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	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	76.6	76.5	58.7		89.5		18.2	19.3	1.57		0.0496	0.595	0.762	0.980	0.596
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	76.6	76.5	58.7		89.5		18.2	19.3	1.57		0.0496	0.595	0.762	0.980	0.596
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	76.7	76.7	58.7		89.5		18.4	19.5	1.57		0.0517	0.583	0.762	0.974	0.591
I67_GSWP3	[-]	68.4	68.5	59.7		93.4		9.80	15.8	2.30		0.167	0.219	0.643	0.923	0.434

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	54.2	53.8	40.8		87.5		13.2	14.2	0.250		0.353	0.753	0.975	0.993	0.765
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	54.2	53.8	40.8		87.5		13.2	14.2	0.250		0.353	0.753	0.975	0.993	0.765
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	54.1	53.6	40.8		87.5		13.0	14.1	0.247		0.357	0.740	0.975	0.993	0.761
I67_GSWP3	[-]	51.0	50.5	41.3		91.3		9.49	14.8	0.546		0.454	0.464	0.946	0.992	0.664

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	63.8	63.7	55.0		88.1		9.86	12.1	1.08		0.221	0.696	0.853	0.975	0.688
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	63.8	63.7	55.0		88.1		9.86	12.2	1.09		0.221	0.696	0.853	0.975	0.688
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	63.7	63.6	55.0		88.1		9.87	12.1	1.11		0.226	0.687	0.848	0.979	0.685
I67_GSWP3	[-]	61.2	61.1	56.0		93.7		6.46	13.4	1.39		0.251	0.364	0.804	0.943	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	[-]	74.9
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	83.3	83.3	73.4		92.8		10.3	17.0	2.63		0.562	0.548	0.583	0.274	0.503
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	83.4	83.3	73.4		92.8		10.3	17.0	2.66		0.562	0.547	0.576	0.281	0.503
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	83.6	83.6	73.4		92.8		10.6	17.0	2.58		0.557	0.555	0.590	0.274	0.506
I67_GSWP3	[-]	88.1	88.1	74.5		95.0		14.0	19.4	2.48		0.443	0.562	0.607	0.129	0.461

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	85.5	85.6	69.7		87.3		15.1	19.6	2.22		0.00255	0.516	0.650	0.319	0.401
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	85.5	85.6	69.7		87.3		15.1	19.6	2.22		0.00255	0.516	0.650	0.319	0.401
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	85.7	85.8	69.7		87.3		15.4	19.8	2.20		0.00251	0.512	0.654	0.322	0.401
I67_GSWP3	[-]	85.2	85.2	72.6		92.9		11.7	18.5	2.24		0.00185	0.402	0.658	0.172	0.327

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	80.9	80.9	72.0		89.5		8.91	13.8	1.70		0.594	0.566	0.760	0.595	0.616
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	80.8	80.9	72.0		89.5		8.88	14.0	1.75		0.595	0.560	0.751	0.602	0.614
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	80.4	80.4	72.0		89.5		8.43	13.5	1.76		0.612	0.566	0.751	0.583	0.615
I67_GSWP3	[-]	82.3	82.4	72.2		95.0		10.3	14.6	1.99		0.552	0.585	0.713	0.421	0.571

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	64.5	64.7	52.6		87.6		12.5	16.8	1.62		0.425	0.584	0.756	0.721	0.614
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	64.5	64.6	52.6		87.6		12.5	16.8	1.64		0.425	0.584	0.752	0.724	0.614
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	64.5	64.6	52.6		87.6		12.5	16.8	1.62		0.425	0.583	0.755	0.732	0.616
I67_GSWP3	[-]	65.2	65.4	53.1		94.2		13.2	20.1	1.83		0.426	0.542	0.723	0.837	0.614

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	66.4	66.4	52.6		88.5		15.4	18.3	1.17		0.128	0.663	0.822	0.915	0.638
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	66.4	66.4	52.6		88.5		15.4	18.3	1.17		0.128	0.663	0.822	0.915	0.638
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	66.6	66.6	52.6		88.5		15.6	18.5	1.17		0.127	0.656	0.822	0.925	0.637
I67_GSWP3	[-]	62.4	62.2	54.6		92.8		10.5	17.6	1.41		0.232	0.376	0.786	0.970	0.548

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	86.3	86.3	78.5		93.3		7.99	13.0	2.66		0.619	0.570	0.556	0.373	0.537
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	86.5	86.4	78.5		93.3		8.14	13.2	2.67		0.611	0.567	0.553	0.404	0.540
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	86.6	86.5	78.5		93.3		8.24	13.0	2.62		0.608	0.577	0.564	0.376	0.541
I67_GSWP3	[-]	88.6	88.6	79.0		94.8		9.98	14.1	3.16		0.550	0.596	0.467	0.272	0.496

	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	[-]	47.0
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	49.4	49.3	44.0		84.6		7.30	10.9	0.782		0.297	0.694	0.872	0.930	0.697
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	49.4	49.3	44.0		84.6		7.30	10.9	0.783		0.297	0.694	0.871	0.930	0.697
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	49.4	49.3	44.0		84.6		7.30	10.9	0.776		0.298	0.686	0.872	0.932	0.695
I67_GSWP3	[-]	49.9	49.9	46.4		87.2		7.15	12.1	0.731		0.295	0.627	0.886	0.934	0.674

	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	[-]	73.2
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	78.6	78.6	71.9		87.8		6.56	11.2	0.643		0.436	0.629	0.938	0.690	0.664
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	78.6	78.6	71.9		87.8		6.56	11.2	0.652		0.436	0.627	0.937	0.691	0.663
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	78.4	78.4	71.9		87.8		6.41	11.1	0.657		0.442	0.630	0.936	0.677	0.663
I67_GSWP3	[-]	77.9	77.9	73.1		89.2		4.68	10.9	0.951		0.448	0.644	0.912	0.854	0.701

