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	[-]	10.8
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	8.65	8.67	5.39	10.9	8.01		-2.36	2.75	1.14		0.215	0.376	0.827	0.978	0.545	0.553
GSWP3v1	[-]	12.0	12.0	7.44	10.9	8.01		0.911	1.41	0.537		0.424	0.556	0.925	0.974	0.497	0.656
WATCH	[-]	9.20	9.22	7.83	10.8	8.02		-1.73	1.94	0.471		0.284	0.521	0.937	0.976	0.494	0.622

	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	[-]	13.8
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	12.0	12.1	7.63	13.8	11.0		-1.70	3.48	0.958		0.513	0.440	0.903	0.818	0.532	0.608
GSWP3v1	[-]	14.6	14.7	9.22	13.8	11.0		0.822	1.26	0.504		0.734	0.749	0.948	0.986	0.765	0.822
WATCH	[-]	11.9	11.9	8.97	13.9	11.0		-1.95	2.29	0.657		0.516	0.671	0.931	0.999	0.704	0.749

	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	[-]	12.8
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	11.2	11.3	5.50	12.8	9.07		-1.80	2.71	0.759		0.415	0.450	0.907	0.937	0.651	0.635
GSWP3v1	[-]	13.9	14.0	6.81	12.8	9.07		0.800	1.35	0.410		0.549	0.696	0.951	0.981	0.687	0.760
WATCH	[-]	11.7	11.7	8.14	12.8	9.06		-1.26	1.59	0.516		0.497	0.631	0.942	0.992	0.670	0.727

	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	[-]	9.39
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	6.86	6.93	4.62	9.41	7.83		-2.70	3.34	0.929		0.282	0.377	0.890	0.974	0.786	0.615
GSWP3v1	[-]	9.81	9.91	6.10	9.41	7.83		0.203	1.28	1.96		0.752	0.558	0.663	0.977	0.841	0.725
WATCH	[-]	7.82	7.86	6.38	9.47	7.88		-1.75	2.07	1.40		0.425	0.560	0.781	0.940	0.726	0.666

	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	[-]	9.53
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	4.24	4.35	3.16	9.60	8.86		-5.58	5.62	1.57		0.00240	0.397	0.772	0.590	0.635	0.466
GSWP3v1	[-]	10.2	10.4	7.01	9.60	8.86		0.116	1.72	0.900		0.224	0.492	0.876	0.963	0.763	0.635
WATCH	[-]	8.59	8.62	8.18	9.63	8.89		-1.09	1.60	0.907		0.309	0.423	0.879	0.849	0.737	0.603

	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	[-]	10.7
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	8.39	8.41	4.38	10.7	8.60		-2.31	2.99	2.53		0.392	0.439	0.590	0.729	0.766	0.559
GSWP3v1	[-]	11.2	11.2	6.00	10.7	8.60		0.480	1.14	1.16		0.756	0.641	0.821	0.989	0.944	0.799
WATCH	[-]	9.27	9.29	6.56	10.7	8.65		-1.43	1.76	0.779		0.504	0.614	0.891	0.998	0.868	0.748

	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	[-]	11.7
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	10.4	10.4	4.64	11.8	9.57		-1.59	2.88	2.21		0.433	0.373	0.646	0.992	0.818	0.606
GSWP3v1	[-]	12.2	12.3	6.69	11.8	9.57		0.292	1.08	0.681		0.737	0.639	0.905	0.999	0.916	0.806
WATCH	[-]	10.5	10.5	7.42	11.8	9.57		-1.41	1.76	0.803		0.484	0.601	0.890	0.999	0.889	0.744

	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	[-]	11.1
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	10.2	10.3	4.49	11.2	8.50		-1.39	2.71	1.53		0.530	0.530	0.782	0.802	0.714	0.648
GSWP3v1	[-]	12.1	12.2	6.83	11.2	8.50		0.602	1.27	0.497		0.661	0.733	0.940	0.973	0.835	0.813
WATCH	[-]	10.2	10.2	8.07	11.2	8.53		-1.19	1.65	0.624		0.608	0.664	0.924	0.954	0.810	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	[-]	8.50
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	6.35	6.41	4.48	8.51	7.45		-2.21	2.94	2.13		0.352	0.378	0.642	0.981	0.759	0.582
GSWP3v1	[-]	8.59	8.67	5.72	8.51	7.45		0.0319	1.11	0.752		0.816	0.592	0.882	0.969	0.807	0.776
WATCH	[-]	7.01	7.06	5.53	8.59	7.51		-1.60	1.91	0.464		0.431	0.578	0.944	0.998	0.800	0.721

	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	[-]	13.7
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	11.8	11.9	4.97	13.8	10.4		-2.36	3.15	0.844		0.415	0.475	0.920	0.702	0.808	0.632
GSWP3v1	[-]	14.7	14.8	7.39	13.8	10.4		0.595	1.25	0.385		0.603	0.706	0.964	0.932	0.913	0.804
WATCH	[-]	12.3	12.3	9.45	13.8	10.4		-1.67	1.98	0.619		0.423	0.604	0.939	0.983	0.894	0.741

	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	[-]	8.57
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	6.90	6.96	4.96	8.60	7.69		-1.92	2.42	1.09		0.429	0.565	0.867	0.978	0.747	0.692
GSWP3v1	[-]	9.40	9.50	6.61	8.60	7.69		0.520	1.31	0.649		0.639	0.666	0.915	0.943	0.872	0.784
WATCH	[-]	7.66	7.69	6.92	8.58	7.70		-1.00	1.59	0.799		0.598	0.589	0.894	0.989	0.777	0.739

