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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	[-]	45.9
Fullgrid	[-]	31.9					-12.6				23.4				0.00					0.390				0.335				1.00				0.515
Sparsegrid	[-]	30.3					-15.5				27.6				0.00					0.301				0.116				1.00				0.383

	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	[-]	23.0
Fullgrid	[-]	33.2					10.9				11.9				2.00					0.00				0.516				0.756				0.447
Sparsegrid	[-]	39.4					16.4				17.8				2.00					0.00				0.386				0.756				0.382

	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	[-]	9.48
Fullgrid	[-]	25.0					17.8				24.3				0.00					0.00				0.00				1.00				0.250
Sparsegrid	[-]	25.5					16.0				19.8				0.00					0.00				0.0330				1.00				0.267

	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	[-]	30.7
Fullgrid	[-]	32.5					-0.635				11.4				0.508					0.386				0.357				0.966				0.517
Sparsegrid	[-]	32.5					2.49				11.0				0.00					0.304				0.411				1.00				0.531

	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	[-]	26.1
Fullgrid	[-]	41.1					6.53				10.8				1.06					0.482				0.526				0.867				0.600
Sparsegrid	[-]	39.4					12.4				14.0				2.04					0.128				0.328				0.702				0.371

	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	[-]	22.2
Fullgrid	[-]	27.9					3.98				13.7				1.03					0.278				0.351				0.871				0.463
Sparsegrid	[-]	26.8					3.92				13.3				1.17					0.216				0.306				0.834				0.416

	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	[-]	26.7
Fullgrid	[-]	32.2	71.0	20.1	38.2		3.05	-8.83	2.73	6.03	13.5	12.5	6.36	8.30	1.28	1.02	0.00	1.02		0.313	0.478	0.699	0.334	0.373	0.550	0.465	0.421	0.820	0.933	1.00	0.933	0.470
Sparsegrid	[-]	32.1	46.4	41.6	38.3		3.58				15.8				1.58					0.227				0.271				0.767				0.384

	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	[-]	54.2
Fullgrid	[-]	24.3					-16.1				28.6				0.508					0.112				0.115				0.966				0.327
Sparsegrid	[-]	30.2					-25.3				42.6				1.02					0.00				0.00				0.933				0.233

	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	[-]	37.3
Fullgrid	[-]	31.8					-0.588				15.0				3.15					0.256				0.124				0.432				0.234
Sparsegrid	[-]	33.2					-4.06				16.7				3.12					0.250				0.151				0.446				0.249

	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	[-]	17.9
Fullgrid	[-]	26.3					8.25				12.7				1.38					0.248				0.498				0.810				0.514
Sparsegrid	[-]	27.9					10.0				16.4				1.16					0.160				0.326				0.859				0.418

	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	[-]	36.8
Fullgrid	[-]	33.5					-4.34				12.1				1.07					0.348				0.429				0.873				0.520
Sparsegrid	[-]	36.5					2.09				18.0				2.53					0.480				0.174				0.653				0.370

	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	[-]	22.6
Fullgrid	[-]	36.6					14.3				16.3				0.00					0.0527				0.585				1.00				0.556
Sparsegrid	[-]	33.7					11.1				13.4				2.03					0.0229				0.521				0.749				0.454

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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: SW_OUT