Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-43.8
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-57.9	-57.9	-43.8		-42.8		-14.2	19.0	1.23		0.427	0.480	0.840	0.991	0.644
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-53.4	-53.7	-43.8		-42.8		-9.97	16.3	0.750		0.524	0.475	0.909	0.991	0.675
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-55.1	-55.3	-43.8		-42.8		-11.6	17.1	0.910		0.487	0.484	0.882	0.976	0.663
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-51.4	-51.7	-43.8		-42.1		-8.05	15.3	1.07		0.558	0.501	0.869	0.962	0.678
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-46.6	-47.0	-43.8		-42.1		-3.35	13.6	0.789		0.679	0.482	0.903	0.942	0.697
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-49.4	-49.7	-43.8		-42.1		-5.99	14.1	0.931		0.625	0.491	0.879	0.993	0.696
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-54.3	-54.5	-43.8		-44.0		-10.7	16.4	1.13		0.500	0.500	0.859	0.986	0.669
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-50.0	-50.1	-43.8		-44.0		-6.32	14.1	0.743		0.627	0.485	0.911	0.969	0.695
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-51.9	-52.1	-43.8		-44.0		-8.34	15.0	0.912		0.568	0.493	0.882	0.990	0.685

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-68.3
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-77.0	-74.7	-69.0		-55.6		-5.68	18.6	1.10		0.551	0.497	0.846	0.922	0.662
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-75.1	-72.7	-69.0		-55.6		-3.71	17.3	0.879		0.593	0.493	0.882	0.952	0.682
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-76.5	-73.6	-69.0		-55.6		-4.58	16.6	0.870		0.593	0.521	0.885	0.977	0.700
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-66.0	-66.1	-68.6		-54.1		2.50	16.6	1.02		0.623	0.519	0.862	0.857	0.676
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-62.9	-63.0	-68.6		-54.1		5.57	17.2	0.920		0.632	0.496	0.875	0.883	0.676
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-65.2	-65.2	-68.6		-54.1		3.32	15.8	0.892		0.645	0.525	0.881	0.938	0.703
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-69.8	-69.8	-68.4		-63.6		-1.42	16.7	1.05		0.602	0.515	0.857	0.890	0.676
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-67.3	-67.3	-68.4		-63.6		1.06	16.2	0.877		0.643	0.500	0.882	0.921	0.689
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-68.8	-68.8	-68.4		-63.6		-0.465	15.4	0.866		0.638	0.528	0.884	0.961	0.708

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-115.
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-107.	-107.	-116.		-68.1		9.16	24.2	1.03		0.627	0.508	0.846	0.726	0.643
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-107.	-107.	-116.		-68.1		8.95	23.0	0.684		0.619	0.531	0.908	0.738	0.665
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-109.	-109.	-116.		-68.1		7.04	21.5	0.718		0.633	0.562	0.902	0.703	0.672
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-95.8	-95.9	-116.		-66.1		19.9	28.1	0.868		0.508	0.518	0.879	0.731	0.631
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-94.1	-94.0	-116.		-66.1		21.9	29.2	0.734		0.477	0.526	0.900	0.710	0.628
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-97.4	-97.4	-116.		-66.1		18.4	26.1	0.740		0.522	0.556	0.900	0.657	0.638
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-101.	-101.	-116.		-99.8		14.7	25.5	0.955		0.581	0.516	0.862	0.717	0.638
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-100.	-100.	-116.		-99.8		15.4	25.2	0.679		0.563	0.531	0.910	0.705	0.648
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-103.	-103.	-116.		-99.8		12.8	23.1	0.695		0.589	0.562	0.907	0.660	0.656

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-90.7
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-96.8	-95.9	-90.8		-65.4		-4.95	21.0	0.428		0.674	0.571	0.958	0.857	0.726
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-90.6	-89.7	-90.8		-65.4		1.32	20.4	0.396		0.745	0.538	0.959	0.907	0.737
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-96.7	-95.9	-90.8		-65.4		-4.86	20.0	0.371		0.705	0.571	0.962	0.913	0.744
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-84.5	-84.5	-90.7		-64.9		6.26	19.7	0.534		0.701	0.585	0.947	0.785	0.720
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-78.7	-78.5	-90.7		-64.9		12.2	22.5	0.455		0.657	0.550	0.956	0.840	0.710
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-86.0	-85.7	-90.7		-64.9		5.04	19.4	0.440		0.731	0.574	0.954	0.850	0.736
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-89.9	-89.8	-90.7		-83.1		0.947	19.2	0.482		0.716	0.588	0.955	0.796	0.729
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-83.8	-83.7	-90.7		-83.1		6.98	20.3	0.345		0.742	0.550	0.966	0.855	0.732
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-90.3	-90.3	-90.7		-83.1		0.383	18.8	0.349		0.747	0.579	0.966	0.871	0.748

