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	[-]	298.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	298.	298.	298.	301.	300.		-0.571	1.15	0.714		0.407	0.679	0.930	0.963	0.732
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	298.	298.	298.	301.	300.		-0.571	1.15	0.714		0.407	0.679	0.930	0.963	0.732
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	298.	298.	298.	300.	300.		-0.628	1.20	0.733		0.392	0.669	0.925	0.967	0.724
I67_GSWP3	[-]	299.	299.	298.	300.	300.		0.468	0.723	0.296		0.574	0.823	0.970	0.991	0.836

	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	[-]	300.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	300.	301.	300.		-0.293	1.19	0.409		0.728	0.701	0.971	0.988	0.818
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	300.	301.	300.		-0.293	1.19	0.409		0.728	0.701	0.971	0.988	0.818
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	300.	300.	300.	301.	300.		-0.303	1.18	0.408		0.730	0.708	0.971	0.986	0.821
I67_GSWP3	[-]	301.	301.	300.	301.	299.		0.627	0.867	0.181		0.708	0.885	0.985	0.988	0.890

	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	[-]	295.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	295.	296.	297.		-0.379	1.11	0.513		0.664	0.760	0.936	1.00	0.824
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	295.	296.	297.		-0.379	1.11	0.513		0.664	0.760	0.936	1.00	0.824
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	295.	296.	297.		-0.398	1.12	0.524		0.662	0.758	0.934	1.00	0.822
I67_GSWP3	[-]	296.	296.	295.	296.	299.		0.582	0.865	0.258		0.688	0.889	0.970	0.996	0.886

	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	[-]	262.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	261.	260.	262.	264.	266.		-1.12	2.25	0.0180		0.908	0.901	0.999	0.994	0.941
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	261.	260.	262.	264.	266.		-1.06	2.20	0.0191		0.910	0.905	0.999	0.994	0.942
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	260.	260.	262.	264.	266.		-1.14	2.29	0.0180		0.907	0.898	0.999	0.994	0.939
I67_GSWP3	[-]	261.	261.	262.	266.			-0.0628	1.16	0.0142		0.941	0.957	0.999	0.999	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	[-]	299.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	298.	298.	299.	299.	299.		-0.524	1.05	1.18		0.296	0.660	0.830	0.963	0.682
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	298.	298.	299.	299.	299.		-0.524	1.05	1.18		0.296	0.660	0.830	0.963	0.682
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	298.	298.	299.	299.	299.		-0.581	1.08	1.26		0.285	0.653	0.817	0.966	0.675
I67_GSWP3	[-]	299.	299.	299.	300.	299.		0.313	0.777	0.668		0.387	0.780	0.909	0.898	0.751

	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	[-]	271.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	270.	270.	271.	274.	274.		-1.49	1.80	0.0118		0.896	0.941	0.999	0.999	0.955
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	270.	270.	271.	274.	274.		-1.41	1.71	0.0118		0.900	0.946	0.999	0.999	0.958
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	270.	270.	271.	274.	274.		-1.38	1.75	0.0118		0.902	0.938	0.999	0.998	0.955
I67_GSWP3	[-]	271.	271.	271.	274.	275.		-0.327	0.882	0.00747		0.957	0.958	0.999	1.00	0.975

	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	[-]	280.	280.	280.	287.	288.		-0.660	1.54	0.0388		0.873	0.935	0.997	0.999	0.948
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	280.	280.	280.	287.	288.		-0.648	1.52	0.0379		0.873	0.937	0.997	0.999	0.949
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	280.	280.	280.	287.	288.		-0.654	1.54	0.0395		0.873	0.935	0.997	0.999	0.948
I67_GSWP3	[-]	280.	280.	280.	287.	288.		0.113	1.18	0.0300		0.899	0.954	0.998	0.999	0.961

