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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 304.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 303. 303. 304. 304. 304. -0.242 1.35 0.659 0.644 0.514 0.909 0.996 0.759 0.723
GSWP3v1 [-] 305. 305. 304. 304. 304. 1.75 2.06 0.325 0.300 0.649 0.958 0.999 0.801 0.726
WATCH [-] 304. 304. 305. 304. 304. -0.0387 1.11 0.358 0.692 0.587 0.958 0.999 0.779 0.767
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 307.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 307. 307. 305. 307. 305. 0.336 1.88 0.219 0.734 0.580 0.983 0.995 0.698 0.762
GSWP3v1 [-] 309. 309. 305. 307. 305. 1.99 2.21 0.171 0.491 0.768 0.986 0.997 0.882 0.815
WATCH [-] 306. 307. 305. 307. 305. -0.136 1.32 0.243 0.792 0.692 0.980 1.00 0.853 0.835
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 301.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 302. 302. 300. 301. 302. 0.673 1.84 0.633 0.608 0.587 0.922 0.998 0.861 0.760
GSWP3v1 [-] 303. 303. 300. 301. 302. 1.80 2.10 0.302 0.436 0.738 0.963 0.998 0.831 0.784
WATCH [-] 301. 301. 300. 301. 302. 0.0856 1.32 0.366 0.689 0.662 0.954 0.999 0.842 0.801
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 266.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 263. 263. 266. 266. 269. -2.12 2.84 0.0467 0.873 0.898 0.997 0.991 0.879 0.923
GSWP3v1 [-] 266. 266. 270. 266. 269. 0.589 1.77 0.0318 0.941 0.912 0.998 0.999 0.901 0.944
WATCH [-] 264. 264. 266. 266. 269. -1.80 2.72 0.0397 0.891 0.889 0.997 0.991 0.896 0.926
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 304.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 301. 301. 301. 304. 303. -2.47 2.55 1.46 0.0953 0.477 0.773 0.878 0.765 0.578
GSWP3v1 [-] 305. 305. 304. 304. 303. 1.33 1.84 1.04 0.163 0.510 0.845 0.900 0.811 0.623
WATCH [-] 304. 304. 304. 304. 303. 0.0905 1.10 0.915 0.428 0.429 0.866 0.955 0.863 0.662
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 276.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 274. 274. 276. 276. 278. -1.78 2.21 0.00705 0.887 0.922 1.00 0.993 0.967 0.949
GSWP3v1 [-] 276. 276. 278. 276. 278. 0.272 1.09 0.00657 0.962 0.943 1.00 1.00 0.971 0.970
WATCH [-] 274. 274. 276. 276. 278. -1.72 2.22 0.00875 0.887 0.919 0.999 0.999 0.940 0.944
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 286.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 285. 285. 290. 286. 289. -0.391 1.96 0.0896 0.869 0.888 0.993 0.993 0.937 0.928
GSWP3v1 [-] 287. 286. 291. 286. 289. 0.949 1.62 0.0587 0.869 0.927 0.996 1.00 0.942 0.943
WATCH [-] 285. 284. 290. 286. 289. -0.947 2.01 0.0763 0.859 0.900 0.994 0.999 0.912 0.928
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 302.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 302. 302. 303. 302. 304. -0.220 1.71 0.251 0.698 0.745 0.976 0.999 0.831 0.832
GSWP3v1 [-] 304. 304. 304. 302. 304. 1.34 1.91 0.200 0.600 0.817 0.980 1.00 0.917 0.855
WATCH [-] 302. 302. 304. 302. 304. -0.0813 1.65 0.208 0.720 0.760 0.978 1.00 0.878 0.850
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 268.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 265. 265. 266. 268. 268. -2.30 2.90 0.0405 0.862 0.895 0.997 0.994 0.910 0.926
GSWP3v1 [-] 267. 267. 269. 268. 268. -0.198 1.44 0.0151 0.965 0.919 0.999 1.00 0.912 0.952
WATCH [-] 266. 266. 266. 268. 268. -1.88 2.51 0.0116 0.884 0.901 0.999 0.999 0.915 0.933
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 301.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 302. 302. 296. 301. 299. 0.241 1.78 0.146 0.741 0.824 0.989 0.983 0.879 0.873
GSWP3v1 [-] 303. 303. 297. 301. 299. 1.76 1.99 0.114 0.673 0.880 0.991 0.997 0.905 0.888
WATCH [-] 301. 301. 298. 301. 299. -0.303 1.06 0.117 0.875 0.840 0.991 1.00 0.935 0.913
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 286.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 284. 284. 286. 286. 289. -1.14 1.77 0.276 0.825 0.889 0.981 0.995 0.924 0.917
GSWP3v1 [-] 286. 286. 287. 286. 289. 0.520 1.28 0.193 0.881 0.906 0.987 0.997 0.941 0.936
WATCH [-] 285. 285. 286. 286. 289. -0.584 1.57 0.266 0.865 0.879 0.982 0.996 0.925 0.921
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 292.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 287. 292. 247. 292. 295. -0.595 2.12 0.279 0.735 0.769 0.967 0.993 0.866 0.850
GSWP3v1 [-] 289. 293. 252. 292. 295. 1.15 1.82 0.166 0.687 0.840 0.981 0.997 0.910 0.876
WATCH [-] 287. 291. 251. 292. 295. -0.675 1.73 0.198 0.793 0.788 0.978 0.997 0.898 0.874
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 303.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 304. 304. 301. 303. 303. 1.50 2.34 0.202 0.746 0.823 0.983 0.988 0.826 0.865
