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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 [-] 266.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 269. 269. 266. 3.51 4.53 0.120 0.737 0.825 0.990 0.995 0.875
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 265. 265. 266. -1.10 2.97 0.118 0.828 0.856 0.992 0.970 0.901
CanESM5 [-] 266. 267. 266. 0.926 3.89 0.190 0.780 0.833 0.987 0.715 0.830
CESM2 [-] 268. 268. 266. 269. 2.42 3.78 0.0929 0.806 0.813 0.994 1.00 0.885
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 266. 266. 266. 0.215 2.82 0.138 0.844 0.860 0.991 0.977 0.907
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 265. 265. 266. -0.203 4.17 0.188 0.805 0.797 0.987 0.688 0.815
MeanCMIP6 [-] 266. 266. 266. 0.105 2.78 0.105 0.837 0.899 0.993 0.770 0.880
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 270. 270. 266. 3.88 5.20 0.0896 0.688 0.838 0.994 0.851 0.841
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 268. 268. 266. 1.73 2.95 0.0886 0.827 0.870 0.994 0.994 0.911
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 264. 264. 266. -1.40 3.35 0.150 0.823 0.825 0.990 0.926 0.878
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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 [-] 281.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 278. 283. 281. 246. 2.36 3.46 0.599 0.592 0.758 0.925 0.996 0.806
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 277. 281. 281. 245. 0.692 2.65 0.620 0.669 0.767 0.923 1.00 0.825
CanESM5 [-] 276. 281. 281. 244. 0.709 3.65 0.615 0.588 0.728 0.926 0.999 0.794
CESM2 [-] 279. 283. 281. 243. 286. 2.68 3.36 0.623 0.587 0.768 0.927 0.998 0.810
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 278. 281. 281. 261. 0.423 2.39 0.577 0.707 0.751 0.931 0.999 0.828
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 276. 280. 281. 241. 0.459 3.05 0.737 0.650 0.749 0.911 1.00 0.812
MeanCMIP6 [-] 277. 281. 281. 244. 0.613 2.70 0.476 0.666 0.814 0.946 1.00 0.848
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 280. 283. 281. 257. 2.97 3.87 0.637 0.561 0.759 0.918 0.995 0.798
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 278. 283. 281. 239. 2.19 2.98 0.587 0.620 0.761 0.932 1.00 0.815
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 275. 280. 281. 241. -0.513 3.00 0.593 0.636 0.745 0.933 0.994 0.811
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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 [-] 290.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 290. 290. 290. 0.0577 2.45 0.556 0.678 0.783 0.949 1.00 0.839
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 290. 290. 290. 0.766 2.15 0.594 0.723 0.795 0.946 0.980 0.848
CanESM5 [-] 288. 288. 290. -1.01 3.24 0.595 0.605 0.775 0.944 0.945 0.809
CESM2 [-] 292. 292. 290. 292. 2.04 2.68 0.479 0.648 0.799 0.958 0.999 0.841
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 290. 290. 290. 0.406 2.32 0.548 0.722 0.761 0.957 0.992 0.839
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 290. 289. 290. -0.235 2.35 0.733 0.702 0.777 0.927 0.997 0.836
MeanCMIP6 [-] 290. 290. 290. -0.118 2.47 0.443 0.725 0.830 0.967 0.843 0.839
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 291. 291. 290. 1.66 2.66 0.558 0.666 0.781 0.949 0.990 0.833
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 293. 293. 290. 2.98 3.46 0.476 0.555 0.760 0.960 0.986 0.804
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 288. 288. 290. -1.64 2.88 0.613 0.636 0.795 0.942 0.949 0.824
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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 [-] 276.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 278. 278. 276. 2.46 3.45 0.126 0.704 0.849 0.991 1.00 0.879
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 275. 276. 276. 0.00699 2.86 0.110 0.764 0.849 0.992 0.960 0.883
