Table 2 The climatically suitable areas (EI > 0) in the United States for ESC and EBR under the historical and future climate change scenario RCP 8.5.
Scenarios | ESC | EBR | |||
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Total area (106 km2) | % Total land area | Total area (106 km2) | % Total land area | ||
Historical climate | EI = 0 | 3.88 | 41.43 | 3.17 | 33.84 |
0 < EI ≤ 10 | 1.00 | 10.63 | 0.52 | 5.51 | |
10 < EI ≤ 20 | 1.58 | 16.91 | 1.18 | 12.61 | |
20 < EI ≤ 100 | 2.91 | 31.03 | 4.50 | 48.03 | |
2046–2065 RCP 8.5 | EI = 0 | 4.42 | 47.21 | 2.95 | 31.47 |
0 < EI ≤ 10 | 0.84 | 8.96 | 0.59 | 6.31 | |
10 < EI ≤ 20 | 1.72 | 18.40 | 1.29 | 13.80 | |
20 < EI ≤ 100 | 2.38 | 25.43 | 4.53 | 48.42 | |
2081–2100 RCP 8.5 | EI = 0 | 5.26 | 56.17 | 3.30 | 35.19 |
0 < EI ≤ 10 | 0.58 | 6.22 | 0.94 | 9.99 | |
10 < EI ≤ 20 | 1.70 | 18.14 | 1.16 | 12.39 | |
20 < EI ≤ 100 | 1.82 | 19.47 | 3.97 | 42.44 |