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        <p> Late spring freeze events, a significant agroclimatic hazard, are investigated for Poland. Daily minimum air temperatures from 184 stations for the period 1951-2010 were used to analyze the frequency and conditional probability of late spring freezes. In addition, three classification schemes were employed to investigate the atmospheric circulation responsible for late spring freezes events. The findings suggest that knowledge of the airflow influencing late spring freezes can help to understand the complex historical trends and projected future changes in freeze risk for perennial crops</p>
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Late spring freeze events, a significant agroclimatic hazard, are investigated for Poland. Daily minimum air temperatures from 184 stations for the period 1951-2010 were used to analyze the frequency and conditional probability of late spring freezes. In addition, three classification schemes were employed to investigate the atmospheric circulation responsible for late spring freezes events. The findings suggest that knowledge of the airflow influencing late spring freezes can help to understand the complex historical trends and projected future changes in freeze risk for perennial crops

Late Spring Freezes in Poland in Relation to Atmospheric Circulation

Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland

Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – National Research Institute, Kraków, Poland

Quaestiones Geographicae

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Late spring freeze events, a significant agroclimatic hazard, are investigated for Poland. Daily minimum air temperatures from 184 stations for the period...

Late Spring Freezes in Poland in Relation to Atmospheric Circulation

Published Online: Sep 19, 2014

Page range: 165 - 172

Received: Jun 02, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2014-0039

Keywords
freeze, late spring, agroclimate, atmospheric circulation, Poland

© Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Late Spring Freezes in Poland in Relation to Atmospheric Circulation

Published Online: Sep 19, 2014

Page range: 165 - 172

Received: Jun 02, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2014-0039

Keywordsfreeze, late spring, agroclimate, atmospheric circulation, Poland

© Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
freeze, late spring, agroclimate, atmospheric circulation, Poland