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	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	[-]	293.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	294.	294.	293.	298.	296.		1.64	1.81	0.757		0.233	0.637	0.913	0.998	0.684
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	294.	294.	293.	298.	296.		1.64	1.81	0.755		0.233	0.637	0.913	0.998	0.684
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	294.	294.	293.	298.	296.		1.57	1.76	0.816		0.258	0.625	0.904	1.00	0.682
I67_GSWP3	[-]	294.	294.	293.	297.	296.		1.16	1.33	0.488		0.305	0.684	0.950	0.986	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	[-]	293.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	293.	298.	295.		1.97	2.26	0.332		0.474	0.774	0.973	0.980	0.795
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	293.	298.	295.		1.97	2.26	0.331		0.474	0.774	0.973	0.980	0.795
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	293.	298.	295.		1.93	2.22	0.329		0.481	0.775	0.973	0.979	0.797
I67_GSWP3	[-]	295.	295.	293.	296.	294.		1.45	1.57	0.176		0.557	0.886	0.985	0.986	0.860

	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	[-]	289.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	289.	293.	293.		1.83	2.05	0.662		0.523	0.844	0.919	0.999	0.826
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	289.	293.	293.		1.83	2.05	0.662		0.523	0.844	0.919	0.999	0.826
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	289.	293.	293.		1.78	2.02	0.730		0.535	0.840	0.908	0.998	0.824
I67_GSWP3	[-]	290.	290.	289.	292.	294.		1.18	1.36	0.510		0.623	0.905	0.937	0.997	0.874

	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	[-]	257.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	257.	257.	257.	261.	262.		0.561	2.08	0.0196		0.914	0.915	0.999	0.959	0.940
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	257.	257.	257.	261.	262.		0.678	2.05	0.0202		0.913	0.919	0.999	0.958	0.942
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	257.	257.	257.	261.	262.		0.564	2.13	0.0196		0.914	0.911	0.999	0.958	0.939
I67_GSWP3	[-]	257.	256.	257.	262.			0.229	1.25	0.0232		0.933	0.957	0.998	0.999	0.969

	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	[-]	294.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	296.	296.	294.	297.	295.		1.82	2.12	1.74		0.147	0.629	0.735	0.967	0.622
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	296.	296.	294.	297.	295.		1.82	2.12	1.74		0.147	0.629	0.735	0.967	0.622
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	296.	296.	294.	297.	295.		1.77	2.07	1.75		0.159	0.625	0.734	0.961	0.621
I67_GSWP3	[-]	295.	295.	294.	296.	295.		1.39	1.64	1.20		0.213	0.751	0.813	0.867	0.679

	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	[-]	265.	265.	266.	270.	270.		-0.185	1.41	0.0290		0.930	0.933	0.998	0.991	0.957
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	266.	266.	266.	270.	270.		-0.0517	1.31	0.0290		0.933	0.940	0.998	0.990	0.960
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	266.	266.	266.	270.	270.		-0.0481	1.43	0.0285		0.936	0.928	0.998	0.995	0.957
I67_GSWP3	[-]	265.	265.	266.	270.	271.		-0.435	1.21	0.0248		0.932	0.947	0.998	0.995	0.964

	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	[-]	274.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	275.	275.	274.	284.	284.		0.671	1.74	0.0669		0.860	0.929	0.996	1.00	0.943
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	275.	275.	274.	284.	284.		0.706	1.72	0.0653		0.859	0.933	0.996	1.00	0.944
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	275.	275.	274.	284.	284.		0.695	1.73	0.0699		0.861	0.929	0.995	1.00	0.943
I67_GSWP3	[-]	275.	274.	274.	284.	284.		0.454	1.45	0.0413		0.878	0.946	0.997	0.999	0.953

	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	[-]	292.	292.	291.	297.	296.		1.17	2.02	0.340		0.633	0.861	0.972	0.981	0.862
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	292.	292.	291.	297.	296.		1.17	2.01	0.340		0.633	0.861	0.972	0.982	0.862
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	292.	292.	291.	297.	296.		1.10	1.98	0.365		0.642	0.857	0.969	0.983	0.861
I67_GSWP3	[-]	292.	292.	291.	297.	295.		0.688	1.47	0.285		0.701	0.904	0.977	0.999	0.897

	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	[-]	260.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	259.	259.	260.	261.	260.		-0.492	1.69	0.0305		0.929	0.922	0.998	0.986	0.951
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	259.	259.	260.	261.	260.		-0.337	1.60	0.0312		0.933	0.925	0.998	0.987	0.954
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	259.	259.	260.	261.	260.		-0.521	1.75	0.0312		0.928	0.917	0.998	0.986	0.949
I67_GSWP3	[-]	259.	259.	259.	261.	264.		-0.569	1.12	0.0154		0.944	0.956	0.999	1.00	0.971

	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	[-]	288.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	288.	290.	289.		1.75	1.88	0.183		0.684	0.920	0.986	0.999	0.902
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	288.	290.	289.		1.75	1.87	0.181		0.684	0.919	0.986	0.999	0.902
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	289.	289.	288.	290.	289.		1.71	1.85	0.178		0.688	0.917	0.987	0.999	0.902
I67_GSWP3	[-]	289.	289.	288.	288.	289.		1.16	1.25	0.138		0.769	0.947	0.990	1.00	0.930

