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. 2018 Nov 13;5:180254. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2018.254

Table 2. Variables, units, and naming conventions.

Variable name Variable details
ǂFor some paleo simulations the monthly maximum and minimum temperatures were not available. In these instances Bio_2, Bio_3, Bio_5, Bio_6, Bio_7 could not be created.  
Bio_1 Annual Mean Temperature [°C*10]
Bio_2 Mean Diurnal Range [°C]ǂ
Bio_3 Isothermalityǂ
Bio_4 Temperature Seasonality [standard deviation*100]
Bio_5 Max Temperature of Warmest Month [°C*10]ǂ
Bio_6 Min Temperature of Coldest Month [°C*10]ǂ
Bio_7 Temperature Annual Range [°C*10]ǂ
Bio_8 Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter [°C*10]
Bio_9 Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter [°C*10]
Bio_10 Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter [°C*10]
Bio_11 Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter [°C*10]
Bio_12 Annual Precipitation [mm/year]
Bio_13 Precipitation of Wettest Month [mm/month]
Bio_14 Precipitation of Driest Month [mm/month]
Bio_15 Precipitation Seasonality [coefficient of variation]
Bio_16 Precipitation of Wettest Quarter [mm/quarter]
Bio_17 Precipitation of Driest Quarter [mm/quarter]
Bio_18 Precipitation of Warmest Quarter [mm/quarter]
Bio_19 Precipitation of Coldest Quarter [mm/quarter]