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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Bias [kg m-2]
Bias Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 46.8
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 68.5 65.3 46.8 2.93 0.0142 1.72 0.428 0.928 0.678
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 49.7 49.1 46.7 0.362 0.0429 0.239 0.607 0.952 0.779
CanESM2 [-] 106. 103. 46.8 2.47 4.44 0.268 0.793 0.531
CanESM5 [-] 94.5 91.7 46.8 2.16 3.96 0.323 0.856 0.589
CESM1-BGC [-] 110. 109. 46.7 0.466 0.0977 5.20 0.470 0.400 0.435
CESM2 [-] 64.3 63.2 46.7 0.444 0.0977 1.49 0.515 0.775 0.645
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 95.1 95.8 46.8 1.92 4.33 0.284 0.801 0.542
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 47.0 43.8 46.8 3.20 -0.243 0.529 0.855 0.692
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 78.1 74.9 46.7 2.70 0.0253 2.65 0.486 0.754 0.620
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 59.8 59.5 46.7 0.645 0.0456 1.17 0.534 0.953 0.743
MeanCMIP5 [-] 93.9 85.9 46.7 7.96 0.0930 3.17 0.372 0.847 0.610
MeanCMIP6 [-] 66.7 66.0 46.8 0.698 1.79 0.522 0.949 0.735
MIROC-ESM [-] 45.1 44.1 44.1 0.934 2.66 -0.0146 0.433 0.703 0.568
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 80.1 76.8 46.8 2.88 0.0131 2.78 0.341 0.887 0.614
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 65.4 64.5 44.5 0.267 2.31 1.73 0.481 0.901 0.691
NorESM1-ME [-] 121. 118. 46.8 1.99 6.08 0.434 0.363 0.399
NorESM2-LM [-] 53.1 51.3 46.8 1.11 0.620 0.518 0.821 0.670
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 59.9 60.4 46.7 0.700 0.0309 1.37 0.473 0.886 0.680
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 67.8 66.3 46.7 0.510 0.0469 1.78 0.486 0.870 0.678
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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Bias [kg m-2]
Bias Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 28.3
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 29.3 23.4 28.1 5.60 0.178 3.76 0.384 0.725 0.554
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 28.7 26.8 27.6 1.57 0.634 1.64 0.459 0.903 0.681
CanESM2 [-] 60.8 49.0 28.3 11.4 3.94 0.327 0.681 0.504
CanESM5 [-] 39.4 31.5 28.3 7.51 7.31 0.266 0.865 0.566
CESM1-BGC [-] 73.3 70.3 26.7 3.52 1.55 20.0 0.0214 0.747 0.384
CESM2 [-] 45.5 43.7 26.7 1.98 1.55 9.59 0.175 0.904 0.540
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 46.5 39.9 28.3 7.63 10.0 0.181 0.839 0.510
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 64.7 46.0 28.3 18.7 3.43 0.400 0.799 0.599
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 66.0 50.7 27.4 12.6 0.829 16.5 0.0642 0.840 0.452
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 26.9 24.0 27.8 3.46 0.437 3.69 0.355 0.645 0.500
MeanCMIP5 [-] 122. 81.4 28.3 40.5 10.2 0.143 0.873 0.508
MeanCMIP6 [-] 33.9 30.8 28.3 3.08 5.19 0.351 0.859 0.605
MIROC-ESM [-] 25.3 21.8 18.6 3.24 9.64 1.38 0.331 0.604 0.467
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 27.6 19.3 28.0 7.77 0.286 2.57 0.312 0.516 0.414
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 25.5 23.3 17.5 2.41 10.8 2.88 0.442 0.743 0.593
NorESM1-ME [-] 83.2 74.1 28.3 10.2 19.2 0.0756 0.410 0.243
NorESM2-LM [-] 46.4 40.8 28.3 5.98 9.40 0.167 0.844 0.506
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 38.9 35.9 27.5 3.53 0.805 8.24 0.245 0.682 0.463
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 40.1 35.0 27.7 4.18 0.613 7.58 0.264 0.564 0.414
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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Bias [kg m-2]
Bias Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 364.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 476. 442. 364. 25.8 0.286 1.17 0.405 0.817 0.611
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 386. 379. 362. 6.48 1.90 0.320 0.529 0.898 0.714
CanESM2 [-] 529. 496. 364. 19.8 1.05 0.432 0.757 0.594
CanESM5 [-] 509. 485. 364. 15.9 1.71 0.372 0.809 0.590
CESM1-BGC [-] 529. 521. 362. 6.97 2.20 1.79 0.509 0.552 0.531
CESM2 [-] 485. 476. 362. 7.03 2.19 1.40 0.504 0.787 0.645
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 655. 621. 364. 25.5 2.87 0.325 0.781 0.553
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 405. 372. 364. 33.6 0.0539 0.500 0.812 0.656
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 622. 590. 363. 21.6 1.23 2.66 0.439 0.665 0.552
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 350. 342. 362. 6.61 2.07 0.191 0.549 0.881 0.715
MeanCMIP5 [-] 605. 553. 364. 51.9 0.259 1.53 0.411 0.873 0.642
MeanCMIP6 [-] 460. 450. 364. 9.70 1.21 0.492 0.916 0.704
MIROC-ESM [-] 349. 334. 331. 12.8 32.8 0.0179 0.447 0.745 0.596
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 520. 489. 364. 20.0 0.411 1.55 0.434 0.839 0.636
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 335. 325. 337. 8.08 27.2 -0.105 0.485 0.809 0.647
NorESM1-ME [-] 548. 526. 364. 14.7 2.01 0.489 0.510 0.500
NorESM2-LM [-] 463. 444. 364. 12.9 1.35 0.502 0.794 0.648
