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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 10.6 10.6 11.5 2.68 -1.18 2.00 1.10 0.540 0.475 0.871 0.909 0.654
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 [-] 9.68 9.75 11.5 3.88 -2.14 3.77 1.50 0.258 0.354 0.810 0.637 0.483
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 8.90 8.99 11.5 3.00 -2.74 3.16 1.09 0.276 0.475 0.866 0.986 0.616
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 [-] 8.09 8.07 11.5 3.83 -3.70 4.03 1.39 0.223 0.518 0.800 0.819 0.576
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 10.4 10.6 11.5 3.06 -1.28 2.65 1.02 0.390 0.459 0.873 0.750 0.586
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 5.71 6.18 9.32 2.54 -4.98 5.00 1.82 0.0918 0.448 0.740 0.791 0.504
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 3.47 9.30 2.05 -6.65 6.65 2.70 0.000915 0.454 0.565 0.720 0.439
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 5.14 5.53 9.29 2.48 -4.93 4.97 1.97 0.0311 0.470 0.706 0.948 0.525
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 [-] 3.39 3.76 9.30 2.62 -6.21 6.23 2.82 0.00241 0.459 0.546 0.739 0.441
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 4.65 5.00 9.29 2.99 -5.47 5.48 1.81 0.00801 0.502 0.738 0.933 0.537
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 10.2 10.7 11.7 6.04 -1.55 2.87 1.54 0.433 0.446 0.786 0.962 0.615
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 [-] 11.0 11.4 11.7 8.51 -1.16 3.92 1.59 0.296 0.411 0.780 0.784 0.536
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 8.96 9.40 11.7 5.47 -2.63 3.14 1.34 0.300 0.555 0.821 0.964 0.639
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 [-] 8.55 9.03 11.7 5.60 -3.06 4.02 1.55 0.233 0.521 0.780 0.899 0.591
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 10.7 11.0 11.7 8.19 -1.31 3.12 1.46 0.383 0.467 0.794 0.910 0.604
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 7.90 8.03 9.64 5.05 -1.96 2.99 1.38 0.469 0.425 0.803 0.778 0.580
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 [-] 7.95 8.14 9.64 4.52 -2.02 3.15 1.15 0.411 0.430 0.844 0.851 0.593
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 7.26 7.37 9.64 4.06 -2.55 2.91 1.26 0.361 0.572 0.843 0.621 0.594
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 [-] 5.56 5.72 9.64 3.69 -4.12 4.34 1.69 0.186 0.587 0.746 0.529 0.527
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 8.32 8.39 9.64 5.06 -1.68 2.97 1.27 0.490 0.380 0.815 0.779 0.569
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 11.1 11.2 10.2 3.09 0.688 2.40 1.59 0.327 0.366 0.787 0.747 0.519
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 [-] 8.25 8.31 10.2 4.21 -2.16 2.79 1.42 0.296 0.338 0.800 0.905 0.536
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 8.51 8.57 10.2 3.00 -1.78 2.26 0.822 0.319 0.401 0.891 0.992 0.601
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 [-] 5.33 5.28 10.2 3.62 -5.00 5.09 1.11 0.0416 0.521 0.845 0.984 0.583
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 7.14 7.17 10.2 3.83 -3.23 3.50 1.72 0.150 0.472 0.733 0.975 0.560
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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
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 9.56 9.62 10.9 6.51 -1.74 2.83 1.48 0.475 0.431 0.788 0.976 0.620
BGCv2LND.GSW [-] 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
BGCv2LNDATM [-] 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 4.33 -1.45 3.26 1.50 0.370 0.451 0.789 0.825 0.577
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 8.52 8.64 10.9 3.65 -2.54 2.86 1.49 0.337 0.600 0.797 0.988 0.664
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 4.39 -3.75 4.08 1.59 0.215 0.548 0.771 0.983 0.613
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 9.99 10.1 10.9 4.81 -1.29 2.79 1.51 0.461 0.430 0.777 0.937 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