Data

New Zealand Environmental Data Stack (NZEnvDS) comprises a set of 72 spatial layers for environmental modelling and site characterisation. NZEnvDS includes the layers that informed the Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ), additional layers generated for LENZ that were never publicly released, and additional layers generated since, all covering mainland New Zealand and surrounding inshore islands. The original/top copy of the dataset is available at (doi.org/10.7931/m6rm-vz40), but the layers are reproduced here for ease of access. See (newzealandecology.org/nzje/3440/) for a publication describing NZEnvDS. Mean monthly ratio of rainfall to potential evapotranspiration for the years 1950–1980. These water balance layers were generated at close to the same time as the other LENZ layers, but weren’t included in the package.

Please cite the original paper as attribution when using these layers.

New Zealand Environmental Data Stack (NZEnvDS) comprises a set of 72 spatial layers for environmental modelling and site characterisation. NZEnvDS includes the layers that informed the Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ), additional layers generated for LENZ that were never publicly released, and additional layers generated since, all covering mainland New Zealand and surrounding inshore islands. The original/top copy of the dataset is available at (doi.org/10.7931/m6rm-vz40), but the layers are reproduced here for ease of access. See (newzealandecology.org/nzje/3440/) for a publication describing NZEnvDS. Annual sum of monthly potential evaporation as estimated from monthly estimates of temperature, solar radiation and humidity for the years 1950–1980 using the model of Priestley & Taylor (1972). These water balance layers were generated at close to the same time as the other LENZ layers, but weren’t included in the package.

Please cite the original paper as attribution when using these layers.

New Zealand Environmental Data Stack (NZEnvDS) comprises a set of 72 spatial layers for environmental modelling and site characterisation. NZEnvDS includes the layers that informed the Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ), additional layers generated for LENZ that were never publicly released, and additional layers generated since, all covering mainland New Zealand and surrounding inshore islands. The original/top copy of the dataset is available at (doi.org/10.7931/m6rm-vz40), but the layers are reproduced here for ease of access. See (newzealandecology.org/nzje/3440/) for a publication describing NZEnvDS. Annual sum of monthly potential evaporation as estimated from monthly estimates of temperature, solar radiation, humidity and wind for the years 1950–1980 using the FAO-Penman model of evaporation as appropriate for a forest canopy (Allen et al. 1998). These water balance layers were generated at close to the same time as the other LENZ layers, but weren’t included in the package.

Please cite the original paper as attribution when using these layers.

New Zealand Environmental Data Stack (NZEnvDS) comprises a set of 72 spatial layers for environmental modelling and site characterisation. NZEnvDS includes the layers that informed the Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ), additional layers generated for LENZ that were never publicly released, and additional layers generated since, all covering mainland New Zealand and surrounding inshore islands. The original/top copy of the dataset is available at (doi.org/10.7931/m6rm-vz40), but the layers are reproduced here for ease of access. See (newzealandecology.org/nzje/3440/) for a publication describing NZEnvDS. Annual sum of monthly potential evaporation as estimated from monthly estimates of temperature, solar radiation, humidity and wind for the years 1950–1980 using the FAO-Penman method appropriate for grasslands (Doorenbos & Pruitt 1977). These water balance layers were generated at close to the same time as the other LENZ layers, but weren’t included in the package.

Please cite the original paper as attribution when using these layers.

New Zealand Environmental Data Stack (NZEnvDS) comprises a set of 72 spatial layers for environmental modelling and site characterisation. NZEnvDS includes the layers that informed the Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ), additional layers generated for LENZ that were never publicly released, and additional layers generated since, all covering mainland New Zealand and surrounding inshore islands. The original/top copy of the dataset is available at (doi.org/10.7931/m6rm-vz40), but the layers are reproduced here for ease of access. See (newzealandecology.org/nzje/3440/) for a publication describing NZEnvDS. Annual sum of any monthly rainfall deficits in comparison to monthly potential evaporation as estimated from monthly estimates of temperature, solar radiation, humidity and wind for the years 1950–1980 using the FAO-Penman method appropriate for grasslands (Doorenbos & Pruitt 1977). These water balance layers were generated at close to the same time as the other LENZ layers, but weren’t included in the package.

Please cite the original paper as attribution when using these layers.

New Zealand Environmental Data Stack (NZEnvDS) comprises a set of 72 spatial layers for environmental modelling and site characterisation. NZEnvDS includes the layers that informed the Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ), additional layers generated for LENZ that were never publicly released, and additional layers generated since, all covering mainland New Zealand and surrounding inshore islands. The original/top copy of the dataset is available at (doi.org/10.7931/m6rm-vz40), but the layers are reproduced here for ease of access. See (newzealandecology.org/nzje/3440/) for a publication describing NZEnvDS. VPD in October, the month where westerly winds generally result in strongest spatial variation in vapour pressure deficit across NZ. Generated as part of LENZ for the years 1950–1980 (Leathwick et al. 2002).

Please cite the original paper as attribution when using these layers.