	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	[-]	62.5
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	69.8	69.8	61.1		88.5		9.33	14.5	1.58		0.298	0.606	0.757	0.842	0.622
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	69.8	69.8	61.1		88.5		9.34	14.5	1.59		0.299	0.605	0.755	0.843	0.621
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	69.8	69.8	61.1		88.5		9.36	14.6	1.58		0.300	0.602	0.756	0.844	0.621
I67_GSWP3	[-]	69.7	69.7	62.2		92.3		8.64	14.4	1.63		0.329	0.489	0.763	0.952	0.604

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	48.5	48.6	35.6		86.3		14.0	17.1	0.777		0.189	0.578	0.892	0.895	0.626
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	48.5	48.5	35.6		86.3		14.0	17.1	0.780		0.189	0.578	0.892	0.895	0.626
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	48.5	48.6	35.6		86.3		14.0	17.1	0.777		0.188	0.577	0.892	0.895	0.626
I67_GSWP3	[-]	40.2	40.3	37.2		92.2		5.07	13.7	0.723		0.324	0.434	0.913	0.820	0.585

	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	[-]	84.5
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	79.1	79.0	84.0		92.8		-4.47	12.7	2.73		0.529	0.464	0.558	0.746	0.552
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	79.3	79.2	84.0		92.8		-4.28	12.6	2.77		0.536	0.465	0.550	0.748	0.553
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	79.0	79.0	84.0		92.8		-4.50	12.6	2.68		0.528	0.469	0.566	0.764	0.559
I67_GSWP3	[-]	88.6	88.6	84.3		95.0		4.91	10.3	2.32		0.581	0.577	0.654	0.466	0.571

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	65.5	65.5	56.9		88.3		11.1	16.4	1.71		0.114	0.576	0.732	0.920	0.583
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	65.5	65.5	56.9		88.3		11.1	16.4	1.71		0.114	0.576	0.732	0.920	0.583
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	65.8	65.8	56.9		88.3		11.5	16.7	1.69		0.112	0.574	0.736	0.928	0.585
I67_GSWP3	[-]	66.9	66.9	61.2		90.6		8.21	17.6	1.93		0.0900	0.443	0.701	0.804	0.496

	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	[-]	65.3
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	72.8	72.9	64.1		89.2		8.99	13.6	4.47		0.339	0.406	0.207	0.504	0.372
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	72.8	72.9	64.1		89.2		8.99	13.6	4.53		0.339	0.405	0.194	0.504	0.369
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	72.9	73.0	64.1		89.2		9.14	13.8	4.52		0.336	0.403	0.197	0.508	0.369
I67_GSWP3	[-]	76.6	76.7	65.1		94.7		11.5	14.7	2.03		0.206	0.552	0.709	0.567	0.518

	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	[-]	77.2
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	76.5	76.6	76.8		88.6		-0.0222	11.8	1.51		0.817	0.473	0.797	0.865	0.685
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	76.6	76.6	76.8		88.6		-0.00793	12.0	1.55		0.817	0.466	0.789	0.869	0.681
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	75.8	75.8	76.8		88.6		-0.744	12.0	1.59		0.815	0.467	0.784	0.879	0.683
I67_GSWP3	[-]	82.2	82.2	77.1		95.0		5.27	7.73	1.12		0.649	0.735	0.876	0.815	0.762

	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	[-]	51.8
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	56.9	57.1	51.2		88.1		6.38	9.61	0.916		0.593	0.669	0.893	0.955	0.756
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	56.9	57.1	51.2		88.1		6.41	9.63	0.957		0.592	0.670	0.886	0.955	0.755
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	56.6	56.8	51.2		88.1		6.14	9.50	0.975		0.602	0.665	0.884	0.945	0.752
I67_GSWP3	[-]	64.2	64.3	51.8		94.8		12.9	15.3	0.818		0.368	0.616	0.908	0.973	0.696

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	86.6	86.6	64.1		89.6		22.3	23.1	0.913		0.0107	0.695	0.883	0.982	0.653
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	86.6	86.6	64.1		89.6		22.3	23.1	0.913		0.0107	0.695	0.883	0.982	0.653
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	87.1	87.1	64.1		89.6		22.8	23.6	0.905		0.0102	0.685	0.884	0.982	0.649
I67_GSWP3	[-]	80.3	80.4	64.6		91.6		15.9	18.9	1.77		0.0535	0.223	0.752	0.990	0.448

	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
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	74.1	73.9	58.3		91.4		15.9	17.2	1.05		0.0884	0.662	0.867	0.950	0.646
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	74.1	73.9	58.3		91.4		15.9	17.2	1.05		0.0884	0.662	0.867	0.950	0.646
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	74.7	74.5	58.3		91.4		16.5	17.7	1.03		0.0855	0.641	0.870	0.970	0.642
I67_GSWP3	[-]	72.0	71.9	58.9		93.4		13.4	17.2	1.33		0.187	0.417	0.835	0.986	0.568

	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	[-]	56.9
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	58.3	58.4	53.3		88.9		7.16	12.7	1.12		0.319	0.666	0.852	0.858	0.672
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	58.3	58.4	53.3		88.9		7.17	12.7	1.12		0.319	0.666	0.852	0.858	0.672
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	58.3	58.4	53.3		88.9		7.17	12.7	1.14		0.319	0.666	0.850	0.857	0.672
I67_GSWP3	[-]	63.4	63.6	56.3		94.5		8.48	18.4	1.28		0.238	0.532	0.822	0.873	0.600

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