Climate Estimates, Climate Change and Plant Climate Relationships
Plant Species and Climate Profile Predictions
File Naming Conventions
File Naming Structure
<Data Source>_<Scenario>_<Decade of Estimate>.<PNG, TXT or ZIP>
- PNG files are images of the maps.
- ZIP files are ASCII grid files of the maps. These zip files will unzip to one file named <Data Source>_<Scenario>_<Decade of Estimate>.txt
- metadata.txt files are the meta data that describes maps.
| Abbreviation | Data Source |
|---|---|
| CGCM3 | Canadian Center for Climate Modeling and Analysis |
| GFDLCM21 | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| HADCM3 | Hadley Center/World Data Center |
Scenarios (A1B, A2, B1, B2) and year of estimate (y2030, y2060, y2090) follow the abbreviation for the data source.
Available Species-Climate Profiles
- Alaska cedar [Chamaecyparis nootkatensis - CHNO]
- Alligator juniper [Juniperus deppeana - JUDE2]
- Bigleaf maple [Acer macrophyllum - ACMA3]
- Bigtooth maple [Acer grandidentatum - ACGR3]
- Blue oak [Quercus douglasii - QUDO]
- Blue spruce [Picea pungens - PIPU]
- Brewer spruce [Picea breweriana - PIBR]
- Bristlecone pine [Pinus aristata - PIAR]
- California black oak [Quercus kelloggii - QUKE]
- California buckeye [Aesculus californica - AECA]
- California-laurel [Umbellularia californica - UMCA]
- California red fir [Abies magnifica - ABMA]
- Canyon live oak [Quercus chrysolepis - QUCH2]
- Cherry [Prunus sp. - PRUNU]
- Coast live oak [Quercus agrifolia - QUAG]
- Corkbark fir [Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica - ABLAA]
- Coulter pine [Pinus coulteri - PICO3]
- Curlleaf mountain-mahogany [Cercocarpus ledifolius - CELE3]
- Douglas-fir [Psuedotsuga menziesii - PSME]
- Emory oak [Quercus emoryi - QUEM]
- Engelmann spruce [Picea engelmannii - PIEN]
- Gambel oak [Quercus gambelii - QUGA]
- Golden chinkapin [Castanopsis chrysophylla - CHCH7]
- Grand fir [Abies grandis - ABGR]
- Incense cedar [Calocedrus decurrens - CADE27]
- Interior live oak [Quercus wislizeni - QUWI2]
- Jeffrey pine [Pinus jeffreyi - PIJE]
- Knobcone pine [Pinus attenuata - PIAT]
- Limber pine [Pinus flexilis - PIFL2]
- Lodgepole pine [Pinus contorta - PICO]
- Mesquite [Prosopis sp. - PROSO]
- Mexican blue oak [Quercus oblongifolia - QUOB]
- Mountain hemlock [Tsuga mertensiana - TSME]
- New Mexico locust [Robinia neomexicana - RONE]
- Noble fir [Abies procera - ABPR]
- Oneseed juniper [Juniperus monosperma - JUMO]
- Oregon ash [Fraxinus latifolia - FRLA]
- Oregon white oak [Quercus garryana - QUGA4]
- Pacific dogwood [Cornus nuttallii - CONU4]
- Pacific madrone [Arbutus menzeisii - ARME]
- Pacific silver fir [Abies amabilis - ABAM]
- Pacific yew [Taxus brevifolia - TABR2]
- Paper birch [Betula papyrifera - BEPA]
- Pinyon pine [Pinus edulis - PIED]
- Plains cottonwood [Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera - PODEM]
- Ponderosa pine [Pinus ponderosa - PIPO]
- Port-Orford-cedar [Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - CHLA]
- Quaking aspen [Populus tremuloides - POTR5]
- Red alder [Alnus rubra - ALRU2]
- Redberry juniper [Juniperus erythrocarpa - JUCO11]
- Rocky Mountain juniper [Juniperus scopulorum - JUSC2]
- Rocky Mountain maple [Acer glabrum - ACGL]
- Shasta red fir [Abies magnifica var. shastensis - ABSH]
- Silverleaf oak [Quercus hypoleucoides - QUHY]
- Singleleaf pinyon [Pinus monophylla - PIMO]
- Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis - PISI]
- Southwestern white pine [Pinus strobiformis - PIST3]
- Subalpine fir [Abies lasiocarpa - ABLA]
- Subalpine larch [Larix lyallii - LALY]
- Sugar pine [Pinus lambertiana - PILA]
- Tanoak [Lithocarpus densiflorus - LIDE3]
- Tesota-Arizona ironwood [Olneya tesota - OLTE]
- Utah juniper [Juniperus osteosperma - JUOS]
- Valley California white oak [Quercus lobata - QULO]
- Western hemlock [Tsuga heterophylla - TSHE]
- Western juniper [Juniperus occidentalis - JUOC]
- Western larch [Larix occidentalis - LAOC]
- Western paper birch [Betula papyrifera var. commutata - BEPAC]
- Western redcedar [Thuja plicata - THPL]
- Western white pine [Pinus monticola - PIMO3]
- White alder [Alnus rhombifolia - ALRH2]
- White fir [Abies concolor - ABCO]
- Whitebark pine [Pinus albicaulis - PIAL]
- Willow [Salix sp. - SALIX]