TEMPERATURE SURFACE
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Using temperature lapse rates, known elevation and temperature at a climate station in the area, these surfaces are created.
Formula for January temperatures in study area 82:
Formula for January temperatures in study area 92:
Formula for July temperatures in study area 82:
Formula for July temperatures in study area 92:
January temperatures in study area 82:
January temperatures in study area 92:
July temperatures in study area 82:
July temperatures in study area 92:
Temperatures at treeline level as result of OVERLAY:
Analysis of these temperatures using HISTO:
Average temperature at treeline level depending on season and study area:
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study area 82: Rocky Mtns |
study area 92: Coast Mtns |
|
Mean January Temperature (deg C) |
-14.9 |
-8.7 |
|
Mean July Temperature (deg C) |
+8.0 |
+7.9 |
CONCLUSION:
Winter temperatures at treeline level are distinctively different, comparing the two study areas (82 is ca. 6 degrees colder). Summer temperatures are almost exactly the same at treeline level at both study sites (0.1 degree variation).
