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Bias Score [1]
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Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 73.1
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 68.8 69.0 73.1 -0.296 18.3 2.43 0.0780 0.239 0.592 0.617 0.353
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 70.4 70.4 73.6 -4.06 21.8 2.36 0.0618 0.299 0.588 0.512 0.352
BGCLND [-] 66.9 66.9 55.0 94.9 11.8 16.4 1.82 0.221 0.264 0.722 0.800 0.454
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 74.9 74.9 55.0 94.9 19.9 21.3 1.74 0.0907 0.426 0.736 0.887 0.513
CanESM5 [-] 73.8 74.3 73.1 9.35 14.2 2.44 0.0942 0.252 0.586 0.818 0.400
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 58.3 57.4 73.1 -4.68 14.7 2.78 0.113 0.277 0.508 0.950 0.425
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 71.9 71.9 73.1 -1.20 16.5 2.54 0.118 0.159 0.540 0.768 0.349
MeanCMIP6 [-] 71.9 71.3 73.1 3.05 16.1 2.68 0.0572 0.385 0.493 0.636 0.391
MIROC-ES2L [-] 73.8 74.5 73.1 3.33 19.1 2.74 0.0530 0.437 0.476 0.643 0.409
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 66.9 64.9 73.1 -4.02 18.5 2.59 0.115 0.294 0.510 0.750 0.392
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 68.3 68.3 73.6 1.31 15.6 1.97 0.0889 0.216 0.692 0.711 0.385
NorESM2-LM [-] 63.5 62.0 73.1 -3.52 14.3 1.91 0.149 0.344 0.695 0.799 0.466
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 64.0 63.2 73.1 -3.58 15.4 2.70 0.108 0.359 0.478 0.727 0.406
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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RMSE [%]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 85.2
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 87.4 87.5 85.2 -5.82 19.2 2.26 0.00202 0.351 0.648 0.434 0.357
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 82.5 82.5 85.1 -12.6 22.5 2.41 0.0163 0.402 0.629 0.568 0.403
BGCLND [-] 85.4 85.4 67.1 94.5 18.4 20.7 2.13 0.00182 0.432 0.676 0.342 0.377
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 85.7 85.7 67.1 94.5 18.6 21.1 2.05 0.00224 0.502 0.685 0.426 0.423
CanESM5 [-] 91.5 91.6 85.2 6.98 10.7 2.14 0.0983 0.436 0.675 0.0457 0.338
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 84.3 84.2 85.2 -3.49 15.8 2.08 0.00183 0.238 0.667 0.225 0.274
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 83.3 83.4 85.2 -1.84 14.6 2.12 0.000968 0.334 0.678 0.108 0.291
MeanCMIP6 [-] 87.2 87.1 85.2 -1.33 15.5 1.98 0.000426 0.480 0.690 0.147 0.359
MIROC-ES2L [-] 88.6 88.9 85.2 -0.933 16.4 2.77 0.00543 0.311 0.533 0.380 0.308
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 83.2 82.8 85.2 -9.67 19.3 1.86 0.00574 0.356 0.728 0.342 0.357
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 88.5 88.5 85.1 -0.909 15.7 2.18 0.000779 0.360 0.666 0.216 0.321
NorESM2-LM [-] 82.8 82.7 85.2 -4.68 16.1 2.27 0.00121 0.401 0.648 0.110 0.312
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 82.0 82.0 85.2 -8.35 18.7 2.21 0.00398 0.347 0.657 0.270 0.325
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Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
Bias [%]
RMSE [%]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
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
BGCLND [-] 71.9 71.9 60.1 92.2 11.8 15.4 1.41 0.329 0.512 0.779 0.952 0.617
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 74.0 74.0 60.1 92.2 13.9 16.9 1.59 0.284 0.519 0.727 0.917 0.593
CanESM5 [-] 69.2 69.0 62.5 9.27 16.3 1.72 0.311 0.436 0.732 0.911 0.565
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 62.9 62.8 62.5 2.37 14.7 1.71 0.362 0.461 0.729 0.906 0.584
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 64.8 64.8 62.5 2.32 15.9 1.80 0.337 0.425 0.703 0.839 0.546
MeanCMIP6 [-] 69.9 69.9 62.5 8.92 14.5 1.74 0.301 0.525 0.691 0.977 0.604
MIROC-ES2L [-] 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-LR [-] 69.1 69.1 62.5 7.96 16.3 1.82 0.269 0.474 0.689 0.983 0.578
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 68.5 68.5 62.5 7.64 15.2 1.79 0.313 0.469 0.697 0.985 0.586
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 Period Mean (complement) [%]
Bias [%]
RMSE [%]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 84.0
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 92.0 91.6 84.0 6.54 15.3 2.73 0.256 0.488 0.555 0.742 0.506
