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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 [-] 3.40
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.93 4.93 3.42 4.98 1.48 2.55 2.03 0.536 0.512 0.710 0.850 0.624
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 4.41 1.30 2.77 1.75 0.562 0.455 0.772 0.713 0.591
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 4.48 4.43 3.40 5.55 1.06 2.25 1.43 0.680 0.506 0.841 0.949 0.696
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 [-] 4.65 4.68 3.40 4.84 1.27 2.36 1.20 0.626 0.530 0.867 0.908 0.692
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 3.34 3.29 3.40 3.19 -0.0830 1.40 1.76 0.792 0.649 0.772 0.981 0.769
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 8.96 9.01 7.31 8.40 1.61 3.77 2.09 0.636 0.524 0.672 0.971 0.665
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 [-] 9.41 9.89 7.31 8.28 1.73 4.01 2.05 0.578 0.525 0.676 0.927 0.646
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 8.34 8.37 7.31 7.62 0.820 2.88 1.65 0.693 0.609 0.759 0.962 0.726
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 [-] 6.98 7.15 7.31 6.74 -0.344 3.17 2.59 0.671 0.554 0.560 0.813 0.631
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.99 7.08 7.31 6.21 -0.239 3.00 1.65 0.668 0.593 0.758 0.965 0.715
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 2.26 2.42 2.26 0.882 0.251 1.40 1.51 0.655 0.599 0.772 0.943 0.714
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 [-] 2.25 2.41 2.26 0.840 0.255 1.56 1.43 0.635 0.569 0.815 0.917 0.701
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 2.28 2.45 2.26 0.828 0.277 1.27 1.25 0.683 0.623 0.845 0.954 0.745
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 [-] 2.56 2.71 2.26 1.31 0.519 1.54 1.42 0.640 0.585 0.796 0.941 0.709
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.16 2.32 2.26 0.740 0.173 1.17 1.31 0.716 0.640 0.829 0.958 0.757
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.60 1.61 1.34 1.52 0.291 0.594 1.33 0.687 0.674 0.799 0.927 0.752
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 1.59 0.289 0.610 0.852 0.657 0.677 0.889 0.922 0.764
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 1.84 1.84 1.34 1.73 0.508 0.743 0.981 0.570 0.662 0.874 0.960 0.745
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 [-] 1.78 1.79 1.34 1.67 0.428 0.809 1.09 0.595 0.617 0.857 0.928 0.723
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.57 1.57 1.34 1.89 0.291 0.558 0.949 0.693 0.685 0.866 0.974 0.781
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.88 4.88 6.13 3.90 -1.23 3.76 1.99 0.555 0.516 0.667 0.889 0.628
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 [-] 4.93 4.78 6.13 3.86 -1.40 4.18 1.31 0.533 0.511 0.842 0.675 0.614
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 5.07 5.08 6.13 4.02 -1.09 2.90 1.17 0.662 0.571 0.847 0.937 0.718
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 [-] 6.25 6.20 6.13 6.36 0.0756 2.88 1.66 0.690 0.568 0.790 0.946 0.713
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.11 6.10 6.13 6.51 -0.0567 2.80 1.41 0.701 0.590 0.818 0.958 0.731
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.71 1.71 1.53 1.83 0.227 0.683 1.48 0.732 0.669 0.788 0.909 0.754
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 1.70 1.53 2.13 0.218 0.723 1.19 0.675 0.668 0.844 0.938 0.759
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 1.97 1.97 1.53 2.18 0.492 0.761 1.18 0.634 0.689 0.851 0.968 0.766
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 [-] 2.07 2.05 1.53 2.49 0.549 0.965 1.27 0.609 0.629 0.820 0.929 0.723
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.68 1.67 1.53 2.53 0.230 0.616 1.19 0.740 0.687 0.838 0.976 0.786

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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