earthkit.climate.atmos.usda_hardiness_zones¶
- earthkit.climate.atmos.usda_hardiness_zones(tasmin: xarray.DataArray | str = 'tasmin', ds: xarray.Dataset | Any = None, *, window: int = 30, freq: str = 'YS', **kwargs: Any) Any¶
Usda hardiness zones.
A climate indice based on a multi-year rolling average of the annual minimum temperature. Developed specifically to aid in determining plant suitability of geographic regions. The USDA classificationscheme divides categories into 10 degree Fahrenheit zones, with 5-degree Fahrenheit half-zones, starting from -65 degrees Fahrenheit and ending at 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
Units:
hz: dimensionless
This function wraps xclim.indicators.atmos.usda_hardiness_zones.
- Parameters:
tasmin (
xarray.DataArray | str) – Minimum temperature.window (
int) – The length of the averaging window, in years.freq (
str) – Resampling frequency.ds (
xarray.Dataset | Any) – Input dataset.**kwargs (
Any) – Additional keyword arguments.
- Returns:
The computed index.
- Return type:
Any