Table 2 Daily temperature maxima, minima, and amplitudes on the quartz stone surface, underneath a thin and a thick quartz stone and at the soil crust surface
Surface of quartz stone | Under thin quartz stone | Under thick quartz stone | At soil crust surface | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily maximum | Max. value [°C] | 63.5 | 59.7 | 56.8 | 65.6 |
Date | 12/30/05 | 12/30/05 | 12/30/05 | 02/06/06 | |
Daily maximum | Min. value [°C] | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.4 |
Date | 07/31/06 | 07/31/06 | 07/31/06 | 07/31/06 | |
Daily minimum | Max. value [°C] | 24.6 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 24.7 |
Date | 02/06/06 | 02/02/06 | 02/02/06 | 02/06/06 | |
Daily minimum | Min. value [°C] | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 |
Date | 06/23/06 | 06/23/06 | 06/23/06 | 06/23/06 | |
Daily amplitude | Max. value [K] | 48.1 | 39.4 | 36.0 | 47.5 |
Date | 10/14/05 | 12/30/05 | 12/30/05 | 10/31/05 | |
Daily amplitude | Min. value [K] | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
Date | 07/31/06 | 07/31/06 | 07/31/06 | 08/24/06 |