What can you learn from soil and air temperature?

a. Soil temperature is an indicator of frozen ground status, driven partly by air temperature variability.
b. Soil temperature is an indicator of frozen water status, driven fully by air temperature variability.
c. Soil temperature is an indicator of heating ground status, driven fully by air temperature variability.
d. Soil temperature is an indicator of heating water status, driven partly by air temperature variability.
e. none of the above options are correct.


Answer is a. Soil temperature is an indicator of frozen ground status, driven partly by air temperature variability.

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