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-48.9
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-49.4	-52.8	-48.7		-50.0		-4.95	14.4	1.50		0.512	0.357	0.777	0.922	0.585
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-45.3	-49.8	-48.7		-50.0		-1.95	15.6	1.72		0.453	0.367	0.741	0.922	0.570
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-48.1	-51.4	-48.7		-50.0		-3.53	13.4	1.74		0.517	0.383	0.730	0.930	0.588
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-48.7	-48.7	-48.9		-47.7		0.568	12.9	1.67		0.552	0.369	0.743	0.988	0.604
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-45.1	-44.3	-48.9		-47.7		4.82	15.3	1.70		0.444	0.363	0.744	0.962	0.575
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-45.9	-46.0	-48.9		-47.7		3.00	13.2	1.70		0.480	0.379	0.744	0.986	0.594
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-49.0	-49.0	-48.9		-47.5		-0.0687	12.6	1.60		0.580	0.374	0.747	0.988	0.613
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-45.8	-46.2	-48.9		-47.5		2.73	13.9	1.75		0.483	0.374	0.724	0.979	0.586
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-47.0	-47.6	-48.9		-47.5		1.29	12.4	1.84		0.537	0.387	0.711	0.984	0.601

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-51.7
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-61.9	-61.8	-51.8		-49.9		-10.0	15.1	1.01		0.477	0.499	0.862	0.994	0.666
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-57.7	-57.9	-51.8		-49.9		-6.16	13.7	0.813		0.569	0.471	0.886	0.981	0.676
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-59.4	-59.4	-51.8		-49.9		-7.68	13.2	0.930		0.551	0.517	0.872	0.996	0.691
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-55.2	-55.3	-51.8		-44.4		-3.60	11.4	1.02		0.644	0.522	0.862	0.969	0.704
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-50.7	-50.9	-51.8		-44.4		0.707	12.2	0.868		0.695	0.471	0.877	0.945	0.692
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-52.9	-53.2	-51.8		-44.4		-1.47	10.9	0.986		0.689	0.521	0.862	0.991	0.717
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-58.1	-58.1	-51.8		-48.6		-6.36	12.6	1.01		0.568	0.521	0.862	0.978	0.690
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-54.0	-54.0	-51.8		-48.6		-2.28	12.1	0.814		0.665	0.480	0.885	0.936	0.689
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-55.9	-55.9	-51.8		-48.6		-4.13	11.3	0.936		0.638	0.530	0.869	0.989	0.711

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-41.9
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-46.6	-46.3	-41.5		-46.3		-4.90	10.1	1.73		0.480	0.423	0.756	0.963	0.609
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-48.9	-48.4	-41.5		-46.3		-6.88	11.6	1.87		0.415	0.378	0.721	0.960	0.570
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-49.3	-48.9	-41.5		-46.3		-7.39	11.8	1.51		0.392	0.399	0.786	0.981	0.591
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-42.7	-42.9	-41.8		-45.8		-1.16	9.15	1.65		0.543	0.426	0.769	0.985	0.630
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-41.9	-42.2	-41.8		-45.8		-0.382	10.8	1.98		0.477	0.371	0.696	0.929	0.569
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-43.4	-43.7	-41.8		-45.8		-1.83	10.9	1.47		0.456	0.393	0.788	0.949	0.596
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-44.4	-44.4	-41.8		-45.2		-2.56	8.99	1.64		0.528	0.437	0.773	0.985	0.632
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-45.0	-44.9	-41.8		-45.2		-3.12	10.4	1.93		0.468	0.382	0.706	0.968	0.581
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-45.7	-45.7	-41.8		-45.2		-3.89	10.8	1.48		0.433	0.402	0.790	0.975	0.600

