Title:

Rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature climatic scenario (2041-2060) maps for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands using downscaled model data

Author(s):

Bracero Marrero, Loderay I.M.; Bowden, Jared; Gould, William A.

Publication Year:

2024

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Bracero Marrero, Loderay I.M.; Bowden, Jared; Gould, William A. 2024. Rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature climatic scenario (2041-2060) maps for Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands using downscaled model data. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0068

Abstract:

This data publication contains rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature climatic scenario (2041-2060) maps for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Specifically, maps show a scenario of changes in daily maximum and daily maximum temperature above the historical baseline (1986-2005) and changes in rainfall by percentage. This package includes: 1) both Spanish and Engligh maps for the rainfall, minimum, and maximum temperature scenario (PNG format); and (2) a geographical database (geodatabase) with the raster and vector layers used to develop these maps. The geodatabase includes 2041-2060 Centre National de Recherches Meteorologiques-CERFACS (CNRM) projections for rainfall (precipitation) as a percentage as well as minimum and maximum temperatures in both degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit. It also includes hillshades for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the boundaries of the U.S. counties in these areas.

Keywords:

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; environment; Climate change; Climate change effects; Climatology; climatic scenario; rainfall; temperature; Puerto Rico; United States Virgin Islands; Caribbean

Related publications:

• Bowden, Jared H.; Wootten, Adrienne; Terando, Adam J.; Boyles, Ryan. 2018. Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF): Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Dynamical Downscaled Climate Change Projections. data release. U.S. Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.5066/F7GB23BW
• Bowden, Jared H.; Tarando, Adam J.; Misra, Vasu; Wootten, Adrienne; Bhardwaj, Amit; Boyles, Ryan; Gould, William A.; Collazo, Jaime A.; Spero, Tanya L. 2020. High-resolution dynamically downscaled rainfall and temperature projections for ecological life zones within Puerto Rico and for the U.S. Virgin Islands. International Journal of Climatology. 104606(3): 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6810 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/61015
• Guzmán-Colón, D.; Crespo-Vélez, S.; Rodríguez-Cruz, L.A.; Álvarez-Berríos, N.; Crespo-Acevedo, W.; Gould, William A. 2024. Adaption Guide: Climate change on farms and forested lands in the Carribbean. Caribbean Climate Hub - for Tropical Forestry and Agriculture. Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry. https://caribbeanclimatehub.org/projects/climate-change-adaptation-workbook-for-tropical-agriculture-and-forestry/
• Crespo-Acevedo, W. 2024. Lesson 2: Climate Change in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: Trends and Future Scenarios, in Climate Literacy Module for a Climate-Smart Caribbean. USDA Caribbean Climate Hub - Climate Literacy Module for a Climate-Smart Caribbean. Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry. (Lessons 1-4) pp. 16-33. https://climatemodule.caribbeanclimatehub.org

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