| Tool Name | Thermic Belt Classification |
| Tool ID | 15 |
| Library ID | climate_tools |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Author(s) | Dirk Nikolaus Karger |
Please cite SAGA whenever you use it for your publications:
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
| 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 | ||||
| Minimum Temperature Nival | floating point number | NIVAL_TEMP | Minimum Temperature for nival belt. | Default: 3.5 |
| Minimum Temperature Treeline | floating point number | TREE_TEMP | Minimum Temperature for treeline. | Default: 6.4 |