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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 [-] 11.5
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 9.23 9.26 11.5 4.06 -2.55 3.19 1.15 0.284 0.397 0.851 0.960 0.578
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 10.6 10.6 11.5 2.67 -1.16 2.00 1.13 0.542 0.470 0.869 0.905 0.651
BGCLND [-] 12.7 12.7 11.5 5.33 7.31 1.17 1.48 0.629 0.470 0.701 0.911 0.996 0.756
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 8.47 8.50 11.5 3.99 7.31 -3.04 3.20 1.10 0.205 0.583 0.856 0.896 0.624
CanESM5 [-] 9.65 9.72 11.5 3.85 -2.17 3.75 1.49 0.260 0.355 0.811 0.644 0.485
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 10.5 10.7 11.5 4.43 -1.10 1.87 0.939 0.528 0.509 0.897 0.942 0.677
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 6.17 10.3 11.5 1.26 -1.27 2.20 1.18 0.447 0.436 0.853 0.971 0.628
MeanCMIP6 [-] 9.34 9.57 11.5 2.33 -2.22 2.65 1.13 0.327 0.519 0.865 0.936 0.633
MIROC-ES2L [-] 8.05 8.03 11.5 3.82 -3.74 4.06 1.47 0.220 0.522 0.788 0.818 0.574
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 8.44 8.61 11.5 6.82 -3.31 3.46 0.990 0.197 0.556 0.876 0.985 0.634
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 8.96 8.99 11.5 4.69 -2.68 3.22 1.79 0.247 0.411 0.752 0.994 0.563
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 10.5 10.7 11.5 3.07 -1.20 2.62 1.07 0.394 0.447 0.868 0.750 0.581
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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 [-] 9.29
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 4.88 5.17 9.29 3.12 -5.39 5.37 1.67 0.00874 0.418 0.776 0.940 0.512
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 5.70 6.17 9.32 2.53 -4.98 5.00 1.76 0.0909 0.450 0.753 0.793 0.507
BGCLND [-] 9.01 9.38 9.34 5.84 8.07 0.0480 2.04 1.02 0.153 0.628 0.861 0.921 0.638
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 5.23 5.43 9.34 3.60 8.07 -3.91 3.96 1.74 0.0455 0.477 0.751 0.849 0.520
CanESM5 [-] 3.01 3.46 9.30 2.04 -6.65 6.66 2.47 0.000929 0.453 0.606 0.721 0.447
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 5.68 6.00 9.29 3.37 -4.62 4.68 1.80 0.0557 0.413 0.737 0.948 0.513
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 2.94 5.63 9.30 1.76 -3.75 3.84 1.89 0.130 0.435 0.718 0.902 0.524
MeanCMIP6 [-] 4.05 4.56 9.29 1.90 -5.62 5.64 1.89 0.00549 0.515 0.725 0.898 0.532
MIROC-ES2L [-] 3.38 3.75 9.30 2.62 -6.22 6.24 2.57 0.00237 0.462 0.592 0.736 0.451
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 5.74 5.77 9.29 5.62 -5.89 5.91 2.51 0.0225 0.425 0.606 0.901 0.476
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 5.05 5.27 9.32 3.39 -5.16 5.14 1.92 0.0150 0.420 0.720 0.939 0.503
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 4.69 5.05 9.29 3.01 -5.43 5.45 1.78 0.00878 0.486 0.744 0.936 0.532
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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 [-] 11.7
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 8.38 8.67 11.7 6.14 -3.44 3.99 1.46 0.221 0.505 0.796 0.965 0.598
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 10.2 10.7 11.7 6.00 -1.52 2.87 1.52 0.435 0.446 0.790 0.960 0.615
BGCLND [-] 11.9 12.5 11.7 7.17 8.38 0.816 1.50 0.776 0.520 0.707 0.891 0.994 0.764
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 8.16 8.51 11.7 5.21 8.38 -3.18 3.50 1.56 0.228 0.552 0.780 0.934 0.609
CanESM5 [-] 10.9 11.3 11.7 8.52 -1.17 3.91 1.60 0.295 0.413 0.777 0.790 0.538
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 10.2 10.5 11.7 7.01 -1.62 2.53 1.36 0.416 0.552 0.813 0.977 0.662
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 9.05 10.1 11.7 3.69 -1.59 2.68 1.52 0.391 0.548 0.787 0.944 0.643
MeanCMIP6 [-] 9.74 10.2 11.7 6.46 -1.96 2.84 1.24 0.357 0.556 0.836 0.961 0.653
MIROC-ES2L [-] 8.53 9.00 11.7 5.61 -3.09 4.03 1.52 0.231 0.522 0.785 0.901 0.592
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 7.94 8.41 11.7 4.04 -3.77 4.02 1.47 0.194 0.554 0.794 0.943 0.608
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 8.79 9.20 11.7 5.41 -2.86 3.40 1.72 0.283 0.495 0.763 0.968 0.601
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 10.7 11.0 11.7 8.19 -1.29 3.13 1.47 0.382 0.463 0.792 0.911 0.602
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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 [-] 9.64
