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	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	[-]	75.1
CESM3_092H	[-]	74.1	74.0	74.8		94.4		-0.455	9.17	2.87		0.285	0.363	0.535	0.852	0.480
CESM3_098bH	[-]	74.1	74.0	74.7		94.4		-0.404	9.29	2.66		0.263	0.401	0.573	0.834	0.494
CMIP6_001	[-]	73.6	73.5	74.2		92.4		-0.298	8.29	2.49		0.361	0.336	0.604	0.893	0.506
LE2_001	[-]	74.0	73.8	74.2		92.4		0.0161	8.26	2.55		0.365	0.328	0.592	0.906	0.504

	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
CESM3_092H	[-]	49.5	49.0	53.1		93.1		-3.77	7.65	0.831		0.731	0.715	0.908	0.964	0.806
CESM3_098bH	[-]	50.4	50.0	53.0		93.1		-2.83	7.57	0.859		0.738	0.711	0.907	0.954	0.804
CMIP6_001	[-]	45.3	44.8	52.6		90.4		-7.64	11.1	0.525		0.615	0.632	0.937	0.996	0.762
LE2_001	[-]	45.6	45.0	52.6		90.4		-7.38	11.0	0.589		0.621	0.628	0.930	0.995	0.760

	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	[-]	68.2
CESM3_092H	[-]	56.9	56.8	67.8		94.3		-9.48	12.3	1.52		0.305	0.556	0.783	0.978	0.636
CESM3_098bH	[-]	56.4	56.3	67.8		94.3		-10.0	12.6	1.49		0.298	0.559	0.790	0.973	0.636
CMIP6_001	[-]	60.8	60.7	67.1		91.2		-5.05	10.3	1.35		0.374	0.556	0.812	0.990	0.658
LE2_001	[-]	61.2	61.1	67.1		91.2		-4.74	10.3	1.36		0.373	0.555	0.814	0.986	0.657

	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	[-]	72.5
CESM3_092H	[-]	86.6	86.6	72.3		95.0		14.5	21.4	3.04		0.424	0.481	0.502	0.313	0.440
CESM3_098bH	[-]	86.9	86.8	72.3		95.0		14.7	21.5	3.08		0.424	0.480	0.496	0.293	0.435
CMIP6_001	[-]	89.0	89.0	70.9		92.6		18.1	23.5	2.50		0.379	0.483	0.609	0.174	0.426
LE2_001	[-]	89.1	89.1	70.9		92.6		18.2	23.6	2.44		0.377	0.483	0.615	0.185	0.429

	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	[-]	86.2
CESM3_092H	[-]	84.5	84.5	85.8		94.2		-3.02	8.24	2.46		0.223	0.421	0.606	0.779	0.490
CESM3_098bH	[-]	84.2	84.2	85.7		94.2		-3.43	8.55	2.35		0.211	0.424	0.633	0.841	0.506
CMIP6_001	[-]	85.2	85.3	84.5		92.0		-0.236	6.91	2.48		0.282	0.417	0.604	0.673	0.479
LE2_001	[-]	84.7	84.7	84.5		92.0		-0.757	7.26	2.40		0.266	0.386	0.623	0.756	0.484

	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	[-]	72.8
CESM3_092H	[-]	74.7	74.8	72.8		95.0		1.99	11.5	2.12		0.650	0.601	0.681	0.594	0.625
CESM3_098bH	[-]	75.1	75.2	72.8		95.0		2.37	11.5	2.14		0.649	0.594	0.680	0.573	0.618
CMIP6_001	[-]	78.3	78.4	72.6		89.8		5.72	11.3	1.93		0.668	0.603	0.716	0.597	0.637
LE2_001	[-]	77.9	78.0	72.6		89.8		5.31	11.2	1.76		0.669	0.610	0.746	0.616	0.650

	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	[-]	57.2
CESM3_092H	[-]	58.3	58.5	57.1		94.5		2.05	17.8	1.56		0.426	0.580	0.780	0.637	0.600
CESM3_098bH	[-]	58.4	58.6	57.2		94.5		2.15	17.8	1.59		0.426	0.572	0.778	0.625	0.594
CMIP6_001	[-]	59.9	60.1	56.7		89.9		4.03	16.6	1.42		0.477	0.601	0.796	0.606	0.616
LE2_001	[-]	60.4	60.6	56.7		89.9		4.45	16.8	1.45		0.476	0.600	0.792	0.599	0.614

