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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 [-] 2.69
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 3.76 3.75 2.69 0.531 1.86 2.25 0.353 0.282 0.657 0.944 0.504
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.23 4.11 2.69 1.00 2.17 1.92 0.237 0.294 0.709 0.892 0.485
CanESM2 [-] 3.49 3.49 2.69 0.658 1.94 1.72 0.399 0.355 0.743 0.946 0.560
CanESM5 [-] 4.04 4.03 2.69 1.06 2.48 1.86 0.301 0.217 0.732 0.839 0.461
CESM1-BGC [-] 3.88 3.89 2.69 0.880 2.29 2.12 0.309 0.266 0.677 0.967 0.497
CESM2 [-] 3.55 3.56 2.69 0.487 1.69 1.56 0.479 0.372 0.774 0.961 0.591
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 4.22 4.23 2.69 1.18 2.57 1.85 0.276 0.205 0.721 0.965 0.474
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 3.86 3.86 2.69 1.17 2.42 1.63 0.318 0.221 0.756 0.968 0.497
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 3.60 3.45 2.69 0.743 2.48 1.80 0.281 0.286 0.730 0.868 0.490
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 3.52 3.62 2.69 0.671 2.01 1.61 0.392 0.428 0.764 0.966 0.595
MeanCMIP5 [-] 3.55 3.55 2.70 2.02 0.850 1.80 1.77 0.397 0.425 0.732 0.977 0.591
MeanCMIP6 [-] 3.53 3.53 2.69 0.631 1.53 1.49 0.484 0.495 0.778 0.982 0.647
MIROC-ESM [-] 4.02 4.02 2.69 1.27 2.43 2.03 0.246 0.225 0.697 0.942 0.467
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 4.20 4.19 2.69 1.11 2.28 1.44 0.282 0.319 0.797 0.930 0.530
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 2.93 3.04 2.69 0.875 2.28 1.59 0.447 0.450 0.765 0.880 0.598
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 2.61 2.60 2.69 0.276 2.14 1.60 0.417 0.404 0.763 0.958 0.589
NorESM1-ME [-] 4.45 4.30 2.69 1.31 2.69 2.34 0.249 0.242 0.637 0.932 0.460
NorESM2-LM [-] 2.90 2.81 2.69 -0.298 1.47 1.58 0.518 0.438 0.768 0.974 0.627
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 2.70 2.76 2.70 0.321 2.03 1.63 0.498 0.393 0.756 0.945 0.597
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.86 2.82 2.69 0.303 1.85 1.63 0.518 0.442 0.755 0.940 0.619
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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 [-] 6.99
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 8.31 8.34 6.99 0.255 3.43 2.13 0.350 0.213 0.674 0.899 0.470
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 8.89 8.94 6.99 1.46 3.38 2.38 0.299 0.326 0.632 0.950 0.507
CanESM2 [-] 5.81 5.82 6.99 0.208 3.09 2.60 0.351 0.434 0.569 0.966 0.551
CanESM5 [-] 9.53 9.57 6.99 1.24 3.51 2.53 0.241 0.339 0.597 0.846 0.473
CESM1-BGC [-] 8.07 8.07 6.99 -0.0455 2.75 2.45 0.424 0.431 0.602 0.984 0.574
CESM2 [-] 9.56 9.57 6.99 0.617 2.95 2.15 0.287 0.371 0.674 0.821 0.505
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 11.5 11.3 6.99 2.82 4.56 2.61 0.0814 0.290 0.585 0.768 0.403
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 7.98 7.98 6.99 0.987 2.72 1.92 0.424 0.452 0.710 0.934 0.595
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 7.76 7.79 6.99 0.427 3.54 2.76 0.231 0.332 0.546 0.742 0.437
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 13.1 13.0 6.99 0.923 4.21 2.66 0.201 0.378 0.564 0.282 0.361
MeanCMIP5 [-] 7.71 7.71 6.98 0.734 2.45 2.30 0.435 0.570 0.633 0.936 0.629
MeanCMIP6 [-] 8.59 8.59 6.99 0.768 2.25 2.07 0.379 0.591 0.678 0.987 0.645
MIROC-ESM [-] 7.96 7.97 6.99 1.34 3.54 2.51 0.319 0.386 0.608 0.979 0.535
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 7.11 7.13 6.99 0.0605 2.92 2.92 0.444 0.383 0.526 0.962 0.540
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 5.57 5.56 6.99 1.03 4.05 2.68 0.263 0.311 0.561 0.883 0.466
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 5.48 5.50 6.99 0.468 3.13 2.06 0.382 0.390 0.669 0.835 0.533
NorESM1-ME [-] 7.81 7.77 6.99 0.186 2.74 2.60 0.487 0.472 0.584 0.988 0.601
NorESM2-LM [-] 8.48 8.46 6.99 0.777 2.56 2.00 0.363 0.469 0.696 0.987 0.596
