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 Global - Land 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]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	304.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	304.	303.	304.		-1.54	1.82	0.846		0.352	0.682	0.911	0.984	0.722
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	304.	303.	304.		-1.54	1.82	0.843		0.352	0.682	0.911	0.984	0.722
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	304.	303.	304.		-1.56	1.85	0.864		0.349	0.678	0.907	0.983	0.719
I67_GSWP3	[-]	305.	305.	304.	305.	303.		1.60	1.72	0.244		0.322	0.844	0.971	0.998	0.796

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	307.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	306.	306.	307.	304.	306.		-1.13	1.66	0.384		0.635	0.728	0.972	0.997	0.812
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	306.	306.	307.	304.	306.		-1.13	1.66	0.384		0.635	0.728	0.972	0.997	0.812
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	306.	306.	307.	304.	306.		-1.10	1.62	0.362		0.639	0.736	0.974	0.997	0.816
I67_GSWP3	[-]	309.	309.	307.	306.	304.		1.96	2.05	0.155		0.490	0.892	0.988	0.995	0.851

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	301.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	301.	300.	302.		-1.15	1.74	0.561		0.519	0.703	0.929	0.989	0.769
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	301.	300.	302.		-1.15	1.74	0.561		0.519	0.703	0.929	0.989	0.769
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	301.	299.	302.		-1.13	1.71	0.558		0.522	0.706	0.928	0.988	0.770
I67_GSWP3	[-]	303.	303.	301.	301.	303.		1.73	1.85	0.316		0.449	0.879	0.960	0.999	0.833

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	266.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	263.	263.	266.	266.	269.		-2.66	3.46	0.0344		0.846	0.885	0.998	0.995	0.922
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	263.	263.	266.	266.	269.		-2.69	3.49	0.0357		0.844	0.885	0.998	0.995	0.921
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	263.	263.	266.	266.	269.		-2.72	3.53	0.0344		0.843	0.882	0.998	0.995	0.920
I67_GSWP3	[-]	266.	266.	266.	269.			0.186	1.26	0.0256		0.948	0.943	0.998	1.00	0.967

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	304.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	304.	302.	303.		-1.73	1.96	1.12		0.210	0.627	0.842	0.656	0.593
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	304.	302.	303.		-1.73	1.96	1.12		0.210	0.627	0.842	0.656	0.593
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	304.	302.	303.		-1.81	2.02	1.11		0.197	0.625	0.843	0.655	0.589
I67_GSWP3	[-]	305.	305.	304.	304.	304.		1.19	1.38	0.629		0.199	0.755	0.905	1.00	0.722

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	276.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	274.	274.	276.	276.	278.		-2.73	2.97	0.0165		0.832	0.934	0.999	0.986	0.937
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	274.	274.	276.	276.	278.		-2.72	2.95	0.0153		0.832	0.936	0.999	0.986	0.938
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	274.	274.	276.	276.	278.		-2.75	3.01	0.0165		0.830	0.931	0.999	0.985	0.935
I67_GSWP3	[-]	276.	276.	276.	278.	278.		-0.0887	0.983	0.00743		0.961	0.951	0.999	1.00	0.972

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	286.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	284.	284.	286.	289.	292.		-1.60	2.18	0.0776		0.828	0.928	0.994	0.997	0.935
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	284.	284.	286.	289.	292.		-1.60	2.18	0.0767		0.827	0.928	0.994	0.997	0.935
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	284.	284.	286.	289.	292.		-1.61	2.19	0.0762		0.827	0.927	0.994	0.998	0.935
I67_GSWP3	[-]	287.	287.	286.	291.	291.		0.829	1.43	0.0604		0.874	0.953	0.995	0.999	0.955

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	303.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	301.	301.	303.	303.	304.		-1.33	1.99	0.245		0.626	0.797	0.976	0.997	0.838
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	301.	301.	303.	303.	304.		-1.33	1.99	0.245		0.626	0.797	0.976	0.997	0.838
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	301.	301.	303.	303.	304.		-1.36	2.01	0.249		0.622	0.796	0.975	0.997	0.837
I67_GSWP3	[-]	304.	304.	303.	305.	303.		1.22	1.70	0.181		0.626	0.878	0.981	1.00	0.873

