Table 2. The microclim datasets. For the naming convention, the part in italics denotes the particular scenario as follows: mon is month of the year (1 to 12, where 1=Jan, 12=Dec), shd is shade level in % (0, 25, 50, 75, 90, 100), sub is substrate (soil, rock, sand).

Variable	Units	Sublevels	Naming convention	Example
Solar zenith angle	degrees	mon	ZEN_mon.nc	ZEN_1.nc (solar zenith angle for month 1, i.e., January)
Solar radiation	W m−2	mon	SOLR_mon.nc	SOLR_1.nc (solar radiation for January)
Sky radiant temperature	°C	mon, shd	TSKY_shd_ mon.nc	TSKY_25_1.nc (sky radiant temp. for 25% shade, January)
Air temp. at 1.2 m	°C	mon	TA120cm_ mon.nc	TA120cm_1.nc (air temp. at 120 cm for January)
Air temp. at 1 cm above ground	°C	mon, shd, sub	TA1cm_sub_shd_mon.nc	TA1cm_rock_50_1.nc (air temp. at 1 cm for rock substrate and 50% shade for January)
Wind speed at 10 m	m s−1	mon	V10m_mon.nc	V10m_1.nc (wind speed at 10 m for January)
Wind speed at 1 cm	m s−1	mon	V1cm_mon.nc	V1cm_1.nc (wind speed at 1 cm for January)
Relative humidity at 1.2 m	%	mon	RH120cm_mon.nc	RH120cm_1.nc (relative humidity at 120 cm for January)
Relative humidity at 1 cm	%	mon, shd, sub	RH1cm_sub_shd_mon.nc	RH1cm_sand_100_1.nc (relative humidity at 1 cm for sand substrate and 100% shade for January)
Substrate temp. at specific depths	°C	mon, shd, sub	Ddepthcm_sub_shd_mon.nc	D5cm_rock_75_1.nc (substrate temp. at 5 cm depth for rock substrate and 75% shade for January)