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Benchmark [-] 77.7
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 67.0 66.9 77.7 -9.51 16.6 2.40 0.568 0.548 0.615 0.887 0.633
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 64.3 63.3 77.7 -12.3 16.7 2.16 0.602 0.608 0.655 0.923 0.679
CanESM2 [-] 78.2 78.1 77.7 2.66 13.8 2.39 0.247 0.636 0.621 0.551 0.538
CanESM5 [-] 68.7 68.5 77.7 0.285 9.28 2.21 0.457 0.485 0.655 0.996 0.616
CESM1-BGC [-] 71.8 72.0 77.7 -2.21 13.0 2.45 0.446 0.583 0.604 0.863 0.616
CESM2 [-] 61.8 62.0 77.7 -7.85 11.5 1.97 0.549 0.655 0.689 0.986 0.707
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 67.3 67.6 77.7 -5.56 15.2 2.60 0.499 0.389 0.574 0.850 0.540
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 72.9 72.9 77.7 -4.71 12.2 2.10 0.626 0.574 0.668 0.881 0.665
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 64.2 62.9 77.7 -6.52 9.81 2.56 0.685 0.651 0.571 0.963 0.704
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 65.7 66.7 77.7 -5.83 12.5 2.46 0.625 0.569 0.607 0.937 0.661
MeanCMIP6 [-] 63.2 63.2 77.7 -8.15 11.5 2.13 0.631 0.721 0.653 0.964 0.738
MIROC-ESM [-] 70.8 70.7 77.7 0.171 10.7 2.47 0.364 0.632 0.599 0.988 0.643
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 68.7 68.6 77.7 -5.23 13.6 2.36 0.430 0.697 0.612 0.977 0.683
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 57.9 57.9 77.7 -13.4 17.1 2.39 0.368 0.527 0.603 0.983 0.602
NorESM1-ME [-] 74.3 72.7 77.7 -1.85 13.6 2.36 0.412 0.576 0.622 0.920 0.621
NorESM2-LM [-] 58.0 56.9 77.7 -12.1 14.3 1.74 0.383 0.628 0.740 0.993 0.674
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 59.1 59.8 77.7 -11.2 14.3 2.35 0.569 0.567 0.618 0.952 0.654
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 57.5 57.0 77.7 -12.5 14.5 2.47 0.456 0.659 0.580 0.995 0.670
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 91.0
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 78.2 78.2 91.0 -17.7 19.1 2.31 0.491 0.826 0.648 0.834 0.725
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 82.2 82.4 91.0 -18.7 20.7 2.34 0.496 0.881 0.641 0.993 0.778
CanESM2 [-] 91.4 91.4 91.0 -4.87 9.50 2.10 0.601 0.864 0.684 0.634 0.729
CanESM5 [-] 91.6 91.6 91.0 1.15 5.07 2.20 0.445 0.902 0.660 0.197 0.621
CESM1-BGC [-] 89.3 89.3 91.0 -8.25 12.0 2.29 0.658 0.889 0.644 0.766 0.769
CESM2 [-] 85.2 85.2 91.0 -8.52 10.8 2.14 0.771 0.887 0.665 0.461 0.734
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 87.6 87.4 91.0 -9.58 13.0 2.31 0.682 0.850 0.647 0.854 0.777
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 82.1 82.1 91.0 -8.98 12.0 2.49 0.723 0.880 0.611 0.705 0.760
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 83.7 83.7 91.0 -7.09 9.14 2.11 0.792 0.886 0.683 0.241 0.698
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 85.7 85.6 91.0 -9.47 12.1 1.89 0.718 0.890 0.730 0.687 0.783
MeanCMIP6 [-] 84.6 84.6 91.0 -10.4 12.5 2.01 0.753 0.906 0.690 0.617 0.774
MIROC-ESM [-] 96.4 96.4 91.0 -0.998 7.80 3.29 0.407 0.883 0.461 0.609 0.649
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 88.6 88.7 91.0 -6.98 11.5 2.73 0.631 0.840 0.547 0.919 0.755
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 81.2 81.3 91.0 -17.1 18.9 1.92 0.509 0.835 0.720 0.939 0.768
NorESM1-ME [-] 88.0 88.0 91.0 -7.66 11.2 2.00 0.680 0.893 0.707 0.686 0.772
NorESM2-LM [-] 82.8 82.8 91.0 -10.6 12.2 2.32 0.759 0.886 0.639 0.429 0.720
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 80.1 79.9 91.0 -15.4 16.9 2.29 0.574 0.806 0.625 0.717 0.706
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 81.8 81.9 91.0 -14.3 15.8 2.19 0.664 0.860 0.666 0.778 0.765
