Table 2 Parametric equations for the dry season obtained for CH₄, CO₂, T_max, and total rainfall during the dry season with the fit statistics, namely the correlation coefficient (R) and the p-value

CH₄ [ppb]

\(y(\,{{\mbox{D}}},t)=\ln ({\mbox{D}})[0.26946t-539.03626]+4.241t-6728.3\)

0.97

<0.05

CO₂ [ppm]

\(y(\,{{\mbox{D}}},t)=\ln ({\mbox{D}})[-0.0242t+48.804]+2.528t-4694.697\)

0.99

<0.05

T_max [°C]

\(y(\,{{\mbox{D}}},t)=\ln ({\mbox{D}})[-0.00973t+20.131]+0.072t-112.56\)

0.74

<0.05

Rainfall [mm dry season⁻¹]

\(y(\,{{\mbox{D}}},t)=\ln ({\mbox{D}})[-0.131t+236.267]+0.188t-241.307\)

0.69

<0.05