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. 2017 Mar 6;8:314. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00314

Table 1.

Detailed description of the measured environmental parameters at the study site in 2014.

Precipitation (mm) Yearly average 1746
Wettest months (January, February, November) 253
Driest months (March, September) 67
Air temperature (°C) Yearly average 12.1
Average daily maximum 24.2
Average daily minimum -4.5
Annual amplitude 38.7
Daily amplitude 20.6
Average in warmest months (June–August) 19.3
Absolute maximum 32.2
Average in coldest months (December–February) 5.8
Absolute minimum -6.4
Soil temperature (°C) Yearly average 13.5
Daily maximum in June 31.9
Daily minimum in January -0.5
VPD (kPa) Yearly average 6.1
Average daily maximum 19.0
Average daily minimum 0.9
Monthly maximum (June) 33.8
Monthly minimum (January) 0.6
Rg (Wm-2) Average annual 0.25
Average during vegetation period 0.23
Average during non-growing season 0.28
SWC (m3m-3) Average annual 150
Average during vegetation period 224
Average during non-growing season 84