8  Patch Attributes

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Each patch in the model has the following attributes:

• value: A number representing the value of the climate variable.
• value-12: A list containing the current value of the climate variable with the previous 11 values. These values are ordered chronologically, with the most recent value at the end of the list.
• value-12ma: A number representing the 12-month moving average of the climate variable (mean value-12).
• latitude: A list containing two numbers indicating the minimum and maximum latitude of the patch point.
• longitude: A list containing two numbers indicating the minimum and maximum longitude of the patch point.