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Temperature threshold cutoff methods. Three common cutoff methods used when calculating daily degree-days. a) vertical cutoff; b) horizontal cutoff; c) intermediate cutoff. Each curve represents the temperature over the course of a single day, while the shaded area indicates the timing and degree of development.