CanESM5 [-] 273. 273. 276. -2.12 5.13 0.207 0.629 0.793 0.986 0.804 0.801
CESM2 [-] 279. 279. 276. 283. 3.80 4.17 0.203 0.634 0.876 0.985 1.00 0.874
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 276. 276. 276. 0.462 2.60 0.154 0.781 0.851 0.990 0.980 0.891
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 274. 274. 276. -1.15 3.84 0.307 0.712 0.814 0.979 0.834 0.830
MeanCMIP6 [-] 276. 276. 276. 0.476 2.60 0.141 0.769 0.891 0.991 0.961 0.901
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 279. 279. 276. 3.79 4.91 0.133 0.604 0.845 0.987 0.956 0.847
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 279. 278. 276. 2.99 3.65 0.192 0.680 0.845 0.986 0.994 0.870
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 274. 274. 276. -1.05 3.09 0.252 0.749 0.842 0.981 0.978 0.878
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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 [-] 278.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 280. 283. 278. 4.37 5.05 0.920 0.420 0.733 0.867 0.853 0.721
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 279. 280. 278. 2.35 4.25 0.760 0.449 0.716 0.907 0.822 0.722
CanESM5 [-] 280. 282. 278. 3.99 5.04 0.828 0.417 0.698 0.910 0.825 0.709
CESM2 [-] 281. 282. 278. 279. 3.13 3.93 0.747 0.458 0.763 0.916 0.913 0.763
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 279. 279. 278. 1.17 3.06 0.684 0.529 0.728 0.919 0.932 0.767
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 278. 280. 278. 2.46 4.76 0.577 0.423 0.689 0.941 0.791 0.707
MeanCMIP6 [-] 280. 280. 278. -2.56 8.17 0.396 0.410 0.794 0.966 0.328 0.658
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 282. 284. 278. 5.61 5.93 1.19 0.361 0.750 0.835 0.934 0.726
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 279. 279. 278. 1.84 3.44 0.539 0.508 0.742 0.950 0.848 0.758
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 281. 282. 278. 2.91 4.29 0.395 0.458 0.726 0.971 0.824 0.741
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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 [-] 277.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 279. 279. 277. 3.20 3.77 0.211 0.644 0.836 0.981 0.997 0.859
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 276. 276. 277. 0.344 2.88 0.191 0.721 0.824 0.985 0.931 0.857
CanESM5 [-] 278. 278. 277. 1.72 3.49 0.203 0.691 0.810 0.985 0.953 0.850
CESM2 [-] 279. 279. 277. 278. 2.63 3.16 0.338 0.689 0.850 0.975 0.991 0.871
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 276. 277. 277. -0.0611 2.12 0.179 0.785 0.864 0.985 0.991 0.898
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 277. 277. 277. 0.803 3.19 0.367 0.737 0.779 0.973 0.953 0.844
MeanCMIP6 [-] 277. 277. 277. -0.0427 3.35 0.154 0.732 0.872 0.989 0.794 0.852
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 280. 280. 277. 3.52 4.41 0.228 0.613 0.822 0.977 0.974 0.841
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 278. 278. 277. 1.25 2.22 0.276 0.774 0.861 0.979 0.996 0.894
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 276. 276. 277. 0.0569 3.07 0.257 0.743 0.798 0.981 0.935 0.851
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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 [-] 294.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 297. 297. 294. 3.93 4.10 2.29 0.0665 0.483 0.639 1.00 0.534
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 295. 295. 294. 2.12 2.76 2.01 0.210 0.538 0.700 0.866 0.570
CanESM5 [-] 297. 296. 294. 3.37 3.87 1.60 0.0913 0.483 0.775 0.944 0.555
CESM2 [-] 295. 296. 294. 295. 1.92 2.29 2.26 0.165 0.539 0.655 0.980 0.576
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 294. 295. 294. 0.542 1.98 1.82 0.273 0.490 0.720 0.984 0.592
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 295. 295. 294. 1.95 2.47 1.92 0.158 0.597 0.719 0.963 0.607
