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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 [-] 12.0
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 9.44 9.64 12.0 2.75 -2.77 3.13 1.26 0.417 0.747 0.839 0.900 0.730
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 11.3 11.5 12.0 3.19 -0.945 2.10 1.23 0.707 0.727 0.852 0.847 0.772
CanESM2 [-] 11.7 11.7 12.0 13.6 -0.597 3.73 1.44 0.504 0.465 0.816 0.643 0.579
CanESM5 [-] 10.7 10.9 12.0 4.27 -1.49 3.74 1.59 0.369 0.608 0.791 0.571 0.589
CESM1-BGC [-] 9.22 9.25 12.0 2.99 -3.03 3.50 1.41 0.352 0.674 0.817 0.983 0.700
CESM2 [-] 8.53 8.53 12.0 4.99 8.41 -3.62 3.83 1.35 0.256 0.766 0.823 0.957 0.714
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 8.74 8.84 12.0 3.98 -3.46 3.88 1.11 0.310 0.690 0.863 0.985 0.707
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 5.73 9.10 12.0 0.777 -2.91 3.31 1.09 0.392 0.741 0.869 0.983 0.745
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 14.7 15.3 12.0 6.27 2.84 4.04 1.75 0.403 0.644 0.758 0.512 0.592
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 7.93 7.89 12.0 3.45 -4.41 4.59 1.22 0.142 0.752 0.845 0.962 0.691
MeanCMIP6 [-] 9.55 9.66 12.0 2.44 -2.63 2.87 1.14 0.425 0.803 0.865 0.959 0.771
MIROC-ESM [-] 9.90 9.92 12.0 9.16 -2.56 3.41 1.65 0.412 0.694 0.780 0.812 0.678
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 8.98 9.14 12.0 4.91 -3.11 3.74 1.39 0.336 0.771 0.807 0.708 0.678
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 9.41 9.34 12.0 8.15 -3.10 3.37 1.21 0.344 0.759 0.850 0.991 0.741
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 8.98 8.98 12.0 7.13 -3.36 3.54 1.01 0.292 0.791 0.880 0.992 0.749
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 11.4 11.4 12.0 4.53 -1.00 2.54 1.33 0.598 0.697 0.818 0.791 0.720
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 11.3 11.4 12.0 3.71 -0.932 2.56 1.20 0.599 0.702 0.848 0.756 0.722
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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 [-] 9.31
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 3.61 4.35 9.31 1.82 -6.46 6.50 1.83 0.117 0.863 0.744 0.887 0.695
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 5.64 6.14 9.31 2.48 -5.03 5.06 1.70 0.279 0.887 0.762 0.788 0.720
CanESM2 [-] 6.15 6.02 9.31 6.45 -5.29 5.38 2.69 0.230 0.844 0.573 0.898 0.678
CanESM5 [-] 3.00 3.43 9.31 2.00 -6.69 6.69 2.51 0.0409 0.885 0.601 0.711 0.625
CESM1-BGC [-] 4.88 5.11 9.31 2.77 -5.66 5.65 2.14 0.156 0.898 0.669 0.929 0.710
CESM2 [-] 6.15 6.31 9.41 4.72 8.72 -3.71 3.81 1.91 0.341 0.873 0.721 0.730 0.708
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 3.60 4.04 9.31 2.23 -6.31 6.35 2.09 0.0823 0.886 0.682 0.879 0.683
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 2.03 4.35 9.31 1.03 -4.96 5.01 1.80 0.221 0.890 0.738 0.947 0.737
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 7.12 7.78 9.31 5.52 -3.24 3.69 2.35 0.389 0.877 0.634 0.862 0.728
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 2.78 3.01 9.31 1.87 -6.97 6.97 2.38 0.0249 0.899 0.629 0.675 0.625
MeanCMIP6 [-] 4.09 4.62 9.31 1.87 -5.59 5.62 1.71 0.134 0.907 0.757 0.896 0.720
