Thermic Belt Classification
| Author(s) | Dirk Nikolaus Karger |
| Library ID | climate_tools |
| Tool ID | 15 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Menu | Climate and Weather | Bioclimatology |
Description
Calculates the thermal belts based on mean temperature and length of the growing season.
References
Körner, C., Paulsen, J., Spehn, E.M. (2011): A definition of mountains and their bioclimatic belts for global comparisons of biodiversity data. Alpine Botany, 121, 73–78. doi:10.1007/s00035-011-0094-4. online
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 occurrence | grid, input | FROST | Frost occurrence as binary factor. | - |
| Output | Thermal Belts | grid, output | ATB | - | - |
| Options | Grid System | grid system | PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM | - | - |
| Minimum Temperature Nival | floating point number | NIVAL_TEMP | Minimum Temperature for nival belt. | Default: 3.500000 |
| Minimum Temperature Treeline | floating point number | TREE_TEMP | Minimum Temperature for treeline. | Default: 6.400000 |
Command Line
Usage: saga_cmd climate_tools 15 [-GSL ] [-GST ] [-FROST ] [-NIVAL_TEMP ] [-TREE_TEMP ] [-ATB ]
-GSL: Growing Season Length
grid, input
-GST: Mean Temperature
grid, input
-FROST: Frost occurrence
grid, input
-NIVAL_TEMP: Minimum Temperature Nival
floating point number
Default: 3.500000
-TREE_TEMP: Minimum Temperature Treeline
floating point number
Default: 6.400000
-ATB: Thermal Belts
grid, output