Experimental Conditions

This page explains the locations and the weather conditions for the experiment.

All trials were conducted at the same location. The coordinates were 48°27’23.95” N by 123°19’31.05 W at an elevation of 78 meters. The following table describes the weather conditions of each trial.

Experiment Weather Conditions

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Control

Trial I

Trial II

Trial III

Date

April 22, 2007

April 28, 2007

April 29, 2007

Start Time

1:40 p.m.

1:52 p.m.

2:01 p.m.

End Time

3:10 p.m.

3:22 p.m.

3:31 p.m.

Air Temperature

17.3 ° C

14.3 ° C

15.0 ° C

Cloud Cover

Sunny with minimal clouds

Sunny with minimal clouds

Sunny with minimal clouds

Wind

Light

Light

Moderate