30-year Average Growing Degree Days (GDDs), Base 10

Growing Degree Days (GDDs) are used to estimate the growth and development of plants and insects during the growing season. Insect and plant development are very dependent on temperature and the daily accumulation of heat. The amount of heat required to move a plant or pest to the next development stage remains constant from year to year. However, the actual amount of time (days) can vary considerably from year to year because of weather conditions.

Base temperatures are a point below which development does not occur for the organism in question. Base 10 temperatures are commonly used for grasshoppers and beans.

These values are calculated across Canada in 10x10 km cells.

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Title (French)	Moyenne des degrés-jours de croissance (DJC) sur 30 ans, base 10
Update Frequency	irregular
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Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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Contact Person	{"fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada; Direction générale de la science et de la technologie,aafc.agri-geomatics-agrogeomatiques.aac@agr.gc.ca", "en": "Government of Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Science and Technology Branch,aafc.agri-geomatics-agrogeomatiques.aac@agr.gc.ca"}
Contact Email	aafc.agri-geomatics-agrogeomatiques.aac@agr.gc.ca
Data Dictionary	EPSG:3857,http://www.epsg.org/,8.3.4
Open Canada Date Published	2021-10-06 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["Cultures", "Terre agricole", "Température", "Précipitation", "Agriculture"], "en": ["Crops", "Farmlands", "Temperature", "Precipitation", "Agriculture"]}
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