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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 3.74
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 3.57 3.60 2.83 3.73 4.45 -0.127 1.58 0.711 0.88 0.55 0.92 0.99 0.81 0.79
GSWP3v1 [-] 3.69 3.71 2.98 3.73 4.45 -0.0186 0.883 0.531 0.91 0.73 0.94 1.0 0.94 0.87
WATCH [-] 4.27 4.30 3.23 3.75 4.44 0.529 2.27 0.799 0.79 0.46 0.89 0.92 0.83 0.73
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 2.45
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 2.38 2.34 2.44 2.43 6.47 -0.0917 1.17 0.173 0.90 0.66 0.98 0.99 0.86 0.84
GSWP3v1 [-] 2.49 2.46 2.61 2.43 6.47 0.0287 0.661 0.143 0.93 0.79 0.98 1.0 0.94 0.91
WATCH [-] 2.66 2.62 2.73 2.45 6.61 0.179 1.38 0.180 0.87 0.62 0.98 0.99 0.87 0.83
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 2.39
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 2.31 2.29 2.67 2.39 2.66 -0.0900 1.25 0.650 0.89 0.63 0.91 0.99 0.83 0.81
GSWP3v1 [-] 2.41 2.41 2.49 2.39 2.66 0.0194 0.713 0.410 0.92 0.77 0.95 0.99 0.94 0.89
WATCH [-] 2.38 2.36 3.00 2.39 2.66 -0.00649 1.47 0.679 0.88 0.58 0.91 0.99 0.87 0.80
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.873
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 0.897 0.894 1.02 0.868 1.16 0.0485 0.478 0.384 0.85 0.56 0.94 0.99 0.76 0.78
GSWP3v1 [-] 1.09 1.08 1.27 0.868 1.16 0.246 0.395 0.419 0.73 0.69 0.91 0.91 0.82 0.79
WATCH [-] 1.07 1.07 1.24 0.861 1.15 0.233 0.578 0.582 0.74 0.52 0.90 0.92 0.84 0.74
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 7.63
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 7.84 7.90 7.07 7.72 6.72 -0.118 3.58 1.21 0.79 0.44 0.83 0.98 0.76 0.71
GSWP3v1 [-] 7.99 8.10 6.58 7.72 6.72 -0.0149 2.14 0.882 0.81 0.64 0.88 0.99 0.92 0.81
WATCH [-] 8.07 8.12 7.42 7.70 6.71 0.161 3.55 1.20 0.79 0.45 0.83 0.98 0.85 0.72
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.33
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 1.36 1.36 1.77 1.32 1.94 0.0399 0.434 0.298 0.89 0.67 0.97 0.98 0.90 0.85
GSWP3v1 [-] 1.41 1.41 1.85 1.32 1.94 0.0905 0.244 0.148 0.89 0.81 0.99 0.99 0.94 0.91
WATCH [-] 1.48 1.47 1.91 1.32 1.93 0.167 0.528 0.265 0.82 0.63 0.98 0.99 0.91 0.83
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.48
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 1.38 1.37 2.64 1.49 1.30 -0.0460 0.854 0.446 0.87 0.61 0.95 0.99 0.81 0.81
GSWP3v1 [-] 1.48 1.48 2.49 1.49 1.30 0.0547 0.456 0.515 0.88 0.76 0.95 0.99 0.93 0.88
WATCH [-] 1.47 1.46 2.78 1.49 1.29 0.0450 0.934 0.616 0.85 0.58 0.94 0.99 0.83 0.80
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 3.96
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 3.44 3.40 5.35 3.91 7.17 -0.292 2.58 0.628 0.83 0.58 0.93 0.94 0.79 0.78
GSWP3v1 [-] 3.73 3.68 5.37 3.91 7.17 -0.0268 1.49 0.390 0.87 0.74 0.96 0.98 0.90 0.87
WATCH [-] 3.65 3.60 6.16 3.90 7.16 -0.0483 2.70 0.694 0.83 0.57 0.93 0.97 0.81 0.78
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.931
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 1.01 1.02 0.910 0.932 0.739 0.0776 0.409 0.364 0.86 0.59 0.97 0.98 0.80 0.80
GSWP3v1 [-] 1.22 1.23 1.13 0.932 0.739 0.293 0.404 0.533 0.68 0.70 0.93 0.97 0.82 0.80
WATCH [-] 1.27 1.28 1.02 0.921 0.733 0.351 0.596 0.473 0.64 0.54 0.95 0.95 0.86 0.74
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.51
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 1.30 1.27 2.56 1.47 3.56 -0.0879 0.976 0.655 0.85 0.59 0.92 0.98 0.84 0.79
GSWP3v1 [-] 1.42 1.39 2.79 1.47 3.56 0.0381 0.544 0.394 0.88 0.75 0.95 0.98 0.92 0.87
WATCH [-] 1.39 1.36 2.99 1.47 3.57 0.0245 0.973 0.661 0.86 0.59 0.92 0.96 0.87 0.80
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 2.13
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 2.09 2.08 2.30 2.12 2.48 -0.0161 0.763 0.832 0.81 0.61 0.87 0.99 0.85 0.79
GSWP3v1 [-] 2.29 2.29 2.27 2.12 2.48 0.176 0.614 0.739 0.80 0.69 0.89 0.98 0.89 0.82
WATCH [-] 2.31 2.32 2.38 2.12 2.47 0.212 0.881 0.849 0.77 0.58 0.88 0.97 0.86 0.77
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 2.26
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 1.99 2.08 1.23 2.22 4.10 -0.0679 1.15 0.685 0.84 0.57 0.91 0.98 0.80 0.78
GSWP3v1 [-] 2.09 2.22 0.980 2.22 4.10 0.0712 0.665 0.473 0.86 0.74 0.94 0.99 0.92 0.86
WATCH [-] 2.12 2.25 1.01 2.22 4.10 0.114 1.29 0.735 0.81 0.53 0.91 0.98 0.83 0.77
