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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 3.06
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 3.76 3.76 3.06 3.45 0.651 2.06 2.32 0.351 0.266 0.644 0.900 0.485
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.22 4.11 3.06 4.11 1.01 2.26 1.73 0.215 0.296 0.735 0.796 0.468
CanESM2 [-] 3.49 3.55 3.06 1.86 0.472 1.89 1.75 0.393 0.339 0.731 0.907 0.542
CanESM5 [-] 4.05 4.05 3.06 3.86 0.961 2.47 1.81 0.279 0.218 0.740 0.739 0.439
CESM1-BGC [-] 3.88 3.91 3.06 3.14 0.815 2.09 2.05 0.274 0.253 0.681 0.950 0.482
CESM2 [-] 3.53 3.55 3.06 3.39 0.489 1.54 1.31 0.483 0.383 0.806 0.957 0.602
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 4.22 4.25 3.06 3.66 1.16 2.52 1.66 0.257 0.189 0.750 0.909 0.459
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 3.86 4.05 3.06 3.57 1.00 2.20 1.40 0.297 0.222 0.787 0.938 0.493
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 3.60 3.45 3.06 3.04 0.332 2.26 1.38 0.278 0.285 0.794 0.720 0.472
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 3.53 3.64 3.06 2.96 0.553 1.65 1.38 0.409 0.427 0.797 0.954 0.603
MeanCMIP5 [-] 3.55 3.67 3.06 3.38 2.74 0.606 1.57 1.48 0.365 0.412 0.773 0.950 0.582
MeanCMIP6 [-] 3.53 3.53 3.06 3.44 0.462 1.31 1.29 0.478 0.491 0.804 0.964 0.646
MIROC-ESM [-] 4.03 4.04 3.06 2.42 1.04 2.36 1.94 0.248 0.215 0.709 0.916 0.461
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 4.20 4.19 3.06 4.12 1.10 2.15 1.00 0.281 0.304 0.871 0.891 0.530
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 2.93 3.03 3.06 2.91 0.0735 1.47 1.36 0.469 0.441 0.798 0.908 0.611
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 2.61 2.60 3.06 2.87 -0.416 1.58 1.40 0.424 0.397 0.785 0.968 0.594
NorESM1-ME [-] 4.44 4.31 3.06 3.53 1.20 2.50 2.12 0.234 0.232 0.671 0.847 0.443
NorESM2-LM [-] 2.90 2.81 3.06 2.55 -0.274 1.36 1.28 0.566 0.436 0.807 0.986 0.646
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 2.71 2.76 3.06 2.61 -0.286 1.51 1.40 0.533 0.395 0.791 0.980 0.619
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.87 2.83 3.06 2.77 -0.224 1.46 1.63 0.521 0.426 0.745 0.972 0.618
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 7.05
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 8.31 8.58 7.05 7.46 1.02 4.15 2.17 0.325 0.195 0.665 0.959 0.468
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 8.86 8.96 7.05 8.29 1.82 3.89 2.01 0.325 0.286 0.701 0.976 0.515
CanESM2 [-] 5.81 6.00 7.05 5.10 -0.286 3.58 2.13 0.270 0.371 0.669 0.948 0.526
CanESM5 [-] 9.55 10.0 7.05 8.07 2.01 4.17 2.05 0.243 0.265 0.692 0.886 0.470
CESM1-BGC [-] 8.06 8.11 7.05 7.18 0.325 2.91 1.90 0.391 0.384 0.708 0.966 0.567
CESM2 [-] 9.60 9.70 7.05 7.96 1.45 3.45 1.84 0.314 0.352 0.732 0.900 0.530
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 11.5 11.4 7.05 10.6 3.83 5.17 1.96 0.131 0.256 0.706 0.914 0.452
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 7.96 7.83 7.05 8.03 0.781 2.97 1.68 0.422 0.391 0.769 0.957 0.586
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 7.78 7.98 7.05 7.17 0.671 4.00 2.41 0.244 0.301 0.621 0.814 0.456
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 13.1 13.7 7.05 7.68 3.41 5.54 2.00 0.212 0.347 0.703 0.238 0.369
MeanCMIP5 [-] 7.71 7.89 7.04 7.61 0.847 2.72 1.79 0.406 0.483 0.731 0.802 0.581
MeanCMIP6 [-] 8.59 8.77 7.05 7.40 1.08 2.72 1.73 0.394 0.493 0.751 0.978 0.622
MIROC-ESM [-] 7.95 7.93 7.05 8.22 1.35 3.62 2.03 0.325 0.339 0.698 0.917 0.523
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 7.12 7.24 7.05 6.83 -0.00223 3.09 2.41 0.384 0.339 0.623 0.816 0.500
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 5.55 5.61 7.05 4.95 0.626 4.14 2.53 0.247 0.252 0.602 0.955 0.462
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 5.48 5.52 7.05 3.93 -0.449 3.78 2.19 0.297 0.335 0.658 0.959 0.517
NorESM1-ME [-] 7.85 7.94 7.05 7.03 0.363 2.78 1.92 0.410 0.418 0.719 0.920 0.577
