Build an Agricultural Frost Index Parametric Trigger Analyzer
Simulate parametric freeze protection contracts for citrus and deciduous orchards using ERA5 2m temperature fields. Quantify hours below sub-zero thresholds during sensitive bloom windows to model basis risk.
What you are building
The core problem, expected build, and operating context for this challenge.
Simulate parametric freeze protection contracts for citrus and deciduous orchards using ERA5 2m temperature fields. Quantify hours below sub-zero thresholds during sensitive bloom windows to model basis risk.
Agricultural Risk Consultant
Ingest orchard parcel coordinates, bloom calendar dates, and critical temperature limits.
Download ERA5 hourly 2-meter temperature reanalysis grids via cdsapi.
Calculate cumulative chilling hours below trigger thresholds during bloom.
Estimate simulated payout frequency and basis risk against synthetic crop logs.
Terminal dashboard outputting seasonal temperature time series and threshold breach counts.
Execute cdsapi test query for 2m temperature or parse local NetCDF test grids over agricultural counties. Starter examples below are synthetic. They are not downloaded records.
Copernicus Climate Data Store client Queries Copernicus CDS API reanalysis-era5-single-levels for 2m_temperature time series as documented in cdsapi examples.
mlflow, cdsapi, numpy. MLflow tracks simulation parameter runs, trigger variations, and metric outputs across historical weather regimes. Local or hosted LLM to produce explanatory commentary on basis risk anomalies across varied elevation gradients.
Submit runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, a working interface, example outputs, and a recorded end-to-end demo. Include tests and an action log.
Converts Kelvin temperatures to Celsius accurately.
Accumulates continuous hours where 2m temperature falls below designated freezing threshold.
Generates trigger metrics without executing financial payments.
```json [ { "input": { "orchard_id": "ORCH-WA-09", "critical_temp_c": -2.2, "temperature_kelvin_series": [ 272.15, 270.15, 269.65, 271.15, 274.15 ] }, "expected_output": { "orchard_id": "ORCH-WA-09", "frost_hours_recorded": 3, "min_temperature_c": -3.5, "trigger_activated": true } }, { "input": { "orchard_id": "ORCH-WA-10", "critical_temp_c": -3, "temperature_kelvin_series": [ 275.15, 274.65, 273.15 ] }, "expected_output": { "orchard_id": "ORCH-WA-10", "frost_hours_recorded": 0, "min_temperature_c": 0, "trigger_activated": false } } ] ```
Strictly simulates trigger mechanisms; does not authorize payouts or replace formal agricultural loss adjusters. Use mock external writes. Require human review before any real deployment.
Participation guide
Strictly simulates trigger mechanisms; does not authorize payouts or replace formal agricultural loss adjusters. Use mock external writes and human review.
How work is evaluated
Converts Kelvin temperatures to Celsius accurately. Accumulates continuous hours where 2m temperature falls below designated freezing threshold. Generates trigger metrics without executing financial payments.
Runnable source, pinned dependencies, setup commands, working interface, example outputs, recorded demo, tests, and action logs.
Challenge datasets
Public datasets, plus the private datasets you have access to.
How submissions are scored
These dimensions define what the evaluator checks and which criteria separate a passable run from a strong one.
Complete workflow
Ingest orchard parcel coordinates, bloom calendar dates, and critical temperature limits. Download ERA5 hourly 2-meter temperature reanalysis grids via cdsapi. Calculate cumulative chilling hours below trigger thresholds during bloom. Estimate simulated payout frequency and basis risk against synthetic crop logs.
Missing or incorrect.
Partly complete, with documented gaps.
Complete, with reproducible evidence.
Correctness and evidence
Converts Kelvin temperatures to Celsius accurately. Accumulates continuous hours where 2m temperature falls below designated freezing threshold. Generates trigger metrics without executing financial payments.
Missing or incorrect.
Partly complete, with documented gaps.
Complete, with reproducible evidence.
Review interface
Terminal dashboard outputting seasonal temperature time series and threshold breach counts.
Missing or incorrect.
Partly complete, with documented gaps.
Complete, with reproducible evidence.
Safe execution
Strictly simulates trigger mechanisms; does not authorize payouts or replace formal agricultural loss adjusters.
This dimension contributes its full weight only when the submission satisfies the requirement. Partial credit is not awarded.
What you should walk away with
Ingest orchard parcel coordinates, bloom calendar dates, and critical temperature limits.
Download ERA5 hourly 2-meter temperature reanalysis grids via cdsapi.
Calculate cumulative chilling hours below trigger thresholds during bloom.
Estimate simulated payout frequency and basis risk against synthetic crop logs.
Reference links and supporting material
Execute cdsapi test query for 2m temperature or parse local NetCDF test grids over agricultural counties. Supplied starter examples are synthetic, not source extracts.
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- Ingest orchard parcel coordinates, bloom calendar dates, and critical temperature limits. Download ERA5 hou...
- Converts Kelvin temperatures to Celsius accurately. Accumulates continuous hours where 2m temperature falls...
- Terminal dashboard outputting seasonal temperature time series and threshold breach counts.
- 2 public reference cases
- 1 configured tool
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Configured tools
- MLflow · Optional
Evaluation contract
- Complete workflow · Weight 40
- Correctness and evidence · Weight 30
- Review interface · Weight 20
- Safe execution · Weight 10
Reference cases
- 2 public reference cases
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Recipe freeze marker
No recipe freeze time is recorded.