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Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 272.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 273. 273. 272. 1.14 3.02 0.114 0.853 0.835 0.991 0.930 0.889
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 270. 270. 272. -1.96 3.21 0.111 0.806 0.852 0.992 0.944 0.889
CanESM5 [-] 272. 272. 272. 0.360 3.04 0.150 0.826 0.845 0.990 0.772 0.856
CESM2 [-] 273. 273. 272. 1.01 2.94 0.162 0.880 0.818 0.989 0.960 0.893
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 271. 271. 272. -0.920 2.62 0.0903 0.858 0.864 0.994 0.982 0.912
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 270. 270. 272. -0.970 3.22 0.162 0.837 0.835 0.989 0.765 0.852
MeanCMIP6 [-] 271. 271. 272. -0.492 2.06 0.0866 0.881 0.885 0.994 0.966 0.922
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 273. 273. 272. 1.68 3.83 0.103 0.767 0.841 0.993 0.784 0.845
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 272. 272. 272. 0.114 2.29 0.123 0.874 0.869 0.992 0.966 0.914
NorESM2-LM [-] 272. 272. 272. 0.806 3.22 0.258 0.871 0.809 0.983 0.921 0.879
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 270. 269. 272. -2.04 3.29 0.112 0.807 0.841 0.992 0.896 0.875
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Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 287.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 283. 287. 287. 249. 0.596 2.55 0.496 0.686 0.726 0.944 0.999 0.816
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 282. 286. 287. 248. -0.363 2.36 0.529 0.716 0.739 0.939 0.999 0.826
CanESM5 [-] 282. 286. 287. 249. -0.0366 2.84 0.547 0.678 0.698 0.935 1.00 0.802
CESM2 [-] 283. 287. 287. 245. 0.929 2.28 0.538 0.724 0.758 0.944 0.999 0.837
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 282. 286. 287. 263. -0.862 2.32 0.476 0.699 0.729 0.948 0.999 0.821
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 281. 285. 287. 245. -1.19 2.70 0.622 0.668 0.750 0.931 0.999 0.819
MeanCMIP6 [-] 282. 286. 287. 249. -0.0707 1.80 0.393 0.760 0.790 0.958 1.00 0.860
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 284. 288. 287. 260. 1.21 2.94 0.523 0.647 0.740 0.940 0.999 0.813
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 282. 287. 287. 241. 0.219 2.20 0.500 0.707 0.737 0.945 1.00 0.825
NorESM2-LM [-] 283. 287. 287. 248. 0.786 2.63 0.614 0.692 0.739 0.938 1.00 0.822
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 281. 285. 287. 245. -0.994 2.50 0.488 0.692 0.737 0.946 0.994 0.821
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 297.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 296. 296. 297. -1.03 2.38 0.563 0.718 0.748 0.947 1.00 0.832
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 297. 297. 297. -0.0892 1.86 0.558 0.790 0.762 0.949 0.984 0.850
CanESM5 [-] 296. 296. 297. -0.711 2.54 0.670 0.723 0.720 0.929 0.989 0.816
CESM2 [-] 297. 297. 297. 0.262 1.79 0.414 0.770 0.787 0.963 1.00 0.861
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 296. 296. 297. -0.741 2.04 0.605 0.769 0.746 0.951 1.00 0.843
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 295. 295. 297. -2.02 2.63 0.678 0.655 0.768 0.937 1.00 0.826
MeanCMIP6 [-] 297. 297. 297. -0.153 1.59 0.453 0.790 0.806 0.965 1.00 0.873
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 299. 299. 297. 1.33 2.36 0.598 0.703 0.769 0.943 1.00 0.837
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 298. 298. 297. 0.744 1.99 0.504 0.758 0.749 0.958 0.992 0.841
NorESM2-LM [-] 297. 297. 297. -0.206 2.22 0.528 0.714 0.778 0.953 0.999 0.844
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 296. 296. 297. -0.939 2.10 0.513 0.729 0.788 0.959 0.982 0.849
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 283.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 283. 283. 283. 0.482 2.77 0.137 0.802 0.839 0.988 1.00 0.894
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 282. 282. 283. -0.960 2.85 0.117 0.786 0.843 0.989 0.973 0.887
CanESM5 [-] 281. 281. 283. -1.68 4.37 0.176 0.710 0.781 0.984 0.887 0.829
CESM2 [-] 284. 284. 283. 1.70 2.61 0.174 0.776 0.874 0.982 1.00 0.901
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 283. 283. 283. -0.248 2.34 0.168 0.814 0.861 0.985 0.991 0.902
