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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 81.3
CanESM5 [-] 82.7 82.1 81.0 88.0 1.15 7.82 2.54 0.218 0.352 0.573 0.988 0.497
CMIP6-MMM [-] 74.2 73.7 81.2 88.2 -7.48 10.3 2.43 0.276 0.498 0.575 0.867 0.543
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 76.2 75.8 81.1 88.0 -5.30 12.2 2.75 0.237 0.361 0.539 0.804 0.461
MIROC-ES2L [-] 76.8 76.3 81.0 88.0 -4.65 12.8 2.70 0.173 0.517 0.511 0.888 0.521
NorESM2-LM [-] 70.1 69.6 81.1 88.0 -11.5 13.4 1.85 0.177 0.429 0.717 0.982 0.547
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 70.0 69.4 81.0 88.6 -11.6 13.4 2.70 0.214 0.458 0.502 0.957 0.518
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Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
Bias [%]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 91.0
CanESM5 [-] 92.2 92.1 91.0 1.12 4.97 1.98 0.101 0.510 0.700 0.147 0.394
CMIP6-MMM [-] 81.5 81.5 91.0 -9.53 11.4 1.68 0.109 0.537 0.753 0.422 0.472
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 81.8 81.7 91.0 -9.30 11.7 1.88 0.0932 0.475 0.727 0.603 0.475
MIROC-ES2L [-] 84.3 84.2 91.0 -6.82 11.0 2.81 0.0731 0.349 0.527 0.866 0.433
NorESM2-LM [-] 80.5 80.5 91.0 -10.5 12.0 2.24 0.0948 0.459 0.653 0.373 0.408
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 76.9 76.9 91.0 -14.1 15.4 2.20 0.0753 0.431 0.658 0.691 0.457
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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 [-] 68.9
CanESM5 [-] 71.9 71.9 69.0 61.6 2.85 12.2 1.55 0.384 0.484 0.771 0.955 0.616
CMIP6-MMM [-] 70.1 70.1 69.0 58.1 1.11 11.0 1.76 0.425 0.553 0.702 0.988 0.644
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 72.1 72.1 69.0 58.5 3.10 13.0 1.85 0.404 0.444 0.695 0.977 0.593
MIROC-ES2L [-] 70.1 70.1 69.0 61.6 1.11 13.5 1.90 0.361 0.495 0.675 0.985 0.602
NorESM2-LM [-] 68.7 68.7 69.0 58.5 -0.342 12.7 1.84 0.371 0.496 0.693 0.977 0.607
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 71.0 71.0 69.0 58.9 2.03 14.1 1.94 0.371 0.484 0.669 0.934 0.588
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Period Mean (original grids) [%]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [%]
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 [-] 83.9
CanESM5 [-] 87.7 87.7 83.8 92.7 3.96 7.96 2.34 0.551 0.591 0.630 0.726 0.618
CMIP6-MMM [-] 87.8 87.8 83.9 92.7 3.99 11.7 2.47 0.337 0.562 0.624 0.783 0.574
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 87.7 87.7 83.8 92.2 3.82 12.2 2.65 0.357 0.469 0.585 0.596 0.495
MIROC-ES2L [-] 88.5 88.5 83.8 92.7 4.70 14.1 2.35 0.291 0.515 0.644 0.905 0.574
NorESM2-LM [-] 87.1 87.1 83.8 92.2 3.30 13.8 2.48 0.304 0.522 0.614 0.939 0.580
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 88.6 88.6 83.8 93.2 4.76 14.6 2.69 0.295 0.490 0.581 0.848 0.541
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Period Mean (original grids) [%]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [%]
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 [-] 82.1
CanESM5 [-] 72.7 72.7 82.1 -9.31 16.3 1.65 0.188 0.118 0.769 0.724 0.383
CMIP6-MMM [-] 75.5 75.5 82.1 -6.51 10.2 1.45 0.220 0.278 0.802 0.987 0.513
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 81.2 81.2 82.1 -0.861 8.59 1.56 0.394 0.277 0.785 0.998 0.546
MIROC-ES2L [-] 84.4 84.4 82.1 2.30 10.9 1.56 0.280 0.261 0.781 0.960 0.508
NorESM2-LM [-] 76.3 76.3 82.1 -5.74 11.3 1.32 0.225 0.177 0.819 0.932 0.466
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 76.5 76.5 82.1 -5.51 10.9 1.57 0.216 0.287 0.779 0.977 0.509
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Period Mean (original grids) [%]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [%]
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 [-] 79.4
CanESM5 [-] 82.3 82.3 79.4 81.5 2.90 8.34 2.41 0.440 0.594 0.605 0.856 0.618
CMIP6-MMM [-] 78.2 78.2 79.4 81.8 -1.16 12.1 3.07 0.312 0.594 0.466 0.791 0.551
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 80.3 80.3 79.4 81.1 0.885 14.0 2.93 0.290 0.475 0.486 0.678 0.481
MIROC-ES2L [-] 78.5 78.5 79.4 81.5 -0.930 13.5 2.87 0.276 0.545 0.504 0.860 0.546
NorESM2-LM [-] 75.0 75.0 79.4 81.1 -4.44 13.8 3.10 0.298 0.564 0.459 0.887 0.554
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 78.2 78.2 79.4 82.9 -1.17 15.0 3.23 0.285 0.504 0.432 0.815 0.508

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Data Information

  Title:
CRU time series (TS) high-resolution gridded datasets

  Version:
4.02

  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:
2019-05-06: downloaded source from https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/hrg/cru_ts_4.02/
2019-05-08: estimate saturated vapor pressure using temperature
2019-05-08: calculate relative humidity using saturated vapor pressure and vapor pressure
2019-05-08: 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 2017-12
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