Australia Boreal Asia Boreal North America Central America Central Asia Equatorial Asia Europe Globe Middle East Northern Hemisphere Africa Northern Hemisphere South America Southeast Asia Southern Hemisphere Africa Southern Hemisphere South America Temperate North America

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	6.34
default	[-]	15.7	10.7	6.41	6.30	0.0463		0.548		0.55	0.78	0.66
default_v11	[-]	15.7	10.7	6.40	6.30	0.0463		0.546		0.55	0.78	0.66
vbe	[-]	11.7	8.02	4.53	6.30	0.0463		0.211		0.54	0.71	0.63
vbe_v11	[-]	11.6	7.91	4.45	6.30	0.0463		0.197		0.54	0.70	0.62

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	36.8
default	[-]	34.6	34.1	0.784	36.9	0.00729		-0.245		0.66	0.78	0.72
default_v11	[-]	34.6	34.1	0.784	36.9	0.00729		-0.247		0.66	0.78	0.72
vbe	[-]	26.8	26.5	0.559	36.9	0.00729		-0.906		0.63	0.76	0.70
vbe_v11	[-]	25.8	25.5	0.544	36.9	0.00729		-0.991		0.63	0.74	0.68

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	19.1
default	[-]	32.6	29.5	1.44	19.0	0.116		1.08		0.57	0.90	0.73
default_v11	[-]	32.6	29.5	1.44	19.0	0.116		1.08		0.57	0.90	0.73
vbe	[-]	27.4	24.8	1.12	19.0	0.116		0.600		0.61	0.87	0.74
vbe_v11	[-]	26.6	24.1	1.09	19.0	0.116		0.527		0.61	0.86	0.74

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	7.57
default	[-]	19.0	12.9	6.40	7.40	0.0403		1.69		0.58	0.62	0.60
default_v11	[-]	19.0	12.9	6.40	7.40	0.0403		1.69		0.58	0.62	0.60
vbe	[-]	11.9	8.08	4.10	7.40	0.0403		0.199		0.60	0.83	0.72
vbe_v11	[-]	11.2	7.55	3.86	7.40	0.0403		0.0366		0.59	0.83	0.71

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	34.1
default	[-]	52.7	42.8	8.62	34.3	0.0443		0.454		0.57	0.84	0.70
default_v11	[-]	52.7	42.8	8.61	34.3	0.0443		0.452		0.57	0.84	0.70
vbe	[-]	42.1	34.6	6.55	34.3	0.0443		0.0209		0.59	0.81	0.70
vbe_v11	[-]	40.4	33.3	6.19	34.3	0.0443		-0.0476		0.59	0.79	0.69

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	28.1
default	[-]	108.	79.6	27.6	27.2	0.860		12.3		0.45	0.78	0.61
default_v11	[-]	108.	79.6	27.6	27.2	0.860		12.3		0.45	0.78	0.61
vbe	[-]	73.3	53.8	18.5	27.2	0.860		6.20		0.65	0.89	0.77
vbe_v11	[-]	70.7	51.8	17.8	27.2	0.860		5.75		0.67	0.89	0.78

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	13.6
default	[-]	29.5	23.8	4.69	13.6	0.0157		1.47		0.61	0.87	0.74
default_v11	[-]	29.5	23.8	4.68	13.6	0.0157		1.46		0.61	0.87	0.74
vbe	[-]	25.0	20.2	3.99	13.6	0.0157		0.945		0.64	0.87	0.76
vbe_v11	[-]	24.4	19.6	3.89	13.6	0.0157		0.870		0.64	0.87	0.76

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	368.
default	[-]	838.	720.	119.	365.	2.89		2.84		0.50	0.50	0.50
default_v11	[-]	838.	720.	119.	365.	2.89		2.84		0.50	0.50	0.50
vbe	[-]	592.	508.	84.3	365.	2.89		1.14		0.60	0.78	0.69
vbe_v11	[-]	568.	488.	81.0	365.	2.89		0.981		0.61	0.80	0.71

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.17
default	[-]	4.00	3.27	1.32	1.16	0.00906		0.465		0.53	0.69	0.61
default_v11	[-]	3.99	3.27	1.32	1.16	0.00906		0.465		0.53	0.69	0.61
vbe	[-]	3.22	2.65	1.10	1.16	0.00906		0.330		0.56	0.72	0.64
vbe_v11	[-]	3.14	2.57	1.08	1.16	0.00906		0.311		0.57	0.72	0.64