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 0.420
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 0.315 0.313 0.618 0.418 0.663 -0.0891 0.530 1.25 0.80 0.49 0.86 0.96 0.74 0.72
GSWP3v1 [-] 0.367 0.367 0.675 0.418 0.663 -0.0356 0.299 0.630 0.85 0.67 0.91 0.98 0.90 0.83
WATCH [-] 0.340 0.339 0.654 0.421 0.667 -0.0659 0.539 1.07 0.79 0.49 0.86 0.96 0.74 0.72
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.04
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 0.936 0.928 0.818 1.03 1.63 -0.0887 0.652 0.321 0.78 0.48 0.96 0.89 0.64 0.71
GSWP3v1 [-] 1.20 1.19 1.17 1.03 1.63 0.186 0.351 0.193 0.78 0.73 0.97 0.97 0.89 0.85
WATCH [-] 1.11 1.11 0.944 1.03 1.63 0.0886 0.690 0.378 0.72 0.48 0.95 0.93 0.76 0.72
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 3.15
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 2.91 2.90 3.49 3.12 3.78 0.0160 1.95 0.879 0.81 0.52 0.86 0.98 0.78 0.75
GSWP3v1 [-] 3.00 3.00 3.32 3.12 3.78 0.0725 1.27 0.683 0.84 0.69 0.89 0.98 0.89 0.83
WATCH [-] 2.95 2.95 3.31 3.11 3.76 0.0604 2.13 0.873 0.80 0.50 0.86 0.98 0.81 0.74
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 2.87
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 2.72 2.74 2.79 2.86 3.51 -0.0740 0.761 0.499 0.92 0.65 0.92 1.0 0.92 0.85
GSWP3v1 [-] 2.96 2.98 2.93 2.86 3.51 0.157 0.609 0.465 0.90 0.72 0.93 1.0 0.95 0.87
WATCH [-] 2.99 3.02 2.96 2.85 3.50 0.201 1.16 0.801 0.87 0.52 0.87 1.0 0.94 0.79
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 2.16
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 1.94 1.94 2.58 2.12 4.71 -0.0752 0.870 0.651 0.82 0.54 0.91 0.94 0.81 0.76
GSWP3v1 [-] 2.09 2.08 2.93 2.12 4.71 0.0904 0.439 0.430 0.85 0.76 0.94 0.99 0.93 0.87
WATCH [-] 2.14 2.14 2.81 2.11 4.72 0.137 0.916 0.735 0.78 0.53 0.90 0.98 0.87 0.76
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.24
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 1.15 1.16 1.92 1.23 3.89 -0.0459 0.622 0.814 0.83 0.62 0.90 0.96 0.87 0.80
GSWP3v1 [-] 1.26 1.27 2.06 1.23 3.89 0.0781 0.477 0.693 0.83 0.71 0.92 0.98 0.89 0.84
WATCH [-] 1.41 1.41 2.50 1.23 3.90 0.212 0.891 1.11 0.77 0.52 0.87 0.97 0.82 0.75
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 6.11
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 5.95 5.95 5.86 6.12 4.33 -0.146 2.60 0.743 0.81 0.53 0.92 0.96 0.77 0.75
GSWP3v1 [-] 6.09 6.10 5.64 6.12 4.33 0.0153 1.20 0.463 0.86 0.76 0.94 0.99 0.94 0.88
WATCH [-] 6.22 6.22 6.04 6.11 4.33 0.141 2.85 0.815 0.80 0.50 0.90 0.99 0.79 0.75
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 3.20
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 3.14 3.12 3.54 3.20 3.16 -0.0654 1.45 0.685 0.90 0.60 0.92 1.0 0.84 0.81
GSWP3v1 [-] 3.26 3.24 3.61 3.20 3.16 0.0526 0.882 0.490 0.92 0.73 0.94 1.0 0.95 0.88
WATCH [-] 3.30 3.28 3.43 3.20 3.14 0.0921 1.71 0.756 0.88 0.55 0.90 0.99 0.85 0.79
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Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]
Model Period Mean (complement) [mm d-1]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 1.63
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 1.13 1.15 0.936 1.58 3.20 -0.343 1.18 0.870 0.64 0.50 0.94 0.83 0.71 0.69
GSWP3v1 [-] 1.59 1.60 0.961 1.58 3.20 0.125 0.633 0.518 0.74 0.74 0.96 0.97 0.87 0.84
WATCH [-] 1.26 1.28 1.01 1.59 3.20 -0.181 1.28 0.944 0.66 0.48 0.93 0.91 0.72 0.70

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Spatially integrated regional mean

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Data Information

  creation_date: Tue Sep 8 11:12:53 PDT 2015

  Conventions: Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) for any question

  source_file: This product is generated from monthly GPCC version 6 precipitation observations

  title: derived GPCC version 6 precipitation

  Approach: I read the monthly global precipitation data from original file and converted the unit from mm/month to Kg m-2 s-1. The final data were saved by each month and each year.

  Temporal resolution: monthly

  General information: This product was derived from GPCC Version 6 Monthly Total Precipitation Data Set.

  Spatial resolution: 0.5x0.5, 1x1 and 2.5x2.5 degree

  Derived data code: http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-pr-gpcc.ncl