MIROC-ESM [-] 4.03 4.06 9.31 3.89 -6.69 6.70 2.70 0.0546 0.876 0.569 0.840 0.643
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 3.38 3.75 9.31 2.59 -6.24 6.26 2.48 0.0648 0.889 0.604 0.735 0.637
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 6.63 6.69 9.31 6.29 -5.60 5.68 3.05 0.243 0.859 0.492 0.834 0.657
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 6.24 6.24 9.31 6.08 -4.93 4.95 1.98 0.255 0.870 0.709 0.926 0.726
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 5.08 5.41 9.31 3.45 -5.39 5.43 1.94 0.184 0.872 0.721 0.920 0.714
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 4.68 5.06 9.31 3.00 -5.46 5.48 1.78 0.153 0.893 0.742 0.937 0.724
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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-csm1-1 [-] 8.95 9.54 11.7 5.08 -2.81 3.61 1.70 0.392 0.673 0.762 0.959 0.692
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 10.2 10.7 11.7 6.00 -1.52 2.87 1.51 0.560 0.666 0.792 0.960 0.729
CanESM2 [-] 11.7 12.2 11.7 8.05 -0.265 3.66 1.64 0.454 0.637 0.765 0.767 0.652
CanESM5 [-] 11.0 11.4 11.7 8.53 -1.16 3.92 1.59 0.366 0.632 0.778 0.785 0.639
CESM1-BGC [-] 9.42 9.94 11.7 5.17 -2.22 3.13 1.76 0.447 0.722 0.744 0.968 0.721
CESM2 [-] 8.26 8.66 11.7 4.98 8.89 -3.26 3.57 1.44 0.302 0.762 0.799 0.912 0.707
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 7.51 7.90 11.7 4.81 -4.18 4.56 1.58 0.220 0.724 0.781 0.872 0.664
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 8.26 9.04 11.7 4.33 -2.64 3.15 1.35 0.403 0.762 0.821 0.963 0.742
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 20.5 21.1 11.7 16.5 8.47 9.58 2.32 0.111 0.391 0.647 0.699 0.448
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 8.71 8.81 11.7 8.13 -3.40 4.24 1.60 0.296 0.665 0.771 0.967 0.673
MeanCMIP6 [-] 9.22 9.62 11.7 6.08 -2.49 2.95 1.22 0.424 0.789 0.840 0.978 0.764
MIROC-ESM [-] 9.15 9.55 11.7 6.14 -2.87 3.80 1.60 0.348 0.691 0.775 0.926 0.686
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 8.53 9.00 11.7 5.62 -3.10 4.04 1.53 0.281 0.736 0.784 0.900 0.687
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 8.79 9.02 11.7 3.99 -3.23 3.67 1.55 0.318 0.734 0.777 0.961 0.705
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 8.21 8.68 11.7 3.80 -3.44 3.70 1.38 0.289 0.779 0.810 0.936 0.719
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 10.1 10.4 11.7 7.28 -1.87 2.96 1.46 0.480 0.745 0.792 0.938 0.740
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 10.7 11.0 11.7 8.21 -1.30 3.14 1.48 0.487 0.672 0.792 0.910 0.707
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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 [-] 9.67
bcc-csm1-1 [-] 6.87 7.05 9.67 4.20 -2.97 3.47 2.02 0.358 0.633 0.697 0.732 0.611
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 7.90 8.03 9.67 5.06 -1.99 2.99 1.37 0.532 0.590 0.810 0.778 0.660
CanESM2 [-] 7.78 7.88 9.67 6.54 -2.22 3.06 1.76 0.491 0.655 0.728 0.787 0.663
CanESM5 [-] 8.02 8.20 9.67 4.61 -1.98 3.13 1.15 0.468 0.590 0.842 0.850 0.668
CESM1-BGC [-] 9.02 9.09 9.67 5.38 -0.986 2.60 2.37 0.569 0.665 0.608 0.924 0.686