NorESM2-LM [-] 8.46 8.56 7.05 7.76 1.02 2.99 1.80 0.349 0.404 0.734 0.919 0.562
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 6.48 6.52 7.04 5.70 -0.264 3.91 1.76 0.294 0.299 0.743 0.953 0.518
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.67 6.78 7.05 5.92 -0.316 3.05 1.60 0.398 0.395 0.774 0.954 0.583
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 2.25
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 2.15 2.29 2.25 0.911 0.140 1.52 1.81 0.386 0.415 0.731 0.929 0.575
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 2.25 2.41 2.25 0.855 0.258 1.40 1.55 0.403 0.465 0.777 0.943 0.610
CanESM2 [-] 1.84 1.95 2.25 0.802 -0.212 1.40 1.56 0.428 0.447 0.779 0.888 0.598
CanESM5 [-] 2.25 2.41 2.25 0.841 0.266 1.58 1.52 0.376 0.418 0.790 0.913 0.583
CESM1-BGC [-] 2.39 2.57 2.25 0.765 0.380 1.41 1.54 0.365 0.430 0.779 0.946 0.590
CESM2 [-] 2.23 2.39 2.25 0.831 0.245 1.18 1.28 0.461 0.499 0.825 0.962 0.649
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 2.29 2.43 2.25 1.04 0.318 1.61 1.43 0.346 0.396 0.800 0.927 0.573
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 2.40 2.53 2.25 1.68 0.282 1.30 1.31 0.392 0.455 0.824 0.954 0.616
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 1.87 1.99 2.25 0.858 -0.168 1.57 1.52 0.350 0.404 0.783 0.912 0.571
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 2.53 2.72 2.25 0.902 0.550 1.52 1.32 0.370 0.441 0.819 0.845 0.583
MeanCMIP5 [-] 2.27 2.38 2.25 1.63 1.31 0.136 1.15 1.28 0.405 0.538 0.823 0.928 0.646
MeanCMIP6 [-] 2.26 2.42 2.25 0.926 0.270 1.07 1.15 0.433 0.564 0.844 0.961 0.673
MIROC-ESM [-] 2.29 2.44 2.25 0.850 0.309 1.57 1.52 0.300 0.402 0.789 0.914 0.561
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 2.57 2.72 2.25 1.30 0.546 1.55 1.43 0.321 0.398 0.803 0.941 0.572
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 2.06 2.12 2.25 0.716 0.0715 1.30 1.34 0.388 0.482 0.819 0.930 0.620
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 1.99 2.14 2.25 0.528 0.00783 1.27 1.29 0.381 0.469 0.821 0.936 0.615
NorESM1-ME [-] 2.28 2.45 2.25 0.830 0.252 1.52 1.56 0.378 0.414 0.780 0.928 0.583
NorESM2-LM [-] 2.13 2.25 2.25 1.00 0.0983 1.25 1.37 0.450 0.482 0.809 0.948 0.634
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 2.13 2.29 2.25 0.709 0.134 1.26 1.43 0.445 0.447 0.801 0.950 0.618
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.15 2.31 2.25 0.751 0.172 1.21 1.36 0.467 0.493 0.812 0.957 0.644
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.33
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 1.52 1.52 1.33 1.45 0.199 0.663 1.53 0.477 0.520 0.782 0.846 0.629
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.58 1.59 1.33 1.50 0.283 0.593 1.24 0.450 0.611 0.832 0.917 0.684
CanESM2 [-] 1.48 1.48 1.33 1.64 0.154 0.613 1.17 0.500 0.527 0.846 0.910 0.662
CanESM5 [-] 1.60 1.60 1.33 1.58 0.280 0.615 0.911 0.427 0.567 0.895 0.915 0.674
CESM1-BGC [-] 1.73 1.73 1.33 1.66 0.427 0.692 1.26 0.350 0.563 0.833 0.955 0.653
CESM2 [-] 1.62 1.62 1.33 1.69 0.338 0.581 1.07 0.440 0.614 0.868 0.970 0.701
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 1.63 1.64 1.33 1.61 0.312 0.643 1.13 0.363 0.547 0.857 0.919 0.647
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 1.87 1.79 1.33 1.98 0.454 0.719 1.12 0.272 0.515 0.863 0.956 0.624
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 1.64 1.62 1.33 1.73 0.321 0.738 1.39 0.429 0.453 0.810 0.942 0.617
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 1.81 1.81 1.33 1.99 0.499 0.794 0.976 0.349 0.494 0.889 0.931 0.632
MeanCMIP5 [-] 1.76 1.66 1.33 1.90 1.95 0.332 0.593 1.07 0.398 0.626 0.861 0.920 0.686
MeanCMIP6 [-] 1.68 1.68 1.33 1.74 0.376 0.582 0.853 0.368 0.643 0.898 0.951 0.701
MIROC-ESM [-] 1.76 1.77 1.33 1.38 0.476 0.763 1.13 0.307 0.553 0.863 0.938 0.643
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 1.79 1.80 1.33 1.67 0.447 0.831 1.08 0.324 0.451 0.866 0.928 0.604
