
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	59.6		6.34	27.7	0.927		0.334	0.200	0.937	0.418
I67_GSWP3	[-]	51.7		-0.704	26.1	0.841		0.364	0.214	0.956	0.437

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	22.1
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	25.8		3.70	24.2	1.08		0.333	0.113	0.902	0.365
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	25.7		3.57	24.1	1.08		0.332	0.113	0.902	0.365
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	25.8		3.68	24.2	1.08		0.331	0.110	0.902	0.363
I67_GSWP3	[-]	20.8		-1.30	22.7	1.08		0.306	0.101	0.907	0.354

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	30.6
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	32.5		1.85	25.6	0.981		0.316	0.158	0.899	0.383
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	32.2		1.64	25.6	0.961		0.318	0.159	0.900	0.384
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	32.3		1.68	25.5	1.03		0.337	0.159	0.893	0.387
I67_GSWP3	[-]	29.5		-1.08	23.7	0.972		0.367	0.176	0.896	0.404

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	4.91
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	9.36		4.44	17.5	0.339		0.897	0.319	0.934	0.617
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	8.61		3.70	16.9	0.678		0.902	0.323	0.944	0.623
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	8.12		3.20	17.2	0.678		0.886	0.405	0.944	0.660
I67_GSWP3	[-]	14.2		9.30	21.5	0.339		0.894	0.436	0.934	0.675

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	32.1
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	39.7		7.62	19.0	0.00		0.614	0.324	1.00	0.566
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	39.7		7.62	19.0	0.00		0.614	0.324	1.00	0.566
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	36.9		4.85	18.5	1.02		0.754	0.288	0.933	0.566
I67_GSWP3	[-]	28.3		-3.80	13.5	0.00		0.807	0.441	1.00	0.672

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	30.5
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	27.5		-3.01	26.6	1.12		0.227	0.0974	0.804	0.306
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	27.4		-3.17	26.6	1.12		0.227	0.0964	0.804	0.306
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	27.5		-3.08	26.5	1.12		0.229	0.0978	0.804	0.307
I67_GSWP3	[-]	24.9		-5.64	24.6	1.09		0.311	0.124	0.803	0.341

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	31.8
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	27.6		-4.25	20.6	0.881		0.566	0.174	0.941	0.464
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	27.4		-4.42	20.1	0.542		0.562	0.201	0.961	0.481
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	26.6		-5.18	21.3	0.881		0.533	0.157	0.941	0.447
I67_GSWP3	[-]	22.0		-9.83	21.6	0.542		0.331	0.209	0.966	0.429

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	38.7
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	43.6		4.85	30.2	0.945		0.305	0.134	0.917	0.372
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	42.9		4.21	30.2	0.945		0.324	0.131	0.917	0.376
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	43.7		4.94	30.1	1.16		0.331	0.135	0.881	0.371
I67_GSWP3	[-]	44.1		5.37	26.6	1.05		0.424	0.164	0.895	0.412

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	20.8
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	30.2		9.45	19.5	0.339		0.507	0.440	0.977	0.591
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	30.2		9.45	19.5	0.339		0.507	0.440	0.977	0.591
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	25.1		4.35	16.6	0.339		0.702	0.483	0.977	0.661
I67_GSWP3	[-]	24.1		3.39	12.8	0.678		0.826	0.534	0.956	0.713

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-10.2
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	39.2		49.4	59.9	0.00		-0.00	-0.00	1.00	0.250
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	39.2		49.4	59.9	0.00		-0.00	-0.00	1.00	0.250
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	36.2		46.4	56.9	0.00		-0.00	-0.00	1.00	0.250
I67_GSWP3	[-]	29.6		39.9	52.2	1.03		-0.00	-0.00	0.930	0.233

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	83.9
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	50.6		-33.4	35.8	0.00		0.00	0.00	1.00	0.250
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	50.6		-33.4	35.8	0.00		0.00	0.00	1.00	0.250
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	52.8		-31.1	34.9	1.03		0.00	0.00	0.930	0.233
I67_GSWP3	[-]	43.8		-40.2	51.4	1.03		0.00	0.00	0.930	0.233

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: H_F_MDS