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-61.0
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-68.0	-68.0	-61.5		-51.7		-6.56	16.1	0.964		0.626	0.509	0.873	0.995	0.703
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-71.1	-71.1	-61.5		-51.7		-9.58	16.8	0.981		0.558	0.512	0.871	0.995	0.689
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-69.6	-69.6	-61.5		-51.7		-8.13	15.4	0.900		0.588	0.538	0.884	0.996	0.709
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-60.1	-60.2	-61.2		-49.6		1.05	13.2	1.00		0.702	0.539	0.867	0.954	0.720
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-60.7	-60.7	-61.2		-49.6		0.633	13.6	0.975		0.681	0.520	0.870	0.962	0.711
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-61.3	-61.3	-61.2		-49.6		-0.0259	12.8	0.868		0.678	0.549	0.888	0.959	0.724
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-63.7	-63.9	-61.2		-50.4		-2.68	13.7	0.925		0.685	0.533	0.879	0.988	0.724
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-65.3	-65.6	-61.2		-50.4		-4.33	14.0	0.945		0.649	0.524	0.875	0.990	0.712
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-64.9	-65.2	-61.2		-50.4		-3.92	13.1	0.835		0.657	0.550	0.893	0.987	0.727

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-34.7
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-64.9	-49.5	-34.7		-32.0		-14.9	20.2	1.83		0.408	0.434	0.730	0.963	0.594
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-51.4	-41.5	-34.7		-32.0		-6.98	15.8	0.994		0.613	0.435	0.882	0.897	0.652
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-52.2	-38.7	-34.7		-32.0		-4.04	14.7	0.918		0.660	0.452	0.893	0.777	0.647
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-42.9	-42.9	-34.7		-30.9		-8.33	14.9	1.36		0.578	0.493	0.817	0.972	0.671
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-36.2	-36.4	-34.7		-30.9		-1.84	13.7	0.965		0.720	0.458	0.886	0.960	0.696
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-34.1	-34.2	-34.7		-30.9		0.419	13.1	0.903		0.722	0.476	0.897	0.862	0.687
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-45.9	-46.0	-34.7		-29.3		-11.4	16.9	1.51		0.498	0.473	0.790	0.979	0.643
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-38.8	-38.8	-34.7		-29.3		-4.19	14.1	0.935		0.685	0.455	0.891	0.957	0.689
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-35.9	-36.2	-34.7		-29.3		-1.50	13.4	0.914		0.708	0.471	0.894	0.831	0.675

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [Watt m-2]	Model Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]	Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [Watt m-2]		Bias [Watt m-2]	RMSE [Watt m-2]	Phase Shift [months]		Bias Score [1]	RMSE Score [1]	Seasonal Cycle Score [1]	Spatial Distribution Score [1]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	-68.9
CLM-CRUJRA	[-]	-79.5	-79.7	-69.0		-62.9		-10.7	17.7	0.693		0.555	0.552	0.909	0.990	0.712
CLM-GSWP3	[-]	-73.2	-73.6	-69.0		-62.9		-4.59	15.2	0.649		0.693	0.526	0.914	0.989	0.730
CLM-Princeton	[-]	-76.5	-77.0	-69.0		-62.9		-7.96	15.2	0.687		0.635	0.572	0.910	0.997	0.737
ISBA-CTRIP-CRUJRA	[-]	-69.3	-69.3	-69.0		-53.8		-0.427	13.0	0.626		0.741	0.581	0.923	0.948	0.755
ISBA-CTRIP-GSWP3	[-]	-63.3	-63.3	-69.0		-53.8		5.50	15.1	0.639		0.714	0.532	0.918	0.956	0.730
ISBA-CTRIP-Princeton	[-]	-67.8	-67.8	-69.0		-53.8		1.02	12.9	0.697		0.752	0.578	0.908	0.985	0.760
Mean-CRUJRA	[-]	-73.9	-74.2	-69.0		-58.2		-5.20	14.1	0.628		0.671	0.579	0.921	0.956	0.741
Mean-GSWP3	[-]	-67.9	-68.4	-69.0		-58.2		0.633	13.8	0.586		0.772	0.539	0.925	0.960	0.747
Mean-Princeton	[-]	-71.7	-72.2	-69.0		-58.2		-3.19	12.9	0.676		0.733	0.585	0.910	0.988	0.760