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	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	102.
Fullgrid	[-]	61.1					-13.4				13.7				0.00					0.328				0.282				1.00				0.473
Sparsegrid	[-]	60.9					-40.9				22.6				0.508					0.352				0.202				0.966				0.430

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	178.
Fullgrid	[-]	151.					-25.0				33.9				0.00					0.00				0.245				1.00				0.372
Sparsegrid	[-]	179.					1.57				26.7				2.00					0.925				0.0786				0.756				0.460

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	101.
Fullgrid	[-]	105.					-7.66				17.6				0.00					0.482				0.130				1.00				0.435
Sparsegrid	[-]	105.					4.45				20.5				0.00					0.699				0.189				1.00				0.519

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	129.
Fullgrid	[-]	140.					10.7				20.9				1.28					0.376				0.273				0.840				0.441
Sparsegrid	[-]	146.					15.3				22.0				0.678					0.205				0.271				0.955				0.425

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	170.
Fullgrid	[-]	196.					3.20				22.1				0.625					0.395				0.302				0.937				0.484
Sparsegrid	[-]	193.					13.7				41.7				2.38					0.247				0.241				0.642				0.343

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	122.
Fullgrid	[-]	123.					5.09				22.4				0.411					0.326				0.243				0.973				0.446
Sparsegrid	[-]	118.					-2.57				28.4				0.377					0.182				0.165				0.957				0.367

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	131.
Fullgrid	[-]	140.	201.	104.	203.		0.104	47.7	-35.1	3.03	22.1	62.0	44.0	33.0	0.541	5.10	1.02	4.02		0.404	0.00	0.00	0.856	0.251	0.00	0.0995	0.00	0.950	0.0631	0.933	0.259	0.464
Sparsegrid	[-]	138.	214.	219.	204.		-3.55				30.0				0.805					0.333				0.166				0.900				0.391

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	55.3
Fullgrid	[-]	73.8					10.2				17.7				0.508					0.409				0.308				0.966				0.498
Sparsegrid	[-]	80.7					10.6				21.7				0.00					0.425				0.245				1.00				0.479

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	139.
Fullgrid	[-]	137.					0.282				20.2				0.598					0.628				0.220				0.960				0.507
Sparsegrid	[-]	137.					0.880				23.7				0.555					0.491				0.124				0.963				0.425

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	112.
Fullgrid	[-]	112.					-0.482				17.0				0.508					0.725				0.302				0.966				0.574
Sparsegrid	[-]	107.					-4.75				19.3				0.508					0.544				0.226				0.966				0.490

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	178.
Fullgrid	[-]	163.					-17.7				24.3				0.268					0.232				0.242				0.982				0.425
Sparsegrid	[-]	160.					-15.0				64.6				2.26					0.231				0.0762				0.627				0.252

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasahel [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africacentral [W m-2]	Period Mean (original grids) africasouth [W m-2]		Bias [W m-2]	Bias africasahel [W m-2]	Bias africacentral [W m-2]	Bias africasouth [W m-2]	RMSE [W m-2]	RMSE africasahel [W m-2]	RMSE africacentral [W m-2]	RMSE africasouth [W m-2]	Phase Shift [months]	Phase Shift africasahel [months]	Phase Shift africacentral [months]	Phase Shift africasouth [months]		Bias Score [1]	Bias Score africasahel [1]	Bias Score africacentral [1]	Bias Score africasouth [1]	RMSE Score [1]	RMSE Score africasahel [1]	RMSE Score africacentral [1]	RMSE Score africasouth [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasahel [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africacentral [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score africasouth [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	178.
Fullgrid	[-]	176.					0.831				18.7				0.00					0.412				0.365				1.00				0.536
Sparsegrid	[-]	160.					-17.5				33.4				2.54					0.217				0.0448				0.623				0.232

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: SW_IN_F-SW_OUT