	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	[-]	67.0
CESM3_092H	[-]	58.8	58.6	66.6		94.0		-5.30	12.7	1.25		0.439	0.524	0.825	0.961	0.655
CESM3_098bH	[-]	59.5	59.4	66.6		94.0		-4.74	12.3	1.20		0.452	0.534	0.830	0.938	0.658
CMIP6_001	[-]	58.4	58.1	65.2		91.8		-4.51	12.5	1.16		0.458	0.520	0.836	0.983	0.664
LE2_001	[-]	58.6	58.3	65.2		91.8		-4.35	12.6	1.24		0.460	0.509	0.824	0.982	0.657

	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	[-]	77.3
CESM3_092H	[-]	86.7	86.6	77.2		94.8		9.89	14.9	3.08		0.560	0.527	0.468	0.413	0.499
CESM3_098bH	[-]	86.9	86.7	77.2		94.8		9.98	15.0	3.08		0.557	0.529	0.468	0.397	0.496
CMIP6_001	[-]	91.2	91.1	76.6		93.1		14.7	18.2	2.18		0.391	0.511	0.679	0.354	0.489
LE2_001	[-]	90.9	90.8	76.6		93.1		14.4	18.0	2.16		0.401	0.514	0.681	0.359	0.494

	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	[-]	55.2
CESM3_092H	[-]	50.5	50.5	54.6		89.4		-1.51	8.16	0.845		0.558	0.648	0.880	0.861	0.719
CESM3_098bH	[-]	49.3	49.3	54.7		89.4		-2.75	7.97	0.744		0.567	0.667	0.892	0.869	0.732
CMIP6_001	[-]	50.4	50.4	52.7		87.7		-0.137	7.36	0.621		0.564	0.665	0.914	0.951	0.752
LE2_001	[-]	49.7	49.6	52.7		87.7		-0.821	7.66	0.774		0.557	0.647	0.892	0.970	0.743

	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	[-]	78.5
CESM3_092H	[-]	71.4	71.4	78.3		90.7		-7.24	10.9	1.07		0.411	0.629	0.878	0.971	0.704
CESM3_098bH	[-]	71.6	71.6	78.4		90.7		-7.09	10.8	0.999		0.421	0.620	0.888	0.973	0.704
CMIP6_001	[-]	72.7	72.7	77.4		90.0		-4.94	9.30	0.913		0.485	0.590	0.900	0.996	0.712
LE2_001	[-]	72.6	72.6	77.4		90.0		-5.09	9.30	0.954		0.480	0.601	0.899	0.996	0.716

	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	[-]	68.9
CESM3_092H	[-]	65.2	65.2	68.6		93.4		-2.24	12.1	1.75		0.410	0.529	0.738	0.987	0.638
CESM3_098bH	[-]	65.1	65.1	68.6		93.4		-2.37	12.2	1.76		0.405	0.531	0.736	0.986	0.638
CMIP6_001	[-]	66.4	66.4	67.8		91.0		-0.494	11.6	1.67		0.429	0.515	0.751	0.989	0.640
LE2_001	[-]	66.4	66.4	67.8		91.0		-0.449	11.7	1.69		0.428	0.511	0.749	0.989	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	[-]	44.5
CESM3_092H	[-]	38.2	38.2	44.2		92.9		-4.23	11.6	1.03		0.506	0.512	0.843	0.816	0.638
CESM3_098bH	[-]	38.5	38.5	44.2		92.9		-3.98	11.7	1.09		0.491	0.512	0.838	0.795	0.630
CMIP6_001	[-]	37.8	37.8	42.8		88.5		-3.53	12.4	1.37		0.493	0.418	0.792	0.886	0.602
LE2_001	[-]	38.2	38.2	42.8		88.5		-3.16	12.4	1.30		0.490	0.414	0.803	0.885	0.602

	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	[-]	82.9
CESM3_092H	[-]	87.6	87.6	82.8		95.0		5.43	12.4	2.90		0.547	0.454	0.529	0.603	0.518
CESM3_098bH	[-]	87.5	87.5	82.8		95.0		5.38	12.4	2.99		0.553	0.454	0.515	0.580	0.512
CMIP6_001	[-]	90.7	90.7	82.3		92.8		8.68	13.2	2.87		0.465	0.474	0.538	0.517	0.494
LE2_001	[-]	90.6	90.6	82.3		92.8		8.59	13.1	2.87		0.467	0.474	0.538	0.525	0.496

