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Spatiotemporal Variation of Frost within Growing Periods
Joint Authors
Moeletsi, Mokhele Edmond
Tongwane, Mphethe
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Frost is one of the devastating agroclimatological hazards affecting crop production in the Free State Province of South Africa.
In this study, frost (0°C threshold) probabilities within different growing periods starting from the first dekad of October to the third dekad of February for a 100-day, 120-day, and 140-day crop were determined.
The data used in the investigation was daily minimum temperature obtained from 55 weather stations located in and around the Free State Province with data from 1950 to 2010.
The results show high spatial and temporal variability of frost within the different growing periods.
The western, central, northern, and northwestern parts of the province have the longest planting window for all the growing lengths from mid-October to mid-January.
The eastern, northeastern, southern, and southeastern parts of Free State have the highest frost risk with shortened planting window mostly from the first dekad of November to the second dekad of December.
Thus, careful consideration of frost incidences is important for successful crop production in this area.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moeletsi, Mokhele Edmond& Tongwane, Mphethe. 2017. Spatiotemporal Variation of Frost within Growing Periods. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122743
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moeletsi, Mokhele Edmond& Tongwane, Mphethe. Spatiotemporal Variation of Frost within Growing Periods. Advances in Meteorology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122743
American Medical Association (AMA)
Moeletsi, Mokhele Edmond& Tongwane, Mphethe. Spatiotemporal Variation of Frost within Growing Periods. Advances in Meteorology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122743
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1122743