CESM2 [-] 6.61 6.65 9.72 4.47 6.68 -3.25 3.50 1.56 0.288 0.722 0.761 0.683 0.635
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 6.07 6.18 9.67 4.27 -3.71 3.93 1.49 0.220 0.721 0.796 0.407 0.573
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 5.29 7.18 9.67 2.69 -2.49 2.88 1.30 0.431 0.722 0.838 0.622 0.667
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 23.2 23.5 9.67 19.1 13.2 14.1 2.22 0.0131 0.134 0.666 0.961 0.382
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 8.20 8.29 9.67 4.91 -1.84 3.55 1.69 0.500 0.419 0.756 0.778 0.574
MeanCMIP6 [-] 7.29 7.41 9.67 3.92 -2.56 2.95 1.10 0.414 0.711 0.850 0.611 0.659
MIROC-ESM [-] 6.18 6.27 9.67 4.74 -3.84 4.14 1.34 0.208 0.691 0.810 0.690 0.618
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 5.55 5.71 9.67 3.71 -4.16 4.38 1.64 0.176 0.736 0.756 0.522 0.585
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 6.72 6.68 9.67 5.39 -3.30 3.78 1.32 0.284 0.612 0.803 0.679 0.598
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 6.80 6.78 9.67 5.39 -3.19 3.50 1.23 0.311 0.707 0.831 0.654 0.642
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 7.69 7.84 9.67 5.15 -2.28 2.81 1.31 0.463 0.722 0.815 0.790 0.702
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 8.40 8.47 9.67 5.18 -1.63 2.99 1.29 0.573 0.517 0.813 0.774 0.639
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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-csm1-1 [-] 9.82 9.90 10.2 4.06 -0.641 2.40 1.38 0.639 0.753 0.837 0.701 0.737
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 11.2 11.2 10.2 3.10 0.698 2.40 1.44 0.612 0.749 0.802 0.742 0.731
CanESM2 [-] 10.6 10.6 10.2 10.0 0.141 2.25 1.12 0.679 0.722 0.856 0.779 0.752
CanESM5 [-] 8.25 8.31 10.2 4.26 -2.17 2.82 1.30 0.562 0.714 0.818 0.904 0.742
CESM1-BGC [-] 8.39 8.41 10.2 3.50 -2.02 2.70 1.34 0.581 0.694 0.832 0.924 0.745
CESM2 [-] 8.70 8.73 10.2 5.04 9.45 -1.63 2.38 0.817 0.651 0.726 0.892 0.990 0.797
GFDL-ESM2G [-] 9.24 9.28 10.2 4.67 -1.19 2.91 1.22 0.677 0.567 0.834 0.898 0.709
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 8.12 8.42 10.2 1.92 -1.81 2.28 0.804 0.614 0.769 0.890 0.992 0.807
IPSL-CM5A-LR [-] 13.4 13.6 10.2 7.36 2.92 4.10 1.90 0.294 0.618 0.737 0.614 0.576
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 5.47 5.50 10.2 2.98 -4.88 4.93 0.770 0.0971 0.871 0.898 0.980 0.743
MeanCMIP6 [-] 7.57 7.61 10.2 2.83 -2.76 2.89 0.838 0.430 0.854 0.877 0.976 0.798
MIROC-ESM [-] 8.04 7.98 10.2 7.83 -2.39 3.38 1.24 0.406 0.761 0.833 0.671 0.686
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 5.30 5.25 10.2 3.62 -5.05 5.14 1.10 0.0812 0.839 0.845 0.985 0.718
MPI-ESM-LR [-] 8.38 8.37 10.2 8.48 -2.15 2.63 1.27 0.524 0.806 0.823 0.953 0.782
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 6.62 6.63 10.2 7.55 -3.74 3.91 0.985 0.256 0.861 0.874 0.984 0.767
UK-HadGEM2-ES [-] 6.23 6.25 10.2 4.10 -4.11 4.36 1.28 0.206 0.831 0.811 0.948 0.725
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 7.06 7.09 10.2 3.76 -3.33 3.57 1.57 0.330 0.809 0.758 0.980 0.737

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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