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	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	[-]	322.
Fullgrid	[-]	259.				-35.4			16.9			0.00				0.00			0.00783			1.00			0.254
Sparsegrid	[-]	266.				-56.0			17.2			0.00				0.00			0.00			1.00			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	[-]	452.
Fullgrid	[-]	458.				6.39			6.82			1.02				0.529			0.822			0.933			0.777
Sparsegrid	[-]	465.				13.2			14.2			0.00				0.0277			0.743			1.00			0.628

	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	[-]	338.
Fullgrid	[-]	341.				1.71			7.73			0.00				0.864			0.585			1.00			0.759
Sparsegrid	[-]	344.				5.76			11.2			0.00				0.540			0.540			1.00			0.655

	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	[-]	357.
Fullgrid	[-]	360.				3.80			8.25			0.00				0.677			0.614			1.00			0.726
Sparsegrid	[-]	363.				9.10			14.4			0.517				0.428			0.476			0.965			0.586

	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	[-]	428.
Fullgrid	[-]	434.				5.93			20.5			0.439				0.337			0.438			0.961			0.544
Sparsegrid	[-]	435.				-43.2			65.8			4.08				0.00			0.00			0.244			0.0610

	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	[-]	365.
Fullgrid	[-]	356.				-5.86			14.0			0.189				0.513			0.477			0.985			0.613
Sparsegrid	[-]	358.				-4.06			15.3			0.736				0.351			0.262			0.939			0.453

	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	[-]	362.
Fullgrid	[-]	374.	457.	448.		-2.33	20.8	18.3	15.4	22.3	23.7	0.202	0.00	1.02		0.434	0.00	0.00	0.461	0.510	0.0790	0.984	1.00	0.933	0.585
Sparsegrid	[-]	376.	459.	448.		-5.43			21.4			0.730				0.357			0.273			0.904			0.452

	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	[-]	270.
Fullgrid	[-]	284.				-0.713			13.9			0.00				0.645			0.345			1.00			0.584
Sparsegrid	[-]	285.				3.03			14.3			0.00				0.741			0.230			1.00			0.550

	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	[-]	374.
Fullgrid	[-]	364.				0.427			11.0			0.0635				0.531			0.501			0.996			0.632
Sparsegrid	[-]	365.				-5.01			15.2			0.113				0.274			0.361			0.993			0.497

	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	[-]	324.
Fullgrid	[-]	320.				-4.68			7.57			0.00				0.622			0.588			1.00			0.699
Sparsegrid	[-]	319.				-5.04			13.2			0.00				0.570			0.315			1.00			0.550

	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	[-]	370.
Fullgrid	[-]	382.				-6.26			22.0			0.170				0.165			0.346			0.989			0.462
Sparsegrid	[-]	385.				-0.562			58.0			2.30				0.309			0.0644			0.593			0.258

	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	[-]	453.
Fullgrid	[-]	455.				4.99			6.59			0.00				0.632			0.847			1.00			0.832
Sparsegrid	[-]	453.				-2.95			6.85			1.02				0.782			0.611			0.933			0.734

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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_OUT