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	268.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	265.	265.	268.	266.	268.		-2.91	3.36	0.0124		0.827	0.904	0.999	1.00	0.927
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	265.	265.	268.	266.	268.		-2.93	3.36	0.0134		0.826	0.906	0.999	1.00	0.927
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	265.	265.	268.	266.	268.		-2.97	3.42	0.0137		0.824	0.903	0.999	1.00	0.926
I67_GSWP3	[-]	267.	267.	268.	268.	272.		-0.416	0.984	0.00356		0.959	0.953	1.00	1.00	0.973

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	301.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	301.	296.	299.		-1.72	1.89	0.115		0.692	0.888	0.991	1.00	0.892
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	301.	296.	299.		-1.72	1.89	0.115		0.692	0.888	0.991	1.00	0.892
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	301.	296.	299.		-1.73	1.90	0.115		0.691	0.888	0.991	1.00	0.892
I67_GSWP3	[-]	303.	303.	301.	297.	299.		1.69	1.77	0.111		0.691	0.933	0.991	0.999	0.909

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	286.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	285.	284.	286.	286.	289.		-1.35	1.81	0.216		0.808	0.920	0.985	0.997	0.926
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	285.	284.	286.	286.	289.		-1.36	1.81	0.216		0.808	0.920	0.985	0.997	0.926
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	285.	284.	286.	286.	289.		-1.37	1.83	0.216		0.807	0.918	0.985	0.997	0.925
I67_GSWP3	[-]	286.	286.	286.	288.	293.		0.248	1.18	0.279		0.887	0.919	0.981	0.996	0.941

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	292.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	289.	290.	292.	278.	295.		-1.86	2.37	0.278		0.666	0.833	0.970	0.993	0.859
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	289.	290.	292.	278.	295.		-1.87	2.37	0.278		0.666	0.833	0.970	0.993	0.859
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	289.	290.	292.	278.	295.		-1.88	2.39	0.278		0.664	0.832	0.970	0.993	0.858
I67_GSWP3	[-]	289.	293.	292.	252.	300.		0.967	1.60	0.153		0.698	0.910	0.983	0.996	0.899

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	303.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	303.	299.	303.		-1.09	1.95	0.257		0.774	0.877	0.980	0.999	0.901
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	303.	299.	303.		-1.10	1.95	0.257		0.774	0.877	0.980	0.999	0.901
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	303.	299.	303.		-1.10	1.95	0.259		0.774	0.877	0.980	0.999	0.901
I67_GSWP3	[-]	304.	304.	303.	300.	296.		1.58	1.83	0.120		0.756	0.949	0.990	0.999	0.929

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	269.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	266.	266.	269.	264.	270.		-2.42	3.12	0.00700		0.830	0.870	1.00	0.995	0.913
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	266.	266.	269.	264.	270.		-2.48	3.12	0.00875		0.827	0.873	0.999	0.994	0.913
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	266.	266.	269.	264.	270.		-2.45	3.15	0.00700		0.829	0.867	1.00	0.995	0.912
I67_GSWP3	[-]	269.	269.	269.	267.			-0.0501	1.22	0.0101		0.945	0.928	0.999	1.00	0.960

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	302.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	302.	302.	303.		-1.87	2.45	0.266		0.490	0.781	0.978	0.984	0.803
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	302.	302.	303.		-1.87	2.45	0.266		0.490	0.781	0.978	0.984	0.803
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	302.	302.	303.		-1.91	2.47	0.273		0.487	0.778	0.978	0.985	0.801
I67_GSWP3	[-]	303.	303.	302.	304.	304.		1.34	1.76	0.226		0.565	0.868	0.981	0.917	0.840

