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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 [-] 10.8
D104 [-] 11.8 12.0 7.48 10.9 9.13 0.671 1.49 0.546 0.448 0.550 0.926 0.898 0.486 0.643
LMBIRCH4 [-] 11.9 12.1 7.61 10.8 9.18 0.836 1.62 0.550 0.400 0.530 0.928 0.892 0.498 0.630
PHSParam [-] 11.9 12.0 7.62 10.8 9.18 0.827 1.61 0.526 0.405 0.531 0.930 0.892 0.499 0.631
PPE [-] 11.9 12.0 7.61 10.8 9.18 0.828 1.62 0.545 0.404 0.528 0.929 0.889 0.501 0.630
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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 [-] 13.8
D104 [-] 14.5 14.5 7.68 13.5 11.8 0.838 1.38 0.735 0.689 0.755 0.921 0.916 0.808 0.808
LMBIRCH4 [-] 14.8 14.7 7.84 13.8 11.7 0.793 1.43 0.585 0.714 0.732 0.937 0.939 0.766 0.803
PHSParam [-] 14.7 14.7 7.82 13.8 11.7 0.784 1.43 0.602 0.714 0.733 0.935 0.938 0.765 0.803
PPE [-] 14.8 14.8 7.86 13.8 11.7 0.805 1.44 0.583 0.710 0.733 0.937 0.939 0.766 0.803
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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 [-] 12.8
D104 [-] 13.8 14.0 8.41 12.9 8.90 0.546 1.61 0.538 0.553 0.653 0.931 0.937 0.642 0.728
LMBIRCH4 [-] 13.8 14.0 8.49 12.8 8.86 0.663 1.64 0.534 0.524 0.658 0.933 0.942 0.676 0.732
PHSParam [-] 13.8 14.0 8.51 12.8 8.86 0.649 1.63 0.549 0.528 0.659 0.930 0.943 0.675 0.732
PPE [-] 13.8 14.0 8.50 12.8 8.86 0.658 1.63 0.549 0.526 0.659 0.930 0.942 0.674 0.732
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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 [-] 9.39
D104 [-] 9.48 9.64 6.75 9.14 6.92 0.0680 1.33 1.67 0.716 0.584 0.724 0.938 0.849 0.732
LMBIRCH4 [-] 9.59 9.76 6.88 9.40 7.12 -0.0741 1.35 1.89 0.747 0.560 0.675 0.944 0.829 0.719
PHSParam [-] 9.62 9.79 6.89 9.40 7.12 -0.0481 1.35 2.00 0.742 0.560 0.656 0.939 0.830 0.714
PPE [-] 9.64 9.81 6.87 9.40 7.12 -0.0314 1.37 1.96 0.737 0.558 0.663 0.933 0.832 0.714
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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 [-] 9.53
D104 [-] 9.57 9.89 7.88 9.34 8.54 -0.485 2.29 1.02 0.201 0.443 0.854 0.933 0.670 0.591
LMBIRCH4 [-] 9.80 10.1 8.08 9.56 8.70 -0.505 2.34 1.05 0.187 0.463 0.857 0.926 0.734 0.605
PHSParam [-] 9.78 10.1 8.07 9.56 8.70 -0.527 2.33 1.06 0.190 0.459 0.856 0.929 0.734 0.604
PPE [-] 9.72 10.0 8.03 9.56 8.70 -0.579 2.31 1.07 0.197 0.456 0.855 0.931 0.733 0.605
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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 [-] 10.7
D104 [-] 11.1 11.0 7.88 10.5 7.58 0.514 1.14 1.16 0.738 0.666 0.818 0.988 0.922 0.800
LMBIRCH4 [-] 11.2 11.2 7.92 10.7 7.84 0.455 1.19 1.18 0.749 0.629 0.816 0.991 0.941 0.792
PHSParam [-] 11.2 11.2 7.90 10.7 7.84 0.467 1.19 1.16 0.747 0.633 0.819 0.990 0.940 0.794
PPE [-] 11.3 11.2 7.88 10.7 7.84 0.500 1.18 1.14 0.740 0.637 0.823 0.995 0.941 0.795
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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 [-] 11.7
D104 [-] 11.9 12.0 6.47 11.4 8.25 0.322 1.21 0.822 0.693 0.628 0.888 0.993 0.887 0.786
LMBIRCH4 [-] 12.1 12.2 6.54 11.7 8.31 0.233 1.23 0.768 0.705 0.622 0.891 0.995 0.911 0.791
PHSParam [-] 12.1 12.2 6.55 11.7 8.31 0.259 1.24 0.776 0.702 0.622 0.890 0.995 0.910 0.790
PPE [-] 12.1 12.2 6.53 11.7 8.31 0.270 1.25 0.773 0.700 0.621 0.891 0.994 0.909 0.789
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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 [-] 11.1
D104 [-] 11.7 12.0 7.41 10.9 8.22 0.326 1.59 0.586 0.622 0.693 0.930 0.897 0.794 0.772
