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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 77.9
CLM4.5SP [-] 70.4 70.6 77.8 80.3 -6.64 12.4 1.87 0.363 0.257 0.731 0.996 0.551 0.526
CLM4SP [-] 70.5 70.6 77.8 80.3 -6.60 12.7 1.90 0.360 0.247 0.725 0.996 0.519 0.516
CLM5SP [-] 68.8 69.0 77.8 80.3 -8.18 14.1 1.93 0.336 0.233 0.720 0.997 0.485 0.501
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 53.6
CLM4.5SP [-] 52.7 52.2 53.2 77.5 -0.829 11.5 0.538 0.745 0.597 0.929 0.971 0.823 0.777
CLM4SP [-] 53.1 52.5 53.2 77.5 -0.479 11.6 0.568 0.746 0.593 0.928 0.971 0.831 0.777
CLM5SP [-] 51.4 50.8 53.2 77.5 -2.18 11.8 0.546 0.740 0.590 0.930 0.973 0.837 0.777
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 64.2
CLM4.5SP [-] 62.5 62.4 63.5 77.8 0.182 11.0 1.11 0.602 0.448 0.848 0.970 0.791 0.685
CLM4SP [-] 63.3 63.3 63.5 77.8 0.932 11.5 1.17 0.588 0.435 0.838 0.970 0.782 0.675
CLM5SP [-] 61.4 61.4 63.5 77.8 -0.864 11.3 1.13 0.605 0.437 0.843 0.970 0.757 0.675
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Benchmark [-] 77.6
CLM4.5SP [-] 89.6 89.5 77.1 83.4 12.7 18.4 2.58 0.0907 0.0781 0.598 0.670 0.670 0.364
CLM4SP [-] 89.8 89.7 77.1 83.4 12.8 18.2 2.66 0.0888 0.0854 0.570 0.670 0.682 0.363
CLM5SP [-] 88.5 88.4 77.1 83.4 11.6 17.8 4.53 0.114 0.0762 0.215 0.746 0.565 0.299
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Benchmark [-] 84.2
CLM4.5SP [-] 86.6 86.7 85.0 81.2 0.976 4.90 1.54 0.573 0.273 0.776 0.995 0.615 0.584
CLM4SP [-] 86.9 86.9 85.0 81.2 1.02 5.02 1.57 0.575 0.260 0.771 1.00 0.580 0.574
CLM5SP [-] 85.4 85.5 85.0 81.2 -0.483 5.21 1.54 0.594 0.236 0.778 0.999 0.518 0.560
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Benchmark [-] 72.3
CLM4.5SP [-] 84.3 84.4 72.2 78.9 12.2 18.3 1.41 0.263 0.222 0.811 0.967 0.744 0.538
CLM4SP [-] 84.0 84.1 72.2 78.9 11.8 18.0 1.32 0.272 0.222 0.821 0.960 0.723 0.537
CLM5SP [-] 82.2 82.3 72.2 78.9 10.1 17.7 1.89 0.331 0.201 0.729 0.980 0.571 0.502
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Benchmark [-] 61.3
CLM4.5SP [-] 65.7 65.9 61.0 71.3 5.57 16.0 1.96 0.524 0.330 0.703 0.993 0.817 0.616
CLM4SP [-] 66.7 66.9 61.0 71.3 6.48 16.5 1.90 0.508 0.331 0.713 0.995 0.820 0.616
CLM5SP [-] 64.6 64.8 61.0 71.3 4.46 16.1 1.95 0.549 0.321 0.706 0.995 0.757 0.608
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Benchmark [-] 69.0
CLM4.5SP [-] 63.8 63.5 68.3 79.0 -2.45 10.8 1.01 0.628 0.406 0.862 0.947 0.701 0.658
CLM4SP [-] 63.7 63.5 68.3 79.0 -2.52 11.1 0.999 0.628 0.396 0.865 0.944 0.679 0.651
CLM5SP [-] 62.3 62.0 68.3 79.0 -3.91 11.5 0.951 0.615 0.390 0.870 0.944 0.658 0.644
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Benchmark [-] 78.8
CLM4.5SP [-] 89.6 89.6 78.5 84.9 11.2 17.0 1.65 0.129 0.0962 0.784 0.770 0.623 0.416
CLM4SP [-] 89.7 89.7 78.5 84.9 11.3 16.8 1.88 0.128 0.104 0.730 0.792 0.635 0.415
CLM5SP [-] 88.9 88.9 78.5 84.9 10.5 16.4 4.18 0.150 0.0987 0.282 0.851 0.527 0.335
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 53.1
CLM4.5SP [-] 51.0 51.0 51.3 74.6 2.25 7.31 0.522 0.705 0.517 0.911 0.996 0.801 0.741
CLM4SP [-] 51.8 51.7 51.3 74.6 2.88 7.57 0.528 0.699 0.515 0.911 0.993 0.804 0.740
CLM5SP [-] 49.9 49.8 51.3 74.6 1.11 6.92 0.503 0.746 0.518 0.915 0.996 0.801 0.749
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 76.7
CLM4.5SP [-] 79.0 78.9 76.6 78.3 2.37 9.20 0.914 0.593 0.327 0.877 0.785 0.726 0.606
CLM4SP [-] 78.7 78.7 76.6 78.3 2.12 9.00 0.868 0.605 0.331 0.882 0.796 0.708 0.609
CLM5SP [-] 77.3 77.3 76.6 78.3 0.678 9.21 0.925 0.604 0.312 0.873 0.768 0.628 0.583
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Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
Bias [%]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
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Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 74.9
CLM4.5SP [-] 70.9 70.9 65.3 79.6 6.71 14.2 1.50 0.400 0.312 0.766 0.940 0.718 0.575
CLM4SP [-] 71.2 71.2 65.3 79.6 6.88 14.3 1.48 0.399 0.310 0.770 0.941 0.706 0.573
CLM5SP [-] 69.5 69.5 65.3 79.6 5.34 14.0 1.58 0.415 0.299 0.748 0.945 0.646 0.559
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 37.9
CLM4.5SP [-] 42.1 42.1 36.6 70.8 7.02 12.7 0.611 0.495 0.436 0.887 0.916 0.771 0.657
CLM4SP [-] 41.6 41.6 36.6 70.8 6.53 12.6 0.599 0.503 0.425 0.888 0.926 0.764 0.655
