Title:
Spatial models of 30-year average future Bioclim (bioclimatic) parameters for North America using ANUCLIM

Abstract:
BIOCLIM is a component program of ANUCLIM software package that generates a number of bioclimatic parameters derived from minimum and maximum temperature and precipitation ANUSPLIN climate surfaces (e.g. Mean Temperature of Warmest Period, Precipitation of the Driest Quarter etc). These models provide 30-year average value estimates of bioclimate variables for 3 future time periods (2011-2040, 2041-2070 and 2071-2100) based on 4 Global Circulation models (and their average) and 3 RCPs (2.6, 4.5 and 8.5).

Purpose:
Grids of 30-year average future monthly and annual bioclimatic variables at various resolutions for North America from ~1km to ~10km

Dates:
	2021-01-07:	creation
	2021-01-07:	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:		0.0833333

	Dimension Name:		column
	Dimension Size:		720
	Resolution:		0.0833333

Extent:
	West Bound Longitude:	-168.0000000
	East Bound Longitude:	-52.0000464
	South Bound Latitude:	25.0000000
	North Bound Latitude:	84.9999760

Attributes:
	Content:		Grids of various bioclimate variables in a variety of units eg. temperature related variables in degrees Celsius; grids of precipitation related variables in mm; counts of day-related variables in number of days
	Citation:		; 

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