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	[-]	3.69
CLM50	[-]	3.56	3.58	3.71		3.38		-0.130	0.861	0.893		0.628	0.688	0.867	0.992	0.772
CTSM51	[-]	3.56	3.58	3.71		3.38		-0.130	0.861	0.893		0.628	0.688	0.867	0.992	0.772
DeadVeg	[-]	3.61	3.63	3.71		3.34		-0.0614	0.869	0.604		0.643	0.694	0.917	0.989	0.788

	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
CLM50	[-]	2.35	2.31	2.47		4.02		-0.144	0.659	0.199		0.573	0.661	0.980	0.990	0.773
CTSM51	[-]	2.35	2.31	2.47		4.02		-0.144	0.659	0.199		0.573	0.661	0.980	0.990	0.773
DeadVeg	[-]	2.39	2.36	2.47		3.99		-0.101	0.640	0.174		0.586	0.662	0.982	0.991	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	[-]	2.43
CLM50	[-]	2.37	2.37	2.43		2.48		-0.0779	0.648	0.578		0.677	0.746	0.926	0.986	0.816
CTSM51	[-]	2.37	2.37	2.43		2.48		-0.0779	0.648	0.578		0.677	0.746	0.926	0.986	0.816
DeadVeg	[-]	2.35	2.34	2.43		2.45		-0.0830	0.612	0.623		0.686	0.748	0.926	0.990	0.820

	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	[-]	1.34
CLM50	[-]	1.12	1.12	1.31		1.58		-0.152	0.313	0.709		0.596	0.754	0.908	0.985	0.800
CTSM51	[-]	1.12	1.12	1.31		1.58		-0.152	0.313	0.709		0.596	0.754	0.908	0.985	0.800
DeadVeg	[-]	0.979	0.979	1.32		1.59		-0.323	0.472	0.695		0.406	0.628	0.913	0.944	0.704

	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	[-]	7.16
CLM50	[-]	8.04	8.05	7.49		6.11		0.0870	1.99	1.19		0.493	0.681	0.829	0.964	0.729
CTSM51	[-]	8.04	8.05	7.49		6.11		0.0870	1.99	1.19		0.493	0.681	0.829	0.964	0.729
DeadVeg	[-]	7.79	7.80	7.47		6.10		0.0788	1.92	1.39		0.484	0.688	0.802	0.987	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	[-]	1.73
CLM50	[-]	1.47	1.47	1.70		2.48		-0.220	0.331	0.875		0.602	0.786	0.867	0.973	0.803
CTSM51	[-]	1.47	1.47	1.70		2.48		-0.220	0.331	0.875		0.602	0.786	0.867	0.973	0.803
DeadVeg	[-]	1.47	1.48	1.72		2.48		-0.229	0.398	0.844		0.550	0.731	0.871	0.908	0.758

	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	[-]	1.78
CLM50	[-]	1.43	1.44	1.73		4.28		-0.179	0.462	0.742		0.609	0.746	0.894	0.987	0.796
CTSM51	[-]	1.43	1.44	1.73		4.28		-0.179	0.462	0.742		0.609	0.746	0.894	0.987	0.796
DeadVeg	[-]	1.44	1.44	1.74		4.28		-0.182	0.482	0.875		0.580	0.717	0.868	0.989	0.774

	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	[-]	3.96
CLM50	[-]	3.73	3.71	3.89		5.24		0.0402	1.69	0.634		0.505	0.537	0.920	0.919	0.683
CTSM51	[-]	3.73	3.71	3.89		5.24		0.0402	1.69	0.634		0.505	0.537	0.920	0.919	0.683
DeadVeg	[-]	3.57	3.57	3.87		5.22		0.00463	1.59	0.709		0.525	0.542	0.920	0.942	0.694

	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
CLM50	[-]	1.29	1.30	1.57		1.29		-0.285	0.360	0.789		0.483	0.768	0.898	0.976	0.779
CTSM51	[-]	1.29	1.30	1.57		1.29		-0.285	0.360	0.789		0.483	0.768	0.898	0.976	0.779
DeadVeg	[-]	1.11	1.12	1.57		1.30		-0.468	0.542	1.05		0.309	0.657	0.874	0.814	0.662

	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	[-]	1.72
CLM50	[-]	1.47	1.47	1.65		2.88		-0.0216	0.429	0.579		0.694	0.776	0.919	0.965	0.826
CTSM51	[-]	1.47	1.47	1.65		2.88		-0.0216	0.429	0.579		0.694	0.776	0.919	0.965	0.826
DeadVeg	[-]	1.43	1.43	1.64		2.85		-0.0361	0.448	0.711		0.661	0.747	0.905	0.960	0.804

