Table 1. Principal characteristics of weather stations used in the analysis. STATION NAME SOIL TEXTURE ELEVATION (m) St1 St2 St3 St4 St5 St6 St7 St8 St9 St10 St11 St12 St13 St14 St15 St16 St17 St18 St19 Sandy clay loam Sandy Loam Silty clay loam Clay sandy loam Sandy clay loam Silty clay Loam Clay Loam Sandy clay loam Loam Silty clay Sandy Loam Sandy clay loam Silt loam Sandy clay loam Clay loam Clay Sandy Loam Silty clay 249 280 596 380 454 5 9 25 38 362 575 1 38 3 88 247 346 132 465