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Benchmark [-] 70.2
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 89.5 89.6 70.2 19.4 23.0 1.80 0.363 0.473 0.777 0.521 0.521
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 85.1 85.0 70.2 14.9 18.4 1.70 0.500 0.553 0.774 0.449 0.566
CanESM5 [-] 77.8 77.9 70.2 8.75 15.7 1.85 0.699 0.528 0.746 0.540 0.608
CESM2 [-] 79.1 79.0 70.2 9.15 14.5 1.58 0.684 0.553 0.810 0.582 0.636
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 86.1 86.1 70.2 15.8 19.2 1.63 0.438 0.531 0.807 0.650 0.592
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 84.6 84.6 70.2 14.6 17.3 1.69 0.590 0.617 0.798 0.257 0.576
MeanCMIP6 [-] 82.8 82.6 70.2 12.7 15.1 1.57 0.580 0.625 0.817 0.408 0.611
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 81.7 82.0 70.2 12.1 16.2 1.58 0.564 0.612 0.814 0.530 0.626
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 85.1 85.1 70.2 15.2 17.6 1.86 0.463 0.635 0.752 0.694 0.636
NorESM2-LM [-] 79.0 79.0 70.2 9.33 14.7 1.57 0.660 0.542 0.815 0.642 0.640
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 82.6 82.5 70.2 12.7 16.1 1.62 0.593 0.594 0.814 0.499 0.619
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Benchmark [-] 62.5
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 72.1 72.1 62.5 10.9 17.9 1.98 0.250 0.431 0.652 0.984 0.550
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 68.6 68.6 62.5 6.62 15.3 1.82 0.323 0.463 0.688 0.974 0.582
CanESM5 [-] 69.2 69.0 62.5 9.27 16.3 1.72 0.311 0.436 0.732 0.911 0.565
CESM2 [-] 67.2 67.2 62.5 6.38 13.6 1.88 0.349 0.481 0.672 0.983 0.593
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 72.7 72.7 62.5 10.2 16.8 1.88 0.255 0.445 0.672 0.979 0.559
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 70.9 70.9 62.5 9.58 15.7 1.89 0.305 0.473 0.677 0.945 0.574
MeanCMIP6 [-] 69.1 69.1 62.5 7.97 13.7 1.75 0.312 0.535 0.688 0.975 0.609
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 68.6 68.6 62.5 7.49 15.9 1.86 0.299 0.499 0.671 0.984 0.590
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 67.4 67.4 62.5 6.43 15.3 1.75 0.292 0.490 0.706 0.985 0.592
NorESM2-LM [-] 66.7 66.7 62.5 6.11 14.0 1.87 0.348 0.471 0.671 0.990 0.590
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 69.6 69.6 62.5 8.51 15.6 1.84 0.293 0.513 0.676 0.970 0.593
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Benchmark [-] 36.0
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 40.9 40.8 36.0 7.16 12.4 1.20 0.370 0.422 0.800 0.865 0.576
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 37.5 37.7 36.0 2.98 9.60 1.22 0.447 0.473 0.798 0.931 0.624
CanESM5 [-] 41.2 40.7 36.0 7.53 13.2 1.16 0.338 0.429 0.821 0.820 0.568
CESM2 [-] 40.6 40.4 36.0 6.26 10.9 1.20 0.384 0.494 0.800 0.962 0.627
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 42.2 42.4 36.0 6.40 10.6 1.05 0.409 0.458 0.832 0.937 0.619
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 42.4 41.7 36.0 7.56 11.6 1.33 0.390 0.467 0.774 0.892 0.598
MeanCMIP6 [-] 38.6 38.6 36.0 4.37 8.56 1.00 0.444 0.570 0.829 0.938 0.670
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 35.6 35.2 36.0 1.15 11.0 1.10 0.371 0.517 0.820 0.821 0.609
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 32.5 32.5 36.0 -1.34 8.86 1.23 0.486 0.493 0.781 0.901 0.631
NorESM2-LM [-] 40.0 39.6 36.0 5.23 11.3 1.16 0.376 0.495 0.815 0.964 0.629
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 35.7 35.5 36.0 1.93 9.83 1.15 0.418 0.532 0.813 0.826 0.624
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Benchmark [-] 45.3
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 55.3 55.5 45.3 10.8 16.3 1.04 0.567 0.590 0.903 0.940 0.718
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 56.2 55.9 45.3 10.6 16.9 0.902 0.581 0.578 0.910 0.931 0.716
CanESM5 [-] 55.6 55.9 45.3 12.4 18.1 1.05 0.533 0.553 0.888 0.979 0.701
CESM2 [-] 49.7 49.9 45.3 5.08 13.3 0.891 0.621 0.628 0.910 0.791 0.716
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 49.6 49.6 45.3 4.34 17.8 1.58 0.530 0.534 0.795 0.965 0.672
