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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
CARDAMOM [-] 33.2 33.1 23.9 35.1 19.9 9.16 17.0 1.91 0.115 0.349 0.740 0.585 0.428
ENSEMBLE-CMIP6 [-] 22.5 22.4 23.9 21.7 -1.47 4.14 0.922 0.448 0.601 0.878 0.988 0.703

Temporally integrated period mean

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BIAS
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SPATIAL TAYLOR DIAGRAM
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MODEL COLORS
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Spatially integrated regional mean

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MONTHLY ANOMALY
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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