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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 [-] 2.91
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.93 4.93 2.92 1.29 2.43 2.00 0.577 0.485 0.710 0.934 0.638
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 3.39 3.39 3.36 2.35 0.0272 0.971 0.817 0.832 0.739 0.882 0.988 0.836
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 4.07 4.07 3.36 2.35 0.707 1.79 1.54 0.719 0.581 0.760 0.955 0.719
CanESM5 [-] 4.60 4.68 2.91 1.25 2.65 1.88 0.588 0.437 0.764 0.847 0.614
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 4.49 4.45 2.91 1.24 2.53 1.66 0.654 0.460 0.805 0.975 0.671
MeanCMIP6 [-] 4.45 4.39 2.90 1.09 1.95 1.59 0.659 0.561 0.788 0.979 0.710
MIROC-ES2L [-] 4.65 4.68 2.91 1.26 2.52 1.52 0.644 0.493 0.786 0.952 0.674
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 3.33 3.29 2.91 0.476 1.92 1.72 0.713 0.568 0.770 0.960 0.716
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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 [-] 7.30
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 8.97 8.97 7.29 1.23 3.26 2.20 0.661 0.549 0.627 0.974 0.672
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 7.00 7.00 6.80 7.56 0.198 1.97 1.44 0.742 0.694 0.791 0.838 0.752
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 7.52 7.52 6.80 7.56 0.722 2.75 1.67 0.635 0.651 0.732 0.510 0.636
CanESM5 [-] 9.43 9.57 7.31 1.10 3.40 2.45 0.622 0.553 0.572 0.860 0.632
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 8.32 8.29 7.30 0.910 2.57 1.97 0.715 0.618 0.668 0.948 0.713
MeanCMIP6 [-] 8.30 8.27 7.26 0.757 2.21 2.17 0.744 0.666 0.621 0.985 0.736
MIROC-ES2L [-] 6.99 7.06 7.31 -0.284 2.87 2.78 0.744 0.539 0.523 0.972 0.664
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 7.00 7.00 7.30 0.480 2.75 1.97 0.721 0.586 0.685 0.920 0.699
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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 [-] 2.04
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 2.26 2.26 2.04 0.671 0.368 1.26 1.63 0.645 0.592 0.768 0.903 0.700
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 2.15 2.15 1.98 1.01 2.82 0.170 0.688 1.15 0.774 0.745 0.863 0.945 0.814
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 2.50 2.50 1.98 0.661 2.82 0.519 1.09 1.42 0.686 0.649 0.829 0.907 0.744
CanESM5 [-] 2.25 2.24 2.04 0.675 0.339 1.40 1.54 0.630 0.561 0.818 0.854 0.685
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 2.28 2.28 2.04 0.903 0.369 1.20 1.41 0.669 0.603 0.840 0.930 0.729
MeanCMIP6 [-] 2.30 2.30 2.04 0.776 0.397 1.02 1.34 0.686 0.667 0.839 0.932 0.758
MIROC-ES2L [-] 2.56 2.55 2.04 0.760 0.608 1.39 1.56 0.641 0.573 0.789 0.917 0.698
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.16 2.15 2.04 0.601 0.287 1.13 1.49 0.694 0.615 0.821 0.903 0.729
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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 [-] 1.23
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.60 1.60 1.23 0.628 0.513 0.749 1.70 0.550 0.577 0.734 0.933 0.674
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 1.51 1.51 1.26 1.01 1.19 0.251 0.443 0.927 0.713 0.726 0.876 0.881 0.784
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 1.77 1.77 1.26 0.661 1.19 0.508 0.648 1.08 0.585 0.672 0.870 0.929 0.745
CanESM5 [-] 1.61 1.62 1.23 0.548 0.511 0.769 1.32 0.544 0.577 0.823 0.938 0.692
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 1.83 1.83 1.23 0.635 0.715 0.922 1.47 0.444 0.563 0.796 0.919 0.657
MeanCMIP6 [-] 1.68 1.68 1.23 0.567 0.595 0.788 1.40 0.509 0.605 0.801 0.928 0.689
MIROC-ES2L [-] 1.78 1.78 1.23 0.584 0.632 0.941 1.56 0.489 0.516 0.786 0.911 0.644
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.57 1.57 1.23 0.601 0.596 0.837 1.41 0.533 0.565 0.795 0.874 0.666
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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 [-] 5.46
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.90 4.89 5.46 -0.548 3.63 2.10 0.534 0.482 0.646 0.692 0.567
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 6.18 6.18 5.49 4.80 0.692 1.47 0.744 0.774 0.751 0.912 0.934 0.825
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 6.08 6.08 5.49 4.80 0.596 2.14 0.928 0.747 0.638 0.881 0.830 0.747
CanESM5 [-] 4.93 4.78 5.46 -0.763 3.94 1.26 0.554 0.478 0.858 0.455 0.565
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 5.06 5.07 5.46 -0.467 2.83 1.27 0.695 0.510 0.846 0.956 0.703
MeanCMIP6 [-] 5.41 5.41 5.44 -0.0690 2.47 1.31 0.673 0.604 0.849 0.884 0.723
MIROC-ES2L [-] 6.25 6.20 5.46 0.740 2.72 1.74 0.705 0.558 0.796 0.929 0.709
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.11 6.11 5.46 0.600 2.92 1.39 0.695 0.536 0.839 0.827 0.687
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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 [-] 1.94
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.71 1.71 1.94 0.432 0.878 1.61 0.666 0.563 0.776 0.980 0.710
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 1.61 1.61 1.43 2.66 0.184 0.454 0.950 0.740 0.744 0.863 0.897 0.798
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 1.90 1.90 1.43 2.66 0.474 0.705 1.16 0.643 0.667 0.841 0.959 0.756
CanESM5 [-] 1.72 1.71 1.94 0.369 0.859 1.34 0.628 0.588 0.821 0.976 0.720
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 1.97 1.97 1.94 0.667 0.978 1.44 0.562 0.589 0.812 0.977 0.706
MeanCMIP6 [-] 1.82 1.82 1.94 0.553 0.842 1.33 0.622 0.613 0.819 0.982 0.730
MIROC-ES2L [-] 2.06 2.06 1.94 0.672 1.14 1.53 0.560 0.519 0.781 0.970 0.670
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.68 1.68 1.94 0.549 0.910 1.41 0.616 0.576 0.807 0.940 0.703

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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