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Bias [mm d-1]
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Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 3.40
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 4.41 4.43 3.40 3.69 1.00 2.53 1.96 0.616 0.476 0.731 0.870 0.634
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.95 4.95 3.42 4.94 1.50 2.55 1.99 0.535 0.517 0.723 0.863 0.631
BGCLND [-] 3.38 3.38 3.40 3.12 3.45 -0.0103 0.582 0.587 0.905 0.830 0.928 0.997 0.898
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 4.07 4.07 3.40 4.34 3.45 0.672 1.77 1.53 0.711 0.593 0.765 0.970 0.726
CanESM5 [-] 4.61 4.69 3.40 4.42 1.29 2.78 1.93 0.567 0.455 0.756 0.732 0.593
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 2.82 2.75 3.40 3.87 -0.568 2.57 1.76 0.553 0.540 0.797 0.718 0.630
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 3.40 3.48 3.40 3.35 0.0874 1.97 1.62 0.740 0.536 0.821 0.958 0.718
MeanCMIP6 [-] 4.45 4.39 3.39 4.44 0.993 1.79 1.52 0.663 0.604 0.811 0.942 0.725
MIROC-ES2L [-] 4.61 4.64 3.40 4.84 1.23 2.31 1.19 0.633 0.537 0.863 0.917 0.698
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 3.15 3.02 3.40 2.59 -0.248 1.67 1.41 0.734 0.611 0.837 0.934 0.746
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 4.00 4.00 3.42 3.48 0.529 2.23 2.17 0.700 0.508 0.689 0.919 0.665
NorESM2-LM [-] 3.24 3.17 3.40 2.96 -0.246 1.48 1.44 0.809 0.607 0.809 0.986 0.763
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 3.31 3.26 3.40 3.19 -0.112 1.45 1.88 0.792 0.636 0.747 0.980 0.758
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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 [-] 7.31
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 9.83 10.1 7.31 8.04 1.63 4.21 1.95 0.594 0.477 0.700 0.881 0.626
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 8.97 9.02 7.31 8.42 1.68 3.84 2.08 0.628 0.523 0.670 0.977 0.664
BGCLND [-] 7.01 7.04 7.40 5.78 6.79 -0.362 1.46 1.01 0.809 0.781 0.858 0.982 0.842
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 7.53 7.56 7.40 6.10 6.79 0.161 3.08 1.83 0.641 0.624 0.718 0.865 0.694
CanESM5 [-] 9.48 10.0 7.31 8.24 1.78 4.13 2.09 0.573 0.513 0.667 0.896 0.632
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 8.11 8.26 7.31 5.81 -0.0249 3.89 1.97 0.577 0.551 0.683 0.745 0.621
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 7.29 7.23 7.30 7.46 -0.0521 2.96 1.76 0.647 0.618 0.742 0.973 0.719
MeanCMIP6 [-] 8.29 8.34 7.27 7.77 0.777 2.66 1.69 0.698 0.639 0.744 0.900 0.724
MIROC-ES2L [-] 7.09 7.25 7.31 6.90 -0.228 3.14 2.39 0.672 0.561 0.597 0.810 0.640
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 6.03 6.12 7.31 4.62 0.339 3.92 2.30 0.603 0.514 0.627 0.966 0.645
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 10.3 10.5 7.31 6.99 1.46 4.36 2.25 0.589 0.484 0.630 0.632 0.564
NorESM2-LM [-] 8.47 8.56 7.31 7.82 0.785 3.00 1.83 0.679 0.586 0.721 0.913 0.697
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.80 6.89 7.31 6.02 -0.433 3.12 1.67 0.657 0.579 0.748 0.961 0.705
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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 [-] 2.26
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 2.52 2.72 2.26 0.855 0.544 1.57 1.48 0.627 0.561 0.810 0.928 0.697
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 2.26 2.41 2.26 0.860 0.250 1.38 1.50 0.659 0.601 0.772 0.943 0.715
