Trees, Microclimate & Agroforestry
Microclimate
Defined as any climatic
condition in a relatively small
area, within a few metres or less above and below the Earth’s surface and within canopies of vegetation. The term usually applies to the surfaces of terrestrial and glaciated environments, but it could also pertain to the surfaces of oceans and other bodies of water. -Encyclopedia Britannica
Figure a,b & c : Equipment use for measuring the microclimatic factor.
Methodology :
1. Each group was assigned to obtain microclimatic data such as relative light intensity, temperature, relative humidity and wind speed at each point with 4 level of canopy index which are : -0-5% (Open area), -20-40 %, -50-70 % -80-100%.
2. The level of canopy index was obtained by using Glama apps before measuring the microclimatic factor.
3, The data was measured and recorded for each point with time interval of 1 minute per reading.
4. Analyze data presented in the next part.