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Table 2 Climate variables collected from the INRAE database Climatik [31]

From: A successive time-to-event model of phyllochron dynamics for hypothesis testing: application to the analysis of genetic and environmental effects in maize

Climate variable

Unit

Abbreviations

Temperature range

\(^\circ\)C

TR

Penman evapotranspiration

mm

PETP

Calculated global radiation

\(\hbox {J cm}^{-2}\)

CGR

Global radiation

\(\hbox {J cm}^{-2}\)

GR

Photosynthetically active radiation

\(\hbox {J cm}^{-2}\)

PAR

Calculated sunshine duration

h

CID

Pourcentage of sunshine

%

IF

Rain falls

mm

RF

Maximum rain falls

mm h\(^{-1}\)

RFX

> 40% humidity duration

h

HD4

Wetness duration

h

WD

Maximum humidity

%

HX

> 90% humidity duration

h

HD9

Minimum humidity

%

HN

> 80% humidity duration

h

HD8

Atmospheric humidity

%

H

Wind speed

m s\(^{-1}\)

W

Maximum wind speed

m s\(^{-1}\)

WX

Dewpoint temperature

\(^\circ\)C

DT

Mean vapor pressure

mbar

MVP

Actinothermic index 10 cm

\(^\circ\)C

AI1

Actinothermic index 50 cm

\(^\circ\)C

AI5

Minimum temperature

\(^\circ\)C

TN

Mean temperature

\(^\circ\)C

T

Calculated mean temperature

\(^\circ\)C

CMT

Maximum temperature

\(^\circ\)C

TX

Maximum actinothermic index 10 cm

\(^\circ\)C

I1X

Maximum actinothermic index 50 cm

\(^\circ\)C

I5X