Tools
The tools presented below represent a portion of the tools available for the climate, agriculture and forestry sectors. The tools range from specialized calculators to maps, models and datasets estimating a variety of outputs (e.g., crop production, greenhouse gas flux, and species distribution). Certain tools may be more relevant to land managers to aid in year-to-year decision-making, while others are more useful for researchers studying agriculture and climate change. Keep in mind that all tools have limitations and make assumptions that may not be appropriate for an entity’s climate/region/crop/soil type. USDA does not endorse the tools presented below. The tool list is provided for informational purposes only, and is not exhaustive.
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Prism Climate Group
Provides climate data and develop spatial climate data sets to reveal short-term and long-term climate patterns for the continental United States.
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Forest Vegetation Simulator
The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is a family of forest growth simulation models that allow a user to explore how silvicultural treatments may affect growth and yield (and, therefore, carbon stocks).
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Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF)
Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) is a suite of tools.
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Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Guide
To provide up-to-date information to assist tribes in addressing climate change through a broad range of sectors.
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Climate Change Tree Atlas & Bird Atlas
The Climate Change Atlas can be used to examine the current distribution of tree and bird habitats in the eastern United States, and how these habitat distributions might change in response to different climate…
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Climate mapper
The Climate mapper provides a series of maps for relevant climate and hydrology information from past conditions and for projected future conditions across the United States to assist with decisions related to…
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Ogallala Agro-Climate Tool
The application's meteorological database consists of daily precipitation and temperature data from 141 U.S. Historical Climatology Network stations during 1976-2005
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Coastal Resilience: Mapping portal
Explore data and spatial analysis results for the rivers and shorelines of those locals so that managers and planners can explore the role of natural habitat in risk reduction along marine and fresh water shorelines to…
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ForeCASTS: Forecasts of Climate Associated Shifts in Tree Species
Using projections of future climate, ForeCASTS produces maps that depict future suitable habitat ranges for North American tree species in the United States and globally.