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 280. 280. 283. -2.38 3.87 0.302 0.716 0.823 0.978 0.897 0.847
MeanCMIP6 [-] 283. 283. 283. 0.174 2.28 0.105 0.814 0.877 0.989 0.990 0.910
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 285. 285. 283. 2.28 4.12 0.124 0.686 0.836 0.987 0.942 0.857
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 284. 284. 283. 1.24 2.68 0.145 0.783 0.848 0.987 0.997 0.892
NorESM2-LM [-] 285. 285. 283. 2.01 3.35 0.192 0.736 0.843 0.982 0.997 0.880
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 282. 282. 283. -0.698 2.64 0.152 0.788 0.863 0.987 0.992 0.898
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 283.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 282. 285. 282. 2.31 3.73 0.867 0.527 0.690 0.881 0.885 0.735
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 283. 284. 282. 0.711 3.65 0.757 0.500 0.685 0.920 0.839 0.726
CanESM5 [-] 283. 285. 282. 2.12 3.96 0.751 0.529 0.619 0.912 0.851 0.706
CESM2 [-] 284. 285. 282. 1.87 2.91 0.762 0.535 0.717 0.909 0.942 0.764
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 282. 282. 282. -0.143 2.53 0.800 0.577 0.704 0.905 0.952 0.768
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 281. 283. 282. 0.397 3.35 0.943 0.530 0.683 0.865 0.881 0.728
MeanCMIP6 [-] 284. 284. 283. 1.22 2.77 0.684 0.572 0.760 0.922 0.909 0.785
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 284. 286. 282. 3.16 3.95 0.879 0.497 0.718 0.894 0.961 0.758
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 282. 282. 282. 0.100 2.76 0.767 0.547 0.711 0.910 0.891 0.754
NorESM2-LM [-] 284. 285. 282. 2.04 3.61 0.641 0.520 0.690 0.940 0.855 0.739
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 284. 285. 282. 1.17 3.29 0.625 0.562 0.683 0.937 0.853 0.744
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 282.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 283. 283. 282. 1.23 2.42 0.242 0.785 0.834 0.978 0.998 0.886
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 281. 281. 282. -0.639 2.63 0.251 0.777 0.806 0.977 0.963 0.866
CanESM5 [-] 282. 282. 282. 0.516 2.44 0.257 0.789 0.825 0.977 0.985 0.880
CESM2 [-] 283. 283. 282. 1.37 2.24 0.444 0.788 0.844 0.963 0.994 0.887
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 280. 280. 282. -1.55 2.34 0.238 0.776 0.856 0.978 0.998 0.893
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 281. 281. 282. -0.732 2.49 0.421 0.806 0.806 0.965 0.985 0.873
MeanCMIP6 [-] 281. 282. 282. -0.109 1.70 0.200 0.833 0.874 0.982 0.988 0.910
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 284. 283. 282. 1.46 2.96 0.231 0.741 0.821 0.979 0.978 0.868
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 281. 281. 282. -0.504 1.85 0.339 0.820 0.862 0.970 0.998 0.902
NorESM2-LM [-] 283. 283. 282. 1.41 2.50 0.613 0.778 0.832 0.954 0.974 0.874
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 281. 281. 282. -0.973 2.60 0.331 0.789 0.815 0.973 0.964 0.871
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 299.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 300. 300. 299. 1.52 2.13 1.84 0.165 0.403 0.736 0.970 0.535
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 299. 299. 299. 0.551 1.81 1.74 0.227 0.459 0.752 0.871 0.554
CanESM5 [-] 300. 300. 299. 1.08 2.27 1.84 0.152 0.366 0.719 0.873 0.495
CESM2 [-] 299. 299. 299. 0.155 1.23 1.96 0.374 0.521 0.719 0.978 0.623
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 298. 298. 299. -1.28 1.92 1.97 0.205 0.466 0.687 0.966 0.558
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 297. 297. 299. -0.947 1.58 2.11 0.269 0.568 0.671 0.894 0.594
MeanCMIP6 [-] 298. 298. 299. -0.0793 1.29 1.54 0.357 0.561 0.774 0.982 0.647
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 298. 298. 299. -0.637 1.88 2.11 0.229 0.415 0.689 0.948 0.539
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 297. 297. 299. -0.936 1.94 1.93 0.183 0.515 0.698 0.858 0.554
NorESM2-LM [-] 299. 299. 299. 0.297 1.43 1.85 0.337 0.498 0.737 0.990 0.612
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 299. 299. 299. 0.186 1.56 1.77 0.281 0.411 0.724 0.968 0.559