CLM5SP [-] 41.3 41.3 36.6 70.8 6.32 12.2 0.582 0.493 0.432 0.897 0.918 0.745 0.653
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Period Mean (original grids) [%]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
Bias [%]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 77.9
CLM4.5SP [-] 89.4 89.4 77.6 82.9 12.2 17.7 2.54 0.128 0.118 0.608 1.00 0.746 0.453
CLM4SP [-] 89.3 89.3 77.6 82.9 12.2 17.5 2.50 0.131 0.124 0.617 0.999 0.737 0.455
CLM5SP [-] 88.4 88.4 77.6 82.9 11.3 17.1 2.65 0.153 0.116 0.589 0.997 0.623 0.432
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 69.8
CLM4.5SP [-] 67.9 68.0 68.1 78.3 2.07 9.24 1.61 0.499 0.344 0.751 0.990 0.675 0.601
CLM4SP [-] 68.6 68.7 68.1 78.3 2.63 9.38 1.63 0.496 0.340 0.747 0.987 0.659 0.595
CLM5SP [-] 66.8 66.9 68.1 78.3 0.911 9.47 1.61 0.491 0.333 0.753 0.988 0.642 0.590
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
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Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 69.7
CLM4.5SP [-] 77.9 77.9 69.4 76.3 8.51 12.3 2.41 0.296 0.266 0.629 0.999 0.764 0.536
CLM4SP [-] 77.9 77.9 69.4 76.3 8.51 12.1 2.30 0.298 0.275 0.645 0.997 0.763 0.542
CLM5SP [-] 76.1 76.1 69.4 76.3 6.68 11.5 2.51 0.362 0.252 0.612 0.999 0.685 0.527
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
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Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 72.4
CLM4.5SP [-] 83.5 83.6 72.0 81.9 11.6 15.7 1.36 0.237 0.260 0.836 0.955 0.834 0.564
CLM4SP [-] 83.3 83.3 72.0 81.9 11.4 15.5 1.29 0.244 0.266 0.845 0.955 0.804 0.563
CLM5SP [-] 81.5 81.5 72.0 81.9 9.60 14.8 1.47 0.306 0.242 0.815 0.972 0.690 0.545
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Bias Score [1]
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Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 53.7
CLM4.5SP [-] 65.1 65.1 53.2 81.4 12.2 16.3 0.931 0.378 0.431 0.890 0.995 0.826 0.659
CLM4SP [-] 65.4 65.5 53.2 81.4 12.6 16.5 0.893 0.371 0.440 0.897 0.996 0.830 0.662
CLM5SP [-] 63.6 63.7 53.2 81.4 10.7 15.3 1.02 0.421 0.430 0.881 0.986 0.792 0.656
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 84.9
CLM4.5SP [-] 82.2 82.2 85.0 81.5 -2.71 9.23 1.26 0.491 0.287 0.838 0.958 0.605 0.578
CLM4SP [-] 82.2 82.2 85.0 81.5 -2.69 9.69 1.25 0.494 0.270 0.840 0.944 0.567 0.564
CLM5SP [-] 80.3 80.3 85.0 81.5 -4.59 10.8 1.30 0.438 0.253 0.830 0.903 0.522 0.533
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [%]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 70.7
CLM4.5SP [-] 72.8 72.6 70.4 79.2 2.65 12.6 1.33 0.467 0.336 0.823 0.753 0.757 0.579
CLM4SP [-] 73.0 72.8 70.4 79.2 2.90 12.9 1.44 0.462 0.325 0.803 0.752 0.742 0.568
CLM5SP [-] 71.6 71.4 70.4 79.2 1.46 13.0 1.33 0.466 0.319 0.826 0.737 0.718 0.564
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Period Mean (original grids) [%]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [%]
Model Period Mean (complement) [%]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [%]
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Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 65.5
CLM4.5SP [-] 63.3 63.6 63.7 81.7 1.36 12.4 0.947 0.468 0.367 0.865 0.980 0.649 0.616
CLM4SP [-] 64.0 64.2 63.7 81.7 1.81 12.7 0.919 0.462 0.375 0.868 0.977 0.649 0.618
CLM5SP [-] 62.7 62.9 63.7 81.7 0.765 12.3 0.946 0.482 0.372 0.865 0.967 0.631 0.615

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Data Information

  creation_date: Wed Dec 2 12:03:21 PST 2015

  Conventions: Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) for any question

  source_file: This product is generated from monthly ERA interim observations

  title: derived ERA interim

  Approach: I read the monthly 2m dewpoint temperature and 2m surface air temperature from original file, and calculated 2m relative humidity using the way by John Dutton (Ceaseless Wind, John Dutton. McGraw-Hill, 1976. pp 273-274). The final data were saved by each month and each year.

  Temporal resolution: monthly

  General information: This product was derived from ERA interim Dataset (1979-present).

  Spatial resolution: 0.5x0.5, 1x1 and 2.5x2.5 degree

  Derived data code: http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-rhums-ERA-interim.ncl