Table 2 Estimated monthly averages of near-ground surface lapse rates (°C) used to model the vertical profile of minimum monthly temperatures at the Teakettle Experimental Watershed for September-October 2011 and May-September 2012
From: Cross-scale modeling of surface temperature and tree seedling establishment in mountain landscapes
Location | Topographic position | Sep-11 | Oct-11 | May-12 | Jun-12 | Jul-12 | Aug-12 | Sep-12 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N1 | North slope | - | - | - | - | -0.04 | -0.05 | -0.06 | - |
N2 | North slope | -0.11 | -0.19 | -0.08 | -0.08 | -0.11 | -0.12 | -0.12 | -0.12 |
N3 | North slope | -0.07 | -0.06 | -0.19 | -0.02 | -0.04 | -0.04 | -0.04 | -0.07 |
N4 | North slope | -0.16 | -0.12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N5 | North slope | -0.64 | -0.58 | - | -0.29 | - | - | - | - |
N-average | North slope | -0.25 | -0.24 | -0.14 | -0.13 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.14 |
R1 | Ridge | -0.12 | -0.12 | - | - | - | - | - | -0.12 |
S1 | South slope | - | - | - | - | -0.29 | -0.27 | -0.32 | - |
S2 | South slope | -0.13 | -0.09 | -0.14 | -0.11 | -0.12 | -0.01 | -0.15 | -0.11 |
S3 | South slope | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0.21 | -0.04 | - | - | 0.00 | - |
S4 | South slope | -0.25 | -0.23 | -0.18 | -0.19 | - | - | - | - |
S5 | South slope | -0.13 | -0.37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
S-average | South slope | -0.25 | -0.24 | -0.14 | -0.13 | -0.06 | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.14 |
V1 | Valley | - | - | - | - | -0.24 | -0.28 | -0.27 | - |
V2 | Valley | -0.16 | -0.16 | -0.10 | -0.12 | -0.16 | -0.17 | -0.17 | -0.15 |
V3 | Valley | -0.09 | -0.07 | -0.05 | -0.07 | -0.08 | -0.08 | -0.08 | -0.07 |
V4 | Valley | -0.16 | -0.07 | -0.11 | -0.10 | - | - | - | - |
V5 | Valley | - | - | -0.48 | -0.63 | - | - | - | - |
V6 | Valley | - | - | - | - | -0.11 | -0.13 | -0.11 | -0.12 |
V-average | Valley | -0.14 | -0.10 | -0.18 | -0.23 | -0.15 | -0.17 | -0.16 | -0.16 |