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Table I
Monthly mean daily air and soil temperature (°C) and precipitation during the growing season 2007 (TB = timberline 1950 m a.s.l., TR = treeline 2110 m, K = krummholz-site 2180 m). Long-term records (LTM ± standard deviation) of air temperature (recorded at 1950 m a.s.l.; Station Klimahaus) and precipitation (Mt. Patscherkofel summit, 2246 m) for the period 1967–2004, respectively.
| Air temperature (°C) | Soil temperature (°C) | Precipitation (mm) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTM | TB | TR | K | TB | TR | K | LTM | 2007 | ||
| May | 4.8 ± 1.90 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 76 ± 30 | 102 | |
| Jun | 7.8 ± 1.87 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 109 ± 35 | 120 | |
| Jul | 10.0 ± 1.90 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 127 ± 39 | 108 | |
| Aug | 10.1 ± 1.89 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 121 ± 50 | 182 | |