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	26.7
default	[-]	73.6	61.3	6.30	26.6	0.0110		3.79		0.36	0.32	0.34
default_v11	[-]	73.5	61.3	6.30	26.6	0.0110		3.78		0.36	0.32	0.34
vbe	[-]	53.3	44.3	4.84	26.6	0.0110		1.92		0.46	0.55	0.51
vbe_v11	[-]	51.7	42.9	4.72	26.6	0.0110		1.77		0.48	0.58	0.53

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	28.3
default	[-]	87.5	75.6	6.56	28.3	0.0598		15.3		0.36	0.40	0.38
default_v11	[-]	87.5	75.6	6.56	28.3	0.0598		15.3		0.36	0.40	0.38
vbe	[-]	57.6	49.8	4.56	28.3	0.0598		6.98		0.56	0.71	0.64
vbe_v11	[-]	55.3	47.7	4.41	28.3	0.0598		6.33		0.58	0.74	0.66

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	31.5
default	[-]	52.6	41.5	10.4	30.9	0.253		1.23		0.60	0.85	0.73
default_v11	[-]	52.7	41.6	10.4	30.9	0.253		1.23		0.60	0.85	0.73
vbe	[-]	37.9	30.6	6.78	30.9	0.253		-0.0584		0.63	0.81	0.72
vbe_v11	[-]	36.0	29.2	6.41	30.9	0.253		-0.226		0.63	0.79	0.71

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	23.7
default	[-]	43.9	47.8	2.02	23.7	0.0141		2.49		0.50	0.47	0.49
default_v11	[-]	43.9	47.8	2.01	23.7	0.0141		2.49		0.50	0.47	0.49
vbe	[-]	32.3	34.8	1.65	23.7	0.0141		1.14		0.60	0.77	0.69
vbe_v11	[-]	31.4	33.8	1.62	23.7	0.0141		1.03		0.61	0.80	0.70

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	72.3
default	[-]	191.	191.	6.99	72.2	0.107		7.71		0.38	0.41	0.40
default_v11	[-]	191.	192.	6.99	72.2	0.107		7.71		0.38	0.41	0.40
vbe	[-]	120.	120.	4.96	72.2	0.107		3.08		0.61	0.79	0.70
vbe_v11	[-]	114.	114.	4.80	72.2	0.107		2.68		0.62	0.82	0.72

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]		Bias [kg m-2]		Bias Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	27.3
default	[-]	35.2	32.6	3.27	27.3	0.00853		0.577		0.60	0.81	0.71
default_v11	[-]	35.2	32.6	3.26	27.3	0.00853		0.575		0.61	0.81	0.71
vbe	[-]	29.0	27.1	2.58	27.3	0.00853		-0.0353		0.65	0.71	0.68
vbe_v11	[-]	27.8	26.0	2.40	27.3	0.00853		-0.153		0.65	0.69	0.67

Australia Boreal Asia Boreal North America Central America Central Asia Equatorial Asia Europe Globe Middle East Northern Hemisphere Africa Northern Hemisphere South America Southeast Asia Southern Hemisphere Africa Southern Hemisphere South America Temperate North America Temporally integrated period mean Temporally integrated period mean bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score

  Approach: To convert the original data in0.25x0.25 to the final one at 0.5x0.5 degree resolution, Please see conversion steps listed in http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/readme_biomass. 3 codes below will be used in these steps. Code 1: http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/read-GlobalCarbon.pro Code 2: http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-GlobalCarbon.ncl Code 3: http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/write-GlobalCarbon.ncl First, I used Code 1 to read above ground and below ground biomass carbon data in quater degree from the original geotiff file; then I used Code 2 to convert unit from the orignal unit of ton C per hectare to the final one of Kg C per m2, meanwhile I summed all available data points for both above and below ground data in each 0.5x0.5 grid cell to obtain the total biomass in 0.5x0.5 degree resolution; finally I used Code 3 to create the final file in netCDF format.

  Temporal resolution: climatology

  General information: This product was derived from global biomass carbon stocks data originally in 0.25x0.25 degree resolution.

  Spatial resolution: 0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code: http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/read-GlobalCarbon.pro http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-GlobalCarbon.ncl http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/write-GlobalCarbon.ncl