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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 [-] 2.61
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 3.76 3.75 2.61 0.616 1.84 2.02 0.367 0.280 0.697 0.943 0.514
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.23 4.11 2.61 1.09 2.24 1.66 0.231 0.299 0.752 0.886 0.493
CanESM2 [-] 3.49 3.49 2.61 0.742 1.99 1.60 0.411 0.358 0.763 0.941 0.566
CanESM5 [-] 4.04 4.03 2.61 1.15 2.54 1.70 0.300 0.220 0.759 0.832 0.466
CESM1-BGC [-] 3.88 3.89 2.61 0.965 2.27 1.89 0.338 0.266 0.721 0.966 0.512
CESM2 [-] 3.55 3.56 2.61 0.572 1.62 1.33 0.519 0.382 0.815 0.962 0.612
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 4.22 4.23 2.61 1.26 2.56 1.66 0.291 0.213 0.755 0.964 0.487
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 3.86 3.86 2.61 1.25 2.44 1.36 0.368 0.231 0.801 0.962 0.519
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 3.60 3.45 2.61 0.828 2.56 1.54 0.273 0.287 0.775 0.860 0.497
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 3.52 3.62 2.61 0.757 1.99 1.44 0.411 0.428 0.793 0.965 0.605
MeanCMIP5 [-] 3.55 3.55 2.62 1.96 0.936 1.86 1.38 0.418 0.428 0.797 0.971 0.608
MeanCMIP6 [-] 3.53 3.53 2.61 0.716 1.58 1.20 0.515 0.494 0.826 0.978 0.661
MIROC-ESM [-] 4.02 4.02 2.61 1.35 2.50 1.88 0.250 0.227 0.724 0.934 0.473
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 4.20 4.19 2.61 1.20 2.26 1.29 0.307 0.320 0.827 0.929 0.541
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 2.93 3.04 2.61 0.960 2.39 1.40 0.445 0.448 0.797 0.863 0.600
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 2.61 2.60 2.61 0.363 2.29 1.40 0.378 0.395 0.797 0.943 0.581
NorESM1-ME [-] 4.45 4.30 2.61 1.40 2.72 2.15 0.253 0.243 0.675 0.927 0.468
NorESM2-LM [-] 2.90 2.81 2.61 -0.212 1.34 1.28 0.511 0.436 0.818 0.978 0.636
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 2.70 2.76 2.61 0.406 2.12 1.34 0.497 0.390 0.811 0.931 0.604
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.86 2.82 2.61 0.388 1.96 1.40 0.523 0.430 0.794 0.925 0.621
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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 [-] 6.13
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 8.31 8.34 6.13 1.12 3.43 2.15 0.396 0.224 0.674 0.952 0.494
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 8.89 8.94 6.13 2.33 3.69 2.33 0.356 0.341 0.639 0.976 0.531
CanESM2 [-] 5.81 5.82 6.13 1.07 3.41 2.47 0.270 0.447 0.598 0.960 0.544
CanESM5 [-] 9.53 9.57 6.13 2.10 3.75 2.51 0.267 0.324 0.605 0.917 0.487
CESM1-BGC [-] 8.07 8.07 6.13 0.812 2.55 2.21 0.373 0.459 0.642 0.976 0.582
CESM2 [-] 9.56 9.57 6.13 1.48 2.90 2.06 0.307 0.410 0.688 0.902 0.544
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 11.5 11.3 6.13 3.68 4.81 2.36 0.131 0.303 0.630 0.849 0.443
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 7.98 7.98 6.13 1.85 3.11 1.88 0.433 0.463 0.722 0.971 0.611
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 7.76 7.79 6.13 1.29 3.55 2.56 0.246 0.363 0.588 0.826 0.477
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 13.1 13.0 6.13 1.79 3.88 2.43 0.187 0.406 0.611 0.354 0.393
MeanCMIP5 [-] 7.71 7.71 6.12 1.60 2.66 2.23 0.426 0.598 0.645 0.863 0.626
MeanCMIP6 [-] 8.59 8.59 6.13 1.63 2.51 1.98 0.402 0.598 0.700 0.978 0.655
MIROC-ESM [-] 7.96 7.97 6.13 2.21 3.77 2.34 0.348 0.398 0.638 0.961 0.548
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 7.11 7.13 6.13 0.926 2.95 2.75 0.361 0.387 0.559 0.899 0.519
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 5.57 5.56 6.13 1.88 4.35 2.92 0.179 0.292 0.517 0.930 0.442
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 5.48 5.50 6.13 1.33 3.80 2.18 0.255 0.386 0.648 0.897 0.514
NorESM1-ME [-] 7.81 7.77 6.13 1.05 2.65 2.44 0.433 0.498 0.615 0.973 0.604