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 87.8 87.6 84.0 4.41 16.7 2.80 0.287 0.560 0.555 0.990 0.591
BGCLND [-] 87.3 87.3 76.3 94.6 11.0 14.2 1.67 0.539 0.623 0.766 0.733 0.657
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 88.6 88.6 76.3 94.6 12.3 15.5 1.86 0.502 0.579 0.738 0.604 0.600
CanESM5 [-] 82.3 82.2 84.0 3.86 8.83 2.43 0.556 0.529 0.611 0.790 0.603
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 78.6 78.4 84.0 -1.73 11.0 3.07 0.400 0.568 0.476 0.863 0.575
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 79.1 79.1 84.0 -4.86 13.8 3.97 0.362 0.484 0.311 0.474 0.423
MeanCMIP6 [-] 86.6 86.6 84.0 4.67 11.4 2.38 0.329 0.587 0.638 0.754 0.579
MIROC-ES2L [-] 86.0 85.9 84.0 4.55 13.5 2.23 0.311 0.572 0.663 0.959 0.616
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 91.6 91.4 84.0 9.13 15.1 2.61 0.240 0.571 0.592 0.913 0.577
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 87.5 87.3 84.0 5.00 11.9 2.29 0.330 0.567 0.651 0.676 0.558
NorESM2-LM [-] 84.7 85.2 84.0 3.19 13.6 2.30 0.332 0.524 0.640 0.969 0.598
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 87.9 87.9 84.0 4.68 13.8 2.54 0.308 0.567 0.602 0.901 0.589
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Model Period Mean (complement) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
Bias [%]
RMSE [%]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 64.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 79.0 79.0 64.8 14.3 21.5 1.87 0.125 0.196 0.720 0.846 0.416
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 72.4 72.4 64.8 7.71 14.6 1.63 0.213 0.126 0.763 0.991 0.444
BGCLND [-] 82.3 82.3 63.7 93.9 18.6 20.2 1.68 0.0335 0.270 0.766 0.937 0.455
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 84.2 84.2 63.7 93.9 20.5 21.6 1.27 0.0133 0.349 0.835 0.996 0.509
CanESM5 [-] 71.7 71.4 64.8 7.98 18.2 1.63 0.153 0.0783 0.766 0.859 0.387
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 74.5 74.5 64.8 10.1 16.1 1.43 0.111 0.121 0.792 0.983 0.426
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 76.8 76.9 64.8 12.0 18.5 1.46 0.146 0.208 0.796 0.936 0.459
MeanCMIP6 [-] 77.9 77.9 64.7 13.4 17.1 1.53 0.0624 0.177 0.780 0.967 0.433
MIROC-ES2L [-] 84.2 84.5 64.8 19.6 23.2 1.65 0.0244 0.211 0.758 0.994 0.440
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 78.2 78.1 64.8 13.2 17.9 1.57 0.102 0.226 0.778 0.981 0.463
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 84.8 84.8 64.8 19.9 22.0 1.24 0.0208 0.261 0.827 0.985 0.471
NorESM2-LM [-] 76.4 76.4 64.8 11.8 16.2 1.41 0.0564 0.122 0.795 0.818 0.383
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 76.4 76.4 64.8 11.8 16.1 1.58 0.106 0.240 0.770 0.979 0.467
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Model Period Mean (complement) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
Bias [%]
RMSE [%]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 77.8
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 80.2 79.9 77.8 3.20 16.6 3.13 0.212 0.521 0.431 0.800 0.497
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 76.9 76.9 77.8 -2.16 19.4 3.16 0.267 0.562 0.431 0.823 0.529
BGCLND [-] 77.0 77.0 66.1 94.4 10.8 14.9 1.20 0.506 0.640 0.848 0.947 0.716
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 79.1 79.1 66.1 94.4 12.9 16.6 1.34 0.466 0.595 0.830 0.861 0.669
CanESM5 [-] 74.8 74.3 77.8 4.50 10.2 2.48 0.425 0.545 0.587 0.834 0.587
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 69.6 69.5 77.8 -3.01 13.5 3.08 0.319 0.586 0.444 0.778 0.543
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 73.4 73.4 77.8 -4.41 14.5 3.57 0.321 0.528 0.353 0.795 0.505
MeanCMIP6 [-] 76.0 76.0 77.8 2.02 12.8 2.89 0.270 0.620 0.487 0.744 0.548
MIROC-ES2L [-] 75.2 74.5 77.8 0.613 13.8 2.72 0.277 0.615 0.520 0.839 0.573
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 79.2 78.8 77.8 3.51 15.5 2.94 0.224 0.580 0.474 0.897 0.551
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 75.7 75.6 77.8 2.08 13.5 2.91 0.261 0.582 0.485 0.841 0.550
NorESM2-LM [-] 69.8 70.7 77.8 -2.84 14.1 3.04 0.327 0.558 0.460 0.857 0.552
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 76.3 76.1 77.8 0.467 15.1 3.08 0.271 0.605 0.446 0.782 0.542

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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