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 58.7 58.8 45.3 14.0 19.0 0.865 0.490 0.632 0.912 0.971 0.728
MeanCMIP6 [-] 53.1 52.7 45.3 7.93 13.3 0.766 0.619 0.669 0.931 0.859 0.750
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 50.7 50.5 45.3 5.84 14.8 0.856 0.603 0.632 0.920 0.959 0.749
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 45.5 45.8 45.3 1.21 14.4 0.873 0.573 0.619 0.914 0.970 0.739
NorESM2-LM [-] 50.4 50.7 45.3 6.06 13.6 0.897 0.634 0.619 0.918 0.812 0.720
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 52.1 52.1 45.3 7.94 15.9 0.954 0.538 0.641 0.905 0.975 0.740
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Benchmark [-] 72.6
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 91.3 89.4 72.6 15.8 17.7 2.20 0.183 0.445 0.649 0.943 0.533
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 81.3 83.5 72.6 8.08 15.8 2.75 0.356 0.309 0.538 0.926 0.488
CanESM5 [-] 89.2 85.1 72.6 15.3 17.6 1.69 0.196 0.490 0.755 0.952 0.576
CESM2 [-] 83.1 82.0 72.6 8.90 11.9 2.65 0.373 0.447 0.563 0.715 0.509
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 86.1 86.1 72.6 13.5 15.6 2.34 0.218 0.406 0.620 0.843 0.499
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 87.5 86.2 72.6 12.7 15.0 2.22 0.251 0.499 0.662 0.995 0.581
MeanCMIP6 [-] 84.3 84.5 72.6 11.4 13.2 1.89 0.306 0.476 0.714 0.693 0.533
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 83.5 82.8 72.6 9.39 12.7 2.21 0.380 0.476 0.653 0.936 0.584
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 87.1 86.4 72.6 13.0 15.1 1.79 0.251 0.468 0.726 0.921 0.566
NorESM2-LM [-] 81.5 80.4 72.6 7.49 11.1 2.29 0.383 0.427 0.643 0.853 0.547
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 86.4 86.1 72.6 12.4 14.2 2.34 0.250 0.467 0.629 0.911 0.545
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Benchmark [-] 67.3
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 83.7 83.5 67.3 16.3 18.9 1.67 0.305 0.496 0.757 0.853 0.582
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 78.1 78.1 67.3 10.3 14.6 1.51 0.453 0.502 0.787 0.926 0.634
CanESM5 [-] 78.5 78.3 67.3 12.4 16.0 1.98 0.409 0.497 0.716 0.860 0.596
CESM2 [-] 72.0 71.9 67.3 5.32 10.7 1.87 0.607 0.534 0.723 0.869 0.653
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 84.1 83.9 67.3 16.6 19.4 1.91 0.286 0.473 0.726 0.694 0.530
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 78.8 78.3 67.3 11.4 14.1 1.50 0.444 0.536 0.796 0.768 0.616
MeanCMIP6 [-] 78.0 77.8 67.3 10.8 12.7 1.41 0.439 0.596 0.805 0.671 0.621
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 76.7 76.8 67.3 9.76 13.1 1.52 0.455 0.569 0.783 0.937 0.663
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 81.3 81.5 67.3 14.2 16.1 1.51 0.340 0.559 0.798 0.886 0.628
NorESM2-LM [-] 71.4 71.6 67.3 5.02 10.7 1.70 0.623 0.516 0.756 0.889 0.660
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 77.7 77.8 67.3 10.8 13.0 1.25 0.461 0.608 0.835 0.682 0.639
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Benchmark [-] 64.2
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 87.7 87.9 64.2 22.1 23.4 2.13 0.0263 0.336 0.664 0.710 0.415
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 78.8 78.7 64.2 13.1 15.3 2.29 0.117 0.247 0.641 0.630 0.377
CanESM5 [-] 84.4 83.3 64.2 21.2 23.6 2.41 0.0507 0.249 0.629 0.602 0.356
CESM2 [-] 83.5 83.7 64.2 19.4 20.0 2.18 0.0119 0.274 0.669 0.996 0.445
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 85.3 85.3 64.2 21.1 21.8 1.93 0.0189 0.339 0.715 0.921 0.467
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 85.8 85.6 64.2 20.3 21.2 2.18 0.0199 0.315 0.666 0.830 0.429
MeanCMIP6 [-] 83.5 83.6 64.2 19.0 19.4 2.05 0.0147 0.334 0.691 0.987 0.472
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 89.5 89.0 64.2 24.1 25.0 2.34 0.0101 0.294 0.630 0.908 0.427
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 84.1 83.9 64.2 17.8 18.7 2.04 0.0437 0.361 0.691 0.656 0.422
NorESM2-LM [-] 80.4 80.3 64.2 16.2 17.5 2.08 0.0223 0.219 0.686 0.998 0.429
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 82.8 82.6 64.2 17.3 18.0 2.07 0.0231 0.312 0.689 0.980 0.463
