Tool NameGrowing Degree Days
Tool ID18
Library IDclimate_tools
Version1.0
Author(s)D.N. Karger (c) 2017

Description

This tool calculates growing degree days from daily or from spline interpolated monthly observations for a given threshold. It also calculates the julian day at which a specific target temperature sum is reached.

Parameters

NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
Input
Mean Monthly Temperaturesgrid list, inputTMEANMonthly (12) temperature observations.
Output
Number of Days above Base Temperaturegrid, outputNGDDNumber of days above base temperature.
Growing Degree Daysgrid, outputTSUMIntegral of daily temperature above base temperature.
First Growing Degree Daygrid, output, optionalFIRSTFirst growing degree day of the year (1-365).
Last Growing Degree Daygrid, output, optionalLASTLast growing degree day of the year (1-365).
Degree Sum Target Daygrid, output, optionalTARGETDay of the year at which temperature sum is reached (1-365).
Options
Base Temperaturefloating point numberTBASEBase temperature in degree CelsiusDefault: 10.000000
Degree Sumfloating point numberTTARGETTarget temperature sum in degree Celsius.Default: 100.000000