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Period Mean (original grids) [%]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [%]
Model Period Mean (complement) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
Bias [%]
RMSE [%]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 68.8
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 69.0 68.9 68.8 0.517 15.5 1.97 0.424 0.514 0.702 0.981 0.627
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 68.7 68.7 68.8 0.277 14.9 1.88 0.442 0.557 0.715 0.984 0.651
CanESM2 [-] 74.9 74.8 68.8 6.96 14.7 1.74 0.371 0.642 0.749 0.613 0.604
CanESM5 [-] 69.2 69.0 68.8 2.91 12.8 1.61 0.472 0.570 0.766 0.962 0.668
CESM1-BGC [-] 72.2 72.2 68.8 4.34 13.1 1.89 0.477 0.588 0.713 0.931 0.659
CESM2 [-] 67.3 67.2 68.8 0.0384 12.2 1.87 0.498 0.628 0.712 0.987 0.691
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 69.5 69.4 68.8 1.92 15.3 1.81 0.419 0.493 0.732 0.984 0.624
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 72.7 72.7 68.8 3.87 13.2 1.89 0.460 0.585 0.714 0.987 0.666
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 67.8 67.7 68.8 0.481 13.4 1.84 0.480 0.596 0.721 0.979 0.675
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 71.0 71.0 68.8 3.26 13.6 1.92 0.493 0.549 0.706 0.979 0.655
MeanCMIP6 [-] 69.0 69.0 68.8 1.51 11.6 1.80 0.535 0.675 0.722 0.989 0.719
MIROC-ESM [-] 72.1 72.0 68.8 5.42 14.6 1.91 0.344 0.592 0.713 0.985 0.645
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 68.7 68.6 68.8 1.15 14.2 1.93 0.419 0.605 0.702 0.983 0.663
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 67.4 67.4 68.8 0.0838 14.8 1.82 0.388 0.582 0.722 0.974 0.650
NorESM1-ME [-] 72.4 72.3 68.8 4.60 14.0 1.87 0.441 0.580 0.718 0.949 0.653
NorESM2-LM [-] 66.8 66.8 68.8 -0.212 13.2 1.88 0.469 0.609 0.711 0.975 0.675
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 70.0 69.9 68.8 2.56 13.4 2.00 0.494 0.587 0.686 0.986 0.668
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 69.7 69.7 68.8 2.23 14.8 2.04 0.459 0.586 0.680 0.925 0.647
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
Bias [%]
RMSE [%]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 83.5
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 86.6 86.5 83.5 2.86 15.2 2.68 0.431 0.525 0.581 0.794 0.571
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 88.0 87.7 83.5 5.10 17.7 2.92 0.395 0.549 0.546 0.989 0.606
CanESM2 [-] 81.3 81.2 83.5 1.26 10.1 3.30 0.588 0.605 0.461 0.651 0.582
CanESM5 [-] 82.3 82.2 83.5 4.37 8.32 2.41 0.574 0.621 0.627 0.718 0.632
CESM1-BGC [-] 82.9 83.0 83.5 2.32 12.2 2.48 0.554 0.542 0.618 0.794 0.610
CESM2 [-] 84.4 84.4 83.5 3.49 13.6 2.58 0.475 0.576 0.604 0.919 0.630
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 87.9 87.6 83.5 6.35 12.2 2.19 0.382 0.602 0.673 0.658 0.583
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 89.3 89.3 83.5 5.87 13.9 2.75 0.323 0.560 0.576 0.624 0.528
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 85.0 85.2 83.5 3.84 12.3 2.35 0.502 0.497 0.639 0.513 0.529
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 86.1 86.1 83.5 4.29 12.8 2.69 0.488 0.475 0.583 0.585 0.521
MeanCMIP6 [-] 86.6 86.6 83.5 5.14 12.9 2.60 0.463 0.612 0.601 0.803 0.618
MIROC-ESM [-] 90.3 90.2 83.5 9.41 12.5 2.43 0.301 0.586 0.611 0.512 0.519
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 86.1 86.0 83.5 5.14 14.7 2.41 0.414 0.539 0.627 0.915 0.607
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 89.5 89.8 83.5 8.89 16.0 2.65 0.309 0.518 0.588 0.945 0.576
NorESM1-ME [-] 84.5 84.8 83.5 3.50 12.5 2.43 0.529 0.571 0.627 0.755 0.610
NorESM2-LM [-] 84.8 85.4 83.5 3.82 14.4 2.47 0.459 0.552 0.611 0.931 0.621
