Scoring Metrics, Data and Overall Diagnostic Info

Category

Variable

Source

Certainty of Data

Scale Appropriateness and Coverage

Overall Constraint and Process

Annual Mean

Bias

RMSE

Phase Difference

Global Bias Score

RMSE Score

Seasonal Cycle Score

Spatial Distribution Score

Interannual Variability Score

Overall Score

Ecosystem and Carbon Cycle

Biomass (Aboveground Live Biomass)

GLOBAL.CARBON (Pan Tropical Forest [Saatchi et al. 2011])

4

4

5

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

NBCD2000 (Contiguous US [Kellndorfer et al. 2000])

4

2

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

US.FOREST (Contiguous US + Alaska [Blackard el al. 2008])

4

2

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

burntArea (Burned Area)

GFED3 (GFED3 [Giglio et al. 2010])

4

5

4

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

gpp (Gross Primary Production)

FLUXNET (Fluxnet-Sites [Lasslop et al. 2010])

3

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

FLUXNET-MTE (Fluxnet-Global MTE [Jung et al. 2010])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

lai (Leaf Area Index)

AVHRR (AVHRR BU [Myneni et al. 1997])

3

5

3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

MODIS (MODIS [De Kauwe et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

nbp (Global Net Ecosystem Carbon Balance)

GCP (GCP [Le Quere et al. 2012])

4

5

5

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

YES

HOFFMAN (Khatiwala/Hoffman [Hoffman et al. 2013])

4

5

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

YES

nee (Net Ecosystem Exchange)

FLUXNET (Fluxnet-Sites [Lasslop et al. 2010])

3

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

reco (Ecosystem Respiration)

FLUXNET (Fluxnet-Sites [Lasslop et al. 2010])

2

3

4

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

soilc (Soil Carbon)

HWSD (HWSD [Todd-Brown et al. 2013])

3

5

5

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

NCSCDV22 (NCSCD v2.2 [Hugelius et al. 2013])

3

4

YES

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

YES

NO

YES

Hydrology Cycle

et (Evapotranspiration)

GLEAM (GLEAM [Miralles et al. 2011])

3

5

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

MODIS (MODIS/MOD16A2 [Mu et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

le (Latent Heat)

FLUXNET (Fluxnet-Sites [Lasslop et al. 2010])

3

1

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

FLUXNET-MTE (Fluxnet-Global MTE [Jung et al. 2010])

3

3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

MODIS (MODIS/MOD16A2 [Mu et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

twsa (Terrestrial Water Storage Anomaly)

GRACE (GRACE Tellus [Landerer et al. 2012])

5

5

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Radiation and Energy Cycle

albedo (Albedo)

CERES (CERES [Kato et al. 2013])

4

5

1

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GEWEX.SRB (GEWEX-SRB [Stackhouse et al. 2011])

4

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

MODIS (MODIS/MCD43C3 [Schaaf et al. 2011])

4

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

rsus (Surface Upward SW Radiation)

CERES (CERES [Kato et al. 2013])

3

5

1

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GEWEX.SRB (GEWEX-SRB [Stackhouse et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

WRMC.BSRN (WRMC-BSRN [Kong-Langl et al. 2013])

4

3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

rsns (Surface Net SW Radiation)

CERES (CERES [Kato et al. 2013])

3

5

1

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GEWEX.SRB (GEWEX-SRB [Stackhouse et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

WRMC.BSRN (WRMC-BSRN [Kong-Langl et al. 2013])

4

3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

rlus (Surface Upward LW Radiation)

CERES (CERES [Kato et al. 2013])

3

5

1

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GEWEX.SRB (GEWEX-SRB [Stackhouse et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

WRMC.BSRN (WRMC-BSRN [Kong-Langl et al. 2013])

4

3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

rlns (Surface Net LW Radiation)

CERES (CERES [Kato et al. 2013])

3

5

1

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GEWEX.SRB (GEWEX-SRB [Stackhouse et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

WRMC.BSRN (WRMC-BSRN [Kong-Langl et al. 2013])

4

3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

rns (Surface Net Radiation)

CERES (CERES [Kato et al. 2013])

3

5

2

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GEWEX.SRB (GEWEX-SRB [Stackhouse et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

WRMC.BSRN (WRMC-BSRN [Kong-Langl et al. 2013])

4

3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

sh (Sensible Heat)

FLUXNET (Fluxnet-Sites [Lasslop et al. 2010])

3

3

2

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Forcings

tas (Surface Air Temperature)

CRU (CRU v3.21 [Harris et al. 2013])

5

5

2

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

pr (Precipitation)

GPCP2 (GPCP v2.3 [Adler et al. 2012])

4

5

2

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

rsds (Surface Donwward SW Radiation)

CERES (CERES [Kato et al. 2013])

3

5

2

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GEWEX.SRB (GEWEX-SRB [Stackhouse et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

WRMC.BSRN (WRMC-BSRN [Kong-Langl et al. 2013])

4

3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

rlds (Surface Downward LW Radiation)

CERES (CERES [Kato et al. 2013])

3

5

1

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

GEWEX.SRB (GEWEX-SRB [Stackhouse et al. 2011])

3

5

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

WRMC.BSRN (WRMC-BSRN [Kong-Langl et al. 2013])

4

3

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Notes: 4 Categories are divided: Ecosystem and Carbon Cycle, Hydrology Cycle, Radiation and Energy Cycle, and Forcings.