Solar radiation differences generate different microclimates across adjacent northand south-facing slopes in the midlatitudes.• High-frequency measurements document microclimate and covarying tree water use across a hillslope divide over a dry Mediterranean summer.• Transpiration of a single tree species is higher on the drier, sunnier south-facing slope, suggesting different water use strategies.
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