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 Globe 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]	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	[-]	304.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	305.	305.	303.	304.	304.		1.71	2.03	0.343		0.307	0.647	0.955	0.998	0.804	0.726
CLM5PHSON	[-]	305.	305.	304.	304.	304.		1.75	2.06	0.325		0.300	0.649	0.958	0.999	0.801	0.726

	Download Data	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	[-]	307.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	309.	309.	304.	307.	305.		1.94	2.17	0.188		0.499	0.759	0.985	0.997	0.882	0.814
CLM5PHSON	[-]	309.	309.	305.	307.	305.		1.99	2.21	0.171		0.491	0.768	0.986	0.997	0.882	0.815

	Download Data	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	[-]	301.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	303.	303.	299.	301.	302.		1.74	2.06	0.324		0.445	0.724	0.961	0.998	0.835	0.781
CLM5PHSON	[-]	303.	303.	300.	301.	302.		1.80	2.10	0.302		0.436	0.738	0.963	0.998	0.831	0.784

	Download Data	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	[-]	266.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	267.	266.	270.	266.	269.		0.513	1.77	0.0338		0.943	0.910	0.998	1.00	0.900	0.943
CLM5PHSON	[-]	266.	266.	270.	266.	269.		0.589	1.77	0.0318		0.941	0.912	0.998	0.999	0.901	0.944

	Download Data	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	[-]	304.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	305.	305.	303.	304.	303.		1.21	1.75	1.03		0.177	0.512	0.845	0.907	0.800	0.626
CLM5PHSON	[-]	305.	305.	304.	304.	303.		1.33	1.84	1.04		0.163	0.510	0.845	0.900	0.811	0.623

	Download Data	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	[-]	276.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	276.	276.	278.	276.	278.		0.116	1.14	0.00686		0.963	0.938	1.00	1.00	0.972	0.968
CLM5PHSON	[-]	276.	276.	278.	276.	278.		0.272	1.09	0.00657		0.962	0.943	1.00	1.00	0.971	0.970

	Download Data	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	287.	287.	292.	286.	289.		0.925	1.61	0.0541		0.870	0.926	0.996	1.00	0.941	0.943
CLM5PHSON	[-]	287.	286.	291.	286.	289.		0.949	1.62	0.0587		0.869	0.927	0.996	1.00	0.942	0.943

	Download Data	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	304.	304.	303.	302.	304.		1.33	1.91	0.195		0.602	0.813	0.980	1.00	0.915	0.854
CLM5PHSON	[-]	304.	304.	304.	302.	304.		1.34	1.91	0.200		0.600	0.817	0.980	1.00	0.917	0.855

	Download Data	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	[-]	268.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	267.	267.	270.	268.	268.		-0.191	1.46	0.0126		0.965	0.918	0.999	1.00	0.912	0.952
CLM5PHSON	[-]	267.	267.	269.	268.	268.		-0.198	1.44	0.0151		0.965	0.919	0.999	1.00	0.912	0.952

	Download Data	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	[-]	301.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	302.	303.	296.	301.	299.		1.73	1.97	0.124		0.677	0.874	0.991	0.998	0.902	0.886
CLM5PHSON	[-]	303.	303.	297.	301.	299.		1.76	1.99	0.114		0.673	0.880	0.991	0.997	0.905	0.888

	Download Data	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	287.	286.	287.	286.	289.		0.538	1.30	0.126		0.879	0.903	0.991	0.997	0.940	0.936
CLM5PHSON	[-]	286.	286.	287.	286.	289.		0.520	1.28	0.193		0.881	0.906	0.987	0.997	0.941	0.936

	Download Data	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	289.	293.	264.	292.	295.		1.11	1.81	0.166		0.691	0.836	0.981	0.997	0.909	0.875
CLM5PHSON	[-]	289.	293.	252.	292.	295.		1.15	1.82	0.166		0.687	0.840	0.981	0.997	0.910	0.876

	Download Data	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	[-]	303.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	304.	304.	299.	303.	303.		1.70	2.08	0.115		0.737	0.893	0.991	0.998	0.913	0.904
CLM5PHSON	[-]	304.	304.	301.	303.	303.		1.71	2.09	0.115		0.736	0.892	0.991	0.998	0.913	0.904

	Download Data	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	[-]	268.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	269.	269.	269.	268.	270.		0.331	1.58	0.0173		0.940	0.903	0.999	1.00	0.911	0.943
CLM5PHSON	[-]	269.	269.	268.	268.	270.		0.359	1.57	0.0160		0.940	0.903	0.999	0.999	0.912	0.943

	Download Data	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	303.	303.	302.	302.	303.		1.34	2.03	0.272		0.539	0.744	0.974	0.988	0.908	0.816
CLM5PHSON	[-]	303.	303.	303.	302.	303.		1.39	2.06	0.284		0.533	0.747	0.973	0.988	0.908	0.816

	Download Data	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	293.	293.	297.	292.	297.		0.958	1.27	0.0733		0.883	0.934	0.995	0.997	0.965	0.951
CLM5PHSON	[-]	293.	293.	299.	292.	297.		0.973	1.27	0.0812		0.882	0.935	0.995	0.997	0.964	0.951

	Download Data	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	[-]	279.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	280.	280.	282.	279.	282.		0.510	1.20	0.0402		0.932	0.924	0.997	0.999	0.958	0.956
CLM5PHSON	[-]	280.	280.	281.	279.	282.		0.601	1.19	0.0353		0.928	0.928	0.998	0.999	0.959	0.956

	Download Data	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	[-]	291.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	292.	292.	291.	291.	292.		1.08	1.69	0.0460		0.853	0.904	0.997	0.999	0.941	0.933
CLM5PHSON	[-]	292.	292.	293.	291.	292.		1.18	1.71	0.0437		0.849	0.908	0.997	0.999	0.942	0.934

	Download Data	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	[-]	304.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	305.	306.	303.	304.	304.		1.66	1.96	0.380		0.243	0.645	0.948	1.00	0.897	0.730
CLM5PHSON	[-]	306.	306.	304.	304.	304.		1.72	2.01	0.388		0.233	0.648	0.948	1.00	0.903	0.730

	Download Data	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	[-]	301.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	303.	303.	299.	301.	297.		1.67	1.83	0.308		0.491	0.770	0.961	0.999	0.925	0.819
CLM5PHSON	[-]	303.	303.	300.	301.	297.		1.72	1.88	0.284		0.481	0.782	0.964	0.999	0.926	0.822

	Download Data	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	292.	292.	291.	290.	289.		1.66	2.37	0.257		0.557	0.762	0.966	0.996	0.916	0.826
CLM5PHSON	[-]	292.	292.	293.	290.	289.		1.69	2.38	0.285		0.555	0.763	0.963	0.995	0.916	0.826

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 Globe 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 Interannual variability Interannual variability 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

  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