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 453. 439. 362. 11.6 2.44 1.18 0.498 0.824 0.661
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 545. 531. 362. 10.9 2.52 2.05 0.457 0.799 0.628
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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Bias [kg m-2]
Bias Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 78.4
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 66.5 65.6 78.4 1.83 0.0295 -0.258 0.549 0.728 0.639
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 81.3 83.6 78.2 0.792 0.239 0.252 0.519 0.883 0.701
CanESM2 [-] 114. 112. 78.4 3.39 1.04 0.453 0.699 0.576
CanESM5 [-] 87.0 86.6 78.4 1.65 0.501 0.441 0.764 0.603
CESM1-BGC [-] 31.6 31.3 78.1 0.236 0.335 -1.50 0.521 0.512 0.517
CESM2 [-] 111. 110. 78.1 0.744 0.335 1.21 0.445 0.762 0.603
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 181. 176. 78.4 8.22 3.71 0.214 0.802 0.508
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 162. 131. 78.4 31.2 1.66 0.316 0.799 0.558
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 216. 202. 78.4 5.70 0.0483 4.31 0.229 0.515 0.372
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 34.4 34.1 78.0 0.463 0.376 -1.35 0.547 0.513 0.530
MeanCMIP5 [-] 105. 94.8 78.4 10.6 0.0334 0.525 0.450 0.799 0.624
MeanCMIP6 [-] 81.6 80.7 78.4 0.897 0.259 0.540 0.896 0.718
MIROC-ESM [-] 80.4 79.7 75.1 1.61 3.34 0.154 0.445 0.849 0.647
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 90.2 89.4 78.4 2.04 0.00542 0.472 0.462 0.819 0.640
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 42.7 43.4 76.5 0.252 1.95 -1.13 0.505 0.593 0.549
NorESM1-ME [-] 35.9 33.2 78.4 0.366 -1.38 0.526 0.558 0.542
NorESM2-LM [-] 98.4 92.8 78.4 1.28 0.816 0.460 0.773 0.617
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 50.8 51.1 77.8 1.72 0.610 -0.695 0.512 0.786 0.649
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 71.0 69.9 78.0 1.08 0.376 -0.0137 0.490 0.854 0.672
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Period Mean (original grids) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Pg]
Model Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Pg]
Bias [kg m-2]
Bias Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 88.9
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 71.8 68.1 88.9 0.329 0.0278 -2.08 0.371 0.760 0.566
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 76.9 76.8 88.8 0.178 0.135 -1.27 0.395 0.810 0.603
CanESM2 [-] 41.9 37.5 88.9 0.230 -6.00 0.241 0.749 0.495
CanESM5 [-] 60.0 55.9 88.9 0.292 -3.49 0.328 0.813 0.571
CESM1-BGC [-] 151. 150. 88.8 0.191 0.0655 7.49 0.153 0.581 0.367
CESM2 [-] 130. 129. 88.8 0.290 0.0655 5.10 0.210 0.890 0.550
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 73.9 75.0 88.9 0.447 -1.26 0.342 0.843 0.592
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 57.1 56.4 88.9 0.794 -3.78 0.277 0.763 0.520
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 89.1 87.6 88.9 0.515 0.0223 0.341 0.314 0.879 0.597
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 101. 100. 88.8 0.345 0.0571 1.69 0.480 0.933 0.706
MeanCMIP5 [-] 91.9 90.4 88.9 1.51 0.172 0.396 0.898 0.647
MeanCMIP6 [-] 99.8 99.4 88.9 0.429 1.63 0.453 0.806 0.630
MIROC-ESM [-] 50.6 48.4 88.1 0.296 0.742 -4.78 0.312 0.703 0.508
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 91.7 87.5 88.9 0.848 0.0239 0.275 0.406 0.735 0.571
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 56.4 55.1 87.4 0.129 1.52 -3.99 0.309 0.858 0.584
NorESM1-ME [-] 141. 140. 88.9 0.709 6.36 0.174 0.567 0.370
NorESM2-LM [-] 130. 128. 88.9 0.841 5.33 0.238 0.948 0.593
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 122. 122. 88.9 0.330 0.0279 4.27 0.253 0.927 0.590
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 115. 115. 88.8 0.394 0.118 3.51 0.333 0.818 0.576

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Data Information

  Title:
Global forest live biomass carbon version 5.1

  Version:
5.1

  Institutions:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

  Source:
A combination of data in situ inventory plots and satellite light detection and ranging (Lidar) samples

  History:
2017-10-31: downloaded source from https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Saatchi
2019-03-14: convert original tif files to netcdf data using gdal_translate
2019-11-06: converted to ILAMB required netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-biomass-GlobalCarbon.py

  References:
Saatchi, S.S., N.L. Harris, S. Brown, M. Lefsky, E.T. 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, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(24), 9899-9904, doi:10.1073/pnas.1019576108

  Comments:
time_period: climatology
original_temporal_resolution: climatology
original_spatial_resolution: 0.25 degree
original_units: kg/m2 biomass
final_temporal_resolution: climatology
final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
final_units: kg/m2 carbon

  Convention:
CF-1.7