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Appendix 211
Tab. A-14: Climatic parameters of the sites used in the present study (SMA 1901-1990, Bantle 1989).
Symbols: µ(T): monthly mean temperature [°C]; σ(T): standard deviation of T; µ(P): monthly precipitation
sum [cm/month]; σ(P): std. deviation of P; r: cross-correlation coefficient of Τ and P.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Grande Dixence (Cleuson)
µ(T) -5.8 -6.0 -4.2 -1.6 2.8 6.8 9.6 9.0 7.1 3.7 -1.5 -4.7
σ(T) 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.2 1.7 2.4 1.8 1.8
µ(P) 7.58 7.27 8.59 7.17 9.83 9.88 9.18 10.30 7.19 7.42 8.93 8.33
σ(P) 3.91 5.72 5.14 3.25 3.42 3.48 4.66 3.61 3.85 5.14 4.32 6.01
r -0.23 0.04 -0.01 -0.13 -0.44 -0.40 -0.59 -0.49 -0.47 -0.54 -0.26 -0.29
Bever
µ(T) -9.2 -7.5 -3.6 0.9 6.1 9.7 11.5 10.8 7.7 2.7 -3.2 -7.9
σ(T) 2.1 2.4 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.9
µ(P) 4.16 3.92 5.09 5.24 7.50 8.95 10.14 10.97 8.07 7.59 7.20 5.28
σ(P) 2.90 3.37 3.59 2.89 3.10 3.94 3.71 4.57 5.27 5.74 5.35 3.78
r 0.34 0.33 0.07 -0.21 -0.09 -0.25 -0.37 -0.33 -0.16 -0.05 0.20 0.25
Davos
µ(T) -6.2 -5.3 -1.9 2.1 7.1 10.3 12.1 11.5 8.6 4.1 -1.2 -4.8
σ(T) 2.2 2.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.6 2.0
µ(P) 7.21 5.90 5.88 5.77 8.23 11.82 13.64 13.26 8.94 6.45 6.69 6.90
σ(P) 5.00 5.13 3.83 2.46 3.15 4.05 4.13 4.82 4.46 4.18 4.61 5.05
r 0.06 0.16 -0.18 -0.26 -0.32 -0.34 -0.46 -0.32 -0.35 -0.32 -0.09 -0.02
Montana
µ(T) -2.3 -1.8 1.0 4.4 8.8 12.3 14.6 13.8 11.3 6.9 1.9 -1.1
σ(T) 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.6 2.0
µ(P) 10.50 9.20 7.38 5.57 6.16 7.49 7.19 8.41 5.74 6.44 8.81 10.06
σ(P) 6.69 7.23 5.52 3.41 2.69 3.74 3.19 3.42 3.47 4.77 7.28 8.27
r -0.17 0.12 -0.41 -0.29 -0.36 -0.47 -0.60 -0.52 -0.28 -0.58 -0.29 -0.28
Adelboden
µ(T) -2.1 -1.5 0.4 3.5 8.3 11.4 13.9 13.0 10.7 7.1 1.7 -0.8
σ(T) 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.9 1.7 2.1
µ(P) 9.98 9.12 10.10 10.15 11.00 14.96 15.22 16.02 8.94 8.70 10.95 9.99
σ(P) 6.80 5.45 5.67 4.29 3.02 4.51 5.45 4.66 4.46 5.65 6.68 5.74
r -0.19 0.11 -0.10 -0.39 -0.23 -0.43 -0.49 -0.09 -0.25 -0.38 -0.30 -0.13
Huttwil
µ(T) -0.9 0.0 3.6 6.9 12.0 15.6 18.0 16.9 13.6 8.4 3.0 0.3
σ(T) 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.2 1.7
µ(P) 10.08 7.48 9.40 10.28 12.91 14.38 13.01 11.70 9.45 10.08 10.42 9.53
σ(P) 4.82 3.84 5.60 6.14 4.06 5.74 3.46 5.60 5.74 5.23 6.24 4.75
r -0.14 0.24 -0.02 -0.28 -0.30 -0.48 -0.37 -0.07 0.10 -0.25 0.15 0.25