NorESM2-LM [-] 8.48 8.46 6.13 1.64 2.65 2.06 0.385 0.488 0.687 0.963 0.602
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 6.49 6.45 6.12 1.34 4.37 2.19 0.290 0.341 0.666 0.932 0.514
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.69 6.70 6.13 1.27 3.35 1.89 0.420 0.453 0.723 0.968 0.603
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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 [-] 2.29
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 2.15 2.14 2.29 -0.0282 1.34 1.84 0.391 0.434 0.724 0.943 0.585
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 2.25 2.25 2.29 0.105 1.24 1.61 0.424 0.477 0.769 0.944 0.618
CanESM2 [-] 1.84 1.82 2.29 -0.347 1.28 1.63 0.395 0.459 0.762 0.919 0.599
CanESM5 [-] 2.25 2.24 2.29 0.0886 1.39 1.69 0.405 0.422 0.752 0.909 0.582
CESM1-BGC [-] 2.39 2.38 2.29 0.178 1.21 1.56 0.415 0.452 0.773 0.956 0.610
CESM2 [-] 2.23 2.23 2.29 0.0783 1.06 1.38 0.468 0.515 0.802 0.961 0.652
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 2.29 2.28 2.29 0.166 1.43 1.60 0.372 0.408 0.765 0.924 0.575
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 2.41 2.40 2.29 0.111 1.13 1.44 0.453 0.461 0.798 0.965 0.627
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 1.87 1.86 2.29 -0.311 1.42 1.57 0.344 0.416 0.775 0.926 0.575
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 2.53 2.53 2.29 0.325 1.35 1.57 0.401 0.442 0.774 0.843 0.580
MeanCMIP5 [-] 2.27 2.27 2.30 1.46 -0.0235 0.983 1.36 0.440 0.561 0.805 0.960 0.666
MeanCMIP6 [-] 2.26 2.26 2.29 0.104 0.906 1.30 0.485 0.578 0.813 0.972 0.685
MIROC-ESM [-] 2.29 2.28 2.29 0.141 1.39 1.79 0.335 0.410 0.736 0.940 0.566
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 2.57 2.56 2.29 0.366 1.36 1.65 0.349 0.399 0.759 0.950 0.571
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 2.06 1.98 2.29 -0.0576 1.17 1.44 0.419 0.489 0.797 0.948 0.629
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 1.99 1.99 2.29 -0.139 1.15 1.39 0.424 0.472 0.803 0.954 0.625
NorESM1-ME [-] 2.28 2.27 2.29 0.0569 1.34 1.58 0.388 0.431 0.775 0.944 0.594
NorESM2-LM [-] 2.13 2.12 2.29 -0.0366 1.09 1.43 0.458 0.502 0.797 0.966 0.645
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 2.13 2.12 2.29 -0.0145 1.17 1.64 0.479 0.449 0.760 0.958 0.619
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.15 2.14 2.29 0.0211 1.10 1.47 0.487 0.500 0.789 0.955 0.646
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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 [-] 1.81
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 1.52 1.52 1.81 -0.222 0.642 1.23 0.473 0.536 0.839 0.874 0.652
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.59 1.59 1.81 -0.113 0.551 1.12 0.488 0.604 0.860 0.930 0.697
CanESM2 [-] 1.48 1.48 1.81 -0.160 0.614 1.16 0.455 0.527 0.850 0.919 0.656
CanESM5 [-] 1.59 1.60 1.81 -0.107 0.590 1.09 0.511 0.538 0.854 0.897 0.667
CESM1-BGC [-] 1.73 1.73 1.81 0.0588 0.568 0.970 0.485 0.586 0.876 0.946 0.696
CESM2 [-] 1.62 1.62 1.81 0.0565 0.527 1.03 0.469 0.619 0.872 0.978 0.711
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 1.63 1.64 1.81 -0.131 0.601 1.14 0.430 0.521 0.851 0.920 0.649
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 1.86 1.86 1.81 0.0481 0.598 1.11 0.392 0.489 0.855 0.955 0.636
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 1.64 1.62 1.81 -0.0857 0.663 1.17 0.470 0.459 0.852 0.920 0.632
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 1.80 1.81 1.81 0.0765 0.681 1.20 0.442 0.464 0.849 0.956 0.635
MeanCMIP5 [-] 1.76 1.76 1.81 2.51 -0.0531 0.507 0.888 0.495 0.626 0.888 0.918 0.710
MeanCMIP6 [-] 1.68 1.68 1.81 0.00265 0.494 0.911 0.478 0.616 0.883 0.951 0.709
MIROC-ESM [-] 1.76 1.76 1.81 0.0170 0.653 1.21 0.413 0.546 0.840 0.917 0.652
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 1.78 1.79 1.81 0.0283 0.741 1.30 0.349 0.402 0.827 0.940 0.584
