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The Effect Of Temperature On The Air Temperature

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Subterranean Temperature Neither the sheltered microclimates occupied by the terrestrial isopods or the ambient environment reached a lethal temperature in the Clark Fork riparian zone during the October to November 2015 study period, however, subterranean lows varied significantly from ambient temperatures. During the period of stable daily weather fluctuations of mid to late October subterranean daily mean temperatures varied insignificantly from ambient temperatures (p = 0.75). Further deviation in the mean occurred with an increase in the intensity of temperature swings late in the observation period. Subterranean lows varied significantly by approximately 3°C from ambient lows during the mid to late October uniform temperature period (p = 0.02). The sheltered temperature remained on average 2.5°C warmer than the ambient air temperature later in the season. Ambient lows exceeded the subterranean low on two abnormally warm days in late October (Figure 2). Overall, the subterranean microclimate remained significantly warmer than the ambient temperature (p = 0.0001). The sheltered temperatures were largely warmer between 11/4 and 11/10 showing an increase in the rate of temperature decrease relative to the ambient temperatures. However, the rate of temperature decline across the sample period did not vary significantly between the two climates (p = 0.37).
Subterranean Temperature Variability Temperature variation

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