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World Frost-free Period (Polygon), 1996

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
Publication Date
1996
Title
World Frost-free Period (Polygon), 1996
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ArcAtlas
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, Calif.
Publisher
ESRI
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/esri_1996_world_fostfree.zip
Abstract
Frost-free Period (Polygon) is a polygon theme representing areas of similar duration of frost free periods. Frost-free period is the period when minimum air temperatures near the ground are above zero degrees Celsius so frost does not occur. The duration of the annual frost-free period is one of the principal climatic characteristics that affects the development of biota, human life, and economic activity.
Purpose
For educational, non-commercial purposes. This dataset is appropriate for use in a GIS.
Supplemental Information
Frost-free Period -- Worldwide distribution pattern The frost-free period decreases toward the poles and, to a lesser extent, from the continental margins toward the interior. Frost-free period is classified into four zones with different frost regimes, as follows: 1. Tropical zone -- no frosts 2. Subtropical zone -- frosts in winter do not occur every year 3. Temperate zone -- periods of spring and autumn frosts are divided by a warm summer and cold winter 4. Cold zone -- frosts are possible during the summer Frosts do not occur in the plains of the tropical belt and on the coasts up to 30 to 35 degrees latitude in both the northern and southern hemispheres. In some years frosts can occur in the desert highlands of Africa, Mexico, Australia, and Brazil up to nearly 10 degrees latitude. In high mountains, frost periods occur at all latitudes. The frost-free period in the temperate belts decreases from 10 to 11 months at the boundary of the tropical belt to two to two-and-a-half months at the polar circles. The period decreases about two months per 10 degrees of latitude. Mountains are azonal factors. There are no practically frost-free periods in the far north.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1996
Bounding Box
West
-180
East
180
North
85
South
-85
Theme Keyword
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword
Frost-free Period
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Earth
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
1996
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
ESRI
Delivery Point
380 New York Street
City
Redlands
State
California
Postal Code
92373-8100
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
909-793-2853
Contact Facsimile Telephone
909-793-5953
Contact Electronic Mail Address
info@esri.com
Hours of Service
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday-Friday
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Source
Originator
Goltsberg, I.A.
Publication Date
1972
Title
Agroklimaticheskiy atlas mira (Agroclimatic atlas of the World).
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
atlas
Publication Information
Publication Place
A.I. Voeykov Main Geophysical Observatory
Publisher
Moscow and Leningrad
Type of Source Media
paper
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1972
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
2341
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000000
Longitude Resolution
0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_Clarke_1866
Ellipsoid Name
Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis
6378206.400000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
294.978698
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
frstfree
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
AREA
Area
PERIMETER
Perimeter
SADURDD_
South America ID
SADURDD_ID
South America ID
LOW_D
The minimum number of days during the frost-free period with a temperature
HIGH_D
The maximum number of days during the frost-free period with a temperature
NADURDD_
North America ID
NADURDD_ID
North America ID
EUDURDD_
Europe ID
EUDURDD_ID
Europe ID
AUDURDD_
Australia ID
AUDURDD_ID
Australia ID
ASDURDD_
Asia ID
ASDURDD_ID
Asia ID
AFDURDD_
Africa ID
AFDURDD_ID
Africa ID
Distribution Information
Format Name
geopackage
Distributor
ESRI; ESRI International Distributors
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090610
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
Contact Person
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
420 W. 118th St. 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State or Province
NY
Postal Code
10027
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
(212) 854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Hours of Service
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday-Friday
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Extensions
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name
ESRI Metadata Profile
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