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Period Mean (original grids) [1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [1]
Bias [1]
RMSE [1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.49
4597_2026-03-05_uncalib [-] 1.11 1.40 1.50 0.0197 1.73 -0.0885 0.512 1.11 0.556 0.593 0.857 0.964 0.713
4598_2026-03-05_latest [-] 1.11 1.40 1.50 0.0197 1.73 -0.0885 0.512 1.11 0.556 0.593 0.857 0.964 0.713
ENSEMBLE-CMIP6 [-] 1.42 1.73 1.49 0.486 0.244 0.676 1.48 0.511 0.518 0.774 0.969 0.658

Temporally integrated period mean

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Spatially integrated regional mean

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Relationships

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Precipitation|GPCPv2.3 Hellinger Distance [1]
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4597_2026-03-05_uncalib [-] 0.592 0.908 0.908
4598_2026-03-05_latest [-] 0.592 0.908 0.908
ENSEMBLE-CMIP6 [-] 0.627 0.881 0.881

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Data Information

  Title:
derived AVHRR BU leaf area index in 0.5x0.5

  Source_file:
This product is generated from monthly 1/12 degree AVHRR BU leaf area index observations

  Conventions:
Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) for any question

  Creation_date:
Tue Mar 25 17:04:13 PDT 2014

  Approach:
I read this variable from original abl files using matlab and simply averaged 15-day (half monthly) data to get monthly data. I also interpolated data from 1/12 (0.0833) degree into 0.5 degree and saved the data in NetCDF format.

  Temporal resolution:
monthly

  General information:
This product was derived from half monthly AVHRR BU leaf area index from Boston University.

  Spatial resolution:
0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code:
http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-lai-avhrr.ncl