Central Asia: Agroclimatic Zones

To provide a synthesis of location-specific climatic conditions using a climatic classification system

Agroclimatic Zones for Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, climate classification, arid zones, UNESCO

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.315223

55.431949

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: Annual Aridity Index

To provide a measure of aridity for specific locations using an index

Annual Aridity Index for Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, aridity index, arid zones, UNESCO

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: January

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: January

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: February

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: February

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: March

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: March

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: April

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: April

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: May

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: May

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: June

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: June

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: July

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: July

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: August

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: August

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: September

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: September

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: October

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: October

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: November

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: November

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: December

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: December

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Estimated number of frost days: Year

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific climatic information in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Estimated number of frost days in Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: Year

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, temperature, frost

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: land use/land cover changes 1982-1999

To map areas of land use/land cover change and stability in the period 1982-1999

Land use/land cover change classes for Central Asia at 4 arc-minute ( about 8 km) resolution

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

land use, land cover, AVHRR, remote sensing, land degradation

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.292060

55.407862

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: land use/land cover change trends (1982-1999)

To map areas of land use/land cover change and stability in the period 1982-1999

Land use/land cover change trends for Central Asia at 4 arc-minute ( about 8 km) resolution

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

land use change, land cover change, AVHRR, remote sensing, land degradation

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.292060

55.407862

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: land use/land cover base year 1993

To map land use/land cover using a simple but reliable classification system

Land use/land cover classes for Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution, base year 1993

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

land use, land cover, AVHRR, remote sensing

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: Majority land use/land cover during the period 1982-84

To map areas of land use/land cover change and stability in the period 1982-1999

Majority land use/land cover in Central Asia during the period 1982-84 at 4 arc-minute ( about 8 km) resolution.

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

land use, land cover, AVHRR, remote sensing, land degradation

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.292060

55.407862

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: Majority land use/land cover during the period 1987-89

To map areas of land use/land cover change and stability in the period 1982-1999

Majority land use/land cover in Central Asia during the period 1987-89 at 4 arc-minute ( about 8 km) resolution.

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

land use, land cover, AVHRR, remote sensing, land degradation

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.292060

55.407862

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: Majority land use/land cover during the period 1992-94

To map areas of land use/land cover change and stability in the period 1982-1999

Majority land use/land cover in Central Asia during the period 1992-94 at 4 arc-minute ( about 8 km) resolution.

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

land use, land cover, AVHRR, remote sensing, land degradation

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.292060

55.407862

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: Majority land use/land cover during the period 1997-99

To map areas of land use/land cover change and stability in the period 1982-1999

Majority land use/land cover in Central Asia during the period 1997-99 at 4 arc-minute ( about 8 km) resolution.

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

land use, land cover, AVHRR, remote sensing, land degradation

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.292060

55.407862

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: stable land use/land cover (1982-1999)

To map areas of land use/land cover change and stability in the period 1982-1999

Stable land use/land cover classes for Central Asia during the period 1982-1999 at 4 arc-minute ( about 8 km) resolution

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

land use, land cover, AVHRR, remote sensing, land degradation

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.306890

55.431949

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: vulnerability to climatic variability and drought (1982-99)

To map areas most vulnerable to climatic variability and drought in the period 1982-1999

Fluctuations in biomass in Central Asia after actual land use/land cover change in the period 1982-99 has been filtered out, at 4 arc-minute ( about 8 km) resolution

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

land use change, land cover change, AVHRR, remote sensing, land degradation, climatic variability, drought

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.344014

55.400566

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224

Central Asia: mean potential evapotranspiration (Penman-Monteith) January

Developed for geospatial applications that require location-specific information on atmospheric water requirements in places where no nearby climatic station exists

Mean monthly potential evapotranspiration (PET) grid for Central Asia at 30 arc-second ( about 1 km) resolution: January

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

2008

climate, potential evapotranspiration, reference evapotranspiration, Penman-Monteith, Hargreaves, temperature

Central Asia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan

46.491856

87.308524

55.424429

35.141094

D_WGS_1984

WGS_1984

6378137.000000

298.257224