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20250512 10090300 FALSE 20250512 10045400 20250512 10045400 Sunset_Zones 002 6150765.499855 6613431.000047 1775313.499883 2129938.999948 1 0.042 Projected GCS_North_American_1983 Linear Unit: Foot_US (0.304801) NAD_1983_StatePlane_California_VI_FIPS_0406_Feet <ProjectedCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:ProjectedCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/3.1.0'><WKT>PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_California_VI_FIPS_0406_Feet",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",6561666.666666666],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1640416.666666667],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-116.25],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",32.78333333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",33.88333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",32.16666666666666],UNIT["Foot_US",0.3048006096012192],AUTHORITY["EPSG",2230]]</WKT><XOrigin>-118608900</XOrigin><YOrigin>-91259500</YOrigin><XYScale>3048.0060960121905</XYScale><ZOrigin>-100000</ZOrigin><ZScale>10000</ZScale><MOrigin>-100000</MOrigin><MScale>10000</MScale><XYTolerance>0.00328083333333333</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><WKID>102646</WKID><LatestWKID>2230</LatestWKID></ProjectedCoordinateSystem> 1.0 FGDC CSDGM Metadata 150000000 5000 FGDC withheld REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set. REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release. climate_zones climate_zones vector digital data ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 en REQUIRED: A brief narrative summary of the data set. REQUIRED: A summary of the intentions with which the data set was developed. REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined. REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground. REQUIRED: The state of the data set. REQUIRED: The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed. -117.597988 -116.080174 33.512045 32.530187 6150765.499961 6613431.000000 1775313.499755 2129939.000000 REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords. REQUIRED: Common-use word or phrase used to describe the subject of the data set. REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set. REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted. Shapefile withheld Local Area Network 002 0.065 Shapefile File Geodatabase Feature Class 0.042 Dataset copied. withheld 20040722 08395900 Dataset copied. withheld 20060518 08454000 Dataset copied. withheld 20060518 09342100 Dataset copied. withheld 20070129 15491900 Esri ArcGIS 13.1.3.41833 Sunset_Zones 6150765.499961 6613431 2129939 1775313.499755 1 -117.597988 -116.080174 33.512045 32.530187 1 1 -117.597988 -116.080174 33.512045 32.530187 Sunset Zones is being used in the LARA Model or for agriculture areas of signficant value. <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV>A plant's performance is governed by the total climate: length of growing season, timing and amount of rainfall, winter lows, summer highs, wind, and humidity. Sunset's climate zone maps take all these factors into account, unlike the familiar hardiness zone maps devised by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which divides most of North America into zones based strictly on winter lows. The U.S.D.A. maps tell you only where a plant may survive the winter; our climate zone maps let you see where that plant will thrive year-round. Sunset's Climate Zones consider temperature as well as other important factors:LatitudeGenerally, the farther an area is from the equator, the longer and colder are its winters. Closer to the poles, the number of daylight hours increases in summer and decreases in winter. ElevationGardens high above sea level get longer and colder winters, often with intense sunlight, and lower night temperatures all year. Ocean influenceWeather that blows in off the oceans and the Great Lakes tends to be mild and laden with moisture in the cool season. Continental air influenceThe North American continent generates its own weather, which ― compared with coastal climates ― is colder in winter, hotter in summer, and more likely to get precipitation any time of year. The farther inland you live, the stronger this continental influence. Wind also becomes a major factor in open interior climates. Mountains, hills, and valleysIn the West, the Coast Ranges take some marine influence out of the air that passes eastward over them. The Sierra-Cascades and Southern California’s interior mountains further weaken marine influence. MicroclimatesLocal terrain can sharply modify the climate within any zone. South-facing slopes get more solar heat than flat land and north-facing slopes. Slope also affects airflow: warm air rises, cold air sinks. Because hillsides are never as cold in winter as the hilltops above them or the ground below them, they’re called thermal belts. Lowland areas into which cold air flows are called cold-air basins. Microclimates also exist within every garden. All else being equal, garden beds on the south side of an east-west wall, for example, will be much warmer than garden beds on the north side of the same wall.</DIV></DIV></DIV> Sunset zones plant climate zones en FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information. REQUIRED: The organization responsible for the metadata information. REQUIRED: The mailing and/or physical address for the organization or individual. REQUIRED: The city of the address. REQUIRED: The state or province of the address. REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address. REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual. 20061011 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata DIS_ESRI1.0 dataset Downloadable Data 0.065 0.065 Vector Simple FALSE 0 TRUE FALSE GCS_North_American_1983 NAD_1983_StatePlane_California_VI_FIPS_0406_Feet coordinate pair survey feet 0.001024 0.001024 North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 NAD_1983_StatePlane_California_VI_FIPS_0406_Feet EPSG 5.3(9.0.0) 0 Sunset_Zones Feature Class 0 OBJECTID OBJECTID OID 4 0 0 Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Shape Geometry 0 0 0 Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Zone Zone SmallInteger 2 0 0 Plant climate zone USDA Shape_Length Shape_Length Double 8 0 0 Length of feature in internal units. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Shape_Area Shape_Area Double 8 0 0 Area of feature in internal units squared. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. pat Feature Class 3 FID FID OID 4 0 0 Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Shape Geometry 0 0 0 Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. AREA 4 16 Number Area of feature in internal units squared. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. PERIMETER 4 12 Float 3 Perimeter of feature in internal units. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. CNTYBND# 4 5 Binary Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. CNTYBND-ID 4 5 Binary User-defined feature number. ESRI 20250512