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.
I123	[-]	297.	297.	298.	300.	300.		-0.894	1.29	0.738		0.367	0.676	0.924	0.992	0.727
post5.4	[-]	298.	298.	299.	300.	300.		-0.577	1.15	0.726		0.409	0.666	0.930	0.991	0.733

	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.
I123	[-]	299.	299.	300.	300.	299.		-0.961	1.58	0.485		0.618	0.671	0.965	0.958	0.777
post5.4	[-]	300.	300.	300.	301.	299.		-0.342	1.21	0.441		0.732	0.690	0.968	0.972	0.810

	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.
I123	[-]	294.	294.	295.	296.	299.		-0.883	1.32	0.581		0.614	0.765	0.927	0.999	0.814
post5.4	[-]	295.	295.	295.	296.	299.		-0.283	1.04	0.477		0.682	0.762	0.943	0.998	0.829

	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.
I123	[-]	259.	259.	262.	263.			-2.56	3.37	0.0158		0.838	0.882	0.999	0.985	0.917
post5.4	[-]	261.	261.	262.	265.			-1.10	2.32	0.0189		0.906	0.897	0.999	0.988	0.938

	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.
I123	[-]	298.	298.	299.	299.	300.		-0.868	1.20	1.65		0.243	0.623	0.740	1.00	0.646
post5.4	[-]	298.	298.	299.	299.	300.		-0.607	1.05	1.14		0.292	0.666	0.835	0.996	0.691

	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.
I123	[-]	269.	269.	271.	272.	275.		-2.61	3.08	0.00660		0.829	0.898	1.00	0.997	0.924
post5.4	[-]	270.	270.	272.	273.	275.		-1.37	1.77	0.0161		0.902	0.936	0.999	0.999	0.954

	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.
I123	[-]	279.	279.	281.	286.	288.		-1.40	2.07	0.0362		0.837	0.922	0.997	0.999	0.936
post5.4	[-]	280.	280.	281.	287.	288.		-0.557	1.49	0.0438		0.877	0.937	0.997	1.00	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	[-]	297.
I123	[-]	296.	296.	297.	299.	299.		-0.926	1.57	0.275		0.699	0.813	0.976	0.995	0.859
post5.4	[-]	296.	296.	297.	300.	299.		-0.493	1.31	0.228		0.738	0.848	0.979	0.994	0.881

	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.
I123	[-]	261.	261.	264.	262.	269.		-2.97	3.57	0.0317		0.818	0.880	0.998	0.999	0.915
post5.4	[-]	263.	263.	264.	264.	269.		-1.51	2.12	0.00916		0.900	0.918	0.999	0.999	0.947

	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.
I123	[-]	294.	294.	295.	291.	294.		-0.916	1.18	0.118		0.814	0.896	0.992	1.00	0.919
post5.4	[-]	295.	295.	295.	292.	294.		-0.184	0.715	0.0937		0.884	0.919	0.994	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	[-]	282.
I123	[-]	280.	280.	282.	283.	289.		-1.68	1.97	0.199		0.773	0.908	0.987	0.999	0.915
post5.4	[-]	281.	281.	282.	284.	289.		-0.751	1.28	0.199		0.857	0.920	0.987	1.00	0.937

	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.
I123	[-]	281.	285.	287.	245.	295.		-1.59	2.10	0.306		0.691	0.834	0.966	0.995	0.864
post5.4	[-]	282.	286.	287.	248.	295.		-0.790	1.48	0.263		0.759	0.853	0.972	0.997	0.887

	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.
I123	[-]	295.	295.	296.	295.	291.		-1.43	1.95	0.365		0.764	0.891	0.971	0.999	0.903
post5.4	[-]	295.	295.	296.	295.	291.		-0.679	1.46	0.333		0.824	0.896	0.971	0.999	0.917

	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.
I123	[-]	262.	262.	265.	261.			-2.81	3.47	0.0188		0.806	0.863	0.999	0.994	0.905
post5.4	[-]	264.	264.	265.	262.			-1.50	2.21	0.0126		0.886	0.894	0.999	0.995	0.934

	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.
I123	[-]	294.	294.	296.	297.	299.		-1.05	1.65	0.237		0.573	0.836	0.982	0.999	0.845
post5.4	[-]	295.	295.	296.	298.	299.		-0.387	1.36	0.272		0.628	0.840	0.978	0.997	0.857

	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.
I123	[-]	285.	285.	286.	291.	295.		-1.41	1.58	0.0364		0.851	0.928	0.998	0.996	0.940
post5.4	[-]	286.	286.	287.	292.	295.		-0.642	0.796	0.0440		0.916	0.966	0.997	1.00	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	[-]	275.
I123	[-]	272.	272.	275.	276.			-2.21	2.65	0.0945		0.814	0.884	0.994	0.990	0.913
post5.4	[-]	273.	273.	275.	277.			-0.981	1.36	0.0777		0.900	0.932	0.995	0.997	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	[-]	284.
I123	[-]	282.	282.	284.	285.	285.		-1.64	2.13	0.0537		0.798	0.892	0.996	1.00	0.916
post5.4	[-]	283.	283.	284.	286.	285.		-0.620	1.41	0.0470		0.863	0.915	0.997	0.999	0.938

	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.
I123	[-]	298.	298.	299.	299.	301.		-1.40	1.69	1.01		0.210	0.651	0.852	0.995	0.672
post5.4	[-]	298.	298.	299.	300.	301.		-0.903	1.31	0.763		0.310	0.683	0.897	0.991	0.713

	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.
I123	[-]	295.	295.	296.	295.	288.		-1.08	1.31	0.391		0.599	0.807	0.961	1.00	0.835
post5.4	[-]	296.	295.	296.	295.	288.		-0.488	0.906	0.446		0.719	0.816	0.950	1.00	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	[-]	284.
I123	[-]	284.	283.	284.	288.	287.		-0.448	1.83	0.383		0.628	0.806	0.954	0.993	0.837
post5.4	[-]	284.	284.	284.	288.	287.		-0.0812	1.77	0.294		0.635	0.805	0.969	0.994	0.842

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