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Table 1 Seasonal variation in climatic variables in Cáhuil (Chile) from winter 2014 to autumn 2015

From: Effects of fertilization on radial growth of Pinus pinea explored hourly using dendrometers

Season

Air temperaturea (°C)

Precipitationb (mm)

Potential evapotranspirationc (PET, mm)

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Winter

11.4 ± 0.2

6.0 ± 0.3

21.7 ± 0.6

146.5

209.8

Spring

14.9 ± 0.2

8.0 ± 0.3

27.2 ± 0.4

20.0

476.1

Summer

17.4 ± 0.1

10.6 ± 0.2

30.7 ± 0.4

1.8

522.3

Autumn

14.4 ± 0.3

7.5 ± 0.4

28.6 ± 0.5

73.8

281.9

All year

14.5 ± 0.2

8.0 ± 0.2

27.1 ± 0.3

242.1

1490.1

  1. aObtained from dendrometers; bobtained from DGA Pichilemu, Chile; cestimated from dendrometer data
  2. Winter: June 21st–September 20th, spring: September 21st–December 20th, summer: December 21st–March 20th, and autumn: March 21st–June 20th