Effects of climate change on killing frost in the Canadian prairies

Climate Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-231

  He, Yong ^a,b   Wang, Hong ^a   Qian, Budong ^c   McConkey, Brian ^a   Cutforth, Herb ^a   Lemke, Reynald ^d   Depauw, Ron ^a   Brandt, Kelsey ^a   McCaig, Tom ^a   Hu, Kelin ^b   Hoogenboom, Gerrit ^e  

^a SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Killing frost; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; ALBERTA; BASE-LINE CONDITIONS; CANADIAN PRAIRIE; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CLIMATE DATA; CLIMATE SCENARIOS; FINE GRIDS; FROST FREE PERIOD; FUTURE CLIMATE; GEOSTATISTICAL METHOD; GROWING PERIOD; KILLING FROST; MANITOBA; POTENTIAL CHANGE; SASKATCHEWAN; SPRING WHEAT; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WEATHER STATIONS;

AGRICULTURE; FROST EFFECTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FROST; PRAIRIE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WEATHER STATION; WHEAT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84867848406     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01114     Document Type: Article

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