Mean State

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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 [-] 1.36
4597_2026-03-05_uncalib [-] 1.09 1.21 1.35 0.172 1.68 -0.136 0.550 1.12 0.333 0.353 0.811 0.963 0.563
4598_2026-03-05_latest [-] 1.09 1.21 1.35 0.172 1.68 -0.136 0.550 1.12 0.333 0.353 0.811 0.963 0.563
ENSEMBLE-CMIP6 [-] 1.43 1.54 1.36 0.924 0.184 0.562 1.60 0.347 0.425 0.779 0.965 0.588

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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Overall Score [1]
4597_2026-03-05_uncalib [-] 0.720 0.876 0.876
4598_2026-03-05_latest [-] 0.720 0.876 0.876
ENSEMBLE-CMIP6 [-] 0.742 0.893 0.893

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Data Information

  Title:
derived MODIS total leaf area index in 0.5x0.5

  Source_file:
This product is generated from monthly climatology MODIS total 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:
Wed Mar 5 15:35:03 PST 2014

  Approach:
I simply read this variable from original hdf file, and save the data in NetCDF format.

  Temporal resolution:
monthly

  General information:
This product was derived from MODIS Climatology Leaf Area Index (LAI) from NCAR group.

  Spatial resolution:
0.5x0.5 degree

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