	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	[-]	297.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	296.	296.	297.	300.	300.		-0.381	1.27	0.221		0.746	0.858	0.979	0.989	0.886
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	296.	296.	297.	300.	300.		-0.381	1.27	0.221		0.746	0.858	0.979	0.989	0.886
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	296.	296.	297.	300.	300.		-0.439	1.29	0.220		0.743	0.853	0.978	0.990	0.884
I67_GSWP3	[-]	297.	297.	297.	300.	299.		0.0253	1.11	0.150		0.760	0.893	0.987	1.00	0.907

	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	[-]	264.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	263.	263.	264.	264.	265.		-1.52	2.11	0.0146		0.899	0.919	0.999	0.999	0.947
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	263.	263.	264.	264.	265.		-1.45	2.04	0.0190		0.903	0.923	0.999	0.999	0.949
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	263.	263.	264.	264.	265.		-1.55	2.16	0.0187		0.897	0.916	0.999	0.999	0.946
I67_GSWP3	[-]	264.	264.	264.	265.	268.		-0.234	0.814	0.00777		0.963	0.963	0.999	1.00	0.978

	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	[-]	295.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	295.	293.	294.		-0.260	0.729	0.0999		0.880	0.924	0.993	1.00	0.944
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	295.	293.	294.		-0.260	0.729	0.0999		0.880	0.924	0.993	1.00	0.944
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	295.	293.	294.		-0.283	0.741	0.105		0.878	0.923	0.993	1.00	0.943
I67_GSWP3	[-]	295.	295.	295.	292.	294.		0.411	0.642	0.0832		0.883	0.939	0.994	1.00	0.951

	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	[-]	282.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	281.	281.	282.	283.	286.		-0.758	1.27	0.155		0.853	0.925	0.990	0.999	0.939
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	281.	281.	282.	283.	286.		-0.746	1.26	0.155		0.854	0.927	0.990	0.999	0.939
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	281.	281.	282.	283.	286.		-0.725	1.26	0.167		0.856	0.924	0.989	0.999	0.938
I67_GSWP3	[-]	282.	282.	282.	284.	289.		-0.162	0.987	0.146		0.891	0.931	0.990	0.999	0.949

	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	[-]	287.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	285.	286.	287.	277.	291.		-0.827	1.50	0.261		0.759	0.858	0.972	0.997	0.889
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	285.	286.	287.	277.	291.		-0.815	1.48	0.261		0.759	0.859	0.972	0.997	0.889
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	285.	286.	287.	277.	291.		-0.837	1.51	0.268		0.755	0.855	0.971	0.997	0.886
I67_GSWP3	[-]	283.	287.	287.	248.	295.		0.115	0.971	0.147		0.813	0.916	0.984	0.999	0.926

	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	[-]	296.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	296.	296.	298.		-0.689	1.46	0.331		0.825	0.897	0.973	1.00	0.918
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	296.	296.	298.		-0.689	1.46	0.331		0.825	0.897	0.973	1.00	0.918
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	296.	296.	298.		-0.692	1.46	0.334		0.825	0.897	0.973	1.00	0.918
I67_GSWP3	[-]	296.	296.	296.	295.	291.		0.259	0.879	0.164		0.892	0.939	0.987	0.999	0.951

