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Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Bias [kg m-2]
RMSE [kg m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 26.4
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 17.5 17.4 26.6 19.7 14.0 -9.20 9.74 1.74 0.191 0.581 0.740 0.937 0.606
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 24.0 24.0 26.4 23.2 -2.37 4.27 0.996 0.499 0.636 0.858 0.994 0.725
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 25.0 25.0 26.4 23.2 -1.35 4.03 1.51 0.543 0.647 0.775 0.992 0.721
CanESM5 [-] 20.6 20.9 26.4 19.6 -5.64 8.46 1.59 0.312 0.401 0.763 0.907 0.557
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 24.9 24.9 26.4 22.4 -1.53 4.94 1.43 0.497 0.535 0.782 0.959 0.662
MeanCMIP6 [-] 23.8 23.7 26.4 20.6 -2.79 3.93 1.26 0.517 0.666 0.811 0.993 0.731
MIROC-ES2L [-] 26.1 26.4 26.4 25.7 10.1 -0.195 5.57 1.42 0.451 0.555 0.787 0.941 0.658
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Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Bias [kg m-2]
RMSE [kg m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 34.7
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 24.8 25.8 34.7 23.3 25.9 -9.10 10.2 1.87 0.0870 0.506 0.714 0.954 0.553
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 31.7 33.9 34.7 29.9 -0.758 5.50 1.07 0.230 0.693 0.855 0.878 0.670
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 31.5 34.3 34.7 29.3 -0.363 5.22 1.84 0.241 0.642 0.705 0.879 0.622
CanESM5 [-] 31.4 33.3 34.7 30.5 -2.24 5.49 1.72 0.288 0.489 0.750 0.966 0.596
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 35.5 36.1 34.7 34.5 1.29 4.68 1.32 0.272 0.491 0.826 0.950 0.606
MeanCMIP6 [-] 31.3 34.5 34.6 27.4 -0.483 3.71 1.50 0.365 0.593 0.782 0.960 0.659
MIROC-ES2L [-] 33.7 36.0 34.7 32.5 0.843 5.01 2.65 0.332 0.342 0.560 0.930 0.501
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Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Bias [kg m-2]
RMSE [kg m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 23.9
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 18.7 16.1 23.9 32.6 21.5 -7.83 8.67 1.19 0.196 0.554 0.842 0.918 0.613
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 24.3 24.1 23.9 26.9 23.4 0.144 4.89 0.764 0.418 0.595 0.905 0.929 0.688
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 25.5 25.3 23.9 27.6 23.4 1.39 5.74 1.03 0.405 0.543 0.861 0.855 0.642
CanESM5 [-] 28.2 20.3 23.9 67.1 -3.61 8.25 1.51 0.268 0.354 0.789 0.883 0.529
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 21.0 23.3 23.9 9.21 -0.483 5.11 1.36 0.384 0.553 0.811 0.986 0.657
MeanCMIP6 [-] 24.2 23.0 23.9 30.0 -0.889 4.34 1.02 0.439 0.582 0.863 0.980 0.689
MIROC-ES2L [-] 25.3 24.5 23.9 28.4 18.0 0.680 5.92 1.26 0.326 0.549 0.828 0.959 0.642
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Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Bias [kg m-2]
RMSE [kg m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 30.9
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 23.9 22.6 30.9 30.3 26.4 -8.28 9.17 0.902 0.127 0.489 0.896 0.987 0.598
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 35.3 35.2 30.9 36.0 23.7 4.24 8.94 0.723 0.268 0.264 0.907 0.638 0.468
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 38.5 38.7 30.9 37.4 23.7 7.73 11.7 0.674 0.222 0.246 0.915 0.513 0.428
CanESM5 [-] 36.5 31.5 30.9 60.9 0.651 8.99 1.37 0.278 0.187 0.816 0.717 0.437
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 28.8 30.9 30.9 18.0 -0.0111 5.76 1.29 0.302 0.494 0.825 0.945 0.612
MeanCMIP6 [-] 33.9 33.8 30.9 34.2 2.92 5.29 0.716 0.341 0.439 0.922 0.994 0.627
MIROC-ES2L [-] 33.0 33.1 30.9 32.4 2.16 6.44 1.19 0.246 0.533 0.841 0.967 0.624
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Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Bias [kg m-2]
RMSE [kg m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 34.0
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 17.3 17.3 34.0 16.3 35.5 -16.6 17.1 0.928 0.0388 0.344 0.890 0.875 0.498
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 29.4 29.5 34.0 25.1 -4.41 5.04 0.946 0.299 0.681 0.904 0.964 0.706
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 29.1 29.3 34.0 24.8 -4.67 5.59 0.938 0.292 0.551 0.899 0.951 0.649
CanESM5 [-] 22.4 22.3 34.0 18.2 -11.8 14.4 1.07 0.113 0.195 0.874 0.555 0.387
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 27.7 27.7 34.0 25.5 -6.23 8.24 0.636 0.262 0.312 0.943 0.878 0.541
MeanCMIP6 [-] 26.0 26.1 33.9 22.3 -7.87 8.76 0.585 0.151 0.408 0.944 0.956 0.573
MIROC-ES2L [-] 31.0 31.0 34.0 30.5 33.3 -2.98 6.96 0.789 0.290 0.426 0.908 0.649 0.540
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Period Mean (original grids) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [kg m-2]
Model Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [kg m-2]
Bias [kg m-2]
RMSE [kg m-2]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 27.2
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 19.5 19.3 27.2 22.6 25.4 -7.92 8.75 1.08 0.152 0.521 0.869 0.981 0.609
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 29.3 29.1 27.2 31.3 23.3 1.88 6.28 0.796 0.377 0.453 0.898 0.820 0.600
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 30.0 30.0 27.2 29.5 23.3 2.78 7.03 0.784 0.372 0.423 0.903 0.751 0.575
CanESM5 [-] 27.3 26.4 27.2 33.0 -0.862 8.49 1.49 0.305 0.249 0.799 0.884 0.497
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 26.4 26.8 27.2 22.0 -0.386 5.16 1.47 0.372 0.526 0.800 0.978 0.641
MeanCMIP6 [-] 27.9 28.0 27.2 26.3 0.830 4.30 1.10 0.439 0.501 0.857 0.983 0.657
MIROC-ES2L [-] 29.5 29.3 27.2 29.5 23.2 2.07 6.15 1.35 0.306 0.544 0.817 0.975 0.637

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Data Information

  Title:
Observation-based global multilayer soil moisture products for 1970 to 2016

  Version:
1

  Institutions:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Source:
Offline land surface models, reanalysis, and satellite soil moisture datasets combined using the Optimal Linear Combination technique of Hobeichi, 2018 (doi:10.5194/hess-22-1317-2018)

  History:
2021-09-14: downloaded https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-v8QmowHzZrvUHWUdmSJw5rtwfxYJnfA/view?usp=sharing
2021-09-14: selected top 10cm, converted unit from vol-% to kg m-2

  References:
Wang, Y. and Mao, J. and Jin, M. and Hoffman, F. M. and Shi, X. and Wullschleger, S. D. and Dai, Y. (2021), Development of observation-based global multilayer soil moisture products for 1970 to 2016, Earth System Science Data, 4385--4405, 10.5194/essd-13-4385-2021

  Comments:
time_period: 1970-01 through 2016-12
temporal_resolution: monthly
spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
units: kg m-2

  Convention:
CF-1.8