GSWP3v1 [-] 304. 304. 301. 303. 303. 1.71 2.09 0.115 0.736 0.892 0.991 0.998 0.913 0.904
WATCH [-] 302. 302. 301. 302. 302. -0.584 1.56 0.149 0.855 0.856 0.988 1.00 0.912 0.911
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 268.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 267. 267. 264. 268. 270. -1.71 2.54 0.0217 0.874 0.876 0.999 0.999 0.890 0.919
GSWP3v1 [-] 269. 269. 268. 268. 270. 0.359 1.57 0.0160 0.940 0.903 0.999 0.999 0.912 0.943
WATCH [-] 267. 267. 265. 268. 269. -0.968 1.86 0.00498 0.922 0.893 1.00 0.999 0.930 0.940
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 302.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 299. 299. 301. 302. 303. -2.35 2.82 0.282 0.424 0.697 0.973 1.00 0.864 0.776
GSWP3v1 [-] 303. 303. 303. 302. 303. 1.39 2.06 0.284 0.533 0.747 0.973 0.988 0.908 0.816
WATCH [-] 302. 302. 304. 302. 303. 0.209 1.87 0.292 0.621 0.666 0.974 0.996 0.919 0.807
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 292.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 290. 290. 296. 292. 297. -1.79 2.01 0.0688 0.812 0.909 0.995 1.00 0.931 0.926
GSWP3v1 [-] 293. 293. 299. 292. 297. 0.973 1.27 0.0812 0.882 0.935 0.995 0.997 0.964 0.951
WATCH [-] 291. 291. 299. 292. 297. -0.581 1.28 0.0437 0.918 0.899 0.997 0.995 0.938 0.941
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 279.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 278. 278. 279. 279. 282. -1.67 2.10 0.0391 0.859 0.907 0.997 0.998 0.941 0.935
GSWP3v1 [-] 280. 280. 281. 279. 282. 0.601 1.19 0.0353 0.928 0.928 0.998 0.999 0.959 0.956
WATCH [-] 278. 278. 280. 279. 282. -0.974 1.73 0.0415 0.906 0.897 0.997 0.995 0.940 0.939
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 291.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 290. 290. 291. 291. 292. -1.15 2.16 0.0515 0.842 0.858 0.996 0.997 0.934 0.914
GSWP3v1 [-] 292. 292. 293. 291. 292. 1.18 1.71 0.0437 0.849 0.908 0.997 0.999 0.942 0.934
WATCH [-] 290. 290. 293. 291. 292. -0.869 2.01 0.0507 0.852 0.870 0.996 1.00 0.947 0.922
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 304.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 303. 303. 302. 304. 304. -0.697 1.38 0.721 0.537 0.523 0.901 0.985 0.834 0.717
GSWP3v1 [-] 306. 306. 304. 304. 304. 1.72 2.01 0.388 0.233 0.648 0.948 1.00 0.903 0.730
WATCH [-] 303. 303. 304. 304. 304. -0.348 1.38 0.650 0.577 0.494 0.915 0.995 0.876 0.725
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
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Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 301.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 301. 301. 298. 301. 297. -0.0178 1.47 0.747 0.721 0.617 0.890 0.999 0.799 0.774
GSWP3v1 [-] 303. 303. 300. 301. 297. 1.72 1.88 0.284 0.481 0.782 0.964 0.999 0.926 0.822
WATCH [-] 301. 301. 299. 301. 297. -0.428 1.19 0.320 0.737 0.682 0.960 0.999 0.858 0.820
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Period Mean (original grids) [K]
Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]
Model Period Mean (complement) [K]
Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [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]
Interannual Variability Score [1]
Overall Score [1]
Benchmark [-] 290.
CRUNCEPv7 [-] 290. 290. 291. 290. 289. -0.549 2.32 0.382 0.582 0.703 0.950 0.997 0.865 0.800
GSWP3v1 [-] 292. 292. 293. 290. 289. 1.69 2.38 0.285 0.555 0.763 0.963 0.995 0.916 0.826
WATCH [-] 291. 291. 293. 290. 289. 0.779 2.24 0.292 0.621 0.716 0.960 1.00 0.901 0.819

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Spatially integrated regional mean

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Data Information

  creation_date: Fri Feb 8 14:12:14 PST 2019

  contact: Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Forrest Hoffman (forrest@climatemodeling.org) for any question

  history: 2018-01-15: download from https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/hrg/cru_ts_4.01/cruts.1709081022.v4.01/ 2019-02-06: converted and created to netCDF4 for ILAMB package

  original_resolution: 0.5x0.5

  resolution: 0.5x0.5

  original_frequency: mon

  frequency: mon

  references: Harris et al., 2014, Int. J. Climatol., doi:10.1002/joc.3711

  institution: Original Data held at British Atmospheric Data Centre, RAL, UK.

  source: Run ID = 1709081022. Data generated from:TMX derived from gridded TMP & DTR absolutes, DTR in turn derived from tmn.1708171135.dtb, tmx.1708171215.dtb

  title: CRU TS4.01 Maximum Temperature

  Conventions: CF-1.7