BGCLND [-] 2.15 2.29 2.24 0.869 3.27 0.0483 0.483 0.729 0.857 0.823 0.913 0.987 0.881
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 2.50 2.68 2.24 0.801 3.27 0.443 1.19 1.26 0.703 0.657 0.832 0.961 0.762
CanESM5 [-] 2.26 2.42 2.26 0.841 0.256 1.58 1.48 0.632 0.566 0.805 0.915 0.697
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 2.13 2.26 2.26 0.855 0.0884 1.49 1.44 0.637 0.605 0.812 0.920 0.716
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 2.30 2.39 2.26 1.78 0.135 1.19 1.26 0.713 0.630 0.836 0.956 0.753
MeanCMIP6 [-] 2.30 2.47 2.26 0.962 0.298 1.14 1.18 0.693 0.671 0.847 0.957 0.768
MIROC-ES2L [-] 2.58 2.73 2.26 1.31 0.534 1.55 1.41 0.639 0.585 0.798 0.941 0.710
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 1.97 2.11 2.26 0.698 0.0167 1.34 1.36 0.657 0.606 0.792 0.927 0.718
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 2.43 2.61 2.26 0.784 0.388 1.40 1.29 0.672 0.598 0.821 0.937 0.725
NorESM2-LM [-] 2.13 2.25 2.26 1.00 0.0829 1.25 1.33 0.704 0.618 0.835 0.945 0.744
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.16 2.32 2.26 0.755 0.167 1.20 1.32 0.713 0.630 0.820 0.957 0.750
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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 [-] 1.34
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 1.94 1.94 1.34 1.94 0.646 0.928 1.22 0.515 0.565 0.829 0.965 0.688
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.60 1.61 1.34 1.51 0.290 0.591 1.24 0.691 0.682 0.806 0.923 0.757
BGCLND [-] 1.51 1.51 1.32 1.66 1.79 0.185 0.337 0.726 0.784 0.798 0.901 0.977 0.851
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 1.77 1.77 1.32 1.69 1.79 0.447 0.652 1.02 0.633 0.695 0.875 0.963 0.772
CanESM5 [-] 1.61 1.62 1.34 1.60 0.284 0.612 0.907 0.661 0.670 0.881 0.918 0.760
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 1.74 1.74 1.34 1.76 0.415 0.765 1.36 0.639 0.622 0.809 0.945 0.728
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 1.84 1.67 1.34 2.08 0.326 0.565 1.01 0.694 0.681 0.868 0.973 0.779
MeanCMIP6 [-] 1.68 1.68 1.34 1.67 0.357 0.584 0.836 0.652 0.724 0.888 0.940 0.785
MIROC-ES2L [-] 1.80 1.82 1.34 1.68 0.454 0.829 1.11 0.585 0.616 0.855 0.931 0.721
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 1.83 1.83 1.34 1.83 0.509 0.780 0.977 0.556 0.638 0.870 0.957 0.732
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 1.88 1.89 1.34 1.82 0.555 0.718 0.822 0.567 0.706 0.897 0.965 0.768
NorESM2-LM [-] 1.59 1.59 1.34 1.83 0.274 0.571 1.02 0.687 0.685 0.864 0.939 0.772
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.58 1.58 1.34 1.88 0.295 0.570 1.01 0.692 0.675 0.858 0.974 0.775
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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
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 6.80 6.79 6.13 4.41 0.533 3.43 1.09 0.634 0.561 0.879 0.736 0.674
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.90 4.90 6.13 3.97 -1.21 3.73 1.94 0.564 0.516 0.683 0.883 0.632
BGCLND [-] 6.18 6.18 6.13 4.97 5.84 0.0529 0.920 0.525 0.865 0.846 0.939 0.990 0.897
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 6.07 6.08 6.13 4.56 5.84 -0.0562 2.32 1.05 0.726 0.642 0.860 0.962 0.766
CanESM5 [-] 4.81 4.65 6.13 3.78 -1.52 4.25 1.38 0.519 0.511 0.829 0.666 0.607