	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
CLM50	[-]	2.34	2.34	2.55		2.82		-0.212	0.534	0.857		0.515	0.770	0.871	0.973	0.780
CTSM51	[-]	2.34	2.34	2.55		2.82		-0.212	0.534	0.857		0.515	0.770	0.871	0.973	0.780
DeadVeg	[-]	2.15	2.15	2.54		2.81		-0.354	0.607	1.07		0.419	0.728	0.834	0.981	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	[-]	2.30
CLM50	[-]	2.08	2.08	2.25		3.29		-0.0705	0.610	0.933		0.618	0.741	0.863	0.977	0.788
CTSM51	[-]	2.08	2.08	2.25		3.29		-0.0705	0.610	0.933		0.618	0.741	0.863	0.977	0.788
DeadVeg	[-]	2.25	2.25	2.25		3.28		0.0931	0.805	1.09		0.598	0.725	0.839	0.905	0.758

	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	[-]	0.449
CLM50	[-]	0.353	0.355	0.434		0.784		-0.0579	0.228	0.944		0.729	0.821	0.862	0.964	0.839
CTSM51	[-]	0.353	0.355	0.434		0.784		-0.0579	0.228	0.944		0.729	0.821	0.862	0.964	0.839
DeadVeg	[-]	0.393	0.396	0.436		0.782		-0.0184	0.212	1.15		0.762	0.826	0.829	0.970	0.843

	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
CLM50	[-]	1.20	1.20	1.22		1.67		0.00860	0.353	0.412		0.651	0.755	0.957	0.928	0.809
CTSM51	[-]	1.20	1.20	1.22		1.67		0.00860	0.353	0.412		0.651	0.755	0.957	0.928	0.809
DeadVeg	[-]	1.07	1.06	1.23		1.68		-0.159	0.323	0.387		0.650	0.746	0.961	0.975	0.815

	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	[-]	3.20
CLM50	[-]	3.02	3.04	3.17		3.50		0.110	1.10	0.806		0.548	0.656	0.889	0.953	0.740
CTSM51	[-]	3.02	3.04	3.17		3.50		0.110	1.10	0.806		0.548	0.656	0.889	0.953	0.740
DeadVeg	[-]	2.93	2.94	3.15		3.46		0.0343	1.08	0.994		0.541	0.646	0.854	0.968	0.731

	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	[-]	3.30
CLM50	[-]	3.05	3.07	3.27		3.78		-0.152	0.376	0.906		0.699	0.815	0.868	0.997	0.839
CTSM51	[-]	3.05	3.07	3.27		3.78		-0.152	0.376	0.906		0.699	0.815	0.868	0.997	0.839
DeadVeg	[-]	2.92	2.94	3.27		3.77		-0.282	0.447	1.00		0.586	0.812	0.854	0.996	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	[-]	2.42
CLM50	[-]	2.15	2.16	2.35		4.79		-0.0510	0.441	0.676		0.697	0.785	0.907	0.976	0.830
CTSM51	[-]	2.15	2.16	2.35		4.79		-0.0510	0.441	0.676		0.697	0.785	0.907	0.976	0.830
DeadVeg	[-]	2.12	2.12	2.34		4.74		-0.0789	0.442	0.711		0.695	0.762	0.905	0.984	0.821

	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
CLM50	[-]	1.28	1.29	1.41		2.82		-0.0785	0.403	0.724		0.638	0.764	0.894	0.958	0.804
CTSM51	[-]	1.28	1.29	1.41		2.82		-0.0785	0.403	0.724		0.638	0.764	0.894	0.958	0.804
DeadVeg	[-]	1.26	1.27	1.42		2.79		-0.0985	0.386	0.753		0.625	0.778	0.894	0.968	0.808

	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	[-]	6.23
CLM50	[-]	6.13	6.13	6.30		4.53		-0.117	1.26	0.623		0.629	0.736	0.931	0.932	0.793
CTSM51	[-]	6.13	6.13	6.30		4.53		-0.117	1.26	0.623		0.629	0.736	0.931	0.932	0.793
DeadVeg	[-]	6.13	6.13	6.27		4.47		-0.107	1.28	0.753		0.630	0.722	0.917	0.979	0.794

	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	[-]	3.47
CLM50	[-]	3.35	3.34	3.48		3.33		-0.130	0.617	0.653		0.713	0.800	0.915	0.995	0.845
CTSM51	[-]	3.35	3.34	3.48		3.33		-0.130	0.617	0.653		0.713	0.800	0.915	0.995	0.845
DeadVeg	[-]	3.25	3.24	3.47		3.29		-0.209	0.665	0.606		0.685	0.790	0.929	0.989	0.836

	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
CLM50	[-]	1.55	1.56	1.78		1.65		-0.146	0.920	0.838		0.336	0.615	0.878	0.820	0.653
CTSM51	[-]	1.55	1.56	1.78		1.65		-0.146	0.920	0.838		0.336	0.615	0.878	0.820	0.653
DeadVeg	[-]	1.43	1.44	1.78		1.64		-0.207	1.03	0.947		0.278	0.559	0.864	0.798	0.612

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