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  • Potential Evapotranspiration 2070-2079: ECHAM5 - A1B Scenario

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    Potential Evapotranspiration (PET): These data represent decadal mean totals of potential evapotranspiration estimates (mm). The file name specifies the decade the raster represents. For example, a file named pet_mean_mm_decadal_MPI_ECHAM5_A1B_annual_2000-2009.tif represents the decade spanning 2000-2009. The data were generated by using the Hamon equation and output from ECHAM5, a fifth generation general circulation model created by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg Germany. Data are at 2km x 2km resolution, and all data are stored in geotiffs. Calculations were performed using R 2.12.1 and 2.12.2 for Mac OS Leopard, and data were formatted into geotiffs using the raster and rgdal packages. Users are reminded that the PET estimates include the inherent uncertainty of model projections. In addition, the methods used to derive PET from temperature require a number of assumptions, which future conditions may or may not meet. In particular, these methods as implemented assume that cloudcover and relative humidity remain constant. This may or may not be true. Hamon Equation: These data were derived by applying the Hamon equation as outlined in Lu et al. (2005) to monthly average temperature downscaled by SNAP.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2019-09-09T00:32:06-08:00
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) November 2, 2015 (lastUpdate), January 17, 2012 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update null

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2019-09-09T00:32:06-08:00
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) November 2, 2015 (lastUpdate), January 17, 2012 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact); Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (Point of Contact, Publisher)
    Contact Email
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    Bbox North Lat 71.437468665965
    Bbox South Lat 51.376135899163
    Bbox West Long -179.99998854085
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update null
    Licence While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, the Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. The Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty., null
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    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Reference System 3338
    Spatial Harvester True

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