Table 2 Temperature and carbon dioxide measurements before and after midnight
Postion of logger | Temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21.00 h to 23.30 h | 00.00 h to 07.00 h | |||||
Average (ºC) | Difference from control house | P | Average (ºC) | Difference from control house | P | |
Outdoors | 26.2 (25.6–26.9) | 26.2 (25.6–26.9) | ||||
Hut on the ground | 28.9 (28.1–29.7) | Reference | 26.6 (26.1–27.1) | Reference | ||
Raised hut with open ground storey | 28.9 (28.1–29.7) | 0.98 (0.83–1.16) | 0.832 | 26.5 (25.9–27.0) | 0.90 (0.75–1.07) | 0.222 |
Raised hut with air-permeable walls on the ground storey | 28.8 (28.1–29.6) | 0.94 (0.87–1.00) | 0.061 | 26.5 (26.0–27.0) | 0.91 (0.81–1.03) | 0.138 |
Raised hut with solid walls on the ground storey | 28.9 (28.1–29.7) | 1.00 (0.95–1.06) | 0.896 | 26.5 (26.0–27.1) | 0.93 (0.86–1.00) | 1.180 |
Postion of logger | Carbon dioxide | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average from 21.00 h to 23.30 h | Average from 00.00 h to 07.00 h | |||||
Average (ppm) | Difference from control house | P value | Average (ppm) | Difference from control house | P value | |
Outdoors | 598 (548–648) | 570 (537–602) | ||||
Hut on the ground | 836 (782–891) | Reference | 766 (725–806) | Reference | ||
Raised hut with open ground storey | 788 (736–840) | 0.65 (0.40 to 1.08) | 0.095 | 738 (704–771) | 0.81 (0.73 to 0.89) | < 0.001 |
Raised hut with air-permeable walls on the ground storey | 798 (753–843) | 0.53 (0.43 to 0.66) | < 0.001 | 727 (693–761) | 0.58 (0.44 to 0.77) | < 0.001 |
Raised hut with solid walls on the ground storey | 801 (758–844) | 0.70 (0.45 to 1.11) | 0.127 | 725 (694–755) | 0.71 (0.58 to 0.89) | 0.002 |