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Minimum Value And Maximum Soil Moisture Value

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1. The total precipitation value for the month of June 2011 was 35.31 mm and the total value for the month of December 2011 was 44.704 mm. As the yearly precipitation value for Mississauga is 830 mm and precipitation is said to be generally evenly distributed, the average value for each month is approximately 69.17 mm. Therefore, the values for both June and December were lower than the average value. This indicates that these months were drier in general. However, December had higher precipitation than June despite it being drier overall. 2. For June 2011, the maximum soil moisture value was 0.2857 m3/m3, the minimum value was 0.0548 m3/m3, and the average soil moisture value was 0.138763 m3/m3. As for December 2011, the maximum soil moisture value was 0.2894 m3/m3, the minimum value was 0.2284 m3/m3, and the average value was 0.240601 m3/m3. One potential explanation for the differences in the average values for the two months is the amount of precipitation for those months. By analyzing Figure 1 and Figure 3, it is clear that the month of December 2011 had received more precipitation and a more even distribution of it than the month of June 2011. Due to the higher precipitation, the average soil moisture content for the month of December would be higher as well. A second potential explanation would be the higher plant productivity rate during summer. As plants use moisture in the soil as a source of water and then lose large quantities of it through transpiration, the

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