Descriptions of the columns in All data_with_climate.

csv
Where the descriptions refer to "weighted averages", the weighting is done by harvested area of the appropria
Even where a description does not explicitly refer to "weighted averages", this weighting is implied.

Column Units Description

Data.ID Unique identifier of this data point
Location Name of the location of this data point
Level N: national-level data; S: state or province-level d
Nation.code Numeric code of this observation's nation in the p
State.code Numeric code of this observation's state in the po
County.code Numeric code of this observation's county in the p
Crop Crop for which this data point applies. Generally, o
Qualifier Extra information about the crop for which this ob
Crop name in original data Crop name as given in the original data
Plant.start day of year Start of planting window, as day of year (1 = Jan 1
Plant.start.date Same as Plant.start, but in month/day format
Plant.end day of year End of planting window, as day of year (1 = Jan 1,
Plant.end.date Same as Plant.end, but in month/day format
Plant.median day of year Generally, the median of plant.start and plant.end
Plant.range days The number of days between Plant.start and Plant
Harvest.start day of year Start of harvesting window, as day of year (1 = Ja
Harvest.start.date Same as Harvest.start, but in month/day format
Harvest.end day of year End of harvesting window, as day of year (1 = Jan
Harvest.end.date Same as Harvest.end, but in month/day format
Harvest.median day of year Generally, the median of harvest.start and harves
Harvest.range days The number of days between Harvest.start and Ha
Source Source for the data
Notes Notes from either the original data, or my own not
full.crop.name A concatenation of Crop and the Qualifier
location.code The appropriate code - nation, state or county, de
tot.days days Total days between Plant.median and Harvest.me
lat.avg degrees N Weighted average of the latitude of this region (i.e
lon.avg degrees E Weighted average of the longitude of this region (
harvested.area km^2 Total harvested area of this crop in this region, fro
tmin.day.avg °C Weighted average of the minimum DAILY tempera
temp.average °C Weighted average annual temperature
precip.average mm/month Weighted average annual precipitation
temp.min °C Minimum MONTHLY weighted average temperatur
precip.min mm/month Minimum monthly weighted average precipitation
temp.max °C Maximum monthly weighted average temperature
precip.max mm/month Maximum monthly weighted average precipitation
temp.min.month month Month in which temp.min occurs (1 = Jan, 12 = De
precip.min.month month Month in which precip.min occurs (1 = Jan, 12 = D
temp.max.month month Month in which temp.max occurs (1 = Jan, 12 = D
precip.max.month month Month in which precip.max occurs (1 = Jan, 12 = D
temp.at.planting °C Weighted averaged temperature at Plant.median
precip.at.planting mm/month Weighted average precipitation at Plant.median
sunfrac.at.planting fraction Weighted average sun fraction (= 1 minus cloud f
daylength.at.planting hours Weighted average daylength at Plant.median; day
dsw.at.planting W m-2 Weighted average daily shortwave radiation at pla
precip.over.pet.min unitless Minimum daily value of (Precipitation/PET)
precip.over.pet.min.day day of year Day of year on which (Precipitation/PET) is lowest
precip.over.pet.max unitless Maximum daily value of (Precipitation/PET)
precip.over.pet.max.day day of year Day of year on which (Precipitation/PET) is highes
precip.over.pet.at.planting unitless Precipitation/PET at Plant.median
apr.to.sept.temp.anomaly °C Difference between the average Apr - Sept. temp.
apr.to.sept.precip.frac unitless Fraction of annual precipitation that falls in Apr - S
gdd.base.X.between.plant.and.harvest °C-days Accumulated GDD between Plant.median and Har
gdd.base.X °C-days Accumulated GDD over the entire year, using a ba
gdd.base.X.from.plant.until.cold °C-days Accumulated GDD between Plant.median and the
ndays.growing.season.below.x days Number of days between Plant.median and Harve
ndays.below.X days Number of days in the year for which the average
LGP days Length of growing period, as in Leemans & Solom
LGP.T days Length of T-limited growing period, ignoring precip
LGP.P days Length of P-limited growing period, ignoring temp
LGP.tmin5.tmax100 days Same as LGP, but with tmin fixed at 5°C and tmax
LGP.T.tmin5.tmax100 days Same as LGP.T, but with tmin fixed at 5°C and tm
LGP.P.tmin5.tmax100 days Same as LGP.P, but with tmin fixed at 5°C and tm
temp.growing.season °C Weighted average temperature between Plant.me
precip.growing.season mm/month Weighted average precipitation between Plant.me
ndays.since.snowfrac_X days From a reference point of Plant.median, number o
climate.category none 1: T-limited, Apr-Sept T > Oct-March T; 2: T-limite
misclassified none A point is "misclassified" if (1) Its climate category
climate.category.string none Same as climate.category, but with an "X" at the e
ted area of the appropriate crop within the region - e.g., a pixel with harvested area = 2 is given twice the weight of a pixe
ing is implied.

