Windbreak Dashboard
Windbreak Vis
Dashboard Manual:
The windbreak dashboard is developed to visualize and analyze the spatiotemporal relationships between windbreaks, indemnity (wind-related crop loss), and other related variables. For draft windbreak dashboard manual, click HERE.
Variable description:
| Variable | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GEOID | N/A | Unique Census Block Group ID |
| County | N/A | County name |
| crop_id | N/A | Crop name |
| Indemnity | USD | Total amount of crop loss for designated peril. |
| net_planted_quant | Acres | Total acres planted to the crop after the insured share is applied. |
| farm_area_m2 | m2 | Total farm area |
| farm_buffer_area_m2 | m2 | Total area of the farm and a 50-meter buffer around farm |
| wind_gust_max | m/s | Monthly maximum of hourly wind speed (gust) |
| wind_gust_avg | m/s | Monthly average of hourly wind speed (gust) |
| precip_max | kg/m^2 | Monthly maximum of hourly total precipitation |
| precip_avg | kg/m^2 | Monthly average of hourly total precipitation |
| windbreak_area_m2 | m2 | Total windbreak area in the farm and buffer |
| windbreak_density | N/A | Total windbreak area/farm and buffer area |
Acknowledgement:
This work is supported by “DSFAS: Agroforestry for Climate Risk Management: Effectiveness of Windbreaks in Reducing Crop Loss in Midwest, USA” project award number 2022-67021-36604, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.
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