Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia

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Varela, Santiago Agustín; Diez, Juan Pablo; Weigandt, Mariana Noemi; Bianchi, Emilio; Nacif, Marcos Ezequiel; Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro; Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
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2025
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This research evaluates the influence of site conditions (altitude, slope, and exposure) on air temperature, relative humidity (RH), andvapor pressure deficit (VPD) across two distinct sites and four locations within these. Weather station registers were compared withregional estimates from the ERA5 global model. At two locations in one of these sites, microsite conditions were further analysed undervarying thinning intensities, using thermohygrometers. To explore daily cycles, a 24-hour band-pass filter using a Gabor wavelet wasapplied, calculating weighted averages, amplitudes, and phase shifts. Confidence intervals were derived through Monte Carlosimulations to facilitate robust comparisons across treatments and locations. Observations from weather stations revealed significantdiscrepancies with ERA5 model estimates, highlighting the limitations of the ERA5 model in capturing fine-scale microclimatic variabilitydriven by local topography and vegetation cover. In south-facing slopes, intensive thinning increased air temperature by 2.5 °C anddecreased RH by 12 %, resulting in a midday VPD increase of 0.3 kPa. On north-facing slopes, these effects were less pronounced, withair temperature increases of 1.8 °C and RH decreases of 8 %. Thinning effects were amplified in steeper areas and during summermonths. Daily cycle analyses revealed that thinning treatments not only increased amplitude but also caused phase shifts in airtemperature and RH, particularly in open areas. These findings underscore the importance of integrating local topographic features,thinning-induced microclimatic changes, and the limitations of ERA5 data into adaptive management frameworks.
Fil: Varela, Santiago Agustín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Diez, Juan Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Weigandt, Mariana Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Bianchi, Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro; Argentina
Fil: Nacif, Marcos Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. - Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina
Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. - Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina
Fil: Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
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Forest thinning intensities
Mixed forests
Sustainable management
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spelling Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern PatagoniaVarela, Santiago AgustínDiez, Juan PabloWeigandt, Mariana NoemiBianchi, EmilioNacif, Marcos EzequielGaribaldi, Lucas AlejandroBruzzone, Octavio AugustoForest thinning intensitiesMixed forestsSustainable managementhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4This research evaluates the influence of site conditions (altitude, slope, and exposure) on air temperature, relative humidity (RH), andvapor pressure deficit (VPD) across two distinct sites and four locations within these. Weather station registers were compared withregional estimates from the ERA5 global model. At two locations in one of these sites, microsite conditions were further analysed undervarying thinning intensities, using thermohygrometers. To explore daily cycles, a 24-hour band-pass filter using a Gabor wavelet wasapplied, calculating weighted averages, amplitudes, and phase shifts. Confidence intervals were derived through Monte Carlosimulations to facilitate robust comparisons across treatments and locations. Observations from weather stations revealed significantdiscrepancies with ERA5 model estimates, highlighting the limitations of the ERA5 model in capturing fine-scale microclimatic variabilitydriven by local topography and vegetation cover. In south-facing slopes, intensive thinning increased air temperature by 2.5 °C anddecreased RH by 12 %, resulting in a midday VPD increase of 0.3 kPa. On north-facing slopes, these effects were less pronounced, withair temperature increases of 1.8 °C and RH decreases of 8 %. Thinning effects were amplified in steeper areas and during summermonths. Daily cycle analyses revealed that thinning treatments not only increased amplitude but also caused phase shifts in airtemperature and RH, particularly in open areas. These findings underscore the importance of integrating local topographic features,thinning-induced microclimatic changes, and the limitations of ERA5 data into adaptive management frameworks.Fil: Varela, Santiago Agustín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Diez, Juan Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Weigandt, Mariana Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Bianchi, Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro; ArgentinaFil: Nacif, Marcos Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. - Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; ArgentinaFil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. - Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; ArgentinaFil: Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaInternational Measurement Confederation2025-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/281144Varela, Santiago Agustín; Diez, Juan Pablo; Weigandt, Mariana Noemi; Bianchi, Emilio; Nacif, Marcos Ezequiel; et al.; Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia; International Measurement Confederation; Acta IMEKO; 14; 3; 9-2025; 1-142221-870XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://acta.imeko.org/index.php/acta-imeko/article/view/2050info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.21014/actaimeko.v14i3.2050info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2026-03-31T15:22:51Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/281144instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982026-03-31 15:22:51.412CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia
title Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia
spellingShingle Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia
Varela, Santiago Agustín
Forest thinning intensities
Mixed forests
Sustainable management
title_short Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia
title_full Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia
title_fullStr Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia
title_sort Exploring the interplay of multi-scale climatic variables and forest thinning: From global models to microsite conditions in Northwestern Patagonia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Varela, Santiago Agustín
Diez, Juan Pablo
Weigandt, Mariana Noemi
Bianchi, Emilio
Nacif, Marcos Ezequiel
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
author Varela, Santiago Agustín
author_facet Varela, Santiago Agustín
Diez, Juan Pablo
Weigandt, Mariana Noemi
Bianchi, Emilio
Nacif, Marcos Ezequiel
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
author_role author
author2 Diez, Juan Pablo
Weigandt, Mariana Noemi
Bianchi, Emilio
Nacif, Marcos Ezequiel
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Forest thinning intensities
Mixed forests
Sustainable management
topic Forest thinning intensities
Mixed forests
Sustainable management
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This research evaluates the influence of site conditions (altitude, slope, and exposure) on air temperature, relative humidity (RH), andvapor pressure deficit (VPD) across two distinct sites and four locations within these. Weather station registers were compared withregional estimates from the ERA5 global model. At two locations in one of these sites, microsite conditions were further analysed undervarying thinning intensities, using thermohygrometers. To explore daily cycles, a 24-hour band-pass filter using a Gabor wavelet wasapplied, calculating weighted averages, amplitudes, and phase shifts. Confidence intervals were derived through Monte Carlosimulations to facilitate robust comparisons across treatments and locations. Observations from weather stations revealed significantdiscrepancies with ERA5 model estimates, highlighting the limitations of the ERA5 model in capturing fine-scale microclimatic variabilitydriven by local topography and vegetation cover. In south-facing slopes, intensive thinning increased air temperature by 2.5 °C anddecreased RH by 12 %, resulting in a midday VPD increase of 0.3 kPa. On north-facing slopes, these effects were less pronounced, withair temperature increases of 1.8 °C and RH decreases of 8 %. Thinning effects were amplified in steeper areas and during summermonths. Daily cycle analyses revealed that thinning treatments not only increased amplitude but also caused phase shifts in airtemperature and RH, particularly in open areas. These findings underscore the importance of integrating local topographic features,thinning-induced microclimatic changes, and the limitations of ERA5 data into adaptive management frameworks.
Fil: Varela, Santiago Agustín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Diez, Juan Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Weigandt, Mariana Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Bianchi, Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro; Argentina
Fil: Nacif, Marcos Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. - Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina
Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. - Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones En Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina
Fil: Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
description This research evaluates the influence of site conditions (altitude, slope, and exposure) on air temperature, relative humidity (RH), andvapor pressure deficit (VPD) across two distinct sites and four locations within these. Weather station registers were compared withregional estimates from the ERA5 global model. At two locations in one of these sites, microsite conditions were further analysed undervarying thinning intensities, using thermohygrometers. To explore daily cycles, a 24-hour band-pass filter using a Gabor wavelet wasapplied, calculating weighted averages, amplitudes, and phase shifts. Confidence intervals were derived through Monte Carlosimulations to facilitate robust comparisons across treatments and locations. Observations from weather stations revealed significantdiscrepancies with ERA5 model estimates, highlighting the limitations of the ERA5 model in capturing fine-scale microclimatic variabilitydriven by local topography and vegetation cover. In south-facing slopes, intensive thinning increased air temperature by 2.5 °C anddecreased RH by 12 %, resulting in a midday VPD increase of 0.3 kPa. On north-facing slopes, these effects were less pronounced, withair temperature increases of 1.8 °C and RH decreases of 8 %. Thinning effects were amplified in steeper areas and during summermonths. Daily cycle analyses revealed that thinning treatments not only increased amplitude but also caused phase shifts in airtemperature and RH, particularly in open areas. These findings underscore the importance of integrating local topographic features,thinning-induced microclimatic changes, and the limitations of ERA5 data into adaptive management frameworks.
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