Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest

	Download Data	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	[-]	298.
Control	[-]	298.	298.	298.	300.	300.		-0.381	1.23	1.18		0.509	0.518	0.849	0.993	0.677
Randomized	[-]	298.	298.	298.	300.	300.		-0.409	1.21	1.17		0.512	0.519	0.853	0.990	0.678

	Download Data	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	[-]	300.
Control	[-]	300.	300.	300.	300.	300.		0.269	1.41	0.428		0.684	0.656	0.965	1.00	0.792
Randomized	[-]	300.	300.	300.	300.	300.		0.253	1.41	0.443		0.687	0.652	0.964	1.00	0.791

	Download Data	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	[-]	295.
Control	[-]	295.	295.	295.	296.	297.		-0.147	1.30	0.724		0.647	0.721	0.906	1.00	0.799
Randomized	[-]	295.	295.	295.	297.	297.		-0.134	1.32	0.787		0.649	0.713	0.901	1.00	0.795

	Download Data	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	[-]	262.
Control	[-]	263.	263.	262.	266.	266.		1.43	3.65	0.0712		0.886	0.849	0.995	0.887	0.893
Randomized	[-]	263.	263.	262.	266.	266.		1.57	3.61	0.0738		0.884	0.853	0.995	0.873	0.891

	Download Data	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.
Control	[-]	297.	297.	299.	300.	299.		-1.41	2.05	1.57		0.180	0.580	0.756	0.685	0.556
Randomized	[-]	297.	297.	299.	300.	299.		-1.37	2.03	1.49		0.184	0.567	0.768	0.679	0.553

	Download Data	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	[-]	271.
Control	[-]	271.	271.	271.	275.	274.		-0.364	1.89	0.0261		0.919	0.911	0.998	0.980	0.944
Randomized	[-]	271.	271.	271.	275.	274.		-0.222	1.90	0.0317		0.924	0.904	0.998	0.978	0.942

	Download Data	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	[-]	281.
Control	[-]	280.	280.	280.	287.	288.		-0.274	1.86	0.0603		0.853	0.922	0.995	0.999	0.938
Randomized	[-]	280.	280.	280.	288.	288.		-0.252	1.89	0.0557		0.855	0.915	0.996	0.999	0.936

	Download Data	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.
Control	[-]	296.	296.	297.	300.	300.		-0.532	1.93	0.295		0.647	0.806	0.970	0.962	0.838
Randomized	[-]	296.	296.	297.	300.	300.		-0.510	1.89	0.292		0.655	0.807	0.970	0.961	0.840

	Download Data	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	[-]	264.
Control	[-]	264.	264.	264.	265.	265.		-0.496	2.45	0.0403		0.935	0.876	0.997	0.981	0.933
Randomized	[-]	264.	264.	264.	266.	265.		-0.0717	2.38	0.0764		0.942	0.874	0.995	0.977	0.932

	Download Data	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	[-]	295.
Control	[-]	295.	295.	295.	294.	294.		-0.0864	0.862	0.176		0.861	0.904	0.988	0.998	0.931
Randomized	[-]	295.	295.	295.	294.	294.		0.00378	0.889	0.219		0.858	0.900	0.985	0.998	0.928

	Download Data	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.
Control	[-]	281.	281.	282.	284.	286.		-0.599	1.37	0.313		0.845	0.916	0.979	0.998	0.931
Randomized	[-]	281.	281.	282.	284.	286.		-0.467	1.35	0.365		0.851	0.909	0.975	0.998	0.929

	Download Data	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	[-]	287.
Control	[-]	282.	286.	287.	247.	291.		-0.354	1.69	0.375		0.745	0.813	0.957	1.00	0.866
Randomized	[-]	282.	286.	287.	247.	291.		-0.286	1.70	0.391		0.748	0.808	0.956	1.00	0.864

	Download Data	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	[-]	296.
Control	[-]	296.	296.	296.	296.	298.		-0.377	1.66	0.339		0.810	0.865	0.973	1.00	0.903
Randomized	[-]	296.	296.	296.	296.	298.		-0.235	1.64	0.358		0.816	0.861	0.971	1.00	0.902

	Download Data	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	[-]	265.
Control	[-]	265.	265.	265.	263.	266.		-0.0837	1.73	0.0754		0.926	0.905	0.995	0.993	0.945
Randomized	[-]	265.	265.	265.	264.	266.		0.191	1.74	0.0716		0.926	0.903	0.995	0.991	0.944

	Download Data	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	[-]	296.
Control	[-]	295.	294.	296.	298.	299.		-0.599	1.74	0.494		0.582	0.797	0.953	0.993	0.824
Randomized	[-]	295.	294.	296.	298.	299.		-0.558	1.75	0.504		0.584	0.787	0.952	0.993	0.821

	Download Data	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	[-]	286.
Control	[-]	286.	286.	286.	294.	292.		-0.228	0.849	0.0787		0.931	0.940	0.995	1.00	0.961
Randomized	[-]	286.	286.	286.	294.	292.		-0.318	1.03	0.119		0.929	0.917	0.992	1.00	0.951

	Download Data	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	[-]	275.
Control	[-]	274.	274.	274.	277.	278.		-0.408	1.30	0.129		0.912	0.927	0.991	0.996	0.951
Randomized	[-]	274.	274.	274.	278.	278.		-0.311	1.44	0.0892		0.914	0.911	0.994	0.998	0.946

	Download Data	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	[-]	284.
Control	[-]	284.	284.	284.	287.	286.		0.419	1.68	0.116		0.836	0.907	0.992	0.996	0.928
Randomized	[-]	284.	284.	284.	287.	286.		0.448	1.75	0.0995		0.838	0.892	0.993	0.996	0.922

	Download Data	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.
Control	[-]	298.	298.	299.	300.	299.		-1.19	1.69	1.26		0.300	0.464	0.831	0.949	0.602
Randomized	[-]	298.	298.	299.	300.	299.		-1.21	1.68	1.29		0.296	0.471	0.833	0.949	0.604

	Download Data	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	[-]	296.
Control	[-]	296.	295.	296.	296.	293.		-0.353	1.27	0.595		0.653	0.750	0.925	1.00	0.816
Randomized	[-]	296.	295.	296.	296.	293.		-0.416	1.22	0.661		0.666	0.751	0.920	1.00	0.818

	Download Data	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	[-]	284.
Control	[-]	283.	283.	284.	289.	285.		-0.592	2.57	0.537		0.546	0.788	0.934	0.943	0.800
Randomized	[-]	283.	283.	284.	289.	285.		-0.568	2.54	0.591		0.553	0.778	0.931	0.947	0.797

Africa - Central Africa - Sahel Africa - South Asia - East Siberia Asia - Indonesia Asia - North Central Asia - South Central Asia and China Asia - Southeast Asia and India Asia - West Siberia Australia Europe Global - Land Middle East and Sahara North America - Alaska and Northern Canada North America - Central America North America - Eastern United States North America - Southern Canada North America - Western United States South America - Amazon South America - Southeast South America - Southwest Temporally integrated period mean Temporally integrated period mean max month Temporally integrated mean phase shift Temporally integrated mean phase shift score Temporally integrated period mean bias Temporally integrated period mean bias score Temporally integrated period mean rmse Temporally integrated period mean rmse score Spatially integrated regional mean cycle Spatially integrated regional mean detrended cycle Spatially integrated regional mean

  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