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 4.74 4.75 6.13 4.29 -1.41 3.60 1.30 0.567 0.569 0.820 0.848 0.674
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 5.41 5.49 6.13 3.55 -0.642 3.14 1.35 0.660 0.570 0.830 0.846 0.695
MeanCMIP6 [-] 5.41 5.41 6.12 5.45 -0.724 2.57 1.26 0.650 0.641 0.844 0.965 0.748
MIROC-ES2L [-] 6.26 6.22 6.13 6.37 0.0932 2.88 1.55 0.688 0.569 0.809 0.947 0.716
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 4.64 4.63 6.13 2.06 -1.48 3.26 1.96 0.590 0.554 0.696 0.953 0.669
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 7.01 7.03 6.13 3.88 0.795 3.37 1.17 0.661 0.517 0.854 0.836 0.677
NorESM2-LM [-] 5.14 5.09 6.13 5.58 -1.04 3.26 1.21 0.634 0.525 0.857 0.724 0.653
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.08 6.08 6.13 6.53 -0.0827 2.96 1.51 0.696 0.565 0.799 0.958 0.717
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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 [-] 1.53
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 2.05 2.05 1.53 2.19 0.597 0.962 1.37 0.596 0.592 0.800 0.972 0.710
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.71 1.71 1.53 1.83 0.229 0.680 1.55 0.736 0.672 0.770 0.904 0.751
BGCLND [-] 1.61 1.61 1.51 1.56 2.47 0.107 0.329 0.783 0.831 0.814 0.892 0.984 0.867
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 1.91 1.91 1.51 1.75 2.47 0.403 0.717 1.13 0.691 0.695 0.846 0.955 0.777
CanESM5 [-] 1.72 1.71 1.53 2.13 0.221 0.726 1.23 0.676 0.666 0.836 0.938 0.757
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 1.89 1.89 1.53 2.07 0.413 0.832 1.46 0.677 0.648 0.803 0.937 0.743
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 2.48 1.81 1.53 3.44 0.277 0.616 1.28 0.726 0.690 0.827 0.974 0.781
MeanCMIP6 [-] 1.82 1.82 1.54 2.23 0.340 0.634 1.06 0.697 0.732 0.860 0.940 0.792
MIROC-ES2L [-] 2.08 2.06 1.53 2.49 0.561 0.971 1.24 0.604 0.629 0.825 0.931 0.724
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 1.90 1.90 1.53 2.24 0.416 0.860 1.36 0.627 0.636 0.818 0.950 0.733
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 2.05 2.05 1.53 1.86 0.561 0.817 0.950 0.623 0.699 0.878 0.967 0.773
NorESM2-LM [-] 1.63 1.61 1.53 2.17 0.142 0.669 1.27 0.722 0.679 0.835 0.921 0.767
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.70 1.69 1.53 2.52 0.249 0.627 1.17 0.736 0.685 0.834 0.976 0.783

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Data Information

  Title:
GPCC Full Data Reanalysis Version 2018 0.5x0.5 Monthly Total

  Version:
v2018

  Institutions:
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC)

  Source:
GPCC Precipitation 0.5 degree V2018 Full Reanalysis

  History:
2020-10-07: downloaded source from ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/gpcc/full_v2018/precip.mon.total.v2018.nc
2020-10-07: converted to netCDF, original data is divided by days in a month for a mean monthly rate.

  References:
Schneider, Udo and Finger, Peter and Meyer-Christoffer, Anja and Rustemeier, Elke and Ziese, Markus and Becker, Andreas (2017), Evaluating the Hydrological Cycle over Land Using the Newly-Corrected Precipitation Climatology from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC), Atmosphere, 12, doi:10.3390/atmos8030052

  Comments:
time_period: 1980-01 through 2016-12
temporal_resolution: monthly
spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
units: mm d-1

  Convention:
CF-1.8