Tool NameFrost Change Frequency
Tool ID14
Library IDclimate_tools
Version1.0
Author(s)O.Conrad (c) 2016

Description

This tool calculates statistics about the frost change frequency either from monthly or daily minimum and maximum temperatures. In case of monthly observations these will be spline interpolated to gain a daily resolution.

Parameters

NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
Input
Minimum Temperaturegrid list, inputTMINMonthly (12) or daily (365) temperature observations.
Maximum Temperaturegrid list, inputTMAXMonthly (12) or daily (365) temperature observations.
Output
Frost Change Frequencygrid, outputFREQUENCYThe number of days with frost change.
Mean Temperature Spangrid, output, optionalDT_MEANMean daily temperature span of frost change days.
Maximum Temperature Spangrid, output, optionalDT_MAXMaximum daily temperature span of frost change days.
Standard Deviation of Temperature Spangrid, output, optionalDT_STDVStandard deviation of daily temperature span of frost change days.
Mean Minimum Temperaturegrid, output, optionalTMIN_MEANMean daily minimum temperature of frost change days.
Minimum Temperaturegrid, output, optionalTMIN_MINColdest daily minimum temperature of all frost change days.