Appendix B (TABLE B1). Descriptive statistics for the temperature differences at two levels of vertical profiles.
|
|
Soil surface |
30 cm aboveground |
Non-growing season (October 2007–March 2008) |
Range in warmed chambers |
-4.6–14.1 |
-13.1–14.7 |
Range in ambient chambers |
-6.9–11.8 |
-16.0–13.2 |
|
Mean of the difference |
1.99 |
2.10 |
|
Growing season (Apr. 2008–September 2008) |
Range in warmed chambers |
4.1–17.3 |
1.2–19.0 |
Range in ambient chambers |
1.4–18.0 |
-0.3–16.5 |
|
Mean of the difference |
0.40 |
1.33 |
|
Non-growing season (October 2008–March 2009) |
Range in warmed chambers |
-8.2–9.9 |
-13.0–10.7 |
Range in ambient chambers |
-7.9–11.5 |
-13.0–10.6 |
|
Mean of the difference |
2.09 |
1.45 |
|
Growing season (Apr. 2009–September 2009) |
Range in warmed chambers |
4.9–15.8 |
1.5–20.7 |
Range in ambient chambers |
1.5–17.0 |
2.2–20.6 |
|
Mean of the difference |
0.60 |
1.25 |
|
Annual mean (October 2007–September 2008) |
Range in warmed chambers |
-4.6–17.3 |
-13.1–19.0 |
Range in ambient chambers |
-6.9–18.0 |
-16.0–16.5 |
|
Mean of the difference |
1.45 |
1.60 |
|
Annual mean (October 2008–September 2009) |
Range in warmed chambers |
-8.2–15.8 |
-13.0–20.7 |
Range in ambient chambers |
-7.9–17.0 |
-13.0–20.6 |
|
Mean of the difference |
1.29 |
1.36 |
Notes: Means of the temperature difference between warmed and ambient chambers were provided for both the growing and non-growing seasons. The data were complete except during the non-growing season from October 2007 to March 2008.