MeanCMIP6 [-] 295. 295. 294. -1.09 4.80 1.30 0.174 0.640 0.827 0.223 0.501
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 296. 296. 294. 2.54 2.99 2.77 0.148 0.447 0.553 1.00 0.519
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 295. 295. 294. 1.55 2.26 1.55 0.213 0.582 0.792 0.958 0.625
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 296. 296. 294. 2.42 2.85 1.33 0.136 0.511 0.824 0.993 0.595
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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 [-] 292.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 294. 294. 292. 2.42 2.90 1.33 0.355 0.616 0.816 0.971 0.675
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 293. 293. 292. 1.64 2.49 1.44 0.435 0.620 0.798 0.924 0.680
CanESM5 [-] 294. 294. 292. 2.09 3.28 1.37 0.353 0.544 0.809 0.877 0.626
CESM2 [-] 295. 294. 292. 295. 2.46 2.84 1.27 0.334 0.625 0.828 1.00 0.682
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 293. 293. 292. 0.360 1.97 1.28 0.530 0.565 0.825 0.974 0.692
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 293. 293. 292. 1.32 2.26 1.51 0.434 0.637 0.782 0.967 0.692
MeanCMIP6 [-] 293. 293. 292. -0.374 3.80 1.12 0.414 0.678 0.850 0.424 0.609
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 294. 294. 292. 2.22 2.86 1.39 0.347 0.622 0.807 0.993 0.678
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 294. 293. 292. 1.86 2.46 1.31 0.420 0.595 0.822 0.975 0.681
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 293. 293. 292. 1.35 2.44 1.29 0.422 0.581 0.831 0.939 0.671
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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 [-] 256.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 260. 260. 256. 3.97 5.29 0.0740 0.763 0.829 0.994 0.988 0.881
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 257. 257. 256. 1.10 3.72 0.109 0.861 0.832 0.992 0.884 0.880
CanESM5 [-] 257. 258. 256. 1.30 4.54 0.112 0.798 0.835 0.992 0.992 0.890
CESM2 [-] 260. 260. 256. 257. 3.84 5.32 0.196 0.767 0.812 0.987 0.978 0.871
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 258. 258. 256. 2.09 3.63 0.0530 0.843 0.851 0.996 0.974 0.903
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 258. 258. 256. 1.60 4.64 0.110 0.813 0.822 0.993 0.988 0.887
MeanCMIP6 [-] 258. 258. 256. 1.14 3.75 0.0561 0.843 0.878 0.996 0.982 0.916
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 261. 261. 256. 4.78 5.76 0.0583 0.716 0.853 0.996 0.927 0.869
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 259. 259. 256. 3.19 4.38 0.0833 0.796 0.846 0.994 0.955 0.888
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 254. 254. 256. -2.51 4.47 0.0770 0.798 0.820 0.995 0.994 0.885
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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 [-] 277.
ACCESS-ESM1-5 [-] 279. 279. 277. 2.92 3.66 0.198 0.651 0.838 0.983 0.996 0.861
BCC-CSM2-MR [-] 277. 277. 277. 0.582 2.80 0.165 0.724 0.834 0.987 0.972 0.870
CanESM5 [-] 277. 276. 277. 0.278 3.67 0.188 0.681 0.809 0.984 0.902 0.837
CESM2 [-] 280. 280. 277. 284. 3.15 3.57 0.396 0.645 0.861 0.970 1.00 0.867
GFDL-ESM4 [-] 277. 277. 277. 0.122 2.32 0.203 0.773 0.856 0.984 0.993 0.892
IPSL-CM6A-LR [-] 276. 276. 277. -0.0755 3.35 0.400 0.714 0.808 0.969 0.898 0.839
MeanCMIP6 [-] 277. 277. 277. 0.210 3.06 0.141 0.730 0.883 0.989 0.937 0.884
MIROC-ESM2L [-] 280. 280. 277. 3.77 4.54 0.194 0.591 0.831 0.981 0.993 0.845
MPI-ESM1.2-HR [-] 278. 278. 277. 1.92 2.81 0.378 0.715 0.850 0.973 0.998 0.877
UKESM1-0-LL [-] 276. 275. 277. -0.579 2.89 0.242 0.724 0.826 0.979 0.972 0.865

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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/
2019-05-06: 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