Table 1 Climate variables provided in this dataset.
From: A 1 km monthly dataset of historical and future climate changes over China
Abbreviation | Variable name | Unit | Detailed definition/equation |
|---|---|---|---|
tas | Monthly Mean Temperature | °C | |
tasmax | Monthly Maximum Temperature | °C | |
tasmin | Monthly Minimum Temperature | °C | |
pr | Monthly Precipitation | mm | |
sunp | Monthly Mean Percentage of Sunshine | % | |
Bio1 | Annual Mean Temperature | °C | |
Bio2 | Mean Diurnal Range | °C | The mean of the monthly temperature ranges (tasmax - tasmin) |
Bio3 | Temperature Seasonality | Bio2/Bio7 × 100 | |
Bio4 | Isothermality | Standard deviation of tas | |
Bio5 | Max Temperature of Warmest Month | °C | |
Bio6 | Min Temperature of Coldest Month | °C | |
Bio7 | Temperature Annual Range | °C | Bio5 - Bio6 |
Bio8 | Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter | °C | |
Bio9 | Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter | °C | |
Bio10 | Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter | °C | |
Bio11 | Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter | °C | |
Bio12 | Annual Precipitation | mm | |
Bio13 | Precipitation of Wettest Month | mm | |
Bio14 | Precipitation of Driest Month | mm | |
Bio15 | Precipitation Seasonality | Coefficient of variation of pr | |
Bio16 | Precipitation of Wettest Quarter | mm | |
Bio17 | Precipitation of Driest Quarter | mm | |
Bio18 | Precipitation of Warmest Quarter | mm | |
Bio18 | Precipitation of Warmest Quarter | mm | |
Bio19 | Precipitation of Coldest Quarter | mm | |
Bio20 | Accumulated Growing Degree Days of Daily Temperature >0 °C | °C | |
Bio21 | Accumulated Growing Degree Days of Daily Temperature > 5 °C | °C | |
Bio22 | Annual Potential Evapotranspiration | mm | |
Bio23 | Moisture Index | Bio12/Bio22 |