LMBIRCH4 [-] 11.9 12.2 7.52 11.1 8.29 0.325 1.59 0.530 0.628 0.700 0.939 0.903 0.823 0.782
PHSParam [-] 11.9 12.2 7.52 11.1 8.29 0.315 1.57 0.540 0.631 0.700 0.938 0.904 0.822 0.783
PPE [-] 11.9 12.2 7.52 11.1 8.29 0.331 1.59 0.586 0.628 0.698 0.931 0.902 0.823 0.780
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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 [-] 8.50
D104 [-] 8.21 8.37 5.85 8.03 7.42 0.133 1.17 1.17 0.783 0.597 0.804 0.927 0.831 0.757
LMBIRCH4 [-] 8.47 8.64 5.96 8.50 7.73 -0.0733 1.17 0.660 0.797 0.594 0.898 0.940 0.800 0.770
PHSParam [-] 8.48 8.65 5.96 8.50 7.73 -0.0635 1.17 0.710 0.799 0.593 0.888 0.937 0.800 0.768
PPE [-] 8.49 8.67 5.95 8.50 7.73 -0.0486 1.18 0.668 0.791 0.592 0.897 0.931 0.800 0.767
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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 [-] 13.7
D104 [-] 14.5 14.7 9.07 13.5 10.4 0.497 1.49 0.406 0.566 0.715 0.958 0.846 0.877 0.780
LMBIRCH4 [-] 14.7 14.9 9.21 13.7 10.5 0.485 1.53 0.444 0.570 0.683 0.957 0.854 0.902 0.775
PHSParam [-] 14.7 14.9 9.22 13.7 10.5 0.484 1.53 0.451 0.570 0.683 0.957 0.855 0.901 0.775
PPE [-] 14.7 14.9 9.19 13.7 10.5 0.502 1.55 0.441 0.562 0.681 0.957 0.850 0.901 0.772
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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 [-] 8.57
D104 [-] 9.26 9.45 6.53 8.59 6.25 0.223 1.59 0.769 0.579 0.654 0.895 0.811 0.834 0.738
LMBIRCH4 [-] 9.18 9.37 6.48 8.58 6.34 0.170 1.60 0.789 0.590 0.640 0.895 0.808 0.847 0.737
PHSParam [-] 9.21 9.40 6.48 8.58 6.34 0.195 1.62 0.791 0.584 0.641 0.895 0.804 0.847 0.735
PPE [-] 9.21 9.39 6.47 8.58 6.34 0.188 1.62 0.778 0.585 0.642 0.896 0.800 0.847 0.735
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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 [-] 11.6
D104 [-] 11.8 12.4 7.65 11.5 7.30 0.350 1.48 0.787 0.590 0.630 0.891 0.980 0.782 0.751
LMBIRCH4 [-] 11.9 12.6 7.65 11.7 7.37 0.313 1.50 0.737 0.596 0.623 0.899 0.980 0.789 0.752
PHSParam [-] 11.9 12.6 7.65 11.7 7.37 0.319 1.50 0.744 0.596 0.624 0.897 0.980 0.789 0.752
PPE [-] 11.9 12.6 7.65 11.7 7.37 0.324 1.50 0.736 0.594 0.623 0.898 0.979 0.789 0.751
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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 [-] 14.0
D104 [-] 15.2 15.4 8.65 13.9 10.0 0.984 1.86 0.797 0.406 0.586 0.890 0.899 0.733 0.683
LMBIRCH4 [-] 15.2 15.4 8.72 14.0 10.0 0.937 1.82 0.655 0.421 0.596 0.912 0.887 0.728 0.690
PHSParam [-] 15.2 15.4 8.72 14.0 10.0 0.938 1.82 0.627 0.421 0.596 0.917 0.888 0.728 0.691
PPE [-] 15.2 15.4 8.73 14.0 10.0 0.939 1.82 0.630 0.421 0.596 0.916 0.888 0.728 0.691
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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 [-] 8.40
D104 [-] 8.35 8.49 5.71 8.21 7.26 -0.164 1.20 0.970 0.731 0.570 0.849 0.936 0.905 0.760
LMBIRCH4 [-] 8.43 8.57 5.90 8.40 7.38 -0.255 1.22 0.841 0.754 0.566 0.870 0.957 0.896 0.768
PHSParam [-] 8.44 8.57 5.88 8.40 7.38 -0.256 1.22 0.890 0.755 0.566 0.861 0.954 0.896 0.766
PPE [-] 8.44 8.58 5.88 8.40 7.38 -0.250 1.21 0.830 0.753 0.568 0.871 0.952 0.896 0.768
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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 [-] 13.3
D104 [-] 13.7 14.3 9.45 13.3 8.64 -0.711 2.28 0.649 0.461 0.584 0.923 0.886 0.741 0.696
LMBIRCH4 [-] 13.7 14.3 9.52 13.3 9.00 -0.682 2.32 0.636 0.458 0.576 0.925 0.868 0.773 0.696
PHSParam [-] 13.7 14.3 9.53 13.3 9.00 -0.671 2.32 0.681 0.457 0.574 0.915 0.869 0.776 0.694
PPE [-] 13.7 14.3 9.55 13.3 9.00 -0.665 2.32 0.673 0.458 0.573 0.917 0.868 0.776 0.694