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 6.49 6.45 6.98 0.482 3.81 2.23 0.351 0.344 0.657 0.889 0.517
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.69 6.70 6.99 0.402 2.87 1.97 0.477 0.441 0.704 0.943 0.601
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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 [-] 2.03
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 2.15 2.14 2.03 0.604 0.236 1.31 1.94 0.407 0.441 0.709 0.922 0.584
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 2.25 2.25 2.03 0.636 0.369 1.26 1.72 0.416 0.481 0.749 0.905 0.607
CanESM2 [-] 1.84 1.82 2.03 0.561 -0.0826 1.20 1.65 0.447 0.469 0.761 0.923 0.614
CanESM5 [-] 2.25 2.24 2.03 0.688 0.353 1.41 1.63 0.387 0.425 0.767 0.854 0.571
CESM1-BGC [-] 2.39 2.38 2.03 1.21 0.443 1.27 1.69 0.383 0.446 0.751 0.925 0.590
CESM2 [-] 2.23 2.23 2.03 1.18 0.343 1.13 1.42 0.474 0.503 0.802 0.915 0.639
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 2.29 2.28 2.03 0.617 0.430 1.46 1.60 0.361 0.406 0.768 0.884 0.565
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 2.41 2.40 2.03 1.06 0.376 1.20 1.50 0.397 0.456 0.789 0.935 0.607
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 1.87 1.86 2.03 1.35 -0.0467 1.41 1.68 0.353 0.417 0.757 0.904 0.570
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 2.53 2.53 2.03 1.18 0.589 1.42 1.48 0.370 0.445 0.790 0.761 0.562
MeanCMIP5 [-] 2.27 2.27 2.03 1.07 1.26 0.241 0.994 1.45 0.427 0.558 0.792 0.956 0.658
MeanCMIP6 [-] 2.26 2.26 2.03 0.792 0.368 0.973 1.32 0.443 0.571 0.814 0.943 0.668
MIROC-ESM [-] 2.29 2.28 2.03 0.656 0.406 1.39 1.73 0.310 0.418 0.752 0.924 0.564
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 2.57 2.56 2.03 0.769 0.630 1.40 1.57 0.331 0.410 0.775 0.918 0.569
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 2.06 1.98 2.03 1.73 0.207 1.19 1.45 0.387 0.493 0.796 0.929 0.620
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 1.99 1.99 2.03 0.563 0.125 1.19 1.43 0.375 0.470 0.798 0.933 0.609
NorESM1-ME [-] 2.28 2.28 2.03 0.846 0.321 1.33 1.69 0.403 0.437 0.754 0.923 0.591
NorESM2-LM [-] 2.13 2.12 2.03 0.838 0.228 1.12 1.50 0.466 0.496 0.789 0.950 0.639
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 2.13 2.12 2.03 1.03 0.250 1.22 1.63 0.443 0.450 0.764 0.923 0.606
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.15 2.14 2.03 0.631 0.286 1.16 1.56 0.468 0.493 0.776 0.909 0.628
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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 [-] 1.25
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 1.52 1.52 1.25 0.565 0.381 0.716 1.84 0.486 0.527 0.732 0.943 0.643
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.59 1.59 1.25 0.595 0.492 0.718 1.62 0.442 0.609 0.771 0.943 0.675
CanESM2 [-] 1.48 1.48 1.25 0.567 0.441 0.768 1.48 0.511 0.516 0.798 0.927 0.654
CanESM5 [-] 1.59 1.60 1.25 0.571 0.496 0.755 1.39 0.422 0.534 0.810 0.941 0.648
CESM1-BGC [-] 1.73 1.73 1.25 0.789 0.663 0.894 1.69 0.335 0.557 0.755 0.923 0.625
CESM2 [-] 1.62 1.62 1.25 0.681 0.663 0.882 1.66 0.439 0.594 0.765 0.871 0.652
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 1.63 1.64 1.25 0.525 0.476 0.725 1.57 0.355 0.524 0.779 0.942 0.624
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 1.86 1.91 1.25 0.599 0.658 0.872 1.50 0.262 0.491 0.795 0.928 0.593
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 1.64 1.62 1.25 0.824 0.516 0.845 1.70 0.421 0.444 0.760 0.931 0.600
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 1.80 1.81 1.25 0.805 0.685 0.936 1.42 0.339 0.472 0.812 0.880 0.595
MeanCMIP5 [-] 1.76 1.80 1.25 0.643 1.19 0.549 0.753 1.54 0.385 0.609 0.783 0.943 0.666
MeanCMIP6 [-] 1.68 1.68 1.25 0.624 0.610 0.789 1.41 0.356 0.610 0.806 0.930 0.662
MIROC-ESM [-] 1.76 1.76 1.25 0.664 0.624 0.867 1.63 0.300 0.537 0.776 0.939 0.618
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 1.78 1.79 1.25 0.605 0.639 0.948 1.55 0.323 0.435 0.785 0.915 0.578
