Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest

	Download Data	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	[-]	60.2
Control	[-]	69.4	69.3	58.7		89.5		11.1	14.6	2.12		0.156	0.247	0.680	0.938	0.453
Randomized	[-]	70.2	70.1	58.7		89.5		11.9	15.2	2.09		0.138	0.247	0.686	0.941	0.452

	Download Data	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	[-]	41.4
Control	[-]	42.9	42.3	40.8		87.5		1.75	8.99	0.252		0.674	0.589	0.970	0.950	0.754
Randomized	[-]	43.8	43.2	40.8		87.5		2.58	9.42	0.268		0.658	0.575	0.966	0.954	0.746

	Download Data	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	[-]	56.5
Control	[-]	56.1	56.1	55.0		88.1		2.71	10.8	1.36		0.353	0.422	0.804	0.983	0.597
Randomized	[-]	56.6	56.6	55.0		88.1		3.18	11.0	1.39		0.339	0.426	0.802	0.980	0.595

	Download Data	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	[-]	74.9
Control	[-]	89.7	89.7	73.4		92.8		16.4	20.3	2.26		0.434	0.597	0.652	0.169	0.490
Randomized	[-]	89.4	89.3	73.4		92.8		16.1	20.1	2.31		0.439	0.601	0.639	0.169	0.490

	Download Data	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	[-]	73.7
Control	[-]	83.6	83.7	69.7		87.3		11.9	18.9	2.14		0.0115	0.345	0.673	0.623	0.399
Randomized	[-]	83.7	83.8	69.7		87.3		12.0	19.0	2.25		0.0104	0.345	0.653	0.610	0.393

	Download Data	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	[-]	72.2
Control	[-]	85.9	86.0	72.0		89.5		13.9	16.7	1.40		0.448	0.605	0.830	0.498	0.598
Randomized	[-]	86.0	86.1	72.0		89.5		14.0	16.8	1.39		0.446	0.605	0.828	0.478	0.592

	Download Data	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	[-]	53.2
Control	[-]	66.7	66.9	52.6		87.6		14.7	18.9	1.63		0.431	0.606	0.755	0.817	0.643
Randomized	[-]	67.3	67.5	52.6		87.6		15.3	19.3	1.59		0.422	0.605	0.757	0.799	0.638

	Download Data	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	[-]	55.1
Control	[-]	60.1	60.0	52.6		88.5		9.29	16.5	1.23		0.292	0.400	0.819	0.981	0.578
Randomized	[-]	60.4	60.3	52.6		88.5		9.56	16.5	1.18		0.291	0.397	0.823	0.980	0.577

	Download Data	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	[-]	79.1
Control	[-]	91.9	91.9	78.5		93.3		13.5	16.1	1.81		0.458	0.619	0.744	0.170	0.522
Randomized	[-]	91.9	91.8	78.5		93.3		13.4	16.0	1.97		0.460	0.619	0.704	0.166	0.514

	Download Data	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	[-]	47.0
Control	[-]	50.4	50.4	44.0		84.6		8.69	12.2	0.651		0.295	0.641	0.896	0.970	0.689
Randomized	[-]	50.1	50.0	44.0		84.6		8.39	12.0	0.668		0.309	0.623	0.895	0.974	0.685

	Download Data	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	[-]	73.2
Control	[-]	79.4	79.4	71.9		87.8		6.94	11.3	0.742		0.426	0.670	0.920	0.943	0.726
Randomized	[-]	79.6	79.5	71.9		87.8		7.05	11.4	0.705		0.422	0.663	0.920	0.939	0.722

	Download Data	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	[-]	62.5
Control	[-]	68.0	68.0	61.1		88.5		7.59	13.0	1.50		0.372	0.535	0.779	0.970	0.638
Randomized	[-]	68.3	68.2	61.1		88.5		7.86	13.2	1.54		0.366	0.530	0.773	0.968	0.633

	Download Data	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	[-]	37.5
Control	[-]	37.1	37.2	35.6		86.3		3.15	10.1	0.838		0.460	0.555	0.879	0.954	0.681
Randomized	[-]	37.3	37.3	35.6		86.3		3.33	10.3	0.936		0.454	0.546	0.876	0.952	0.675

	Download Data	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	[-]	84.5
Control	[-]	89.7	89.7	84.0		92.8		5.92	9.82	2.30		0.593	0.620	0.642	0.374	0.570
Randomized	[-]	89.6	89.6	84.0		92.8		5.86	9.84	2.26		0.595	0.617	0.652	0.369	0.570

	Download Data	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	[-]	62.2
Control	[-]	61.7	61.8	56.9		88.3		6.87	14.7	1.68		0.197	0.440	0.735	0.951	0.553
Randomized	[-]	62.1	62.2	56.9		88.3		7.20	15.0	1.78		0.189	0.430	0.720	0.949	0.544

	Download Data	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	[-]	65.3
Control	[-]	72.0	72.2	64.1		89.2		8.21	10.7	1.03		0.346	0.626	0.873	0.896	0.673
Randomized	[-]	72.6	72.7	64.1		89.2		8.73	11.2	1.17		0.325	0.618	0.855	0.881	0.659

	Download Data	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	[-]	77.2
Control	[-]	83.8	83.8	76.8		88.6		6.98	9.62	1.00		0.603	0.673	0.895	0.962	0.761
Randomized	[-]	84.0	84.0	76.8		88.6		7.19	9.87	0.964		0.594	0.665	0.901	0.947	0.754

	Download Data	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	[-]	51.8
Control	[-]	56.6	56.6	51.2		88.1		5.78	9.29	0.750		0.624	0.696	0.924	0.976	0.783
Randomized	[-]	57.1	57.1	51.2		88.1		6.30	9.70	0.930		0.608	0.677	0.907	0.977	0.769

	Download Data	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	[-]	64.8
Control	[-]	77.4	77.5	64.1		89.6		13.4	16.8	1.20		0.0594	0.206	0.852	0.990	0.463
Randomized	[-]	78.0	78.1	64.1		89.6		14.0	17.3	1.16		0.0518	0.204	0.857	0.994	0.462

	Download Data	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	[-]	59.3
Control	[-]	65.2	65.1	58.3		91.4		7.19	10.8	1.19		0.330	0.512	0.850	0.992	0.639
Randomized	[-]	65.8	65.7	58.3		91.4		7.74	11.2	1.19		0.305	0.500	0.849	0.995	0.630

	Download Data	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	[-]	56.9
Control	[-]	61.1	61.3	53.3		88.9		10.2	17.2	1.17		0.263	0.562	0.837	0.979	0.641
Randomized	[-]	61.0	61.1	53.3		88.9		10.1	17.1	1.23		0.268	0.551	0.835	0.979	0.637

Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest Temporally integrated period mean Temporally integrated period mean max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift score Temporally integrated period mean bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score Temporally integrated period mean rmse Temporally integrated period mean rmse score Spatially integrated regional mean cycle Spatially integrated regional mean detrended cycle Spatially integrated regional mean

  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