	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	[-]	278.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	277.	277.	278.	280.	282.		0.176	1.35	0.478		0.832	0.898	0.968	0.996	0.919
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	277.	277.	278.	280.	282.		0.205	1.32	0.478		0.833	0.901	0.968	0.997	0.920
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	277.	277.	278.	280.	282.		0.257	1.35	0.478		0.834	0.897	0.968	0.997	0.918
I67_GSWP3	[-]	277.	277.	278.	280.	284.		-0.290	1.10	0.442		0.854	0.932	0.970	0.995	0.936

	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	[-]	281.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	281.	281.	281.	275.	286.		1.02	1.87	0.405		0.685	0.866	0.952	0.998	0.874
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	281.	281.	281.	275.	286.		1.05	1.85	0.405		0.686	0.868	0.952	0.998	0.874
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	281.	281.	281.	275.	286.		1.01	1.86	0.416		0.692	0.863	0.951	0.998	0.873
I67_GSWP3	[-]	277.	281.	281.	243.	291.		0.628	1.39	0.277		0.732	0.909	0.968	0.998	0.903

	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	[-]	289.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	289.	292.	292.		0.923	1.59	0.460		0.808	0.884	0.961	1.00	0.907
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	289.	292.	292.		0.923	1.59	0.460		0.808	0.884	0.961	1.00	0.907
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	289.	292.	292.		0.918	1.60	0.458		0.809	0.883	0.961	1.00	0.907
I67_GSWP3	[-]	289.	289.	289.	291.	286.		0.663	1.17	0.278		0.839	0.938	0.978	1.00	0.939

	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	[-]	260.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	260.	260.	260.	259.	262.		-0.0939	1.53	0.0531		0.933	0.917	0.996	0.993	0.952
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	260.	260.	260.	259.	262.		-0.0112	1.44	0.0529		0.934	0.924	0.996	0.992	0.954
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	260.	260.	260.	259.	262.		-0.0810	1.58	0.0517		0.933	0.913	0.997	0.992	0.950
I67_GSWP3	[-]	260.	260.	260.	261.			-0.0509	1.14	0.0427		0.938	0.946	0.997	1.00	0.965

	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	[-]	289.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	291.	290.	289.	295.	293.		2.45	2.73	0.317		0.440	0.839	0.974	0.999	0.818
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	291.	290.	289.	295.	293.		2.45	2.73	0.317		0.440	0.839	0.974	0.999	0.818
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	290.	290.	289.	295.	293.		2.36	2.66	0.342		0.452	0.833	0.971	0.998	0.818
I67_GSWP3	[-]	290.	289.	289.	294.	295.		1.41	1.87	0.246		0.553	0.874	0.981	0.994	0.855

	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	[-]	282.	282.	280.	289.	287.		1.71	1.82	0.0639		0.816	0.949	0.996	1.00	0.942
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	282.	282.	280.	289.	287.		1.73	1.83	0.0650		0.815	0.949	0.996	1.00	0.942
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	282.	282.	280.	289.	287.		1.69	1.80	0.0671		0.819	0.947	0.995	1.00	0.942
I67_GSWP3	[-]	281.	281.	280.	288.	289.		0.981	1.12	0.0488		0.884	0.961	0.997	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	[-]	269.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	269.	269.	269.	274.	275.		0.601	1.29	0.0656		0.904	0.930	0.996	0.993	0.951
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	269.	269.	269.	274.	275.		0.699	1.27	0.0589		0.901	0.936	0.996	0.995	0.953
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	269.	269.	269.	274.	275.		0.937	1.48	0.0662		0.889	0.927	0.996	0.995	0.947
I67_GSWP3	[-]	269.	269.	269.	274.			0.301	0.954	0.0396		0.924	0.945	0.997	1.00	0.962

	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	[-]	278.	278.	276.	284.	281.		2.14	2.52	0.0692		0.736	0.904	0.995	0.999	0.908
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	278.	278.	276.	284.	281.		2.15	2.52	0.0692		0.735	0.906	0.995	0.999	0.908
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	278.	278.	276.	284.	281.		2.22	2.56	0.0699		0.731	0.904	0.995	0.999	0.906
I67_GSWP3	[-]	277.	277.	276.	282.	279.		1.45	1.86	0.0704		0.792	0.919	0.995	0.995	0.924

	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	[-]	294.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	294.	298.	295.		1.57	1.89	1.90		0.198	0.739	0.708	1.00	0.677
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	294.	298.	295.		1.57	1.89	1.90		0.198	0.739	0.708	1.00	0.677
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	294.	297.	295.		1.45	1.79	1.90		0.219	0.728	0.711	1.00	0.677
I67_GSWP3	[-]	295.	295.	294.	296.	296.		1.26	1.51	1.10		0.266	0.798	0.834	0.974	0.734

	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	[-]	292.	291.	290.	293.	288.		1.50	1.68	0.643		0.544	0.849	0.914	0.998	0.831
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	292.	291.	290.	293.	288.		1.50	1.68	0.644		0.544	0.849	0.914	0.998	0.831
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	291.	291.	290.	292.	288.		1.29	1.54	0.698		0.583	0.844	0.906	0.999	0.835
I67_GSWP3	[-]	291.	291.	290.	292.	283.		1.10	1.24	0.547		0.618	0.896	0.925	0.999	0.867

	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	[-]	278.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	279.	279.	278.	285.	281.		1.75	2.80	0.259		0.502	0.820	0.981	0.976	0.820
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	279.	279.	278.	285.	281.		1.75	2.80	0.259		0.502	0.821	0.981	0.976	0.820
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	279.	279.	278.	285.	281.		1.75	2.79	0.253		0.503	0.820	0.981	0.976	0.820
I67_GSWP3	[-]	279.	279.	278.	283.	282.		1.19	2.15	0.134		0.583	0.878	0.990	0.981	0.862

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