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	[-]	3.68
default	[-]	3.40	3.13	3.69		2.91		0.0411	2.19	1.61		0.507	0.318	0.758	0.959	0.572
handtune0011	[-]	3.43	3.16	3.70		2.92		0.0368	2.19	1.65		0.504	0.318	0.751	0.958	0.570

	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	[-]	2.49
default	[-]	2.80	2.92	2.48		6.37		-0.127	2.06	1.54		0.502	0.363	0.740	0.979	0.589
handtune0011	[-]	2.81	2.93	2.48		6.45		-0.126	2.06	1.59		0.502	0.366	0.735	0.979	0.590

	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	[-]	2.43
default	[-]	2.40	2.47	2.44		2.16		-0.0917	1.31	1.21		0.569	0.502	0.834	0.976	0.677
handtune0011	[-]	2.40	2.46	2.44		2.16		-0.0955	1.30	1.23		0.574	0.508	0.833	0.978	0.680

	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	[-]	1.31
default	[-]	1.05	1.03	1.31		1.52		-0.188	0.463	1.25		0.527	0.610	0.836	0.957	0.708
handtune0011	[-]	1.04	1.03	1.30		1.53		-0.188	0.461	1.16		0.527	0.613	0.849	0.960	0.712

	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	[-]	7.18
default	[-]	9.27	8.89	7.30		6.34		-0.270	3.30	2.48		0.399	0.376	0.608	0.967	0.545
handtune0011	[-]	9.17	8.78	7.28		6.34		-0.314	3.31	2.36		0.400	0.375	0.626	0.963	0.548

	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	[-]	1.71
default	[-]	1.51	1.54	1.71		2.49		-0.237	0.452	1.14		0.543	0.656	0.849	0.983	0.738
handtune0011	[-]	1.50	1.53	1.71		2.52		-0.239	0.452	1.08		0.543	0.658	0.848	0.982	0.738

	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	[-]	1.77
default	[-]	1.46	1.56	1.75		4.51		-0.190	0.766	1.30		0.521	0.572	0.811	0.974	0.690
handtune0011	[-]	1.47	1.56	1.75		4.54		-0.190	0.762	1.33		0.522	0.576	0.805	0.975	0.691

	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	[-]	3.99
default	[-]	4.46	4.20	3.97		4.78		-0.0935	2.62	1.66		0.436	0.324	0.756	0.933	0.554
handtune0011	[-]	4.44	4.19	3.97		4.79		-0.114	2.61	1.69		0.438	0.328	0.753	0.936	0.557

	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	[-]	1.56
default	[-]	1.44	1.44	1.57		1.03		-0.311	0.487	1.10		0.422	0.627	0.851	0.972	0.700
handtune0011	[-]	1.44	1.44	1.57		1.03		-0.312	0.485	1.14		0.422	0.631	0.852	0.970	0.701

	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	[-]	1.74
default	[-]	1.97	1.91	1.70		2.91		-0.163	0.959	1.32		0.527	0.549	0.802	0.958	0.677
handtune0011	[-]	1.96	1.90	1.69		2.91		-0.166	0.967	1.37		0.525	0.545	0.798	0.958	0.674

	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	[-]	2.57
default	[-]	2.40	2.43	2.55		3.65		-0.445	0.869	1.34		0.413	0.595	0.798	0.965	0.673
handtune0011	[-]	2.41	2.44	2.55		3.67		-0.442	0.865	1.36		0.416	0.599	0.797	0.967	0.676

	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	[-]	2.46
default	[-]	2.47	2.45	2.43		3.63		-0.159	1.24	1.59		0.523	0.532	0.760	0.970	0.663
handtune0011	[-]	2.46	2.45	2.44		3.64		-0.165	1.24	1.59		0.523	0.534	0.760	0.970	0.664

	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	[-]	0.446
default	[-]	0.439	0.412	0.437		1.10		-0.0638	0.334	1.92		0.666	0.725	0.691	0.943	0.750
handtune0011	[-]	0.445	0.418	0.440		1.10		-0.0649	0.335	1.93		0.662	0.724	0.695	0.943	0.750

	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	[-]	1.25
default	[-]	1.30	1.38	1.24		1.63		-0.00329	0.491	0.864		0.551	0.651	0.894	0.910	0.731
handtune0011	[-]	1.31	1.39	1.24		1.64		-0.000283	0.488	0.794		0.553	0.656	0.907	0.914	0.737

	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	[-]	3.22
default	[-]	4.07	4.10	3.12		4.48		-0.187	2.60	3.00		0.460	0.217	0.501	0.977	0.474
handtune0011	[-]	4.08	4.11	3.15		4.50		-0.224	2.60	3.20		0.457	0.219	0.470	0.977	0.468

	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	[-]	3.28
default	[-]	2.89	2.89	3.28		3.91		-0.210	0.790	1.91		0.581	0.576	0.704	0.987	0.685
handtune0011	[-]	2.88	2.89	3.27		3.90		-0.206	0.784	1.79		0.583	0.581	0.723	0.988	0.691

	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	[-]	2.43
default	[-]	2.79	2.64	2.39		5.21		-0.105	0.741	1.07		0.546	0.608	0.852	0.966	0.716
handtune0011	[-]	2.79	2.64	2.40		5.24		-0.107	0.735	1.09		0.546	0.614	0.847	0.966	0.718

	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	[-]	1.44
default	[-]	1.62	1.64	1.43		1.13		-0.137	0.801	2.25		0.478	0.493	0.635	0.956	0.611
handtune0011	[-]	1.62	1.64	1.44		1.16		-0.145	0.804	2.31		0.479	0.489	0.628	0.956	0.608

	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	[-]	6.26
default	[-]	6.87	6.86	6.27		4.59		-0.269	3.20	2.06		0.522	0.367	0.685	0.913	0.571
handtune0011	[-]	6.86	6.85	6.28		4.64		-0.298	3.20	2.05		0.520	0.368	0.690	0.912	0.572

	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	[-]	3.48
default	[-]	3.23	3.26	3.47		3.69		-0.391	1.45	1.69		0.574	0.527	0.739	0.986	0.671
handtune0011	[-]	3.23	3.26	3.47		3.71		-0.387	1.44	1.72		0.578	0.530	0.738	0.987	0.673

	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	[-]	1.76
default	[-]	1.01	1.01	1.72		2.38		-0.0630	1.49	2.27		0.309	0.393	0.643	0.788	0.505
handtune0011	[-]	1.02	1.02	1.73		2.41		-0.0701	1.50	2.27		0.309	0.394	0.643	0.796	0.507

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:

GPCP Version 2.3 Combined Precipitation Dataset (Final)

  Version:

2.3

  Institutions:

NOAA/OAR/ESRL PSD, Boulder, Colorado, USA

ESSIC/CICS, University of Maryland, USA

  Source:

GPCC gauge analysis to bias correct satellite estimates over land and merge with satellite based on sampling

  History:

2019-04-18: downloaded source from http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.gpcp.html

2019-05-09: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-pr-gpcp.py

  References:

Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, P. Arkin (2003), The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979 - Present), J. Hydrometeor., 4(6), 1147-1167

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  Comments:

time_period: 1979-01 through 2018-12

original_temporal_resolution: monthly

original_spatial_resolution: 2.5x2.5 degree

original_units: mm/day

final_temporal_resolution: monthly

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5x0.5 degree

final_units: kg/m2/s

  Convention:

CF-1.7