Preliminary version requiring further additions and improvements
Capability profile · C
Drought, frost and heat stress
In developmentInformational preview
Reviewed at · Statuses reflect this review and may change.
1. What this capability does
Prepare assessment of crop exposure to weather episodes using explicit thresholds and growth stages.
2. Why it is needed
Weather and water effects depend on location, timing and the crop.
3. Which decisions it can support
Prioritize inspection locations and periods without treating a weather signal as confirmed damage.
4. Which data are available
NASA POWER context and official publications exist; EDO indicators are not integrated into this capability.
5. Which data are still needed
Validated crop-specific thresholds, local temperature and rainfall, phenology, moisture and impact evidence.
6. Who can provide the data
Meteorological institutions, agronomists, laboratories and official drought-monitoring providers.
7. Methods and scientific limitations
Event analysis and stage-specific exposure; management and soil remain potential confounders.
8. Which outputs it can produce
An event, exposure and uncertainty dossier, without a universal score or assumed causation.
9. Readiness and conditions of use
Informational preview. The analytical service is not published; this page explains its purpose and data requirements.
Sources and access conditions
Links identify the sources. Source accessibility does not prove integration; official observations, estimates and forecasts must remain distinct. Source titles and metadata are shown as documented.
Northern and central model cells only; observation reference in the audited snapshot: 2026-10-10.
Availability
CONNECTED — admitted existing baseline evidence; this does not connect the source to every planned capability.
Limitations
Never fill ADM1 or national values from two cells Recent provider mix prevents homogeneous historical anomaly claims Latest catalogue dates are not measurement dates; verify the source terms and observation coverage before reuse.
All 37 ADM1 plus national, area-weighted historical boundary support; observation reference in the audited snapshot: 2026-09-30.
Availability
CONNECTED — admitted existing baseline evidence; this does not connect the source to every planned capability.
Limitations
No crop mask or field representativeness 2026 historical anomalies withheld: source temporal homogeneity unconfirmed ET0 is reference demand, not irrigation availability Latest catalogue dates are not measurement dates; verify the source terms and observation coverage before reuse.
Meteorological/agrometeorological stations and north/centre/south summaries; named stations include Tiraspol and Rîbnița; observation reference in the audited snapshot: 2026-09.
Availability
ACCESSIBLE_NOT_CONNECTED — source discovery only; not a connection to this public service.
Limitations
Station moisture measurements depend on crop, soil depth and observation date. Regional ranges cannot be converted into district observations without methodology. Latest catalogue dates are not measurement dates; verify the source terms and observation coverage before reuse.
European domain bounding box -25,22,51,72; Moldova lies inside, local mask/value checks remain required.; observation reference in the audited snapshot: 2026-09-11 (downloaded NetCDF time axis).
Availability
ACCESSIBLE_NOT_CONNECTED — source discovery only; not a connection to this public service.
Limitations
Composite drought classification, not monetary loss or measured crop damage. Precipitation/soil moisture/vegetation inputs are correlated dependencies. Mixed product versions in one annual file; July2026 source-sensor transition. Latest catalogue dates are not measurement dates; verify the source terms and observation coverage before reuse.
Download the public catalogue with dated statuses, descriptions and sources. The SHA-256 digest identifies the exact file displayed; it does not scientifically validate the data.
