Title:
Spatial models of a climate moisture index for 3 future time periods – 30 year averages 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100

Abstract:
We present future 30-year average models of a Climate Moisture Index (CMI) at the monthly and annual time step covering North America. The CMI is an index of atmospheric moisture balance: positive values indicate an excess of precipitation while negative values indicate a precipitation deficit. The calculation is based on monthly precipitation minus monthly potential evapotranspiration (PET) of a simplified form of Penman-Monteith equation. Models are provided for 4 Global Circulation Models (and their average) and 3 RCPs (2.6, 4.5, 8.5).

Purpose:
Grids of a future climate index at various resolutions for Canada and the United States from ~2km to ~10km

Dates:
	2021-03-31:	creation
	2021-03-31:	publication

Cited Responsible Party:
	Organization Name:	Canadian Forest Service; Natural Resources Canada
	Telephone Number:	1-705-541-5569
	Delivery Point:		1219 Queen Street East
	City:			Sault Ste. Marie
	Province/State:		Ontario
	Country:		Canada
	Electronic Mail Address:dan.mckenney@canada.ca
	Role:			originator

Status:				completed

Maintenance Frequency:		as needed

Descriptive Keywords:
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Use Limitation:			Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access Constraints:		license Unrestricted

Use Constraints:
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada. Acknowledgements for the use of this data would be appreciated. See citation section for details.

Other Constraints:
Although this data has been processed successfully on a computer system at the Canadian Forest Service, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The Canadian Forest Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Spatial Representation Type:	grid

Spatial Representation Info:
	Dimension Name:		row
	Dimension Size:		1392
	Resolution:		0.08333333767

	Dimension Name:		column
	Dimension Size:		720
	Resolution:		0.08333333767

Extent:
	West Bound Longitude:	-168.0000000
	East Bound Longitude:	-51.9999940
	South Bound Latitude:	25.0000000
	North Bound Latitude:	85.0000031

Attributes:
	Content:		Grids of a climate moisture index in cm
	Citation:		McKenney, D.W., Hutchinson, M., Papadopol, P., Lawrence, K., Pedlar, J.H., Campbell, K.L., Milewska, E., Hopkinson, R.F., Price, D., Owen, T., 2011a. Customized spatial climate models for North America. Bulletin of the American Meteorlogical Society 92(12), pp. 1611-1622.; McKenney, D.W., Pedlar, J.H., Hutchinson, M., Papadopol, P., Lawrence, K., Campbell, K.L., Milewska, E., Hopkin, R.F., Price, D., 2013a. Spatial climate models for Canada's forestry community. The Forestry Chronicle 89(5), pp. 659-663.

Data Quality:
	Attribute Accuracy:	Modeled data
	Completeness:		complete
	Source:			source