	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	[-]	72.3
CESM3_092H	[-]	65.1	65.3	71.6		93.0		-4.54	12.0	1.72		0.313	0.508	0.744	0.739	0.563
CESM3_098bH	[-]	64.7	64.8	71.6		93.0		-5.20	12.7	1.63		0.286	0.494	0.761	0.668	0.541
CMIP6_001	[-]	64.6	64.7	68.5		91.4		-2.04	11.2	1.68		0.349	0.472	0.748	0.931	0.594
LE2_001	[-]	64.8	65.0	68.5		91.4		-1.82	11.1	1.61		0.350	0.485	0.765	0.930	0.603

	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	[-]	73.1
CESM3_092H	[-]	61.7	61.9	72.9		94.8		-10.2	11.6	2.39		0.310	0.513	0.641	0.993	0.594
CESM3_098bH	[-]	61.9	62.1	72.9		94.8		-10.1	11.4	2.71		0.307	0.524	0.582	0.998	0.587
CMIP6_001	[-]	64.6	64.8	72.2		91.3		-6.87	9.33	2.18		0.446	0.517	0.673	0.929	0.616
LE2_001	[-]	64.6	64.8	72.2		91.3		-6.89	9.62	2.12		0.445	0.489	0.687	0.933	0.608

	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	[-]	79.4
CESM3_092H	[-]	75.1	75.1	79.4		95.0		-4.19	8.34	1.32		0.583	0.627	0.847	0.969	0.731
CESM3_098bH	[-]	75.1	75.0	79.3		95.0		-4.18	8.35	1.37		0.582	0.628	0.837	0.978	0.731
CMIP6_001	[-]	77.2	77.2	79.0		90.4		-1.80	7.36	1.18		0.648	0.628	0.869	0.995	0.754
LE2_001	[-]	77.2	77.2	79.0		90.4		-1.82	7.42	1.21		0.649	0.623	0.866	0.982	0.749

	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	[-]	56.4
CESM3_092H	[-]	53.8	53.8	56.3		94.9		-1.88	9.58	1.47		0.560	0.597	0.793	0.926	0.695
CESM3_098bH	[-]	54.1	54.1	56.4		94.9		-1.69	9.41	1.75		0.562	0.599	0.744	0.899	0.680
CMIP6_001	[-]	52.4	52.5	55.8		90.5		-2.90	9.31	1.63		0.599	0.559	0.769	0.956	0.689
LE2_001	[-]	53.4	53.4	55.8		90.5		-1.98	9.25	1.53		0.605	0.548	0.788	0.948	0.687

	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	[-]	82.0
CESM3_092H	[-]	74.4	74.5	81.9		93.2		-7.40	12.8	1.42		0.207	0.217	0.818	0.799	0.451
CESM3_098bH	[-]	73.2	73.3	81.9		93.2		-8.60	13.8	1.34		0.186	0.206	0.828	0.769	0.439
CMIP6_001	[-]	75.9	76.0	81.7		92.4		-5.56	10.9	1.25		0.251	0.224	0.845	0.917	0.492
LE2_001	[-]	75.7	75.8	81.7		92.4		-5.72	11.1	1.13		0.249	0.222	0.854	0.901	0.489

	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	[-]	72.6
CESM3_092H	[-]	59.2	59.1	72.3		94.1		-12.3	14.4	1.38		0.231	0.455	0.820	0.981	0.588
CESM3_098bH	[-]	57.5	57.5	72.3		94.1		-13.9	15.6	1.42		0.183	0.478	0.816	0.980	0.587
CMIP6_001	[-]	60.3	60.3	71.9		93.0		-10.8	12.9	1.43		0.290	0.461	0.811	0.927	0.590
LE2_001	[-]	59.7	59.7	71.9		93.0		-11.4	13.4	1.43		0.272	0.458	0.800	0.920	0.581

	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	[-]	61.9
CESM3_092H	[-]	65.4	65.6	61.4		94.7		5.38	17.3	1.21		0.228	0.542	0.836	0.835	0.597
CESM3_098bH	[-]	64.6	64.8	61.3		94.7		4.58	17.3	1.19		0.230	0.541	0.839	0.838	0.598
CMIP6_001	[-]	62.4	62.5	58.6		90.7		5.66	15.3	1.13		0.276	0.549	0.854	0.940	0.634
LE2_001	[-]	62.7	62.8	58.6		90.7		5.89	15.5	1.09		0.272	0.541	0.858	0.935	0.629

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:

4.02

  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