Ebook: The Bioclimatology of Frost: Its Occurrence, Impact and Protection

The second volume of the new series ADVANCES IN BIOCLIMATOLOGY provides a comprehensive treatment of the physical aspects of frost occurrence and frost distribution, the biological and phenological aspects of frost damage,as well as the various direct and indirect methods of frost protection and prevention. It combines extensive reviews with detailed, illustrative case studies, the latter dealing with plant temperatures during frost, numerical models for frost prediction and mapping, regional frost risk mapping techniques, winterkill of wheat, and a model for frost protection by sprinkler irrigation. The book is of interest to researchers and students, but also of practical use for farmers and horticulturalists.

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The second volume of the new series ADVANCES IN BIOCLIMATOLOGY provides a comprehensive treatment of the physical aspects of frost occurrence and frost distribution, the biological and phenological aspects of frost damage,as well as the various direct and indirect methods of frost protection and prevention. It combines extensive reviews with detailed, illustrative case studies, the latter dealing with plant temperatures during frost, numerical models for frost prediction and mapping, regional frost risk mapping techniques, winterkill of wheat, and a model for frost protection by sprinkler irrigation. The book is of interest to researchers and students, but also of practical use for farmers and horticulturalists.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The Occurrence of Frost: Types, Distribution and Prediction....Pages 5-12
Micro-Scale Processes....Pages 13-31
Meso-Scale Processes....Pages 32-43
Regional Scale Frost Risk Mapping....Pages 44-60
Remote Sensing for Frost Risk Mapping and Frost Prediction....Pages 61-65
Biological and Phenological Aspects of the Relationship Between Low Temperature, Plant Growth and Crop Development....Pages 66-72
Weather and Winterkill of Wheat: A Case Study....Pages 73-82
Direct, Active Methods of Frost Protection....Pages 83-98
A Model to Predict Required Rates of Water Application in Overhead Sprinkler Irrigation....Pages 99-108
Indirect, Passive Methods of Frost Protection....Pages 109-119
Concluding Remarks....Pages 120-122
Back Matter....Pages 123-144

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The second volume of the new series ADVANCES IN BIOCLIMATOLOGY provides a comprehensive treatment of the physical aspects of frost occurrence and frost distribution, the biological and phenological aspects of frost damage,as well as the various direct and indirect methods of frost protection and prevention. It combines extensive reviews with detailed, illustrative case studies, the latter dealing with plant temperatures during frost, numerical models for frost prediction and mapping, regional frost risk mapping techniques, winterkill of wheat, and a model for frost protection by sprinkler irrigation. The book is of interest to researchers and students, but also of practical use for farmers and horticulturalists.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The Occurrence of Frost: Types, Distribution and Prediction....Pages 5-12
Micro-Scale Processes....Pages 13-31
Meso-Scale Processes....Pages 32-43
Regional Scale Frost Risk Mapping....Pages 44-60
Remote Sensing for Frost Risk Mapping and Frost Prediction....Pages 61-65
Biological and Phenological Aspects of the Relationship Between Low Temperature, Plant Growth and Crop Development....Pages 66-72
Weather and Winterkill of Wheat: A Case Study....Pages 73-82
Direct, Active Methods of Frost Protection....Pages 83-98
A Model to Predict Required Rates of Water Application in Overhead Sprinkler Irrigation....Pages 99-108
Indirect, Passive Methods of Frost Protection....Pages 109-119
Concluding Remarks....Pages 120-122
Back Matter....Pages 123-144
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