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 5.43 5.55 9.64 3.41 -4.34 4.52 1.56 0.154 0.571 0.764 0.555 0.523
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 7.88 8.01 9.64 5.02 -1.98 2.99 1.36 0.468 0.429 0.811 0.780 0.583
BGCLND [-] 10.2 10.3 9.70 5.69 6.70 0.561 1.62 1.06 0.584 0.637 0.839 0.969 0.733
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 6.26 6.32 9.70 3.74 6.70 -3.38 3.76 2.19 0.252 0.502 0.658 0.631 0.509
CanESM5 [-] 7.98 8.16 9.64 4.58 -1.98 3.13 1.16 0.411 0.434 0.842 0.847 0.594
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 7.77 7.92 9.64 4.47 -2.08 2.62 1.49 0.437 0.577 0.778 0.666 0.607
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 5.21 6.85 9.64 2.94 -2.80 3.15 1.74 0.355 0.549 0.733 0.689 0.575
MeanCMIP6 [-] 7.34 7.47 9.64 4.08 -2.46 2.88 1.06 0.380 0.551 0.854 0.626 0.592
MIROC-ES2L [-] 5.54 5.70 9.64 3.70 -4.14 4.36 1.61 0.184 0.586 0.760 0.521 0.528
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 6.34 6.40 9.64 5.21 -3.52 3.86 1.25 0.238 0.510 0.824 0.628 0.542
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 7.29 7.38 9.64 4.25 -2.59 3.02 1.53 0.371 0.564 0.793 0.760 0.610
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 8.37 8.44 9.64 5.12 -1.63 2.97 1.28 0.496 0.375 0.814 0.775 0.567
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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 [-] 10.2
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 8.35 8.39 10.2 4.72 -2.05 3.52 1.20 0.242 0.361 0.829 0.673 0.493
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 11.2 11.2 10.2 3.10 0.734 2.42 1.43 0.324 0.367 0.803 0.743 0.521
BGCLND [-] 11.5 11.6 10.2 6.48 8.21 1.39 1.54 0.479 0.322 0.722 0.941 0.992 0.740
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 8.38 8.43 10.2 4.09 8.21 -1.78 2.07 0.844 0.296 0.493 0.884 0.995 0.632
CanESM5 [-] 8.31 8.37 10.2 4.29 -2.10 2.76 1.31 0.310 0.339 0.817 0.903 0.541
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 8.93 8.99 10.2 4.48 -1.39 2.20 0.944 0.382 0.363 0.873 0.954 0.587
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 8.28 8.60 10.2 1.76 -1.60 2.18 1.22 0.321 0.514 0.818 0.980 0.629
MeanCMIP6 [-] 8.00 8.06 10.2 2.81 -2.32 2.51 0.999 0.221 0.509 0.848 0.992 0.616
MIROC-ES2L [-] 5.29 5.24 10.2 3.61 -5.03 5.13 1.09 0.0408 0.523 0.845 0.985 0.583
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 6.80 6.80 10.2 6.77 -3.62 3.75 1.07 0.100 0.517 0.867 0.980 0.596
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 7.15 7.18 10.2 4.30 -3.15 3.41 1.41 0.138 0.448 0.812 0.989 0.567
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 7.07 7.10 10.2 3.78 -3.30 3.55 1.67 0.143 0.464 0.742 0.980 0.559
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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 [-] 10.9
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 7.08 7.15 10.9 5.31 -4.02 4.25 1.45 0.185 0.557 0.788 0.971 0.612
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 9.56 9.63 10.9 6.49 -1.73 2.82 1.45 0.477 0.433 0.796 0.974 0.623
BGCLND [-] 11.4 11.6 10.9 4.34 7.34 0.651 1.32 0.911 0.626 0.689 0.866 0.997 0.774
BGCLNDATM_progCO2 [-] 7.52 7.62 10.9 4.07 7.34 -3.30 3.63 1.95 0.242 0.531 0.702 0.882 0.577
CanESM5 [-] 9.69 10.1 10.9 4.35 -1.45 3.25 1.55 0.369 0.454 0.780 0.828 0.577
CNRM-ESM2-1 [-] 9.25 9.39 10.9 4.20 -1.86 2.43 1.50 0.437 0.615 0.780 0.989 0.687
EC-Earth3-CC [-] 5.98 8.88 10.9 1.96 -1.98 2.54 1.70 0.423 0.601 0.748 0.962 0.667
MeanCMIP6 [-] 8.90 9.05 10.9 3.83 -2.19 2.67 1.23 0.384 0.579 0.831 0.985 0.672
MIROC-ES2L [-] 7.10 7.38 10.9 4.40 -3.74 4.09 1.54 0.215 0.547 0.780 0.983 0.615
MPI-ESM1-2-LR [-] 7.87 7.93 10.9 6.40 -3.32 3.60 1.52 0.238 0.555 0.776 0.981 0.621
MRI-ESM2-0 [-] 8.17 8.24 10.9 4.41 -2.94 3.27 1.56 0.307 0.574 0.792 0.963 0.642
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 9.99 10.1 10.9 4.85 -1.29 2.81 1.52 0.460 0.428 0.776 0.940 0.607

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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 of 2-meter maximum and minimum air temperature 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/
2019-05-06: converted to netCDF with https://gist.github.com/nocollier/d73585731756fa472731065389af45dc

  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: 1960-01 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