30-year Average Crop Heat Unit
Crop/Corn Heat Units (CHU) is a temperature-based index often used by farmers and agricultural researchers to estimate whether the climate is warm enough to grow corn. Daily crop heat units are calculated from minimum and maximum temperatures with separate calculations for day and night. The daytime relationship sets the minimum at 10 C for growth up to a maximum of 30 C, beyond which growth slows.
These values are calculated across Canada in 10x10 km cells.
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Date Created
2021-10-06
Date Published
2021-10-06
Temporal Coverage
1961-01-01 - 2010-12-31
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Government of Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Science and Technology Branch. (2021-10-06). 30-year Average Crop Heat Unit. Government of Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Science and Technology Branch. https://agriculture.canada.ca/
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