Global gross primary production (GPP) product generated by data fusion based on random forest

<p>Improving the ability of gross primary production (GPP) estimates to capture extreme climate perturbations and reduce the uncertainty of GPP response processes to extreme climate is a new challenge. Based on the random forest algorithm, we integrated the multimodel GPP simulation results published by the Multiscale Synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project, the FLUXNET flux-site-observed GPP, the standardized precipitation index (SPI) and the standardized temperature index (STI) to generate a set of global GPP time-series data products from 2001 to 2010. The new GPP product was named DFRF-GPP, referring to the GPP generated by data fusion based on random forest. DFRF-GPP is highly reliable and can be used as a valuable data source for various applications, especially in high-temperature and drought-related studies.</p>