	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	[-]	11.6
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	9.62	10.0	6.09	11.8	7.98		-2.04	3.23	1.45		0.350	0.417	0.789	0.962	0.689	0.604
GSWP3v1	[-]	12.0	12.6	7.84	11.8	7.98		0.472	1.27	0.655		0.629	0.646	0.910	0.994	0.799	0.771
WATCH	[-]	10.1	10.4	7.48	11.8	8.00		-1.56	1.93	0.778		0.449	0.578	0.895	0.966	0.761	0.705

	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	[-]	14.0
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	15.2	15.2	8.67	14.0	11.1		0.929	2.89	1.25		0.379	0.324	0.832	0.834	0.628	0.553
GSWP3v1	[-]	15.3	15.4	8.58	14.0	11.1		1.09	1.58	0.572		0.442	0.617	0.925	0.970	0.733	0.717
WATCH	[-]	12.7	12.7	9.84	14.0	11.1		-1.47	1.89	0.866		0.426	0.514	0.882	0.995	0.632	0.661

	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	[-]	8.40
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	6.72	6.79	4.87	8.41	7.44		-1.83	2.79	1.03		0.399	0.324	0.855	0.960	0.799	0.610
GSWP3v1	[-]	8.58	8.67	5.85	8.41	7.44		-0.0175	1.07	0.851		0.794	0.573	0.867	0.971	0.906	0.781
WATCH	[-]	7.18	7.22	5.67	8.44	7.49		-1.37	1.71	0.774		0.448	0.542	0.880	0.990	0.875	0.713

	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	[-]	13.3
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	8.60	8.70	6.04	13.4	10.3		-5.41	5.73	1.24		0.114	0.439	0.838	0.917	0.633	0.564
GSWP3v1	[-]	14.0	14.3	8.96	13.4	10.3		-0.00928	1.53	0.501		0.575	0.620	0.942	0.974	0.803	0.755
WATCH	[-]	12.5	12.6	10.6	13.4	10.4		-1.31	2.01	0.628		0.470	0.514	0.930	0.938	0.734	0.683

	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	[-]	12.2
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	8.63	8.63	5.31	12.2	9.97		-3.70	3.95	2.47		0.135	0.459	0.605	0.926	0.679	0.544
GSWP3v1	[-]	12.2	12.2	9.22	12.2	9.97		-0.0749	0.948	0.838		0.752	0.656	0.871	0.911	0.943	0.798
WATCH	[-]	10.7	10.7	9.91	12.2	10.0		-1.58	1.96	1.31		0.410	0.538	0.808	0.997	0.939	0.705

	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	[-]	11.0
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	8.72	8.72	4.69	11.1	7.54		-2.51	3.03	2.39		0.327	0.477	0.605	0.996	0.711	0.599
GSWP3v1	[-]	11.4	11.4	7.11	11.1	7.54		0.174	1.05	0.737		0.762	0.676	0.895	0.997	0.945	0.825
WATCH	[-]	9.48	9.49	7.46	11.1	7.56		-1.70	2.08	1.38		0.464	0.578	0.782	0.928	0.923	0.709

	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	[-]	15.3
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	12.5	12.5	8.47	15.3	11.3		-2.92	3.83	0.894		0.344	0.392	0.901	0.990	0.841	0.643
GSWP3v1	[-]	15.1	15.1	9.64	15.3	11.3		-0.320	1.20	0.455		0.769	0.663	0.946	0.999	0.931	0.828
WATCH	[-]	13.1	13.1	10.5	15.4	11.4		-2.36	2.70	0.493		0.385	0.590	0.940	0.977	0.925	0.735

	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	[-]	10.2
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	7.43	7.44	3.96	10.2	9.50		-2.90	3.09	0.600		0.155	0.507	0.920	0.989	0.456	0.589
GSWP3v1	[-]	11.1	11.1	7.07	10.2	9.50		0.792	1.12	0.433		0.493	0.656	0.948	0.991	0.463	0.701
WATCH	[-]	8.88	8.89	7.34	10.3	9.57		-1.41	1.60	0.423		0.346	0.597	0.947	0.989	0.475	0.659

	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	[-]	11.7
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	9.30	9.40	4.60	11.7	9.16		-2.45	2.98	0.859		0.265	0.391	0.885	0.904	0.545	0.564
GSWP3v1	[-]	12.4	12.5	7.16	11.7	9.16		0.663	1.02	0.367		0.600	0.687	0.955	0.985	0.632	0.758
WATCH	[-]	10.0	10.1	7.92	11.7	9.17		-1.66	1.90	0.484		0.345	0.594	0.940	0.999	0.630	0.683

	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	[-]	12.5
CRUNCEPv7	[-]	9.91	9.92	6.60	12.6	7.59		-3.13	3.75	1.37		0.238	0.470	0.814	0.988	0.673	0.609
GSWP3v1	[-]	13.7	13.7	8.63	12.6	7.59		0.457	1.44	0.845		0.595	0.615	0.897	0.976	0.743	0.740
WATCH	[-]	12.1	12.1	8.87	12.6	7.61		-1.02	1.64	0.839		0.505	0.589	0.893	0.994	0.749	0.720

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 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

  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:dtr.1708250000.dtb

  title: CRU TS4.01 Diurnal Temperature Range

  Conventions: CF-1.7