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 - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-43.0
Fullgrid	[-]	-39.5				-7.09			20.5			1.50				0.321			0.105			0.847			0.345
Sparsegrid	[-]	-43.5				-0.453			15.9			2.52				0.0526			0.0551			0.597			0.190

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-31.5
Fullgrid	[-]	-44.9				-12.1			13.6			0.00				0.267			0.751			1.00			0.692
Sparsegrid	[-]	-47.1				-15.6			17.9			1.02				0.0506			0.640			0.933			0.566

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-36.9
Fullgrid	[-]	-48.0				-9.70			12.7			0.00				0.227			0.492			1.00			0.553
Sparsegrid	[-]	-50.4				-13.5			16.7			0.00				0.00			0.434			1.00			0.467

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-52.0
Fullgrid	[-]	-65.4				-9.84			12.8			1.68				0.364			0.556			0.690			0.541
Sparsegrid	[-]	-64.0				-3.37			11.9			1.01				0.356			0.414			0.876			0.515

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-62.2
Fullgrid	[-]	-85.0				-16.1			20.2			0.877				0.277			0.499			0.908			0.546
Sparsegrid	[-]	-91.6				-11.6			23.7			3.05				0.241			0.00			0.498			0.185

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-53.6
Fullgrid	[-]	-58.2				-10.9			15.6			1.17				0.314			0.428			0.865			0.509
Sparsegrid	[-]	-56.8				-4.46			17.9			1.45				0.410			0.240			0.785			0.419

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-55.5
Fullgrid	[-]	-66.0	-41.8	-96.3		-11.2	-11.1	-24.2	17.2	15.5	30.2	1.17	3.07	0.983		0.321	0.329	0.00	0.441	0.557	0.00523	0.857	0.494	0.937	0.515
Sparsegrid	[-]	-67.2	-61.3	-97.3		-6.04			18.5			1.41				0.327			0.278			0.807			0.422

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-30.2
Fullgrid	[-]	-43.4				-9.81			15.3			0.517				0.152			0.226			0.965			0.392
Sparsegrid	[-]	-46.5				-12.9			24.3			0.983				0.00			0.00			0.937			0.234

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-53.7
Fullgrid	[-]	-60.6				-19.9			22.9			1.41				0.205			0.521			0.847			0.523
Sparsegrid	[-]	-63.0				-10.7			16.3			0.787				0.276			0.426			0.935			0.516

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-49.8
Fullgrid	[-]	-52.8				-3.40			10.1			0.148				0.613			0.395			0.990			0.598
Sparsegrid	[-]	-55.2				-5.41			11.8			0.736				0.495			0.316			0.951			0.520

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-85.8
Fullgrid	[-]	-82.6				-1.87			17.0			1.69				0.399			0.354			0.755			0.466
Sparsegrid	[-]	-81.5				-3.54			32.6			2.73				0.152			0.140			0.566			0.250

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-34.9
Fullgrid	[-]	-42.2				-7.04			8.52			1.51				0.573			0.786			0.753			0.725
Sparsegrid	[-]	-44.3				-6.47			10.3			0.983				0.607			0.635			0.937			0.703

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  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: LW_IN_F-LW_OUT