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 86.5 86.1 83.4 4.05 13.4 2.88 0.438 0.560 0.540 0.715 0.563
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 88.1 88.1 83.5 5.37 15.3 2.71 0.428 0.497 0.575 0.844 0.568
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Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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RMSE [%]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 81.9
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 69.2 69.1 81.9 -12.4 18.1 1.92 0.252 0.475 0.735 0.818 0.551
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 72.6 72.6 81.9 -9.23 14.8 1.53 0.320 0.574 0.794 0.902 0.633
CanESM2 [-] 72.9 72.6 81.9 -8.47 14.2 1.43 0.407 0.578 0.813 0.869 0.649
CanESM5 [-] 72.3 72.0 81.9 -8.58 16.9 1.62 0.402 0.383 0.782 0.666 0.523
CESM1-BGC [-] 81.3 81.4 81.9 -0.438 9.40 1.76 0.639 0.655 0.747 0.861 0.712
CESM2 [-] 76.7 76.8 81.9 -4.69 10.6 1.33 0.549 0.614 0.832 0.956 0.713
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 66.9 67.0 81.9 -14.0 22.5 1.50 0.224 0.170 0.804 0.933 0.460
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 78.4 78.4 81.9 -3.54 11.6 1.08 0.543 0.558 0.866 0.884 0.682
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 69.3 69.2 81.9 -11.6 15.1 1.32 0.300 0.591 0.829 0.944 0.651
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 81.2 81.3 81.9 -0.649 8.89 1.59 0.694 0.647 0.788 0.998 0.754
MeanCMIP6 [-] 77.7 77.7 81.9 -4.00 9.62 1.37 0.579 0.661 0.823 0.995 0.744
MIROC-ESM [-] 80.1 80.2 81.9 -1.44 15.4 1.64 0.389 0.477 0.761 0.602 0.541
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 84.2 84.4 81.9 2.34 11.7 1.58 0.541 0.603 0.783 0.904 0.687
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 80.1 80.1 81.9 -2.19 10.4 1.45 0.546 0.726 0.806 0.781 0.717
NorESM1-ME [-] 79.3 79.3 81.9 -2.64 11.7 1.73 0.543 0.581 0.760 0.700 0.633
NorESM2-LM [-] 76.8 76.7 81.9 -5.03 11.2 1.37 0.539 0.575 0.817 0.962 0.694
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 81.5 81.5 81.9 -0.663 8.09 1.50 0.630 0.772 0.800 0.988 0.792
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 76.8 76.7 81.9 -4.96 10.9 1.57 0.494 0.659 0.785 0.973 0.714

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Data Information

  Title:
CRU time series (TS) high-resolution gridded datasets

  Version:
4.02

  Institutions:
Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK

  Source:
monthly observations at meteorological stations across the world land areas

  History:
2019-05-06: downloaded source from https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/hrg/cru_ts_4.02/
2019-05-08: estimate saturated vapor pressure using temperature
2019-05-08: calculate relative humidity using saturated vapor pressure and vapor pressure
2019-05-08: converted to ILAMB required netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-rhums-cru.py

  References:
Harris, I., P.D. Jones, T.J. Osborn and D.H. Lister (2014), Updated high-resolution grids of monthly climatic observations - the CRU TS3.10 Dataset, International Journal of Climatology, 34(3), 623-642, doi:10.1002/joc.3711

WMO CIMO Guide (2008), ANNEX 4.B. FORMULAE FOR THE COMPUTATION OF MEASURES OF HUMIDITY, MEASUREMENT OF HUMIDITY, Chapter 4, 163, https://library.wmo.int/doc_num.php?explnum_id=3151

  Comments:
time_period: 1980-01 through 2017-12
original_temporal_resolution: monthly
original_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
original_units: hPa
final_temporal_resolution: monthly
final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
final_units: %

  Convention:
CF-1.7