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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 [-] 12.2
D104 [-] 11.8 12.0 9.39 11.9 10.7 -0.159 1.17 1.07 0.670 0.641 0.828 0.742 0.923 0.741
LMBIRCH4 [-] 12.1 12.3 9.49 12.2 10.7 -0.168 1.22 1.09 0.682 0.628 0.831 0.729 0.922 0.737
PHSParam [-] 12.2 12.3 9.47 12.2 10.7 -0.165 1.23 1.11 0.680 0.628 0.828 0.728 0.922 0.735
PPE [-] 12.1 12.3 9.46 12.2 10.7 -0.179 1.22 1.10 0.683 0.629 0.831 0.728 0.922 0.737
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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 [-] 11.0
D104 [-] 11.2 11.2 7.69 10.8 7.12 0.169 1.17 0.912 0.713 0.672 0.871 0.969 0.930 0.804
LMBIRCH4 [-] 11.3 11.4 7.76 11.0 7.18 0.0776 1.18 0.813 0.736 0.660 0.884 0.974 0.934 0.808
PHSParam [-] 11.3 11.4 7.74 11.0 7.18 0.100 1.18 0.797 0.733 0.662 0.886 0.971 0.934 0.808
PPE [-] 11.3 11.4 7.70 11.0 7.18 0.0726 1.17 0.755 0.736 0.665 0.894 0.972 0.933 0.811
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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 [-] 15.3
D104 [-] 15.0 15.0 8.19 15.1 12.1 -0.281 1.37 0.569 0.723 0.651 0.932 0.985 0.916 0.810
LMBIRCH4 [-] 15.1 15.2 8.39 15.3 12.7 -0.358 1.45 0.549 0.732 0.635 0.934 0.981 0.918 0.806
PHSParam [-] 15.2 15.2 8.38 15.3 12.7 -0.305 1.42 0.561 0.735 0.642 0.931 0.983 0.919 0.809
PPE [-] 15.2 15.2 8.37 15.3 12.7 -0.283 1.43 0.557 0.733 0.643 0.929 0.981 0.918 0.808
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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 [-] 10.2
D104 [-] 10.9 11.0 7.88 10.1 8.15 0.783 1.24 0.513 0.487 0.623 0.937 0.980 0.450 0.683
LMBIRCH4 [-] 11.0 11.1 8.17 10.2 8.53 0.744 1.21 0.577 0.481 0.635 0.929 0.981 0.462 0.687
PHSParam [-] 11.0 11.1 8.15 10.2 8.53 0.736 1.21 0.550 0.484 0.634 0.931 0.979 0.464 0.688
PPE [-] 11.0 11.1 8.14 10.2 8.53 0.711 1.20 0.550 0.493 0.632 0.931 0.979 0.466 0.689
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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 [-] 11.7
D104 [-] 12.3 12.4 8.49 11.5 7.37 0.650 1.22 0.525 0.568 0.668 0.933 0.926 0.647 0.735
LMBIRCH4 [-] 12.5 12.6 8.55 11.7 7.67 0.650 1.25 0.497 0.558 0.651 0.939 0.910 0.626 0.722
PHSParam [-] 12.5 12.6 8.57 11.7 7.67 0.651 1.25 0.507 0.559 0.650 0.935 0.912 0.626 0.722
PPE [-] 12.5 12.6 8.60 11.7 7.67 0.677 1.27 0.513 0.552 0.648 0.935 0.912 0.621 0.719
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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 [-] 12.5
D104 [-] 13.5 13.6 9.65 12.4 7.58 0.263 1.92 1.09 0.513 0.569 0.856 0.932 0.753 0.698
LMBIRCH4 [-] 13.6 13.7 9.78 12.5 7.60 0.193 1.88 0.956 0.534 0.580 0.875 0.945 0.739 0.709
PHSParam [-] 13.6 13.7 9.78 12.5 7.60 0.186 1.89 0.997 0.532 0.578 0.872 0.940 0.736 0.706
PPE [-] 13.6 13.7 9.77 12.5 7.60 0.184 1.89 0.985 0.532 0.579 0.873 0.940 0.736 0.706

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Data Information

  Title:
CRU TS4.01 Diurnal Temperature Range

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

  Source:
Run ID = 1709081022. Data generated from:dtr.1708250000.dtb

  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

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

  Conventions:
CF-1.7

  Creation_date:
Fri Feb 8 13:55:45 PST 2019

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

  Original_resolution:
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  Resolution:
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  Frequency:
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