Plot microclimate: the site, not the region

The standard

The plot-level climate measurement records temperature, sun and airflow at the site itself instead of deriving them from the macroclimate. Only then does a difference between two plots become provable.

Criteria

  • The values come from the plot, not from the region
  • Slope and exposure are factors of their own
  • Night temperature and air movement count too
  • The difference is measured, not asserted

Distinction

Microclimate ≠ macroclimate: one holds for the plot, the other for the region. The plot-level climate measurement separates what the site itself contributes from what the climate sets anyway.