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	[-]	293.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	294.	294.	297.	293.	296.		0.778	1.30	0.646		0.481	0.471	0.926	0.998	0.758	0.684
CLM5PHSON	[-]	294.	293.	297.	293.	296.		0.843	1.30	0.638		0.446	0.486	0.928	0.997	0.773	0.686

	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	294.	294.	297.	293.	294.		1.15	1.50	0.202		0.622	0.749	0.983	0.986	0.863	0.825
CLM5PHSON	[-]	294.	294.	296.	293.	294.		1.17	1.50	0.181		0.620	0.750	0.985	0.987	0.860	0.825

	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	[-]	288.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	290.	289.	294.	288.	293.		1.04	1.39	0.563		0.655	0.785	0.933	1.00	0.840	0.833
CLM5PHSON	[-]	289.	289.	293.	288.	293.		1.00	1.36	0.598		0.662	0.786	0.927	1.00	0.839	0.834

	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	[-]	256.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	257.	257.	265.	256.	261.		0.437	1.75	0.0380		0.932	0.918	0.997	0.999	0.907	0.945
CLM5PHSON	[-]	256.	256.	264.	256.	261.		0.395	1.75	0.0380		0.932	0.918	0.997	0.999	0.908	0.945

	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	[-]	294.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	296.	295.	297.	294.	295.		1.14	1.62	1.24		0.293	0.499	0.816	0.959	0.828	0.649
CLM5PHSON	[-]	295.	295.	297.	294.	295.		1.21	1.66	1.28		0.281	0.505	0.809	0.960	0.814	0.646

	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	[-]	265.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	265.	265.	272.	265.	269.		-0.138	1.13	0.0181		0.947	0.943	0.999	0.997	0.965	0.966
CLM5PHSON	[-]	265.	265.	272.	265.	269.		-0.198	1.13	0.0191		0.945	0.945	0.999	0.997	0.965	0.966

	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	[-]	274.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	275.	275.	286.	274.	280.		0.732	1.56	0.0151		0.879	0.924	0.999	1.00	0.928	0.942
CLM5PHSON	[-]	274.	274.	285.	274.	280.		0.670	1.54	0.0163		0.881	0.923	0.999	0.999	0.928	0.942

	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.	297.	291.	296.		0.795	1.53	0.241		0.712	0.845	0.980	0.999	0.926	0.884
CLM5PHSON	[-]	291.	291.	297.	291.	296.		0.736	1.51	0.255		0.717	0.846	0.978	0.999	0.929	0.886

	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	[-]	259.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	259.	259.	265.	259.	260.		-0.180	1.47	0.0268		0.956	0.923	0.998	1.00	0.920	0.953
CLM5PHSON	[-]	259.	259.	263.	259.	260.		-0.224	1.48	0.0263		0.954	0.923	0.998	1.00	0.921	0.953

	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	289.	289.	290.	287.	289.		1.17	1.35	0.134		0.770	0.888	0.991	1.00	0.942	0.913
CLM5PHSON	[-]	289.	289.	290.	287.	289.		1.16	1.34	0.138		0.770	0.891	0.991	1.00	0.943	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	[-]	277.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	278.	277.	282.	277.	281.		0.100	1.14	0.216		0.859	0.907	0.985	0.993	0.941	0.932
CLM5PHSON	[-]	277.	277.	280.	277.	281.		0.00878	1.14	0.219		0.859	0.905	0.985	0.994	0.942	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	[-]	281.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	278.	281.	257.	280.	287.		0.718	1.47	0.268		0.759	0.833	0.968	0.999	0.909	0.884
CLM5PHSON	[-]	277.	281.	244.	280.	287.		0.686	1.46	0.269		0.759	0.835	0.968	0.999	0.909	0.884

	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	[-]	289.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	289.	289.	293.	288.	292.		0.668	1.30	0.235		0.850	0.883	0.982	1.00	0.908	0.918
CLM5PHSON	[-]	289.	289.	292.	288.	292.		0.623	1.29	0.238		0.852	0.882	0.982	1.00	0.909	0.918

	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	[-]	260.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	261.	260.	264.	260.	262.		0.424	1.52	0.0476		0.938	0.915	0.997	0.998	0.920	0.947
CLM5PHSON	[-]	260.	260.	262.	260.	262.		0.385	1.52	0.0456		0.938	0.915	0.997	0.998	0.920	0.947

	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	[-]	289.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	291.	290.	295.	289.	293.		1.41	2.01	0.355		0.567	0.765	0.964	0.999	0.907	0.828
CLM5PHSON	[-]	289.	289.	294.	289.	293.		1.40	2.00	0.369		0.568	0.766	0.961	0.999	0.905	0.828

	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.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	281.	281.	289.	280.	287.		1.13	1.32	0.0279		0.870	0.938	0.998	1.00	0.971	0.952
CLM5PHSON	[-]	281.	281.	289.	280.	287.		1.06	1.27	0.0255		0.876	0.936	0.998	1.00	0.972	0.953

	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.	276.	268.	274.		0.498	1.18	0.0384		0.920	0.924	0.997	0.997	0.950	0.952
CLM5PHSON	[-]	268.	268.	274.	268.	274.		0.439	1.14	0.0361		0.922	0.926	0.998	0.997	0.952	0.953

	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	[-]	277.	277.	284.	276.	280.		1.56	2.02	0.0424		0.785	0.890	0.997	0.998	0.938	0.916
CLM5PHSON	[-]	277.	277.	283.	276.	280.		1.52	2.00	0.0516		0.787	0.891	0.997	0.998	0.943	0.918

	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	[-]	294.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	295.	295.	297.	294.	294.		0.871	1.36	1.13		0.416	0.538	0.828	0.996	0.881	0.699
CLM5PHSON	[-]	295.	295.	297.	294.	294.		0.925	1.38	1.11		0.399	0.552	0.833	0.996	0.871	0.700

	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	[-]	291.	291.	293.	290.	288.		1.10	1.34	0.512		0.629	0.795	0.931	1.00	0.937	0.848
CLM5PHSON	[-]	291.	291.	293.	290.	288.		1.06	1.31	0.478		0.637	0.798	0.938	1.00	0.935	0.851

	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	[-]	278.
CLM5PHSOFF	[-]	279.	279.	285.	278.	281.		1.29	2.21	0.117		0.590	0.794	0.990	1.00	0.922	0.848
CLM5PHSON	[-]	279.	278.	284.	278.	281.		1.24	2.18	0.122		0.596	0.793	0.989	1.00	0.922	0.849

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 14:17:30 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:TMN derived from gridded TMP & DTR absolutes, DTR in turn derived from tmn.1708171135.dtb, tmx.1708171215.dtb

  title: CRU TS4.01 Minimum Temperature

  Conventions: CF-1.7