Frost risk by inversion breakup temperature at the Orchard of Murcia: impact on farming

In the Southeast peninsular, anticyclonic situations and advections are fed in winter with polar / continental arctic air which is common. Under these conditions, intrabetic basins and river valleys are very prone to the development of inversions breakup temperature. A clear example is the Vega Medi...

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Published inInvestigaciones geográficas no. 64; p. 73
Main Author David Espín Sánchez
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Alicante Instituto Interuniversitario de Geografía 01.01.2015
Subjects
Basins
Breakup
Frost
Inversions
Low temperature
Polar environments
River valleys
Rivers
Temperature
Temperature effects
Winter
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Summary:In the Southeast peninsular, anticyclonic situations and advections are fed in winter with polar / continental arctic air which is common. Under these conditions, intrabetic basins and river valleys are very prone to the development of inversions breakup temperature. A clear example is the Vega Media of the Segura in winter months, with relatively frequently frosts genesis in localized areas. As a complement to the study of the physical, it is carry out a deep agricultural study of the Huerta de Murcia and the possible effects that can generate low temperatures on the main crops of the study area, with special focus on major citrus. Finally, it is proposed a series anti-frost active and passive in relation to the characteristics of the study area and an empirical system for predicting low temperature, so that farmers possess tools to mitigate the effects of frost in the Vega Media.
ISSN:0213-4691
1989-9890
DOI:10.14198/INGEO2015.64.05