his data point

state or province-level data; C: sub-state-level data (e.g. county)
ervation's nation in the political mask netCDF file; if -1, this observation applies to multiple nations (in this case, see the fi
ervation's state in the political mask netCDF file; if NA, this is national-level data; if -1, this observation applies to multiple
ervation's county in the political mask netCDF file; if NA, this is state or nation-level data; if -1, this observation applies to
point applies. Generally, one of the 18 dominant Leff et al. 2004 crops, but there are also a few other crops for which we h
the crop for which this observation applies - e.g. does it apply to a second-season crop, or to a winter crop?
he original data
, as day of year (1 = Jan 1, 365 = Dec. 31)
in month/day format
as day of year (1 = Jan 1, 365 = Dec. 31)
n month/day format
plant.start and plant.end; however, for the U.S., the median is calculated independently as the date when planting reache
ween Plant.start and Plant.end
ow, as day of year (1 = Jan 1, 365 = Dec. 31)
ut in month/day format
w, as day of year (1 = Jan 1, 365 = Dec. 31)
ut in month/day format
harvest.start and harvest.end; however, for the U.S., the median is calculated independently as the date when harvesting
ween Harvest.start and Harvest.end

ginal data, or my own notes about this observation

and the Qualifier
ation, state or county, depending on the level of this observation
t.median and Harvest.median
latitude of this region (i.e., center of this region, weighted by harvested area)
longitude of this region (i.e., center of this region, weighted by harvested area)
his crop in this region, from Chad's data
minimum DAILY temperature in this region (this differs from the value obtained simply by interpolating monthly temperat
al temperature
al precipitation
ghted average temperature
ted average precipitation
hted average temperature
hted average precipitation
n occurs (1 = Jan, 12 = Dec)
in occurs (1 = Jan, 12 = Dec)
x occurs (1 = Jan, 12 = Dec)
ax occurs (1 = Jan, 12 = Dec)
perature at Plant.median
pitation at Plant.median
action (= 1 minus cloud fraction) at Plant.median
ngth at Plant.median; daylength includes civil twilight
shortwave radiation at planting
Precipitation/PET)
ecipitation/PET) is lowest (1 = Jan 1, 365 = Dec 31)
(Precipitation/PET)
ecipitation/PET) is highest (1 = Jan 1, 365 = Dec 31)

average Apr - Sept. temp. and the average annual temp.

pitation that falls in Apr - Sept.
een Plant.median and Harvest.median, using a base temp. of X°C and a maximum temp. of 30°C (any temp. above 30°C is
he entire year, using a base temp. of X°C and a maximum temp. of 30°C (any temp. above 30°C is treated as 30°C)
een Plant.median and the first day after Plant.median that has temp. < X°C, using a base temp. of X°C and a maximum tem
n Plant.median and Harvest.median for which the average daily temperature (interpolated from monthly averages) is below
ear for which the average daily temperature (interpolated from monthly averages) is below X°C
d, as in Leemans & Solomon, using crop-specific parameters for tmin and tmax (specified in AllData_cmds_crops.csv), and a
ing period, ignoring precipitation limitation (see also LGP, LGP.P)
ing period, ignoring temperature limitation (see also LGP, LGP.T)
min fixed at 5°C and tmax fixed at 100°C (i.e., unlimited) for all crops
tmin fixed at 5°C and tmax fixed at 100°C (i.e., unlimited) for all crops
tmin fixed at 5°C and tmax fixed at 100°C (i.e., unlimited) for all crops (but since tmin and tmax has no effect on LGP.P, th
erature between Plant.median and Harvest.median
pitation between Plant.median and Harvest.median
f Plant.median, number of days since snowfrac (i.e., fraction of years in which there is snow cover) last dropped below X, o
> Oct-March T; 2: T-limited, Oct-March T >= Apr-Sept T; 3: Non-T-limited, Apr-Sept Precip > Oct-March Precip; 4: Non-T-lim
if (1) Its climate category is T-limited, but its growing season avg. T is less than its annual-average T, or (2) Its climate cat
y, but with an "X" at the end if misclassified is TRUE
 wice the weight of a pixel with harvested area = 1. Harvested areas are from Monfreda et al. 2008

s (in this case, see the file 'code_lists')

ation applies to multiple states (but not the full country) (in this case, see the file 'code_lists')
s observation applies to multiple counties (in this case, see the file 'code_lists')
her crops for which we had a substantial amount of data that were not one of the 18 Leff et al. crops. "Other" is used for cr

ate when planting reaches 50%

he date when harvesting reaches 50%

olating monthly temperatures - this value was obtained using an additional data set, giving the offset between min. monthl
any temp. above 30°C is treated as 30°C)
s treated as 30°C)
X°C and a maximum temp. of 30°C (any temp. above 30°C is treated as 30°C) (NA => all days have temp. > X°C; 0 => t
onthly averages) is below X°C

a_cmds_crops.csv), and a precip. threshold of at least 1/2 PET (see also LGP.T, LGP.P)

has no effect on LGP.P, this is the same as LGP.P)

) last dropped below X, or number of days after Plant.median until snowfrac first drops below X. In the latter case, the valu
arch Precip; 4: Non-T-limited, Oct-March Precip >= Apr-Sept Precip (T-limited defined as: coldest DAILY temperature < 0°C
e T, or (2) Its climate category is P-limited, but its growing season avg. P is less than its annual-average P
ops. "Other" is used for crops that are not one of the 18 Leff et al. crops and for which we don't have much data; "multiple

set between min. monthly temp. and min. daily temp. for each grid cell)
ave temp. > X°C; 0 => the planting date itself has temp. < X°C) [Intended mainly for winter crops]

n the latter case, the value is negative. 365 indicates that snowfrac is always below X; -365 indicates that snowfrac never d
DAILY temperature < 0°C)
ve much data; "multiple means that this observation is for multiple crops.
tes that snowfrac never drops below X. Note that, if we do "infilling", then snowfrac actually represents the fraction of year
sents the fraction of years in which the snow season is not yet over. That is, a value of 0.4 represents that, in 40% of years
ents that, in 40% of years, there is still some snowfall after this date (but in this same 'season'), even if this date is itself sn
ven if this date is itself snow-free. As of 10-31-08, we infill any gap of 63 days (9 weeks) or less. That is, if there is snowcov
hat is, if there is snowcover in week N and week N+k, for k<=10, then we treat all of the intervening weeks as snow-covere
ng weeks as snow-covered, since they are in the middle of the "snow-cover season".