Table 1. Microclimate model parameters.

Parameter	Units	Value	Source
Air temperature minimum	—	dawn	Assumed
Air temperature maximum	—	1 h after solar noon	Assumed
Relative humidity minimum	—	1 h after solar noon	Assumed
Relative humidity maximum	—	dawn	Assumed
Wind speed minimum	—	dawn	Assumed
Wind speed maximum	—	1 h after solar noon	Assumed
Cloud cover minimum	—	1 h after solar noon	Assumed
Cloud cover maximum	—	dawn	Assumed
Roughness height of the substrate	m	0.004	Assumed
Substrate longwave infrared emissivity	—	0.96	Assumed
Substrate solar absorptivity	—	0.80	Assumed
Substrate properties: soil
Soil bulk density	kg m−3	1400	Assumed
Soil mineral density	kg m−3	2560	17
Soil mineral thermal conductivity	W m−1 °C−1	2.5 (0.2 top 5 cm)	17
Soil mineral specific heat capacity	J kg−1 K−1	870 (1920 top 5 cm)	17
Soil saturated water content	m3 m−3	0.3	42
Substrate properties: rock
Rock bulk density	kg m−3	2640	Assumed
Rock mineral density	kg m−3	2640	17
Rock mineral thermal conductivity	W m−1 °C−1	3.0	17
Rock mineral specific heat capacity	J kg−1 K−1	820	17
Rock saturated water content	m3 m−3	0
Substrate properties: sand
Sand bulk density	kg m−3	1300	Assumed
Sand mineral density	kg m−3	2660	17
Sand mineral thermal conductivity	W m−1 °C−1	8.8	17
Sand mineral specific heat capacity	J kg−1 K−1	800	17
Sand saturated water content	m3 m−3	0.1	42