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 1.83 1.77 1.33 1.87 0.467 0.737 1.06 0.276 0.525 0.880 0.958 0.633
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 1.83 1.83 1.33 1.80 0.509 0.771 0.980 0.230 0.492 0.884 0.965 0.612
NorESM1-ME [-] 1.56 1.55 1.33 1.66 0.233 0.591 1.21 0.480 0.600 0.838 0.906 0.685
NorESM2-LM [-] 1.58 1.57 1.33 1.82 0.270 0.570 1.02 0.462 0.612 0.875 0.941 0.700
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 1.66 1.67 1.33 1.77 0.382 0.734 1.27 0.343 0.422 0.840 0.968 0.599
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.56 1.56 1.33 1.85 0.284 0.571 1.06 0.459 0.563 0.868 0.974 0.685
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Bias [mm d-1]
RMSE [mm d-1]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 6.08
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 4.52 4.50 6.08 3.24 -1.61 3.82 2.16 0.163 0.253 0.679 0.861 0.442
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.93 4.93 6.08 4.01 -1.13 3.70 1.93 0.240 0.256 0.724 0.878 0.471
CanESM2 [-] 3.19 3.07 6.08 3.19 -3.02 4.44 1.13 0.0654 0.374 0.868 0.820 0.500
CanESM5 [-] 4.87 4.72 6.08 3.82 -1.41 4.23 1.37 0.200 0.261 0.831 0.655 0.442
CESM1-BGC [-] 5.40 5.41 6.08 4.53 -0.695 3.18 1.72 0.325 0.313 0.769 0.915 0.527
CESM2 [-] 5.52 5.52 6.08 5.60 -0.562 2.71 0.845 0.421 0.369 0.910 0.976 0.609
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 3.71 3.76 6.08 3.27 -2.35 3.73 1.16 0.182 0.284 0.867 0.777 0.479
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 4.94 5.01 6.08 3.75 -1.07 2.88 1.22 0.395 0.328 0.848 0.938 0.568
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 4.27 4.27 6.08 3.01 -1.87 4.17 1.12 0.218 0.208 0.870 0.885 0.478
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 6.05 6.05 6.08 6.81 -0.0338 2.87 1.23 0.415 0.400 0.855 0.846 0.583
MeanCMIP5 [-] 4.52 4.56 6.07 3.49 -1.52 2.68 0.988 0.262 0.497 0.895 0.947 0.620
MeanCMIP6 [-] 5.48 5.48 6.08 5.63 -0.625 2.30 1.19 0.447 0.490 0.859 0.952 0.648
MIROC-ESM [-] 4.59 4.54 6.08 5.77 -1.57 3.02 1.69 0.251 0.392 0.753 0.952 0.548
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 6.26 6.22 6.08 6.33 0.142 2.84 1.53 0.423 0.328 0.795 0.953 0.565
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 4.31 4.32 6.08 2.38 -1.75 3.29 1.35 0.264 0.325 0.821 0.954 0.538
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 5.52 5.51 6.08 0.736 -0.641 2.75 1.26 0.394 0.427 0.841 0.947 0.607
NorESM1-ME [-] 4.96 4.95 6.08 4.46 -1.17 3.11 1.42 0.278 0.323 0.816 0.966 0.541
NorESM2-LM [-] 5.24 5.19 6.08 5.67 -0.896 3.26 1.22 0.347 0.250 0.859 0.737 0.489
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 6.43 6.43 6.07 4.30 0.250 2.64 1.29 0.457 0.441 0.845 0.954 0.628
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.08 6.08 6.08 6.52 -0.0265 2.91 1.50 0.417 0.354 0.806 0.958 0.578

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Data Information

  Title:
GPCC Full Data Reanalysis Version 2018 0.5x0.5 Monthly Total

  Version:
v2018

  Institutions:
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC)

  Source:
GPCC Precipitation 0.5 degree V2018 Full Reanalysis

  History:
2020-10-07: downloaded source from ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/gpcc/full_v2018/precip.mon.total.v2018.nc
2020-10-07: converted to netCDF, original data is divided by days in a month for a mean monthly rate.

  References:
Schneider, Udo and Finger, Peter and Meyer-Christoffer, Anja and Rustemeier, Elke and Ziese, Markus and Becker, Andreas (2017), Evaluating the Hydrological Cycle over Land Using the Newly-Corrected Precipitation Climatology from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC), Atmosphere, 12, doi:10.3390/atmos8030052

  Comments:
time_period: 1980-01 through 2016-12
temporal_resolution: monthly
spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
units: mm d-1

  Convention:
CF-1.8