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 1.82 1.77 1.25 0.713 0.915 1.50 0.260 0.507 0.798 0.917 0.598
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 1.83 1.82 1.25 0.563 0.707 0.933 1.48 0.216 0.463 0.799 0.918 0.572
NorESM1-ME [-] 1.56 1.55 1.25 0.643 0.480 0.756 1.68 0.481 0.612 0.758 0.935 0.680
NorESM2-LM [-] 1.58 1.58 1.25 0.604 0.576 0.807 1.46 0.466 0.604 0.803 0.900 0.676
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 1.66 1.66 1.25 0.572 0.649 0.952 1.68 0.343 0.398 0.764 0.893 0.559
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.56 1.56 1.25 0.631 0.575 0.823 1.56 0.448 0.524 0.781 0.888 0.633
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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 [-] 5.40
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 4.53 4.49 5.40 -0.966 3.62 2.22 0.183 0.305 0.678 0.626 0.420
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.93 4.92 5.40 -0.454 3.63 2.00 0.233 0.270 0.721 0.671 0.433
CanESM2 [-] 3.21 3.09 5.40 -2.32 3.96 1.09 0.0866 0.433 0.872 0.621 0.489
CanESM5 [-] 4.91 4.75 5.40 -0.730 3.97 1.32 0.254 0.277 0.835 0.429 0.414
CESM1-BGC [-] 5.41 5.42 5.40 -0.0482 2.94 1.74 0.392 0.354 0.768 0.742 0.522
CESM2 [-] 5.51 5.51 5.40 0.0931 2.72 0.726 0.482 0.356 0.928 0.870 0.598
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 3.71 3.76 5.40 -1.68 3.34 1.07 0.219 0.299 0.885 0.933 0.527
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 4.98 5.00 5.40 -0.396 2.80 1.29 0.473 0.305 0.838 0.953 0.575
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 4.27 4.26 5.40 -1.22 3.97 1.20 0.279 0.221 0.860 0.720 0.460
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 6.05 6.06 5.40 0.586 2.75 1.26 0.467 0.443 0.854 0.648 0.571
MeanCMIP5 [-] 4.53 4.53 5.39 -0.865 2.36 0.989 0.337 0.532 0.895 0.937 0.647
MeanCMIP6 [-] 5.49 5.49 5.40 0.0383 2.24 1.16 0.520 0.484 0.868 0.940 0.659
MIROC-ESM [-] 4.60 4.55 5.40 -0.899 2.69 1.60 0.299 0.431 0.770 0.906 0.568
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 6.25 6.21 5.40 0.803 2.73 1.47 0.468 0.371 0.804 0.916 0.586
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 4.30 4.30 5.40 -1.14 2.94 1.31 0.328 0.365 0.830 0.859 0.549
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 5.51 5.50 5.40 -0.0492 2.69 1.22 0.397 0.444 0.853 0.809 0.589
NorESM1-ME [-] 4.96 4.95 5.40 -0.535 2.79 1.44 0.341 0.350 0.808 0.898 0.550
NorESM2-LM [-] 5.27 5.22 5.40 -0.196 3.11 1.27 0.393 0.237 0.858 0.913 0.527
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 6.44 6.43 5.39 0.896 2.78 1.33 0.412 0.432 0.839 0.808 0.584
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.09 6.10 5.40 0.652 3.06 1.50 0.441 0.333 0.814 0.823 0.549

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Data Information

  Title:
CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation (excludes NCEP Reanalysis)

  Version:
1904

  Institutions:
NOAA/OAR/ESRL PSD, Boulder, Colorado, USA

  Source:
Merged Precipitation with gauge observations, a variety of satellite observations and the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis

  History:
2019-04-30: downloaded source from https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.cmap.html#detail
2019-07-01: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-pr-cmap.py

  References:
Xie, P., and P.A. Arkin (1997), Global precipitation: A 17-year monthly analysis based on gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model outputs, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 78, 2539-2558
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  Comments:
time_period: 1979-01 through 2018-12
original_temporal_resolution: monthly
original_spatial_resolution: 2.5 degree
original_units: mm/day
final_temporal_resolution: monthly
final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
final_units: kg/m2/s

  Convention:
CF-1.7