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	292.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	292.	297.	297.		-1.68	1.77	0.0528		0.828	0.945	0.996	0.999	0.943
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	292.	297.	297.		-1.68	1.77	0.0528		0.827	0.945	0.996	0.999	0.942
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	292.	297.	297.		-1.70	1.78	0.0528		0.825	0.946	0.996	0.999	0.943
I67_GSWP3	[-]	293.	293.	292.	298.	300.		0.803	1.08	0.0505		0.894	0.954	0.997	0.996	0.959

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	280.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	277.	277.	280.	280.	282.		-2.04	2.31	0.0606		0.834	0.921	0.996	0.994	0.933
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	277.	277.	280.	280.	282.		-2.05	2.30	0.0606		0.834	0.924	0.996	0.995	0.934
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	277.	277.	280.	280.	282.		-2.01	2.29	0.0622		0.836	0.920	0.996	0.995	0.933
I67_GSWP3	[-]	280.	280.	280.	282.			0.301	0.901	0.0364		0.938	0.949	0.998	0.999	0.966

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	291.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	288.	288.	291.	290.	292.		-2.53	2.90	0.0632		0.748	0.893	0.995	1.00	0.906
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	288.	288.	291.	290.	292.		-2.55	2.92	0.0632		0.747	0.893	0.995	1.00	0.906
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	288.	288.	291.	290.	292.		-2.52	2.90	0.0632		0.749	0.892	0.995	1.00	0.906
I67_GSWP3	[-]	292.	292.	291.	292.	290.		1.00	1.52	0.0486		0.859	0.928	0.997	1.00	0.943

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	304.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	304.	303.	304.		-2.04	2.31	0.920		0.196	0.698	0.881	0.999	0.694
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	304.	303.	304.		-2.04	2.31	0.920		0.196	0.698	0.881	0.999	0.694
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	302.	302.	304.	303.	304.		-2.16	2.42	0.921		0.182	0.686	0.881	0.999	0.687
I67_GSWP3	[-]	305.	305.	304.	304.	305.		1.47	1.67	0.389		0.266	0.846	0.947	0.983	0.778

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	302.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	302.	299.	297.		-1.70	1.90	0.475		0.498	0.754	0.946	0.993	0.789
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	302.	299.	297.		-1.70	1.90	0.474		0.498	0.754	0.947	0.993	0.789
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	302.	299.	297.		-1.81	1.99	0.475		0.482	0.750	0.946	0.993	0.784
I67_GSWP3	[-]	303.	303.	301.	301.	293.		1.62	1.67	0.221		0.497	0.885	0.974	0.999	0.848

	Download Data	Period Mean (original grids) [K]	Model Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Benchmark Period Mean (intersection) [K]	Model Period Mean (complement) [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]	Overall Score [1]
Benchmark	[-]	290.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	290.	292.	289.		-0.569	2.11	0.383		0.601	0.754	0.951	0.999	0.812
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	290.	292.	289.		-0.573	2.12	0.383		0.601	0.754	0.951	0.999	0.812
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	290.	292.	289.		-0.573	2.12	0.378		0.601	0.754	0.952	0.999	0.812
I67_GSWP3	[-]	292.	292.	290.	293.	291.		1.62	2.21	0.301		0.578	0.845	0.960	0.999	0.846

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 Global - Land 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 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 time series (TS) high-resolution gridded datasets

  Version:

4.02

  Institutions:

Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK

  Source:

monthly observations at meteorological stations across the world land areas

  History:

2019-05-06: downloaded source from https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/hrg/cru_ts_4.02/

2019-05-06: converted to netCDF with https://gist.github.com/nocollier/d73585731756fa472731065389af45dc

  References:

Harris, I., P.D. Jones, T.J. Osborn and D.H. Lister (2014), Updated high-resolution grids of monthly climatic observations - the CRU TS3.10 Dataset, International Journal of Climatology, 34(3), 623-642, doi:10.1002/joc.3711

  Comments:

time_period: 1960-01 through 2017-12

original_temporal_resolution: monthly

original_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

original_units: C

final_temporal_resolution: monthly

final_spatial_resolution: 0.5 degree

final_units: K

  Convention:

CF-1.7