Table 1 Available reconstructions of environmental variables.
From: High-resolution terrestrial climate, bioclimate and vegetation for the last 120,000 years
Variable | Unit | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Dimensional variables | ||
Longitude | degrees east | 720 |
Latitude | degrees north | 300 |
Month | — | 12 |
Year | before present | 72 |
Climatic variables | ||
Monthly temperature | °C | 720 × 300 × 12 × 72 |
Monthly precipitation | mm month−1 | 720 × 300 × 12 × 72 |
Monthly cloudiness | % | 720 × 300 × 12 × 72 |
Minimum annual temperature | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
Maximum annual temperature | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
Monthly relative humidity | % | 720 × 300 × 12 × 72 |
Monthly wind speed | m second−1 | 720 × 300 × 12 × 72 |
Bioclimatic variables | ||
BIO1: Annual mean temperature | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO4: Temperature seasonality | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO5: Minimum annual temperature | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO6: Maximum annual temperature | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO7: Temperature annual range | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO8: Mean temperature of the wettest quarter | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO9: Mean temperature of driest quarter | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO10: Mean temperature of warmest quarter | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO11: Mean temperature of coldest quarter | °C | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO12: Annual precipitation | mm year−1 | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO13: Precipitation of wettest month | mm month−1 | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO14: Precipitation of driest month | mm month−1 | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO15: Precipitation seasonality | — | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO16: Precipitation of wettest quarter | mm quarter−1 | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO17: Precipitation of driest quarter | mm quarter−1 | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO18: Precipitation of warmest quarter | mm quarter−1 | 720 × 300 × 72 |
BIO19: Precipitation of coldest quarter | mm quarter−1 | 720 × 300 × 72 |
Vegetation variables | ||
Net primary productivity | gC m−2 year−1 | 720 × 300 × 72 |
Leaf area index | gC m−2 | 720 × 300 × 72 |
Biome | categorial | 720 × 300 × 72 |
