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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 68.8
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 129. 25.8 30.9 4.08 0.00 0.518 0.244 0.320
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 121. 27.6 31.9 1.02 0.00 0.455 0.933 0.460
CanESM2 [-] 143. 43.4 51.3 3.07 0.00 0.107 0.494 0.177
CanESM5 [-] 138. 33.4 41.7 1.02 0.00 0.109 0.933 0.288
CESM1-BGC [-] 119. 13.3 25.0 4.08 0.372 0.371 0.244 0.340
CESM2 [-] 117. 4.41 20.0 2.05 0.791 0.254 0.745 0.511
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 128. 22.2 32.1 2.05 0.00 0.262 0.745 0.317
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 109. 12.0 17.4 2.05 0.433 0.467 0.745 0.528
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 141. 1.57 11.5 1.02 0.926 0.549 0.933 0.739
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 117. 26.2 33.9 1.02 0.00 0.473 0.933 0.470
MeanCMIP5 [-] 130. 20.3 29.8 0.0386 0.425
MeanCMIP6 [-] 121. 14.5 21.4 1.02 0.314 0.491 0.933 0.557
MIROC-ESM [-] 147. 55.0 64.8 0.00 0.00 0.325 1.00 0.413
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 141. 39.5 43.0 0.00 0.00 0.471 1.00 0.485
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 137. 23.2 25.3 0.00 0.00 0.577 1.00 0.539
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 123. 10.3 20.6 1.02 0.512 0.502 0.933 0.612
NorESM1-ME [-] 120. 15.4 22.3 2.05 0.269 0.471 0.745 0.489
NorESM2-LM [-] 111. -7.35 19.9 1.02 0.652 0.240 0.933 0.516
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 123. 5.05 17.7 0.761 0.361
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 113. 13.5 23.3 1.02 0.358 0.313 0.933 0.479
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 147.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 133. -14.6 24.5 1.02 0.218 0.197 0.933 0.386
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 146. -1.04 15.1 1.02 0.945 0.403 0.933 0.671
CanESM2 [-] 127. -20.0 20.5 1.02 0.00 0.257 0.933 0.362
CanESM5 [-] 136. -11.1 19.2 1.02 0.409 0.455 0.933 0.563
CESM1-BGC [-] 125. -22.7 27.7 1.02 0.00 0.471 0.933 0.468
CESM2 [-] 127. -20.6 26.6 1.02 0.00 0.289 0.933 0.378
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 132. -15.2 23.7 0.00 0.186 0.286 1.00 0.439
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 126. -20.8 29.4 1.02 0.00 0.209 0.933 0.338
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 128. -19.4 26.0 1.02 0.00 0.364 0.933 0.415
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 126. -21.2 28.2 1.02 0.00 0.203 0.933 0.335
MeanCMIP5 [-] 132. -16.1 18.8 1.02 0.141 0.577 0.933 0.557
MeanCMIP6 [-] 138. -9.24 15.2 1.02 0.507 0.508 0.933 0.614
MIROC-ESM [-] 134. -13.1 41.3 0.00 0.302 0.00 1.00 0.326
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 146. -0.787 18.8 1.02 0.958 0.246 0.933 0.596
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 139. -8.37 17.2 1.02 0.553 0.328 0.933 0.536
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 161. 14.0 24.7 1.02 0.253 0.182 0.933 0.388
NorESM1-ME [-] 122. -24.9 27.2 0.00 0.00 0.445 1.00 0.473
NorESM2-LM [-] 140. -6.90 19.6 0.00 0.631 0.284 1.00 0.550
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 141. -7.04 13.4 1.02 0.624 0.550 0.933 0.664
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 127. -20.7 24.6 1.02 0.00 0.336 0.933 0.401
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 85.0
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 75.3 -15.1 24.4 0.624 0.251 0.176 0.950 0.388
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 78.8 -11.6 24.9 0.667 0.281 0.160 0.941 0.385
CanESM2 [-] 78.0 -11.3 24.9 0.565 0.326 0.201 0.944 0.418
CanESM5 [-] 79.5 -9.91 24.1 0.564 0.364 0.181 0.947 0.418
CESM1-BGC [-] 83.1 -5.46 23.9 0.479 0.411 0.137 0.959 0.411
CESM2 [-] 79.7 -9.14 22.5 0.445 0.366 0.186 0.961 0.425
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 75.6 -14.1 24.2 0.342 0.327 0.198 0.970 0.423
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 74.0 -15.0 23.7 0.436 0.276 0.215 0.967 0.418
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 77.7 -11.3 27.6 0.709 0.328 0.122 0.947 0.380
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 85.5 -3.62 24.5 0.633 0.392 0.167 0.947 0.418
MeanCMIP5 [-] 80.7 -9.87 21.1 0.551 0.353 0.241 0.952 0.447
MeanCMIP6 [-] 80.5 -8.90 20.9 0.453 0.380 0.262 0.965 0.467