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 1.82 1.77 1.81 0.104 0.611 1.14 0.443 0.499 0.859 0.957 0.651
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 1.83 1.82 1.81 0.0993 0.616 1.14 0.428 0.466 0.851 0.958 0.634
NorESM1-ME [-] 1.56 1.55 1.81 -0.121 0.566 0.998 0.520 0.609 0.870 0.912 0.704
NorESM2-LM [-] 1.58 1.58 1.81 -0.0290 0.523 1.03 0.533 0.620 0.871 0.967 0.722
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 1.66 1.66 1.81 0.0405 0.639 1.22 0.466 0.404 0.840 0.967 0.616
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.56 1.56 1.81 -0.0339 0.533 1.13 0.528 0.546 0.853 0.978 0.690
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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 [-] 6.21
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 4.53 4.49 6.21 -1.77 3.82 2.17 0.133 0.261 0.679 0.691 0.405
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.93 4.92 6.21 -1.26 3.66 1.92 0.246 0.267 0.729 0.716 0.445
CanESM2 [-] 3.21 3.09 6.21 -3.13 4.47 0.981 0.0586 0.384 0.887 0.677 0.478
CanESM5 [-] 4.91 4.75 6.21 -1.54 4.18 1.21 0.165 0.278 0.849 0.479 0.410
CESM1-BGC [-] 5.41 5.42 6.21 -0.853 3.14 1.72 0.294 0.326 0.769 0.783 0.500
CESM2 [-] 5.51 5.51 6.21 -0.713 2.59 0.636 0.402 0.403 0.937 0.909 0.611
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 3.71 3.76 6.21 -2.48 3.67 1.07 0.129 0.306 0.881 0.925 0.510
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 4.98 5.00 6.21 -1.21 2.80 1.18 0.361 0.349 0.854 0.975 0.578
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 4.27 4.26 6.21 -2.03 4.14 1.03 0.166 0.226 0.885 0.771 0.455
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 6.05 6.06 6.21 -0.223 2.80 1.16 0.377 0.412 0.869 0.701 0.554
MeanCMIP5 [-] 4.53 4.53 6.20 -1.68 2.64 0.828 0.207 0.524 0.919 0.966 0.628
MeanCMIP6 [-] 5.49 5.49 6.21 -0.772 2.19 1.02 0.406 0.517 0.886 0.969 0.659
MIROC-ESM [-] 4.60 4.55 6.21 -1.70 2.90 1.61 0.221 0.421 0.764 0.944 0.554
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 6.25 6.21 6.21 -0.00305 2.64 1.50 0.438 0.363 0.800 0.950 0.583
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 4.30 4.30 6.21 -1.95 3.22 1.21 0.228 0.355 0.842 0.906 0.537
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 5.51 5.50 6.21 -0.854 2.61 1.22 0.406 0.452 0.848 0.856 0.603
NorESM1-ME [-] 4.96 4.95 6.21 -1.34 3.03 1.37 0.257 0.343 0.821 0.927 0.538
NorESM2-LM [-] 5.27 5.22 6.21 -1.01 3.09 1.08 0.358 0.268 0.885 0.893 0.534
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 6.44 6.43 6.20 0.0800 2.45 1.19 0.497 0.460 0.863 0.858 0.628
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.09 6.10 6.21 -0.160 2.80 1.42 0.408 0.363 0.823 0.869 0.565

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Data Information

  Title:
GPCP Version 2.3 Combined Precipitation Dataset (Final)

  Version:
2.3

  Institutions:
NOAA/OAR/ESRL PSD, Boulder, Colorado, USA
ESSIC/CICS, University of Maryland, USA

  Source:
GPCC gauge analysis to bias correct satellite estimates over land and merge with satellite based on sampling

  History:
2019-04-18: downloaded source from http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.gpcp.html
2019-05-09: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-pr-gpcp.py

  References:
Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, P. Arkin (2003), The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979 - Present), J. Hydrometeor., 4(6), 1147-1167
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  Comments:
time_period: 1979-01 through 2018-12
original_temporal_resolution: monthly
original_spatial_resolution: 2.5x2.5 degree
original_units: mm/day
final_temporal_resolution: monthly
final_spatial_resolution: 0.5x0.5 degree
final_units: kg/m2/s

  Convention:
CF-1.7