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Benchmark [-] 56.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 69.6 69.6 56.8 13.9 18.3 1.77 0.183 0.275 0.729 0.728 0.438
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 67.1 67.1 56.8 10.4 14.4 1.60 0.242 0.300 0.759 0.853 0.491
CanESM5 [-] 72.5 72.4 56.8 18.2 22.6 1.83 0.112 0.276 0.721 0.725 0.422
CESM2 [-] 66.3 66.3 56.8 11.3 14.4 1.53 0.223 0.363 0.770 0.759 0.495
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 73.3 73.4 56.8 16.6 19.0 1.36 0.106 0.297 0.798 0.941 0.488
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 71.1 70.5 56.8 14.7 18.3 1.81 0.148 0.255 0.726 0.877 0.452
MeanCMIP6 [-] 69.2 69.2 56.8 13.5 15.3 1.44 0.150 0.367 0.784 0.893 0.512
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 72.6 72.4 56.8 16.4 19.4 1.66 0.120 0.347 0.747 0.738 0.460
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 68.3 68.3 56.8 11.9 15.6 1.55 0.203 0.314 0.765 0.774 0.474
NorESM2-LM [-] 65.0 65.0 56.8 9.93 13.7 1.50 0.227 0.356 0.775 0.757 0.494
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 68.0 67.6 56.8 12.0 14.9 1.48 0.174 0.374 0.780 0.788 0.498
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Benchmark [-] 75.1
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 94.6 94.4 75.1 19.6 24.1 2.70 0.373 0.461 0.576 0.500 0.474
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 91.6 91.6 75.1 17.2 21.0 2.67 0.456 0.528 0.587 0.512 0.522
CanESM5 [-] 84.3 84.2 75.1 10.4 17.0 2.66 0.625 0.517 0.577 0.552 0.557
CESM2 [-] 90.8 90.6 75.1 16.1 20.9 2.70 0.455 0.472 0.578 0.651 0.526
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 91.7 91.7 75.1 16.7 21.0 2.73 0.488 0.507 0.573 0.377 0.491
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 89.5 89.4 75.1 14.7 19.5 2.68 0.546 0.542 0.582 0.306 0.504
MeanCMIP6 [-] 91.0 90.9 75.1 16.3 19.9 2.69 0.490 0.544 0.581 0.397 0.511
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 89.7 89.5 75.1 15.2 21.0 2.90 0.480 0.490 0.531 0.469 0.492
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 93.5 93.5 75.1 19.2 23.9 2.86 0.384 0.509 0.547 0.745 0.539
NorESM2-LM [-] 92.2 91.6 75.1 17.3 21.7 2.66 0.424 0.469 0.586 0.692 0.528
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 94.1 94.1 75.1 19.6 23.9 2.80 0.404 0.479 0.559 0.624 0.509
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Benchmark [-] 55.3
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 69.1 69.1 55.4 14.4 17.1 1.26 0.436 0.574 0.853 0.886 0.665
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 68.8 68.8 55.4 13.1 16.6 1.26 0.511 0.577 0.853 0.795 0.663
CanESM5 [-] 70.5 70.0 55.4 15.8 19.0 1.35 0.418 0.553 0.833 0.875 0.647
CESM2 [-] 61.3 61.3 55.4 6.69 13.6 1.41 0.572 0.582 0.811 0.801 0.669
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 71.3 71.2 55.4 15.8 19.3 1.49 0.381 0.545 0.797 0.889 0.631
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 72.0 71.9 55.4 16.6 19.3 1.17 0.404 0.612 0.861 0.784 0.654
MeanCMIP6 [-] 67.7 67.5 55.3 12.6 14.5 1.00 0.490 0.668 0.890 0.721 0.687
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 65.8 65.6 55.4 10.8 16.1 1.07 0.450 0.613 0.882 0.971 0.706
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 66.1 66.1 55.4 11.2 15.0 1.10 0.502 0.573 0.878 0.915 0.688
NorESM2-LM [-] 61.2 61.2 55.4 6.41 13.2 1.32 0.606 0.575 0.831 0.803 0.678
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 68.8 68.8 55.4 14.0 16.9 1.28 0.457 0.622 0.845 0.810 0.671

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Data Information

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

  Version:
4.03

  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:
2019-09-10: downloaded source from https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/hrg/cru_ts_4.03/
2019-11-15: estimate saturated vapor pressure using temperature
2019-11-15: calculate relative humidity using saturated vapor pressure and vapor pressure
2019-11-15: 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 2018-12
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