Tool Thermic Belt Classification
Calculates the thermal belts based on mean temperature and length of the growing season.
References
- (2011): A definition of mountains and their bioclimatic belts for global comparisons of biodiversity data. online.
- Author: Dirk Nikolaus Karger
- Menu: Climate|Bioclimatology
Parameters
| Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input | Growing Season Length | Grid (input) | GSL | Growing season length given as number of days of a year. | - |
| Mean Temperature | Grid (input) | GST | Mean temperature of the growing season. | - | |
| Frost occurence | Grid (input) | FROST | Frost occurence as binary factor. | - | |
| Output | Thermal Belts | Grid (output) | ATB | - | - |
| Options | Grid system | Grid system | PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM | - | - |
| Minimum Temperature Nival | Floating point | NIVAL_TEMP | Minimum Temperature for nival belt. | Default: 3.500000 | |
| Minimum Temperature Treeline | Floating point | TREE_TEMP | Minimum Temperature for treeline. | Default: 6.400000 |
Command-line
Usage: saga_cmd climate_tools 15 [-GSL <str>] [-GST <str>] [-FROST <str>] [-NIVAL_TEMP <double>] [-TREE_TEMP <double>] [-ATB <str>] -GSL:<str> Growing Season Length Grid (input) -GST:<str> Mean Temperature Grid (input) -FROST:<str> Frost occurence Grid (input) -NIVAL_TEMP:<double> Minimum Temperature Nival Floating point Default: 3.500000 -TREE_TEMP:<double> Minimum Temperature Treeline Floating point Default: 6.400000 -ATB:<str> Thermal Belts Grid (output)