## 4 Results
### Comparison of LOS and GSI Trends
#### 4.2.2 Converging/Diverging Trends for Major Biomes  
High percentages of pixels with converging trends (C in Figure 4A) are mainly observed for all forest biomes (highest for mixed forest) and croplands, whereas low percentages of pixels with converging trends are primarily seen for non-forest biomes (shrublands, savannas, and grasslands). In contrast, high percentages of pixels with diverging trends (D in Figure 4A) are mostly observed in non-forest biomes, whereas low percentages of pixels with diverging trends are mainly observed for evergreen needleleaf forest, deciduous broadleaf forest, mixed forest and croplands (Figure 4A), suggesting that diverging trends are predominant in non-forest biomes and are less frequently observed for biomes of forest and croplands. However, at the continental scale, converging trends are more frequent for biomes of deciduous broadleaf forest, mixed forest, and croplands, and less for biomes of non-forest and needleleaf forest (both evergreen and deciduous) in NA, whereas EA has the same pattern as for the NH (Figure 4A). Diverging trends are more frequent for biomes of shrulbands and grasslands in NA and less common for forest biomes, while in EA more diverging trends are observed for biomes of non-forest and needleleaf forest as compared to biomes of deciduous broadleaf forest, mixed forest, and croplands (Figure 4A). Moreover, the high ratio (Ratio C/D, Figure 4B) indicates that areas with converging trends are considerably larger than areas with diverging trends for all biomes. Non-forest biomes show the lowest ratios in the NH and both continents, whereas the highest ratios are observed for evergreen needleleaf forest, deciduous broadleaf forest, mixed forest, and croplands in the NH, EA, and all forest biomes in NA (Figure 4B). This further suggests that non-forest biomes are characterized by more diverging trends, when compared to biomes of forest and croplands primarily showing converging trends. Figure 4: **(A)** Percentages of pixels with converging/diverging trends in LOS and GSI for major biomes. C denotes converging trends, D: diverging trends. **(B)** Ratios of pixels with converging trends and pixels with diverging trends for major biomes. **(C)** Distribution of converging trends in LOS and GSI within each major biome (only distributions within eight major biomes are shown). C1 denotes converging trends type 1 (consistent significant positive trends in LOS and GSI) and C2 denotes converging trends type 2 (consistent significant negative trends in LOS and GSI). **(D)** Percentages of pixels with converging trends in LOS and GSI for major biomes. **(E)** Distribution of diverging trends in LOS and GSI within each major biome (only distributions within eight major biomes are shown). D1 denotes diverging trends type 1 (significant positive trends in LOS and significant negative trends in GSI) and D2 denotes diverging trends type 2 (significant negative trends in LOS and significant positive trends in GSI). **(F)** Percentages of pixels with diverging trends in LOS and GSI for major biomes. Converging trends type 1 (C1 in Figure 4C) is primarily observed in mixed forest, croplands, and shrublands for the NH and EA (mixed forest, croplands for NA), while converging trends type 2 (C2 in Figure 4C) is mainly found in non-forest biomes for the NH, NA, and EA. In contrast, the two types of diverging trends are both dominating in non-forest biomes for the NH (Figure 4E). At the continental scale, areas with diverging trends type 2 are primarily observed in shrublands and grasslands for NA and in non-forest biomes for EA, whereas areas with diverging trends type 1 are mainly found in non-forest biomes for NA and in shrublands and grasslands for EA.