MIROC-ESM [-] 89.3 -1.15 28.7 0.547 0.347 0.0743 0.946 0.360
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 85.7 -4.24 25.0 0.615 0.425 0.149 0.942 0.416
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 79.0 -11.6 25.4 0.435 0.308 0.195 0.953 0.412
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 84.8 -4.06 23.0 0.531 0.380 0.207 0.941 0.434
NorESM1-ME [-] 79.8 -9.42 22.9 0.496 0.368 0.178 0.960 0.421
NorESM2-LM [-] 79.9 -9.63 23.6 0.487 0.349 0.164 0.963 0.410
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 85.1 -4.06 24.0 0.611 0.415 0.147 0.948 0.414
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 76.8 -12.3 22.9 0.538 0.305 0.240 0.951 0.434
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 60.6
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 40.4 -16.9 23.6 0.537 0.247 0.187 0.961 0.396
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 42.6 -13.7 23.3 0.508 0.318 0.161 0.963 0.401
CanESM2 [-] 46.5 -10.9 20.7 0.198 0.423 0.260 0.987 0.483
CanESM5 [-] 47.9 -9.05 22.3 0.226 0.440 0.199 0.985 0.456
CESM1-BGC [-] 49.2 -6.66 23.0 0.169 0.484 0.109 0.989 0.423
CESM2 [-] 48.8 -8.09 20.5 0.198 0.455 0.211 0.987 0.466
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 45.2 -11.3 20.0 0.0847 0.389 0.266 0.994 0.479
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 45.3 -12.1 21.2 0.169 0.353 0.245 0.989 0.458
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 48.8 -7.46 25.0 0.762 0.482 0.113 0.946 0.413
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 54.7 -1.91 22.0 0.424 0.550 0.172 0.972 0.466
MeanCMIP5 [-] 48.4 -9.16 18.5 0.209 0.456 0.280 0.986 0.501
MeanCMIP6 [-] 48.7 -8.04 18.6 0.198 0.495 0.288 0.987 0.514
MIROC-ESM [-] 52.5 -4.71 28.5 0.254 0.381 0.0473 0.983 0.365
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 51.7 -5.50 23.7 0.169 0.450 0.165 0.989 0.442
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 44.3 -13.1 21.4 0.0847 0.323 0.270 0.994 0.464
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 51.1 -5.26 19.2 0.198 0.503 0.244 0.987 0.494
NorESM1-ME [-] 44.0 -11.7 20.7 0.282 0.398 0.205 0.981 0.447
NorESM2-LM [-] 46.4 -10.2 21.5 0.282 0.452 0.174 0.981 0.445
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 56.5 -1.65 23.0 0.209 0.541 0.150 0.986 0.457
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 48.5 -9.61 18.9 0.198 0.428 0.285 0.987 0.496
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Period Mean (original grids) [W m-2]
Bias [W m-2]
RMSE [W m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 137.
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 142. 4.76 19.4 0.339 0.570 0.294 0.978 0.534
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 169. 31.4 39.3 3.72 0.126 0.231 0.354 0.236
CanESM2 [-] 140. 2.60 28.2 3.06 0.700 0.0691 0.436 0.319
CanESM5 [-] 137. -0.331 24.8 3.40 0.779 0.116 0.413 0.356
CESM1-BGC [-] 148. 10.5 24.6 0.339 0.438 0.180 0.978 0.444
CESM2 [-] 159. 22.3 29.9 0.339 0.00965 0.305 0.978 0.400
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 145. 7.86 20.8 1.02 0.580 0.271 0.894 0.504
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 144. 7.25 20.4 0.339 0.613 0.264 0.978 0.530
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 176. 39.3 43.8 0.339 0.00 0.234 0.978 0.361
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 156. 18.8 27.2 0.339 0.0473 0.274 0.978 0.393
MeanCMIP5 [-] 148. 10.2 19.0 1.36 0.455 0.405 0.871 0.534
MeanCMIP6 [-] 155. 17.5 24.3 0.339 0.0685 0.393 0.978 0.458
MIROC-ESM [-] 146. 8.34 27.3 3.72 0.428 0.0349 0.354 0.213
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 150. 13.3 23.1 4.06 0.331 0.288 0.333 0.310
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 137. 0.116 22.9 5.73 0.694 0.139 0.0225 0.249
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 164. 27.1 39.4 4.76 0.0110 0.0374 0.123 0.0523
NorESM1-ME [-] 131. -5.84 20.6 1.36 0.630 0.250 0.871 0.500
NorESM2-LM [-] 153. 16.3 24.5 0.339 0.179 0.317 0.978 0.448
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 153. 14.8 25.1 0.678 0.224 0.233 0.955 0.411
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 149. 12.2 24.4 3.72 0.347 0.210 0.354 0.281

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Data Information

  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: NETRAD