Table 1. The list of nine climatic variables used with Multivariate Geographic Clustering (MGC) for initial development of the NEON Domain map is shown in the table below.
Map Layer or Variable Name
Number of days above 90°F during the local growing season
Number of days below 32°F during the local non-growing season
Precipitation sum during the local growing season
Precipitation sum during the local non-growing season
Number of days with measurable precipitation during the local growing season
Number of days with measurable precipitation during the local non-growing season
Soil plant-available water holding capacity to 1.5 m
Total solar insolation during the local growing season, including clouds, aerosols, slope and aspect physiography
Total solar insolation during the local non-growing season, including clouds, aerosols, slope and aspect physiography

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