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	[-]	60.2
default	[-]	65.1	63.1	59.6		89.1		10.8	17.8	3.02		0.120	0.191	0.501	0.860	0.373
handtune0011	[-]	64.0	61.9	59.7		89.1		9.33	17.1	3.03		0.125	0.184	0.498	0.883	0.375

	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	[-]	41.4
default	[-]	56.5	57.3	41.3		92.2		11.7	19.7	1.92		0.405	0.351	0.705	0.952	0.553
handtune0011	[-]	56.5	57.3	41.3		92.2		11.7	19.9	1.94		0.404	0.345	0.703	0.957	0.551

	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	[-]	56.5
default	[-]	64.4	64.9	55.6		90.1		7.59	15.8	1.74		0.226	0.302	0.744	0.986	0.512
handtune0011	[-]	63.9	64.3	55.6		90.1		7.26	15.8	1.74		0.230	0.298	0.744	0.986	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	[-]	73.9
default	[-]	89.7	89.5	73.3		92.8		15.9	21.2	2.40		0.428	0.550	0.625	0.0906	0.449
handtune0011	[-]	89.7	89.5	73.0		92.8		16.1	21.5	2.64		0.426	0.550	0.579	0.0920	0.439

	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	[-]	73.7
default	[-]	85.0	84.9	72.0		88.8		13.5	19.1	2.72		0.00139	0.291	0.563	0.137	0.257
handtune0011	[-]	83.6	83.6	72.0		88.8		12.5	18.5	2.75		0.00149	0.278	0.556	0.113	0.245

	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	[-]	72.2
default	[-]	84.8	85.0	72.2		91.3		12.5	16.3	1.53		0.493	0.577	0.795	0.546	0.597
handtune0011	[-]	84.7	84.9	72.1		91.2		12.5	16.4	1.60		0.495	0.573	0.783	0.527	0.590

	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	[-]	67.6	67.5	53.0		87.9		15.2	21.8	1.83		0.394	0.525	0.711	0.856	0.602
handtune0011	[-]	67.3	67.1	53.0		88.0		14.9	21.6	1.85		0.395	0.522	0.711	0.849	0.600

	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	[-]	55.1
default	[-]	69.0	67.7	54.3		92.3		14.5	21.0	1.94		0.177	0.334	0.693	0.942	0.496
handtune0011	[-]	66.7	65.3	54.3		92.3		12.8	20.5	1.97		0.208	0.320	0.690	0.966	0.501

	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	[-]	79.1
default	[-]	89.9	89.8	78.9		93.8		11.3	15.1	2.32		0.503	0.598	0.646	0.209	0.511
handtune0011	[-]	89.9	89.9	78.8		93.8		11.4	15.2	2.32		0.500	0.594	0.634	0.213	0.507

	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	[-]	47.1
default	[-]	55.5	55.2	45.6		83.7		9.79	15.1	1.12		0.264	0.510	0.829	0.954	0.614
handtune0011	[-]	55.4	55.0	45.6		83.7		9.61	15.0	1.16		0.268	0.509	0.811	0.954	0.610

	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	[-]	73.4
default	[-]	78.7	79.1	73.0		90.5		6.23	13.0	0.816		0.385	0.618	0.915	0.898	0.687
handtune0011	[-]	78.8	79.1	73.2		90.6		6.13	12.9	0.735		0.387	0.615	0.927	0.897	0.688

	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	[-]	59.3
default	[-]	70.9	70.9	58.7		89.3		11.2	17.4	1.78		0.313	0.441	0.734	0.973	0.580
handtune0011	[-]	70.5	70.4	58.7		89.3		10.8	17.3	1.81		0.316	0.436	0.727	0.974	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	[-]	37.5
default	[-]	42.2	41.8	37.1		90.7		7.15	16.0	1.02		0.298	0.374	0.856	0.795	0.540
handtune0011	[-]	42.0	41.8	37.1		90.7		7.06	16.0	1.04		0.299	0.374	0.856	0.791	0.539

	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	[-]	84.4
default	[-]	89.3	89.3	84.4		93.7		5.18	10.9	2.20		0.583	0.544	0.675	0.410	0.551
handtune0011	[-]	89.3	89.3	84.2		93.7		5.34	11.1	2.31		0.580	0.543	0.650	0.409	0.545

	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	[-]	62.2
default	[-]	80.8	80.9	60.6		90.9		9.11	20.3	3.05		0.144	0.262	0.512	0.938	0.423
handtune0011	[-]	80.5	80.6	60.6		90.9		8.79	20.2	3.19		0.144	0.261	0.484	0.935	0.417

	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	[-]	65.4
default	[-]	78.5	78.7	65.0		88.2		12.0	15.6	1.43		0.220	0.563	0.806	0.926	0.616
handtune0011	[-]	78.5	78.7	65.0		88.2		12.2	15.7	1.44		0.213	0.564	0.813	0.920	0.615

	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	[-]	77.1
default	[-]	84.1	83.6	77.0		88.9		5.94	9.06	0.920		0.619	0.687	0.909	0.955	0.772
handtune0011	[-]	83.9	83.5	77.0		88.9		5.87	9.06	1.05		0.622	0.684	0.888	0.948	0.765

	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	[-]	51.9
default	[-]	71.8	71.8	51.9		74.6		11.8	18.0	1.80		0.412	0.520	0.737	0.974	0.633
handtune0011	[-]	71.7	71.8	51.8		74.6		11.7	18.1	1.87		0.408	0.515	0.730	0.975	0.629

	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	[-]	64.8
default	[-]	84.7	84.9	64.4		91.1		19.1	21.6	2.20		0.0199	0.217	0.669	0.977	0.420
handtune0011	[-]	83.4	83.7	64.4		91.1		17.9	20.6	2.21		0.0246	0.200	0.667	0.975	0.414

	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	[-]	59.3
default	[-]	74.2	74.2	59.0		88.6		12.4	18.0	1.59		0.194	0.379	0.786	0.922	0.532
handtune0011	[-]	74.1	74.1	58.9		88.6		12.2	17.8	1.66		0.202	0.376	0.774	0.922	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	[-]	56.8
default	[-]	60.6	60.2	55.4		90.2		10.3	19.5	2.20		0.215	0.437	0.649	0.901	0.528
handtune0011	[-]	60.5	60.2	55.3		90.2		10.2	19.5	2.19		0.217	0.438	0.650	0.893	0.527

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:

4.03

  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:

2019-09-10: downloaded source from https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/hrg/cru_ts_4.03/

2019-11-15: estimate saturated vapor pressure using temperature

2019-11-15: calculate relative humidity using saturated vapor pressure and vapor pressure

2019-11-15: 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 2018-12

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