Table 1 Orchards' microclimate characteristics, and the days and hours the cooling system was applied.
From: Canopy-cooling systems applied on avocado trees to mitigate heatwaves damages
Date | Ambient conditions when system activated | Operating hours, BW (Gevim) | Operating hours, FW (Sa'ad) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Air temperature, °C | Relative humidity, % | |||
May 16, 2020 | 39 | 20 | 10:00–18:00 | 10:00–18:00 |
May 17, 2020 | 44 | 50 | 10:00–19:00 | 10:00–19:30 |
May 18, 2020 | 41 | 65 | 9:00–20:50 | 9:00–16:45 |
May 19,2020 | 41 | 50 | 8:00–22:00 | 8:30–19:00 |
May 20, 2020 | 40 | 50 | 9:00–21:30 | 9:00–19:00 |
May 21, 2020 | 40 | 50 | 9:00–19:00 | 9:40–18:00 |
May 23, 200 | 18 | 100 | 3:00–6:00 | –- |
June 7, 2020 | 32 | 35 | 12:00–13:00 | 12:00–13:00 |
June 8, 2020 | 16 | 100 | 3:00–6:00 | –- |
June 9, 2020 | 33 | 24 | –- | 9:30–15:30 |
June 17, 2020 | 36 | 19 | –- | 11:42–17:00 |
June 21, 2020 | 32 | 31 | –- | 12:30–14:00 |
