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Acronym | Description | Application |
| Maximum number of consecutive dry days | Drought monitoring, drought damage indicator |
| Maximum number of consecutive frost days |
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CSDI | Cold-spell duration index | Provides information on reduced |
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| Provide an indication concerning the occurrence of heat stress on reduced |
| Maximum number of consecutive summer days | Provides information on |
| Maximum number of consecutive wet days | Provides information on drought/oxygen stress/ crop growth (i.e. less radiation interception during rainy |
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| Provide an indication of occurrence of various pests insects and especially fungi Provides an indication concerning the crop development, especially leave formation. |
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| Provides information on climate variability and change. Also serves as the proxy for information on the clarity |
BEDD*) | Biologically Effective Degree Days | Determines crop development stages/rates. Crop development will decelerate/accelerate below and above certain threshold temperatures. |
GSL | Growing Season Length | Provides an indication whether a crop or a combination of crops can be sown and subsequently reach maturity within a |
FD | Frost Days | Provides information on frost damage |
ID | Ice Days | Provides information on frost damage |
R10mm | Heavy precipitation days | Provides information on crop damage |
R20mm | Very heavy precipitation days | Provides information on crop damage |
RR | Precipitation sum | Provides information on possible water shortage or excess. |
RR1 | Wet Days | Provides information on intercepted |
SDII | Simple daily intensity index | Provides information on possible run off |
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| Provide an indication concerning the occurrence of heat stress. Also base for crop specific variants for heat/cold |
TG | Mean of daily mean temperature | Provides information on long-term |
TN | Mean of daily minimum temperature | Provides information on long-term |
TNn | Minimum value of the daily minimum Temperature | Provides information on long-term climate variability and change |
TNx | Maximum value of the daily | Provides information on long-term |
TR | Tropical nights | Provide an indication of occurrence of |
TX | Mean of daily maximum temperature | Provides information on long-term climate variability and change |
TXn | Minimum value of daily maximum | Provides information on long-term |
TXx | Maximum value of daily maximum | Provides information on long-term |
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Weedon, G.P., Balsamo, G., Bellouin, N., Gomes, S., Best, M.J. and Viterbo, P., 2014. The WFDEI meteorological forcing data set: WATCH Forcing Data methodology applied to ERA‐Interim reanalysis data. Water Resources Research, 50(9), pp.7505-7514.
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