Table 3. Results from multivariate regression of CO 2 surface flux as a function of soil heat content and soil moisture for each study site. The relationship is represented by: SF = M 1 Q+M 2Θ+B+C, where Q is heat anomaly, Θ is volumetric water content and M 1, M 2, B and C are constants.
Site | M 1(10−8) | M 2 | B | C | R 2 | P |
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LF | 4.88 | - | 0.870 | - | 0.545 | < 0.0001 |
LCC | 3.60 | - | 0.924 | - | 0.574 | < 0.0001 |
PF | 2.86 | - | 0.688 | - | 0.437 | < 0.0001 |
PCC | 2.84 | - | 0.817 | - | 0.390 | < 0.0001 |