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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 [-] 2.78
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.93 4.93 2.78 1.42 2.47 1.77 0.533 0.469 0.752 0.929 0.630
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 3.39 3.39 3.50 1.91 -0.113 0.852 0.602 0.842 0.760 0.920 0.991 0.854
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 4.07 4.07 3.50 1.91 0.566 1.63 1.37 0.726 0.586 0.795 0.959 0.731
CanESM5 [-] 4.60 4.68 2.78 1.37 2.68 1.58 0.551 0.416 0.823 0.840 0.609
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 4.49 4.45 2.78 1.36 2.55 1.35 0.648 0.447 0.867 0.973 0.676
MeanCMIP6 [-] 4.45 4.39 2.78 1.22 1.98 1.25 0.630 0.550 0.848 0.976 0.711
MIROC-ES2L [-] 4.65 4.68 2.78 1.38 2.47 1.34 0.611 0.484 0.847 0.953 0.676
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 3.33 3.29 2.78 0.602 2.00 1.42 0.694 0.557 0.816 0.947 0.714
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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 [-] 6.43
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 8.97 8.97 6.43 2.10 3.51 2.22 0.594 0.491 0.639 0.977 0.638
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 7.00 7.00 7.10 6.09 -0.103 1.80 1.28 0.698 0.697 0.804 0.987 0.776
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 7.52 7.52 7.10 6.09 0.421 2.40 1.52 0.605 0.645 0.764 0.842 0.700
CanESM5 [-] 9.43 9.57 6.43 1.97 3.66 2.52 0.547 0.495 0.580 0.935 0.611
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 8.32 8.29 6.43 1.78 2.93 1.98 0.584 0.583 0.680 0.982 0.682
MeanCMIP6 [-] 8.30 8.27 6.39 1.62 2.57 2.04 0.625 0.626 0.664 0.934 0.695
MIROC-ES2L [-] 6.99 7.06 6.43 0.589 2.85 2.66 0.675 0.506 0.533 0.906 0.625
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 7.00 7.00 6.43 1.35 3.27 1.84 0.576 0.538 0.730 0.965 0.669
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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 [-] 2.30
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 2.26 2.26 2.30 0.111 1.23 1.55 0.649 0.597 0.786 0.944 0.715
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 2.15 2.15 2.24 3.06 -0.0889 0.620 1.05 0.782 0.765 0.881 0.981 0.835
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 2.50 2.50 2.24 3.06 0.260 0.976 1.48 0.710 0.660 0.830 0.963 0.765
CanESM5 [-] 2.25 2.24 2.30 0.0817 1.37 1.62 0.639 0.568 0.809 0.912 0.699
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 2.28 2.28 2.30 0.111 1.10 1.41 0.697 0.613 0.837 0.964 0.745
MeanCMIP6 [-] 2.30 2.30 2.30 0.141 0.961 1.34 0.703 0.673 0.847 0.967 0.773
MIROC-ES2L [-] 2.56 2.55 2.30 0.350 1.36 1.61 0.642 0.571 0.782 0.951 0.704
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 2.16 2.15 2.30 0.0291 1.06 1.45 0.709 0.629 0.834 0.955 0.751
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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 [-] 1.82
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.60 1.60 1.82 -0.0988 0.539 1.10 0.714 0.680 0.849 0.949 0.774
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 1.51 1.51 1.62 2.09 -0.112 0.425 0.987 0.724 0.761 0.842 0.975 0.812
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 1.77 1.77 1.62 2.09 0.145 0.564 1.34 0.684 0.686 0.786 0.974 0.763
CanESM5 [-] 1.61 1.62 1.82 -0.0991 0.565 1.07 0.698 0.678 0.834 0.910 0.759
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 1.83 1.83 1.82 0.101 0.588 1.12 0.708 0.671 0.830 0.963 0.769
MeanCMIP6 [-] 1.68 1.68 1.82 -0.0181 0.491 0.955 0.739 0.713 0.858 0.956 0.796
MIROC-ES2L [-] 1.78 1.78 1.82 0.0176 0.720 1.31 0.668 0.608 0.804 0.949 0.727
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.57 1.57 1.82 -0.0179 0.506 1.01 0.737 0.684 0.853 0.983 0.788
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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 [-] 6.25
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 4.90 4.89 6.25 -1.34 3.70 2.00 0.523 0.486 0.664 0.735 0.579
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 6.18 6.18 6.29 5.30 -0.112 1.23 0.572 0.798 0.780 0.925 0.954 0.848
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 6.08 6.08 6.29 5.30 -0.208 2.14 0.896 0.709 0.635 0.884 0.861 0.745
CanESM5 [-] 4.93 4.78 6.25 -1.55 4.14 1.19 0.487 0.488 0.856 0.504 0.565
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 5.06 5.07 6.25 -1.26 2.85 1.14 0.625 0.542 0.855 0.976 0.708
MeanCMIP6 [-] 5.41 5.41 6.24 -0.862 2.48 1.13 0.624 0.625 0.862 0.923 0.732
MIROC-ES2L [-] 6.25 6.20 6.25 -0.0493 2.68 1.73 0.667 0.554 0.784 0.958 0.703
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 6.11 6.11 6.25 -0.195 2.69 1.31 0.687 0.562 0.836 0.871 0.704
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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 [-] 2.49
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 1.71 1.71 2.49 -0.123 0.728 1.20 0.760 0.659 0.845 0.970 0.778
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 1.61 1.61 1.78 3.51 -0.162 0.437 0.938 0.754 0.777 0.851 0.980 0.828
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 1.90 1.90 1.78 3.51 0.129 0.640 1.25 0.711 0.691 0.813 0.968 0.775
CanESM5 [-] 1.72 1.71 2.49 -0.185 0.745 1.21 0.726 0.676 0.839 0.969 0.777
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 1.97 1.97 2.49 0.114 0.691 1.17 0.763 0.686 0.843 0.975 0.791
MeanCMIP6 [-] 1.82 1.82 2.49 0.000160 0.605 1.01 0.790 0.714 0.863 0.976 0.811
MIROC-ES2L [-] 2.06 2.06 2.49 0.118 0.945 1.37 0.697 0.611 0.803 0.942 0.733
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 1.68 1.68 2.49 -0.00401 0.674 1.14 0.774 0.675 0.850 0.987 0.792

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Data Information

  Title:
GPCP Version 2.3 Combined Precipitation Dataset (Final)

  Version:
2.3

  Institutions:
NOAA/OAR/ESRL PSD, Boulder, Colorado, USA
ESSIC/CICS, University of Maryland, USA

  Source:
GPCC gauge analysis to bias correct satellite estimates over land and merge with satellite based on sampling

  History:
2019-04-18: downloaded source from http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.gpcp.html
2019-05-09: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-pr-gpcp.py

  References:
Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, P. Arkin (2003), The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979 - Present), J. Hydrometeor., 4(6), 1147-1167
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  Comments:
time_period: 1979-01 through 2018-12
original_temporal_resolution: monthly
original_spatial_resolution: 2.5x2.5 degree
original_units: mm/day
final_temporal_resolution: monthly
final_spatial_resolution: 0.5x0.5 degree
final_units: kg/m2/s

  Convention:
CF-1.7