This application explores climate suitability for typical multi-species hedgerows at six point locations over Europe, underpinned by CMIP5 climate projections (bias-adjusted to ERA5) for air temperature and precipitation in the 6-months growing season (April-September). Hedgerow suitability provides stakeholders within the agro-ecology sector with information about the climate impact on hedgerow ecosystems to support management decisions.
The interactive map shows 20-year averages for air temperature and precipitation over three time frames (1981-2000 (historical), 2041-2060 (near future) and 2081-2100 (far future)) for two climate scenarios, i.e. the Representative Concentration Pathways RCP4.5 (moderate scenario) and RCP8.5 (pessimistic scenario) at high resolution (1km x 1km).
Clicking on a map marker reveals a time series plot of the modelled climate suitability for a selection of the location’s typical hedgerows (based on species-specific seasonal temperature and precipitation envelopes of multiple species) at standard resolution (0.5° x 0.5° ~ 50km x 50km).
User-selectable parameters
- Variable: The data visualised in the interactive map.
| INPUT VARIABLES |
| Name |
Units |
Description |
Source |
| Annual mean temperature (BIO01) |
K |
Annual mean of the daily mean temperature at 2 m above the surface. This indicator corresponds to the official BIOCLIM variable BIO01 that is used in ecological niche modelling. |
Bioclimatic indicators |
| Annual precipitation (BIO12) |
m s-1 |
Annual mean of the daily mean precipitation rate (both liquid and solid phases). This indicator corresponds to the official BIOCLIM variable BIO12. To compute the total precipitation sum over the year, a conversion factor should be applied of 3600x24x365x1000 (mm year-1). |
Bioclimatic indicators |
| Dry days |
day |
Number of days within a year where total daily precipitation does not exceed 2 mm. |
Bioclimatic indicators |
| Frost days |
day |
Number of days during the growing season with minimum temperature below 273 K (0 oC). The data is aggregated over the months. |
Bioclimatic indicators |
| Growing degree days |
K day year-1 |
The sum of daily degrees above the daily mean temperature of 278 K (5 oC). The data is aggregated over the months. |
Bioclimatic indicators |
| Koeppen-Geiger class |
Dimensionless |
A climate classification that divides worldwide climates into separate classes depending on temperature and precipitation thresholds. |
Bioclimatic indicators |
| Monthly mean precipitation |
m s-1 |
Average over the daily mean precipitation. The data is aggregated over the month and the year. To compute the total precipitation sum over the aggregation period, a conversion factor should be applied of 3600x24x1000x30.4 (average number of days per month) or x365 (average number of days per year). |
Bioclimatic indicators |
| OUTPUT VARIABLES |
| Name |
Units |
Description |
| Climate suitability |
Dimensionless |
Climate suitability (0-1) for different grassland species in accordance to the above bioclimate indicators; calculation using the CMIP5-based bio-climatic indicators. |
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