| Metric | Metric components |
Observations & comparison protocol |
Model CASA |
Score (points) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | CASA | ||||
| NPP | EMDI NPP observations |
Class_A_table |
table scatter_plot |
2.5 | 0.68 |
| Class_B_table |
table scatter_plot |
2.5 | 0.83 | ||
| EMDI NPP normalized by PPT |
Class_A_histogram | Class_A_histogram | 2.5 | 1.50 | |
| Class_B_histogram | Class_B_histogram | 2.5 | 1.51 | ||
| Correlation with MODIS obs. | global_map |
model_map model_vs_obs |
5 | 1.64 | |
| Correlation with MODIS-zonal mean | zonal_mean_obs |
zonal_mean model_vs_obs_plot |
5 | 1.88 | |
| LAI | MODIS Mean |
land_class_obs land_class_model global_map |
model_vs_obs_table global_map model_vs_obs |
5 | 3.75 |
| MODIS Maximum | global_map |
global_map model_vs_obs |
5 | 4.60 | |
| MODIS Phase | global_map |
global_map model_vs_obs |
5 | 5.11 | |
| CO2 Seasonal Cycle |
Comparison with NOAA observations phase and amplitude |
-- | model_vs_obs | 20 | 11.11 |
| Carbon Stocks |
Aboveground live biomass in South America |
obs_amazon |
model_amazon model_vs_obs |
5 | 5.28 |
| Aboveground live biomass within Amazon Basin (sum within Legal Amazon) |
mask obs_masked 68.90 (Pg C) |
model_masked model_vs_obs 198.87 (Pg C) |
5 | 0.00 | |
| Energy and C Fluxes from Fluxnet |
NEE | line_plot | model_vs_obs | 5 | 2.25 |
| Net radiation | 5 | 2.68 | |||
| Latent heat | 5 | 2.97 | |||
| Sensible heat | 5 | 2.83 | |||
| Energy and C Fluxes from Ameriflux |
NEE | line_plot |
model_vs_obs timeseries_plot |
1 | 2.46 |
| Shortwave Incoming | 1 | 0.00 | |||
| Latent heat | 1 | 6.38 | |||
| Sensible heat | 1 | 4.90 | |||
| GPP | 1 | 3.39 | |||
| ER | 1 | 0.00 | |||
| Transient Dynamics | Beta factor for NPP Stimulation from elevated CO2 | -- |
FACE_Site_comparison biome_table |
3 | 9.61 |
| Turnover times and pool sizes | -- |
Leaf Wood Fine_Root Litter Coarse_Woody_Debris Soil |
3 | -- | |
| Carbon Sinks (1990-2004) |
-- |
biome_mean biome_total |
2 | -- | |
| Fire Variability | -- |
global_spatial_comparison temporal_dynamics_(1997-2004) |
2 | M_fire | |
| Total | 100 | 64.62 | |||
