Annual growing degree days

Growing degree days (GDD) is the measure of how much warmth is available for plant and insect growth during a growing season. GDD information helps horticulturists and farmers predict plant growth and stock development. The GDD value changes in response to climate variations, such as El Niño. Long-term changes in GDD are a measure of changing climate conditions. Further information can be found in: Tait, A, Macara, G, & Paul, V. (2014) Preparation of climate datasets for the 2015 Environmental Synthesis Report: Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine and Soil Moisture. Prepared for Ministry for the Environment. Available at https://data.mfe.govt.nz/x/Fwn9AL on the Ministry for the Environment dataservice (https://data.mfe.govt.nz/). This dataset relates to the "Growing degree days" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.

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Field Value
Theme
Author Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Email Ministry for the Environment
Source https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/52574-annual-growing-degree-days/
Source Created 2015-10-01T21:43:03.600593Z
Source Modified 2015-10-09T03:09:43.170328Z
Language English
Spatial
Source Identifier https://data.mfe.govt.nz/table/52574-annual-growing-degree-days/
Dataset metadata created 2 February 2020, last updated 3 March 2024