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	[-]	299.
CON	[-]	299.	299.	300.	299.	301.		0.344	0.918	0.454		0.608	0.753	0.958	1.00	0.935	0.835
OP	[-]	299.	299.	300.	299.	301.		0.317	0.917	0.464		0.609	0.750	0.957	1.00	0.935	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	[-]	300.
CON	[-]	301.	301.	300.	300.	300.		0.478	1.07	0.233		0.713	0.809	0.981	0.983	0.948	0.874
OP	[-]	301.	301.	300.	300.	300.		0.473	1.07	0.233		0.714	0.809	0.981	0.984	0.948	0.874

	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	[-]	295.
CON	[-]	296.	296.	297.	295.	295.		0.553	1.12	0.368		0.666	0.832	0.957	1.00	0.933	0.870
OP	[-]	296.	296.	297.	295.	295.		0.539	1.11	0.368		0.668	0.832	0.958	1.00	0.932	0.870

	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	[-]	262.
CON	[-]	262.	262.	266.	262.	267.		0.514	1.77	0.0288		0.918	0.935	0.998	0.998	0.926	0.952
OP	[-]	262.	262.	266.	262.	267.		0.498	1.76	0.0288		0.918	0.936	0.998	0.998	0.926	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	[-]	299.
CON	[-]	299.	299.	300.	299.	299.		0.328	1.03	0.577		0.356	0.657	0.916	0.904	0.877	0.728
OP	[-]	299.	299.	300.	299.	299.		0.297	1.02	0.570		0.359	0.655	0.916	0.906	0.876	0.728

	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	[-]	272.
CON	[-]	271.	271.	274.	271.	274.		-0.0331	0.894	0.0123		0.954	0.964	0.999	1.00	0.975	0.976
OP	[-]	271.	271.	274.	271.	274.		-0.0496	0.893	0.0123		0.954	0.964	0.999	1.00	0.975	0.976

	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.
CON	[-]	281.	281.	288.	281.	288.		0.329	1.59	0.0337		0.873	0.942	0.998	1.00	0.955	0.951
OP	[-]	281.	281.	288.	281.	288.		0.320	1.59	0.0372		0.873	0.942	0.997	1.00	0.955	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	[-]	297.
CON	[-]	297.	297.	300.	297.	299.		0.0499	1.55	0.277		0.714	0.831	0.972	0.997	0.925	0.878
OP	[-]	297.	297.	300.	297.	299.		0.0307	1.55	0.280		0.715	0.831	0.972	0.997	0.924	0.878

	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	[-]	264.
CON	[-]	264.	264.	266.	264.	265.		0.107	1.03	0.0211		0.953	0.954	0.999	1.00	0.954	0.969
OP	[-]	264.	264.	266.	264.	265.		0.0920	1.03	0.0211		0.953	0.954	0.999	1.00	0.954	0.969

	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	[-]	295.
CON	[-]	295.	295.	293.	295.	294.		0.528	0.902	0.120		0.853	0.903	0.991	0.999	0.948	0.933
OP	[-]	295.	295.	293.	295.	294.		0.516	0.896	0.115		0.854	0.903	0.991	1.00	0.947	0.933

	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	[-]	282.
CON	[-]	282.	282.	284.	282.	283.		0.125	1.28	0.185		0.862	0.914	0.988	1.00	0.949	0.938
OP	[-]	282.	282.	284.	282.	283.		0.113	1.28	0.191		0.862	0.914	0.987	1.00	0.949	0.938

	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.
CON	[-]	283.	287.	256.	287.	293.		0.271	1.27	0.187		0.795	0.879	0.980	1.00	0.943	0.913
OP	[-]	283.	287.	256.	287.	293.		0.257	1.27	0.189		0.796	0.879	0.980	1.00	0.943	0.913

	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	[-]	296.
CON	[-]	296.	296.	295.	296.	295.		0.180	1.19	0.170		0.868	0.918	0.988	1.00	0.951	0.940
OP	[-]	296.	296.	295.	296.	295.		0.177	1.19	0.174		0.868	0.918	0.987	1.00	0.951	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	[-]	265.
CON	[-]	265.	265.	266.	265.	268.		0.451	1.51	0.0350		0.921	0.931	0.998	1.00	0.950	0.955
OP	[-]	265.	265.	266.	265.	268.		0.442	1.51	0.0350		0.921	0.931	0.998	1.00	0.950	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	[-]	296.
CON	[-]	296.	295.	298.	296.	299.		0.463	1.70	0.406		0.614	0.806	0.958	0.999	0.912	0.849
OP	[-]	296.	295.	298.	296.	299.		0.444	1.69	0.416		0.615	0.806	0.958	0.999	0.912	0.850

	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.
CON	[-]	286.	286.	294.	286.	290.		0.297	0.898	0.0383		0.917	0.942	0.997	0.999	0.961	0.960
OP	[-]	286.	286.	294.	286.	290.		0.282	0.895	0.0378		0.918	0.942	0.997	0.999	0.961	0.960

	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	[-]	275.
CON	[-]	275.	274.	278.	275.	279.		0.0800	1.03	0.0417		0.924	0.942	0.997	0.998	0.963	0.961
OP	[-]	274.	274.	278.	275.	279.		0.0604	1.02	0.0417		0.924	0.942	0.997	0.998	0.963	0.961

	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	[-]	284.
CON	[-]	284.	284.	287.	284.	289.		0.455	1.63	0.0359		0.841	0.916	0.998	1.00	0.953	0.937
OP	[-]	284.	284.	287.	284.	289.		0.447	1.62	0.0359		0.841	0.916	0.998	1.00	0.953	0.937

	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	[-]	299.
CON	[-]	299.	299.	300.	299.	300.		0.170	0.956	0.485		0.612	0.739	0.932	0.999	0.910	0.822
OP	[-]	299.	299.	300.	299.	300.		0.135	0.952	0.492		0.619	0.735	0.931	0.999	0.909	0.821

	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	[-]	296.
CON	[-]	296.	296.	295.	296.	297.		0.370	0.891	0.334		0.726	0.844	0.958	0.999	0.946	0.886
OP	[-]	296.	296.	295.	296.	297.		0.357	0.886	0.334		0.728	0.844	0.958	0.999	0.946	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	[-]	284.
CON	[-]	285.	284.	288.	284.	284.		0.641	2.44	0.294		0.592	0.817	0.959	0.999	0.925	0.851
OP	[-]	285.	284.	288.	284.	284.		0.628	2.43	0.294		0.593	0.817	0.959	0.999	0.925	0.851

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:

derived CRU high resolution (0.5x0.5) Mean Temperature

  Source_file:

This product is generated from monthly CRU TS3.21 Mean Temperature observations

  Conventions:

Please contact Prof. James Randerson (Email: jranders@uci.edu) or Dr. Mingquan Mu (mmu@uci.edu) for any question

  Creation_date:

Fri Nov 1 11:52:30 PDT 2013

  Approach:

I simply read the monthly surface air temperature from original file, and separated the time series by a month and saved them by each month and each year.

  Temporal resolution:

monthly

  General information:

This product was derived from CRU v3.21 product.

  Spatial resolution:

0.5x0.5 degree

  Derived data code:

http://redwood.ess.uci.edu/mingquan/www/ILAMB/Download/CODES/CODES/subroutines/convert/convert-tas-cru.ncl