Benchmarks
This table shows the initial benchmarks and data sources in five topical areas selected for inclusion in the initial implementation of ILAMB.
| Annual Mean | Seasonal Cycle | Interannual Variability | Trend | Data Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric CO2 | |||||
| Flask/conc. + transport | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | NOAA, SIO, CSIRO | |
| TCCON + transport | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Caltech | |
| Fluxnet | |||||
| GPP, NEE, TER, LE, H, RN | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Fluxnet, MAST-DC | |
| Gridded: GPP | ✔ | ✔ | ? | MPI-BGC | |
| Hydrology/Energy | |||||
| river flow | ✔ | ✔ | GRDC, Dai, GFDL | ||
| global runoff/ocean balance | ✔ | Syed/Famiglietti | |||
| albedo (multi-band) | ✔ | ✔ | MODIS, CERES | ||
| soil moisture | ✔ | ✔ | de Jeur, SMAP | ||
| column water | ✔ | ✔ | GRACE | ||
| snow cover | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | AVHRR, GlobSnow |
| snow depth/SWE | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | CMC (N. America) |
| Tair & P | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | CRUP, GPCP and TRMM |
| Gridded: LE, H | ✔ | ✔ | MPI-BGC, dedicated ET | ||
| Ecosystem Processes & State | |||||
| soil C, N | ✔ | HWSD, MPI-BGC | |||
| litter C, N | ✔ | LIDET | |||
| soil respiration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Bond-Lamberty |
| FAPAR | ✔ | ✔ | MODIS, SeaWIFS | ||
| biomass & change | ✔ | ✔ | Saatchi, Pan, Blackard | ||
| canopy height | ✔ | Lefsky, Fisher | |||
| NPP | ✔ | EMDI, Luyssaert | |||
| Vegetation Dynamics | |||||
| fire — burned area | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | GFED3 | |
| wood harvest | ✔ | ✔ | Hurtt | ||
| land cover | ✔ | MODIS PFT fraction | |||