Code | Environmental variables and their abbreviations | Scaling factor | Unit |
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BC-1 | Annual mean temperature (AMT) | 10 | °C |
BC-2 | Mean diurnal range (MeDR) | 10 | °C |
BC-3 | Isothermality (BC-2/BC-7) (×100) (Iso) | 100 | – |
BC-4 | Temperature seasonality (standard deviation × 100) (TempS) | 100 | – |
BC-5 | Max temperature of warmest month (MaTWaM) | 10 | °C |
BC-6 | Min temperature of coldest month (MiTCM) | 10 | °C |
BC-7 | Temperature annual range (BC-5 – BC-6) (TAR) | 10 | °C |
BC-8 | Mean temperature of wettest quarter (MeTWeQ) | 10 | °C |
BC-9 | Mean temperature of driest quarter (MeTDQ) | 10 | °C |
BC-10 | Mean temperature of warmest quarter (MeTWaQ) | 10 | °C |
BC-11 | Mean temperature of coldest quarter (MeTCQ) | 10 | °C |
BC-12 | Annual precipitation (AnPr) | 1 | mm |
BC-13 | Precipitation of wettest month (PrWeM) | 1 | mm |
BC-14 | Precipitation of driest month (PrDM) | 100 | mm |
BC-15 | Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation) (PrS) | 1 | Fraction |
BC-16 | Precipitation of wettest quarter (PrWeQ) | 1 | mm |
BC-17 | Precipitation of driest quarter (PrDQ) | 1 | mm |
BC-18 | Precipitation of warmest quarter (PrWaQ) | 1 | mm |
BC-19 | Precipitation of coldest quarter (PrCQ) | 1 | mm |