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	[-]	75.1
default	[-]	65.1	63.1	74.7		91.8		-4.28	13.6	2.94		0.269	0.227	0.512	0.785	0.404
handtune0011	[-]	64.0	61.9	74.8		91.8		-5.79	14.5	2.96		0.263	0.218	0.510	0.812	0.405

	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
default	[-]	56.5	57.3	53.1		93.3		-0.0922	15.2	1.91		0.691	0.477	0.708	0.984	0.668
handtune0011	[-]	56.5	57.3	53.1		93.3		-0.150	15.4	1.92		0.691	0.473	0.707	0.987	0.666

	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
default	[-]	64.4	64.9	67.5		92.0		-4.34	13.3	1.67		0.387	0.375	0.761	0.992	0.578
handtune0011	[-]	63.9	64.3	67.5		92.0		-4.65	13.4	1.63		0.385	0.374	0.768	0.992	0.578

	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	[-]	71.7
default	[-]	89.7	89.5	71.1		92.7		18.2	25.2	2.77		0.356	0.422	0.554	0.0805	0.367
handtune0011	[-]	89.7	89.5	70.7		92.6		18.4	25.5	3.03		0.354	0.419	0.501	0.0824	0.355

	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
default	[-]	85.0	84.9	85.5		92.7		-0.134	7.08	2.85		0.258	0.339	0.538	0.395	0.374
handtune0011	[-]	83.6	83.6	85.5		92.7		-1.08	7.12	2.86		0.278	0.328	0.535	0.333	0.360

	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
default	[-]	84.8	85.0	72.9		91.5		11.8	18.0	2.00		0.474	0.422	0.699	0.449	0.494
handtune0011	[-]	84.7	84.9	72.7		91.5		11.9	18.2	2.10		0.474	0.418	0.683	0.435	0.486

	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
default	[-]	67.6	67.5	57.0		90.1		11.2	21.3	1.80		0.427	0.447	0.720	0.809	0.570
handtune0011	[-]	67.3	67.1	57.0		90.2		10.9	21.1	1.82		0.437	0.444	0.720	0.802	0.569

	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
default	[-]	69.0	67.7	66.3		93.8		2.35	14.1	1.89		0.475	0.390	0.701	0.939	0.579
handtune0011	[-]	66.7	65.3	66.4		93.8		0.691	14.7	1.94		0.465	0.379	0.696	0.966	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	[-]	77.3
default	[-]	89.9	89.8	77.2		93.6		13.0	18.1	2.35		0.428	0.469	0.638	0.164	0.434
handtune0011	[-]	89.9	89.9	77.1		93.6		13.2	18.4	2.32		0.423	0.463	0.629	0.169	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	[-]	55.2
default	[-]	55.5	55.2	53.9		87.3		1.47	10.8	1.21		0.459	0.518	0.815	0.981	0.659
handtune0011	[-]	55.4	55.0	54.0		87.3		1.29	10.8	1.10		0.461	0.518	0.825	0.981	0.660

	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
default	[-]	78.7	79.1	78.3		92.2		1.00	10.4	0.958		0.471	0.514	0.894	0.982	0.675
handtune0011	[-]	78.8	79.1	78.4		92.3		0.928	10.4	0.901		0.475	0.510	0.902	0.981	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	[-]	66.4
default	[-]	70.9	70.9	65.9		91.5		4.00	14.8	1.89		0.424	0.410	0.713	0.983	0.588
handtune0011	[-]	70.5	70.4	65.9		91.5		3.69	14.9	1.91		0.424	0.406	0.709	0.983	0.586

	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
default	[-]	42.2	41.8	44.2		91.9		0.0435	14.8	1.22		0.385	0.364	0.822	0.797	0.546
handtune0011	[-]	42.0	41.8	44.1		91.9		-0.0349	14.8	1.23		0.385	0.364	0.821	0.794	0.546

	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
default	[-]	89.3	89.3	82.9		93.7		6.64	14.4	2.45		0.532	0.388	0.623	0.337	0.454
handtune0011	[-]	89.3	89.3	82.7		93.7		6.87	14.7	2.55		0.525	0.384	0.603	0.338	0.447

	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
default	[-]	80.8	80.9	71.2		93.2		-1.47	14.1	2.85		0.309	0.301	0.550	0.977	0.488
handtune0011	[-]	80.5	80.6	71.2		93.2		-1.77	14.0	3.01		0.318	0.300	0.519	0.975	0.482

	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
default	[-]	78.5	78.7	72.8		90.4		4.17	10.3	2.51		0.362	0.464	0.598	0.994	0.576
handtune0011	[-]	78.5	78.7	72.8		90.4		4.43	10.3	2.55		0.358	0.468	0.598	0.995	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	[-]	79.4
default	[-]	84.1	83.6	79.4		90.5		3.59	8.79	0.919		0.645	0.549	0.905	0.948	0.719
handtune0011	[-]	83.9	83.5	79.3		90.5		3.60	8.92	1.09		0.645	0.541	0.877	0.941	0.709

	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
default	[-]	71.8	71.8	56.4		81.0		7.29	16.3	1.81		0.440	0.425	0.734	0.973	0.599
handtune0011	[-]	71.7	71.8	56.3		81.0		7.24	16.3	1.88		0.436	0.418	0.726	0.974	0.594

	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
default	[-]	84.7	84.9	81.9		93.3		1.63	9.20	2.20		0.382	0.269	0.670	0.995	0.517
handtune0011	[-]	83.4	83.7	81.8		93.3		0.415	9.24	2.20		0.385	0.252	0.670	0.996	0.511

	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
default	[-]	74.2	74.2	72.3		92.1		-1.01	13.0	1.72		0.325	0.382	0.759	0.807	0.531
handtune0011	[-]	74.1	74.1	72.3		92.0		-1.22	13.1	1.76		0.324	0.382	0.752	0.808	0.530

	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
default	[-]	60.6	60.2	60.6		92.0		5.14	18.3	2.28		0.264	0.405	0.636	0.899	0.522
handtune0011	[-]	60.5	60.2	60.5		92.0		5.04	18.2	2.28		0.266	0.406	0.634	0.891	0.521

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