The Bioclimatology of Frost Its Occurrence, Impact and Protection.

The Bioclimatology of Frost Its Occurrence, Impact and Protection.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1992.
Edición:1st ed. 1992.
Colección:Advances in Bioclimatology, 2
Materias:
Agriculture.
Forestry.
Plant science.
Botany.
Ecology .
Soil science.
Soil conservation.
Plant Sciences.
Ecology.
Soil Science & Conservation.
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58132-8
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Occurrence of Frost: Types, Distribution and Prediction
  • 2.1 Frost Types
  • 2.2 Distribution of Frost
  • 2.3 Climatic Change and Frost
  • 2.4 Frost Prediction
  • 3 Micro-Scale Processes
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 General Principles
  • 3.3 Examples of Micro-Scale Processes
  • 4 Meso-Scale Processes
  • 4.1 General Characteristics of Nocturnal Cooling: A Case Study
  • 4.2 Katabatic Drainage
  • 4.3 Ventilation and Stagnation
  • 4.4 Drainage, Ventilation and Stagnation Effects in Relation to Observational Data
  • 4.5 Development of Nocturnal Inversion Layer
  • 4.6 A Boundary Layer Model for Frost Prediction
  • 5 Regional Scale Frost Risk Mapping
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 A Three-Dimensional Numerical Model for Frost Risk Mapping
  • 5.3 Frost Risk Mapping for Landscape Planning: A Case Study
  • 6 Remote Sensing for Frost Risk Mapping and Frost Prediction
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Aircraft Thermal Imagery
  • 6.3 Satellite Thermal Imagery
  • 6.4 Satellite Data for Frost Forecasting
  • 7 Biological and Phenological Aspects of the Relationship Between Low Temperature, Plant Growth and Crop Development
  • 7.1 Plant Hardiness
  • 7.2 Low Temperature as Plant Stress
  • 7.3 Mechanisms of Frost Resistance
  • 7.4 Chilling Damage to Extra-Tropical and Tropical Crops
  • 7.5 Seasonal Variation in Cold Resistance
  • 7.6 Rest Breaking Mechanisms and Chilling Requirements
  • 8 Weather and Winterkill of Wheat: A Case Study
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Procedures and Results
  • 9 Direct, Active Methods of Frost Protection
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Heaters
  • 9.3 Wind Machines
  • 9.4 Fog
  • 9.5 Sprinkler Irrigation
  • 10 A Model to Predict Required Rates of Water Application in Overhead Sprinkler Irrigation
  • 10.1 Model Development
  • 10.2 Model Validation
  • 10.3 Application to “Pulsed” Frost Protection
  • 11 Indirect, Passive Methods of Frost Protection
  • 11.1 Cultivar Selection
  • 11.2 Agronomic Management Techniques
  • 11.3 Manipulating Plant Phenology
  • 12 Concluding Remarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • References.

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