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) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.65
h0	[-]	3.77	3.78	3.65	3.79	3.06		0.127	0.850	1.26		0.685	0.658	0.805	0.987	0.759
h0a	[-]	3.77	3.78	3.65	3.79	3.06		0.127	0.850	1.26		0.685	0.658	0.805	0.987	0.759

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.35
h0	[-]	2.54	2.51	2.34	2.81	4.83		0.170	0.680	0.324		0.652	0.633	0.967	0.968	0.770
h0a	[-]	2.54	2.51	2.34	2.81	4.83		0.170	0.680	0.324		0.652	0.633	0.967	0.968	0.770

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.37
h0	[-]	2.37	2.36	2.37	2.44	2.31		-0.0157	0.743	1.08		0.729	0.650	0.867	0.990	0.777
h0a	[-]	2.37	2.36	2.37	2.44	2.31		-0.0157	0.743	1.08		0.729	0.650	0.867	0.990	0.777

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.961
h0	[-]	0.972	0.964	0.961	1.35	0.988		0.0415	0.361	0.848		0.665	0.616	0.897	0.929	0.745
h0a	[-]	0.972	0.964	0.961	1.35	0.988		0.0415	0.361	0.848		0.665	0.616	0.897	0.929	0.745

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	7.93
h0	[-]	7.95	8.03	7.97	6.71	7.33		-0.405	1.84	1.17		0.577	0.637	0.841	0.989	0.736
h0a	[-]	7.95	8.03	7.97	6.71	7.33		-0.405	1.84	1.17		0.577	0.637	0.841	0.989	0.736

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.42
h0	[-]	1.34	1.34	1.42	1.90	1.87		-0.0759	0.328	0.726		0.715	0.696	0.933	0.989	0.806
h0a	[-]	1.34	1.34	1.42	1.90	1.87		-0.0759	0.328	0.726		0.715	0.696	0.933	0.989	0.806

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.49
h0	[-]	1.53	1.54	1.47	1.44	4.74		0.143	0.545	1.01		0.676	0.616	0.864	0.984	0.751
h0a	[-]	1.53	1.54	1.47	1.44	4.74		0.143	0.545	1.01		0.676	0.616	0.864	0.984	0.751

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	4.03
h0	[-]	3.70	3.66	3.97	5.29	7.64		-0.114	1.44	0.662		0.595	0.538	0.931	0.976	0.716
h0a	[-]	3.70	3.66	3.97	5.29	7.64		-0.114	1.44	0.662		0.595	0.538	0.931	0.976	0.716

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.04
h0	[-]	1.10	1.11	1.04	1.17	0.838		0.0701	0.329	1.23		0.657	0.652	0.855	0.976	0.759
h0a	[-]	1.10	1.11	1.04	1.17	0.838		0.0701	0.329	1.23		0.657	0.652	0.855	0.976	0.759

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.63
h0	[-]	1.41	1.39	1.61	2.96	2.67		-0.0761	0.567	1.24		0.655	0.590	0.833	0.982	0.730
h0a	[-]	1.41	1.39	1.61	2.96	2.67		-0.0761	0.567	1.24		0.655	0.590	0.833	0.982	0.730

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.19
h0	[-]	2.26	2.26	2.19	2.33	2.05		0.0686	0.560	1.22		0.621	0.634	0.841	0.985	0.743
h0a	[-]	2.26	2.26	2.19	2.33	2.05		0.0686	0.560	1.22		0.621	0.634	0.841	0.985	0.743

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.28
h0	[-]	2.07	2.20	2.26	0.815	3.86		0.0172	0.673	1.01		0.662	0.648	0.869	0.983	0.762
h0a	[-]	2.07	2.20	2.26	0.815	3.86		0.0172	0.673	1.01		0.662	0.648	0.869	0.983	0.762

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	0.386
h0	[-]	0.407	0.406	0.383	0.769	0.808		0.0371	0.259	1.21		0.754	0.754	0.829	0.966	0.812
h0a	[-]	0.407	0.406	0.383	0.769	0.808		0.0371	0.259	1.21		0.754	0.754	0.829	0.966	0.812

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.08
h0	[-]	1.22	1.22	1.08	1.32	1.25		0.164	0.351	0.618		0.651	0.695	0.940	0.975	0.791
h0a	[-]	1.22	1.22	1.08	1.32	1.25		0.164	0.351	0.618		0.651	0.695	0.940	0.975	0.791

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.24
h0	[-]	3.05	3.05	3.18	3.36	4.43		0.0135	1.13	1.16		0.568	0.585	0.837	0.979	0.711
h0a	[-]	3.05	3.05	3.18	3.36	4.43		0.0135	1.13	1.16		0.568	0.585	0.837	0.979	0.711

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.92
h0	[-]	2.87	2.89	2.91	2.87	3.32		0.0162	0.512	1.27		0.794	0.661	0.830	0.998	0.789
h0a	[-]	2.87	2.89	2.91	2.87	3.32		0.0162	0.512	1.27		0.794	0.661	0.830	0.998	0.789

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	2.22
h0	[-]	2.05	2.04	2.21	3.06	4.26		-0.0411	0.495	0.843		0.670	0.680	0.895	0.983	0.782
h0a	[-]	2.05	2.04	2.21	3.06	4.26		-0.0411	0.495	0.843		0.670	0.680	0.895	0.983	0.782

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.21
h0	[-]	1.29	1.30	1.19	2.40	3.21		0.131	0.448	1.07		0.672	0.656	0.866	0.980	0.766
h0a	[-]	1.29	1.30	1.19	2.40	3.21		0.131	0.448	1.07		0.672	0.656	0.866	0.980	0.766

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	6.16
h0	[-]	5.90	5.89	6.17	7.26	3.93		-0.281	1.46	0.835		0.570	0.651	0.899	0.988	0.752
h0a	[-]	5.90	5.89	6.17	7.26	3.93		-0.281	1.46	0.835		0.570	0.651	0.899	0.988	0.752

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	3.24
h0	[-]	3.13	3.11	3.24	3.29	3.39		-0.123	0.857	1.20		0.673	0.672	0.848	0.993	0.771
h0a	[-]	3.13	3.11	3.24	3.29	3.39		-0.123	0.857	1.20		0.673	0.672	0.848	0.993	0.771

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [mm d-1]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	1.57
h0	[-]	1.71	1.73	1.57	0.877	1.58		0.206	0.699	1.25		0.520	0.606	0.823	0.960	0.703
h0a	[-]	1.71	1.73	1.57	0.877	1.58		0.206	0.699	1.25		0.520	0.606	0.823	0.960	0.703

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:

GPCC Full Data Reanalysis Version 2018 0.5x0.5 Monthly Total

  Version:

v2018

  Institutions:

Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC)

  Source:

GPCC Precipitation 0.5 degree V2018 Full Reanalysis

  History:

2020-10-07: downloaded source from ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/gpcc/full_v2018/precip.mon.total.v2018.nc

2020-10-07: converted to netCDF, original data is divided by days in a month for a mean monthly rate.

  References:

Schneider, Udo and Finger, Peter and Meyer-Christoffer, Anja and Rustemeier, Elke and Ziese, Markus and Becker, Andreas (2017), Evaluating the Hydrological Cycle over Land Using the Newly-Corrected Precipitation Climatology from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC), Atmosphere, 12, doi:10.3390/atmos8030052

  Comments:

time_period: 1980-01 through 2016-12

temporal_resolution: monthly

spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

units: mm d-1

  Convention:

CF-1.8