View In:
ArcGIS JavaScript
ArcGIS Online Map Viewer
ArcGIS Earth
ArcGIS Pro
Service Description: The maps and tables presented here represent potential variability of projected climate change across the conterminous United States during three 30-year periods in this century and emphasizes the importance of evaluating multiple signals of change across large spatial domains. Maps of growing degree days, plant hardiness zones, heat zones, and cumulative drought severity depict the potential for markedly shifting conditions and highlight regions where changes may be multifaceted across these metrics. In addition to the maps, the potential change in these climate variables are summarized in tables according to the seven regions of the fourth National Climate Assessment to provide additional regional context. Viewing these data collectively further emphasizes the potential for novel climatic space under future projections of climate change and signals the wide disparity in these conditions based on relatively near-term human decisions of curtailing (or not) greenhouse gas emissions. More information available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/pubs/rmap/rmap_nrs9.pdfThis dataset represents Growing Degree Days for four time periods (1980-2009, 2010-2039, 2040-2069, and 2070-2099), and two RCPs (4.5 and 8.5), for medium and high emissions scenarios, respectively.
Map Name: ClimateChangePressures_GrowingDegreeDays
Legend
All Layers and Tables
Dynamic Legend
Dynamic All Layers
Layers:
Description: The maps and tables presented here represent potential variability of projected climate change across the conterminous United States during three 30-year periods in this century and emphasizes the importance of evaluating multiple signals of change across large spatial domains. Maps of growing degree days, plant hardiness zones, heat zones, and cumulative drought severity depict the potential for markedly shifting conditions and highlight regions where changes may be multifaceted across these metrics. In addition to the maps, the potential change in these climate variables are summarized in tables according to the seven regions of the fourth National Climate Assessment to provide additional regional context. Viewing these data collectively further emphasizes the potential for novel climatic space under future projections of climate change and signals the wide disparity in these conditions based on relatively near-term human decisions of curtailing (or not) greenhouse gas emissions. More information available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/pubs/rmap/rmap_nrs9.pdfThis dataset represents Growing Degree Days for four time periods (1980-2009, 2010-2039, 2040-2069, and 2070-2099), and two RCPs (4.5 and 8.5), for medium and high emissions scenarios, respectively.
Copyright Text: The USDA Forest Service makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness or utility of these geospatial data, or for the improper or incorrect use of these geospatial data. These geospatial data and related maps or graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The data and maps may not be used to determine title, ownership, legal descriptions or boundaries, legal jurisdiction, or restrictions that may be in place on either public or private land. Natural hazards may or may not be depicted on the data and maps, and land users should exercise due caution. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible to verify the limitations of the geospatial data and to use the data accordingly.
Spatial Reference:
102100
(3857)
Single Fused Map Cache: false
Initial Extent:
XMin: -1.759402555583622E7
YMin: 3596962.599125456
XMax: -3674090.2108924733
YMax: 9319151.764248103
Spatial Reference: 102100
(3857)
Full Extent:
XMin: -1.3894063944635458E7
YMin: 2883423.2957236213
XMax: -7465363.351323909
YMax: 6948390.524746953
Spatial Reference: 102100
(3857)
Units: esriMeters
Supported Image Format Types: PNG32,PNG24,PNG,JPG,DIB,TIFF,EMF,PS,PDF,GIF,SVG,SVGZ,BMP
Document Info:
Title: Growing Degree Days
Author:
Comments: The maps and tables presented here represent potential variability of projected climate change across the conterminous United States during three 30-year periods in this century and emphasizes the importance of evaluating multiple signals of change across large spatial domains. Maps of growing degree days, plant hardiness zones, heat zones, and cumulative drought severity depict the potential for markedly shifting conditions and highlight regions where changes may be multifaceted across these metrics. In addition to the maps, the potential change in these climate variables are summarized in tables according to the seven regions of the fourth National Climate Assessment to provide additional regional context. Viewing these data collectively further emphasizes the potential for novel climatic space under future projections of climate change and signals the wide disparity in these conditions based on relatively near-term human decisions of curtailing (or not) greenhouse gas emissions. More information available at https://www.fs.fed.us/nrs/pubs/rmap/rmap_nrs9.pdf.
Subject: Growing Degree Days throughout this century, in the conterminous U.S.
Category:
Keywords: USDA Forest Service,USFS,Office of Sustainability and Climate,OSC,Northern Research Station,NRS,climate,drought,growing degree days
AntialiasingMode: None
TextAntialiasingMode: Force
Supports Dynamic Layers: true
MaxRecordCount: 2000
MaxImageHeight: 4096
MaxImageWidth: 4096
Supported Query Formats: JSON, geoJSON, PBF
Supports Query Data Elements: true
Min Scale: 0
Max Scale: 0
Supports Datum Transformation: true
Child Resources:
Info
Dynamic Layer
Supported Operations:
Export Map
Identify
QueryLegends
QueryDomains
Find
Return Updates