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.
Calib	[-]	305.	305.	305.	304.			1.12	2.00	0.528		0.344	0.583	0.950	0.990	0.757	0.701
Control	[-]	305.	306.	305.	304.			1.27	2.09	0.473		0.327	0.581	0.954	0.990	0.754	0.698

	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.
Calib	[-]	309.	309.	305.	307.	307.		1.97	2.74	0.436		0.456	0.684	0.966	1.00	0.859	0.775
Control	[-]	309.	309.	305.	307.	307.		2.09	2.83	0.423		0.441	0.683	0.967	1.00	0.856	0.771

	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.
Calib	[-]	303.	303.	301.	302.	304.		1.44	2.33	0.744		0.450	0.659	0.908	0.998	0.822	0.749
Control	[-]	303.	303.	301.	302.	304.		1.57	2.41	0.727		0.437	0.656	0.912	0.998	0.821	0.747

	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.
Calib	[-]	267.	267.	271.	266.	271.		0.528	2.75	0.0773		0.900	0.886	0.995	0.991	0.895	0.925
Control	[-]	267.	267.	271.	266.	271.		0.537	2.76	0.0740		0.900	0.886	0.995	0.991	0.895	0.925

	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.
Calib	[-]	304.	304.	304.	304.	304.		0.0746	1.67	0.634		0.196	0.481	0.901	0.811	0.760	0.605
Control	[-]	304.	304.	304.	304.	304.		0.193	1.71	0.689		0.189	0.478	0.892	0.807	0.761	0.601

	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	[-]	277.
Calib	[-]	276.	277.	278.	277.	279.		0.275	1.59	0.102		0.931	0.932	0.993	1.00	0.944	0.955
Control	[-]	276.	277.	278.	277.	279.		0.305	1.61	0.0979		0.930	0.931	0.993	1.00	0.943	0.955

	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	[-]	287.
Calib	[-]	287.	287.	292.	286.	290.		0.841	2.67	0.124		0.813	0.889	0.991	1.00	0.903	0.914
Control	[-]	287.	287.	292.	286.	290.		0.896	2.69	0.124		0.812	0.889	0.991	1.00	0.902	0.914

	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.
Calib	[-]	305.	304.	304.	303.	303.		0.983	2.89	0.325		0.529	0.713	0.962	0.999	0.854	0.795
Control	[-]	305.	304.	304.	303.	303.		1.08	2.95	0.325		0.519	0.713	0.962	0.999	0.854	0.793

	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.
Calib	[-]	268.	268.	270.	268.	270.		0.155	2.22	0.161		0.925	0.902	0.987	1.00	0.924	0.940
Control	[-]	268.	268.	270.	268.	270.		0.172	2.22	0.161		0.925	0.902	0.987	1.00	0.924	0.940

	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.
Calib	[-]	302.	303.	296.	301.	300.		1.54	2.40	0.279		0.637	0.815	0.975	0.996	0.848	0.848
Control	[-]	302.	303.	296.	301.	300.		1.60	2.43	0.227		0.631	0.816	0.981	0.996	0.848	0.848

	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	[-]	287.
Calib	[-]	287.	287.	288.	287.	293.		0.286	1.98	0.100		0.837	0.863	0.993	0.998	0.903	0.909
Control	[-]	287.	287.	288.	287.	293.		0.321	1.99	0.100		0.836	0.862	0.993	0.997	0.903	0.909

	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	[-]	293.
Calib	[-]	290.	294.	280.	293.	296.		1.00	2.47	0.340		0.654	0.789	0.964	0.998	0.872	0.844
Control	[-]	290.	294.	280.	293.	296.		1.07	2.50	0.333		0.648	0.788	0.965	0.998	0.871	0.843

	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.
Calib	[-]	304.	305.	301.	303.	297.		1.56	2.75	0.348		0.706	0.847	0.973	0.998	0.878	0.875
Control	[-]	304.	305.	301.	303.	297.		1.59	2.76	0.348		0.704	0.847	0.973	0.998	0.879	0.875

	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	[-]	269.
Calib	[-]	270.	270.	270.	269.	268.		0.914	2.65	0.0972		0.880	0.863	0.993	0.999	0.890	0.915
Control	[-]	270.	270.	270.	269.	268.		0.942	2.67	0.0972		0.879	0.862	0.993	0.999	0.890	0.914

	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.
Calib	[-]	304.	304.	303.	302.	304.		1.46	3.09	0.711		0.454	0.652	0.908	0.934	0.794	0.733
Control	[-]	304.	304.	303.	302.	304.		1.58	3.14	0.713		0.448	0.651	0.909	0.941	0.798	0.733

	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.
Calib	[-]	293.	293.	298.	292.			0.668	1.64	0.208		0.865	0.902	0.986	0.996	0.924	0.929
Control	[-]	293.	293.	298.	292.			0.741	1.66	0.208		0.863	0.903	0.986	0.996	0.923	0.929

	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	[-]	280.
Calib	[-]	281.	280.	282.	280.	284.		0.624	1.91	0.119		0.881	0.899	0.992	0.988	0.932	0.932
Control	[-]	281.	281.	282.	280.	284.		0.680	1.94	0.119		0.879	0.898	0.992	0.988	0.934	0.932

	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.
Calib	[-]	293.	292.	290.	291.			1.04	2.60	0.104		0.796	0.875	0.991	0.997	0.896	0.905
Control	[-]	293.	292.	290.	291.			1.16	2.63	0.104		0.793	0.877	0.991	0.997	0.894	0.905

	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.
Calib	[-]	306.	306.	304.	304.	304.		1.44	2.13	0.814		0.257	0.617	0.894	0.999	0.853	0.706
Control	[-]	306.	306.	304.	304.	304.		1.57	2.24	0.794		0.238	0.616	0.898	0.998	0.854	0.703

	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.
Calib	[-]	303.	303.	300.	302.	294.		1.51	2.16	0.617		0.474	0.708	0.915	0.997	0.857	0.776
Control	[-]	303.	303.	300.	302.	294.		1.62	2.24	0.603		0.457	0.707	0.916	0.996	0.856	0.773

	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.
Calib	[-]	293.	292.	293.	290.	284.		1.90	4.44	0.644		0.449	0.681	0.932	0.967	0.843	0.759
Control	[-]	293.	292.	293.	290.	284.		1.95	4.46	0.644		0.447	0.682	0.932	0.966	0.843	0.759

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

  Title:

CRU TS4.01 Maximum Temperature

  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

  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 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

  Original_resolution:

0.5x0.5

  Resolution:

0.5x0.5

  Original_frequency:

mon

  Frequency:

mon