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Fig. 1. Seasonal and inter-annual variability (March 2001–December 2006) of daily sums of global radiation (Rg) and precipitation (Precip; vertical bars) and daily averages of air temperature, vapour pressure deficit (Tair and VPD, at 2 m above ground) and plant available water (PAW; closed symbols; at 0.05 m soil depth).