Australia Central America Central Asia Equatorial Asia 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	[-]	13.7
default	[-]	15.6	5.63	11.4	13.7	0.0579		-1.25		0.49	0.70	0.60
default_v11	[-]	15.6	5.62	11.4	13.7	0.0579		-1.25		0.49	0.70	0.60
vbe	[-]	11.7	4.11	8.39	13.7	0.0579		-1.50		0.47	0.76	0.61
vbe_v11	[-]	11.5	4.07	8.23	13.7	0.0579		-1.50		0.47	0.76	0.61

	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	[-]	10.3
default	[-]	19.0	12.6	6.67	10.1	0.0716		0.771		0.61	0.80	0.70
default_v11	[-]	19.0	12.6	6.67	10.1	0.0716		0.771		0.61	0.80	0.70
vbe	[-]	11.9	7.91	4.25	10.1	0.0716		-0.704		0.59	0.82	0.70
vbe_v11	[-]	11.2	7.40	4.01	10.1	0.0716		-0.864		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	[-]	24.2
default	[-]	52.8	18.3	33.1	24.7	0.0416		-0.988		0.52	0.55	0.54
default_v11	[-]	52.7	18.3	33.1	24.7	0.0416		-0.990		0.52	0.55	0.54
vbe	[-]	42.1	14.1	27.1	24.7	0.0416		-1.63		0.54	0.72	0.63
vbe_v11	[-]	40.4	13.4	26.1	24.7	0.0416		-1.73		0.55	0.75	0.65

	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	[-]	37.5
default	[-]	108.	75.7	31.3	36.4	1.07		9.68		0.58	0.84	0.71
default_v11	[-]	108.	75.8	31.3	36.4	1.07		9.70		0.58	0.84	0.71
vbe	[-]	73.3	51.2	21.0	36.4	1.07		3.62		0.71	0.90	0.81
vbe_v11	[-]	70.6	49.3	20.2	36.4	1.07		3.16		0.72	0.90	0.81

	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	[-]	352.
default	[-]	837.	553.	286.	349.	2.09		2.83		0.51	0.46	0.49
default_v11	[-]	837.	553.	286.	349.	2.09		2.83		0.51	0.46	0.49
vbe	[-]	591.	373.	219.	349.	2.09		0.315		0.60	0.77	0.69
vbe_v11	[-]	568.	357.	211.	349.	2.09		0.0969		0.61	0.79	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	[-]	0.216
default	[-]	3.98	0.00658	4.57	0.216	0.00		-0.490		0.37	0.0025	0.19
default_v11	[-]	3.98	0.00659	4.57	0.216	0.00		-0.490		0.37	0.0025	0.19
vbe	[-]	3.22	0.00280	3.74	0.216	0.00		-0.499		0.37	0.00037	0.19
vbe_v11	[-]	3.13	0.00261	3.63	0.216	0.00		-0.500		0.37	0.00035	0.19

	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	[-]	34.3
default	[-]	73.6	61.7	5.94	34.3	0.0131		2.54		0.42	0.38	0.40
default_v11	[-]	73.6	61.7	5.94	34.3	0.0131		2.54		0.42	0.38	0.40
vbe	[-]	53.3	44.7	4.47	34.3	0.0131		0.953		0.52	0.63	0.57
vbe_v11	[-]	51.7	43.3	4.35	34.3	0.0131		0.827		0.53	0.66	0.59

	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	[-]	30.6
default	[-]	87.4	75.3	6.85	30.5	0.0666		14.5		0.38	0.36	0.37
default_v11	[-]	87.5	75.3	6.85	30.5	0.0666		14.5		0.38	0.35	0.37
vbe	[-]	57.6	49.5	4.75	30.5	0.0666		6.20		0.59	0.66	0.62
vbe_v11	[-]	55.2	47.5	4.58	30.5	0.0666		5.54		0.60	0.69	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	[-]	57.3
default	[-]	52.6	40.7	11.2	56.4	0.327		-1.86		0.61	0.86	0.74
default_v11	[-]	52.6	40.7	11.2	56.4	0.327		-1.86		0.61	0.86	0.74
vbe	[-]	37.9	30.1	7.33	56.4	0.327		-3.09		0.58	0.75	0.66
vbe_v11	[-]	36.0	28.7	6.93	56.4	0.327		-3.25		0.57	0.72	0.65

	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	[-]	38.4
default	[-]	43.8	47.8	1.98	38.3	0.0220		0.926		0.57	0.51	0.54
default_v11	[-]	43.8	47.7	1.98	38.3	0.0220		0.923		0.57	0.51	0.54
vbe	[-]	32.2	34.7	1.61	38.3	0.0220		-0.384		0.62	0.81	0.71
vbe_v11	[-]	31.3	33.7	1.57	38.3	0.0220		-0.484		0.62	0.83	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	[-]	95.5
default	[-]	191.	191.	7.38	95.3	0.232		6.19		0.48	0.42	0.45
default_v11	[-]	191.	191.	7.38	95.3	0.232		6.20		0.48	0.42	0.45
vbe	[-]	120.	119.	5.23	95.3	0.232		1.56		0.64	0.80	0.72
vbe_v11	[-]	114.	113.	5.06	95.3	0.232		1.17		0.65	0.83	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	[-]	0.794
default	[-]	35.3	1.97	33.9	0.953	0.00		1.29		0.64	0.70	0.67
default_v11	[-]	35.2	1.97	33.9	0.953	0.00		1.29		0.64	0.70	0.67
vbe	[-]	29.0	1.68	27.9	0.953	0.00		0.931		0.63	0.74	0.68
vbe_v11	[-]	27.8	1.57	26.8	0.953	0.00		0.798		0.63	0.76	0.70

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  title: Global Tropical Forest Biomass

  institution: NASA-JPL (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, USA)

  institute_id: NASA-JPL

  source: 4079 in situ inventory plots, satellite light detection and ranging (LiDAR) samples of forest structure, and optical and microwave imagery (1-km resolution) to extrapolate estimates

  history: 2015-01-08-T06:37:41Z Converted from 1 km x 1 km to 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree by Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) on Fri Jan 9 10:37:41 PST 2015

  creation_date: 2015-01-08-T06:37:41Z

  Conventions: CF-1.6

  product: observations

  data_structure: grid

  realm: land

  contact: Prof. James T. Randerson (jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu)

  references: Saatchi, S. S., N. L. Harris, S. Brown, M. Lefsky, E. T. A. Mitchard, W. Salas, B. R. Zutta, W. Buermann, S. L. Lewis, S. Hagen, S. Petrova, L. White, M. Silman, and A. Morel (2011), Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 108(24):9899-9904, doi:10.1073/pnas.1019576108.