	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	[-]	265.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	263.	263.	265.	262.	266.		-1.50	2.17	0.0106		0.886	0.898	0.999	0.996	0.935
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	263.	264.	265.	262.	266.		-1.48	2.10	0.0107		0.887	0.904	0.999	0.995	0.938
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	263.	263.	265.	262.	266.		-1.50	2.21	0.0106		0.886	0.894	0.999	0.995	0.934
I67_GSWP3	[-]	265.	265.	265.	264.			-0.248	1.05	0.0145		0.941	0.948	0.999	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	[-]	296.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	296.	298.	299.		-0.264	1.29	0.254		0.644	0.846	0.980	0.998	0.863
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	296.	298.	299.		-0.264	1.29	0.254		0.644	0.846	0.980	0.998	0.863
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	296.	298.	299.		-0.337	1.32	0.261		0.640	0.840	0.980	0.999	0.860
I67_GSWP3	[-]	296.	295.	296.	298.	299.		0.343	1.22	0.241		0.648	0.877	0.981	0.988	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	[-]	286.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	285.	285.	286.	293.	292.		-0.675	0.838	0.0365		0.915	0.964	0.998	1.00	0.968
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	285.	285.	286.	293.	292.		-0.672	0.832	0.0365		0.915	0.965	0.998	1.00	0.968
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	285.	285.	286.	293.	292.		-0.703	0.860	0.0360		0.912	0.964	0.998	1.00	0.968
I67_GSWP3	[-]	286.	286.	286.	293.	295.		0.166	0.519	0.0316		0.946	0.972	0.998	1.00	0.977

	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	[-]	275.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	273.	273.	274.	277.	278.		-1.20	1.54	0.0684		0.884	0.932	0.995	0.990	0.947
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	273.	273.	274.	277.	278.		-1.15	1.46	0.0653		0.888	0.937	0.996	0.992	0.950
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	273.	273.	274.	277.	278.		-1.01	1.40	0.0713		0.898	0.930	0.995	0.992	0.949
I67_GSWP3	[-]	274.	274.	274.	278.			-0.121	0.774	0.0387		0.939	0.953	0.997	0.999	0.968

	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	[-]	284.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	283.	283.	284.	287.	286.		-0.691	1.44	0.0458		0.860	0.917	0.997	1.00	0.938
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	283.	283.	284.	287.	286.		-0.690	1.43	0.0456		0.860	0.918	0.997	1.00	0.938
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	283.	283.	284.	287.	286.		-0.641	1.42	0.0482		0.863	0.916	0.997	1.00	0.938
I67_GSWP3	[-]	284.	284.	284.	286.	285.		0.240	1.12	0.0297		0.881	0.936	0.998	0.999	0.950

	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	[-]	299.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	298.	298.	299.	300.	299.		-0.865	1.26	0.820		0.340	0.704	0.885	0.999	0.726
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	298.	298.	299.	300.	299.		-0.865	1.26	0.820		0.340	0.704	0.885	0.999	0.726
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	298.	298.	299.	300.	299.		-0.985	1.34	0.824		0.306	0.689	0.887	1.00	0.714
I67_GSWP3	[-]	299.	299.	299.	300.	301.		0.232	0.725	0.468		0.582	0.830	0.936	0.982	0.832

	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	[-]	296.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	296.	296.	293.		-0.602	0.950	0.416		0.700	0.825	0.953	0.999	0.860
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	296.	296.	293.		-0.602	0.950	0.416		0.700	0.825	0.953	0.999	0.860
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	295.	295.	296.	296.	293.		-0.763	1.08	0.462		0.664	0.812	0.945	1.00	0.847
I67_GSWP3	[-]	296.	296.	296.	296.	288.		0.360	0.623	0.220		0.765	0.905	0.974	0.999	0.910

	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	[-]	284.
I62_CRUJRA	[-]	284.	284.	284.	288.	285.		-0.159	1.82	0.307		0.631	0.808	0.967	0.997	0.842
I63_CRUJRA	[-]	284.	284.	284.	288.	285.		-0.160	1.82	0.307		0.631	0.808	0.967	0.997	0.842
I65_CRUJRA	[-]	284.	284.	284.	288.	285.		-0.159	1.82	0.293		0.631	0.808	0.970	0.997	0.843
I67_GSWP3	[-]	284.	284.	284.	288.	286.		0.405	1.66	0.197		0.642	0.861	0.975	0.990	0.866

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/

2019-05-07: converted to netCDF with https://github.com/mmu2019/Datasets/blob/master/read-tas-cru.py

  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: 1980-01 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