| Scoring Metrics, Data and Overall Diagnostic Info |
| Category | Variable | Source | Certainty of Data | Scale Appropriateness and Coverage | Overall Constraint and Process | Annual Mean | Bias | RMSE | Phase Difference | Global Bias Score | RMSE Score | Seasonal Cycle Score | Spatial Distribution Score | Interannual Variability Score | Overall Score |
| Ecosystem and Carbon Cycle | gpp (Gross Primary Production) | FLUXNET (Fluxnet-Sites [Lasslop et al. 2010]) | 3 | 3 | 5 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| FLUXNET-MTE (Fluxnet-Global MTE [Jung et al. 2009]) | 3 | 5 | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES |
| Notes: 4 Categories are divided: Ecosystem and Carbon Cycle, Hydrology Cycle, Radiation and Energy Cycle, and Forcings. |