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 298.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 299. 299. 298. 0.807 1.97 0.956 0.466 0.539 0.879 0.953 0.675
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 298. 298. 298. 0.327 1.71 1.10 0.514 0.576 0.855 0.958 0.696
CanESM5 [-] 298. 298. 298. 0.277 2.30 0.993 0.479 0.481 0.870 0.876 0.637
CESM2 [-] 298. 298. 298. 0.600 1.57 0.959 0.546 0.603 0.890 0.991 0.727
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 297. 297. 298. -1.15 1.98 0.818 0.460 0.506 0.901 0.984 0.671
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 297. 296. 298. -1.12 1.74 1.08 0.477 0.615 0.863 0.984 0.711
MeanCMIP6 [-] 298. 298. 298. -0.0141 1.32 0.726 0.600 0.635 0.913 0.994 0.755
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 298. 298. 298. -0.138 2.06 1.01 0.455 0.577 0.878 0.977 0.693
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 297. 297. 298. -0.326 1.88 0.852 0.479 0.523 0.893 0.961 0.676
NorESM2-LM [-] 298. 298. 298. 0.380 1.80 0.985 0.511 0.575 0.882 0.992 0.707
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 298. 298. 298. 0.0504 1.73 0.921 0.516 0.539 0.885 0.954 0.687
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 262.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 263. 263. 262. 1.46 3.91 0.0711 0.852 0.819 0.994 0.990 0.895
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 261. 261. 262. -0.205 3.72 0.103 0.882 0.806 0.993 0.992 0.896
CanESM5 [-] 262. 263. 262. 0.724 4.02 0.117 0.827 0.823 0.992 0.942 0.881
CESM2 [-] 263. 263. 262. 1.78 4.35 0.238 0.840 0.794 0.984 0.988 0.880
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 262. 262. 262. 0.640 3.35 0.0291 0.873 0.832 0.998 0.991 0.905
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 262. 262. 262. 0.891 4.11 0.0983 0.829 0.816 0.993 0.938 0.879
MeanCMIP6 [-] 262. 262. 262. 0.252 3.00 0.0482 0.892 0.852 0.997 0.998 0.918
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 264. 264. 262. 2.50 4.29 0.0289 0.805 0.834 0.998 0.998 0.894
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 263. 263. 262. 1.27 3.67 0.102 0.849 0.830 0.993 0.990 0.899
NorESM2-LM [-] 263. 263. 262. 1.41 4.60 0.305 0.826 0.791 0.979 0.973 0.872
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 259. 259. 262. -3.02 4.37 0.0635 0.786 0.823 0.996 0.984 0.883
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (complement) [K]
Bias [K]
RMSE [K]
Phase Shift [months]
Bias Score [1]
RMSE Score [1]
Seasonal Cycle Score [1]
Spatial Distribution Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 283.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 284. 284. 283. 1.12 2.55 0.224 0.776 0.832 0.983 0.999 0.884
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 282. 282. 283. -0.556 2.45 0.211 0.790 0.824 0.983 0.987 0.882
CanESM5 [-] 282. 282. 283. -0.407 2.93 0.235 0.763 0.812 0.981 0.955 0.865
CESM2 [-] 284. 284. 283. 1.42 2.32 0.378 0.774 0.860 0.971 1.00 0.893
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 282. 282. 283. -1.15 2.26 0.234 0.797 0.852 0.982 0.999 0.896
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 281. 281. 283. -1.56 2.98 0.404 0.759 0.823 0.969 0.945 0.864
MeanCMIP6 [-] 283. 283. 283. 0.0513 1.83 0.193 0.824 0.878 0.985 0.995 0.912
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 285. 285. 283. 1.98 3.33 0.208 0.714 0.824 0.980 0.989 0.866
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 283. 283. 283. 0.226 2.00 0.391 0.815 0.851 0.970 0.999 0.897
NorESM2-LM [-] 285. 284. 283. 1.80 2.84 0.482 0.748 0.831 0.964 0.999 0.875
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 282. 281. 283. -1.03 2.47 0.233 0.784 0.840 0.981 0.989 0.887

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Data Information

  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/
2019-05-07: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-tas-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

  Comments:
time_period: 1980-01 through 2017-12
original_temporal_resolution: monthly
original_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
original_units: C
final_temporal_resolution: monthly
final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree
final_units: K

  Convention:
CF-1.7