Impact of Continuous Cropping on the Diurnal Range of Dew Point Temperature during the Foliar Expansion Period of Annual Crops on the Canadian Prairies

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dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Bharat M.
dc.contributor.authorRaddatz, Richard L.
dc.contributor.authorDesjardins, Raymond L.
dc.contributor.authorWorth, Devon E.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-11T14:37:22Z
dc.date.available2016-05-11T14:37:22Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-29
dc.date.updated2016-05-08T09:31:28Z
dc.description.abstractIt is important to increase our knowledge of the role of land use in changing the regional climate. This study asked, “Has the increase in continuous cropping over the past 50 years on the Canadian Prairies influenced the daily mean and range of morning dew point temperatures during the foliar expansion period (from mid-June to mid-July) of annual field crops?” We found that there has been a general increase in the decadal average of mean daily and in the range of morning from the 1960s to the 2000s. The increase in the observed range of between the daily minimum value, which typically occurs near sunrise, and the late morning peak was found to be related to the increase in annual crop acreage and consequent decrease in summerfallow area. The relationship was more significant in the subhumid climatic zone than in the semiarid climatic zone, and it was influenced by whether the region was experiencing either wet, normal, or dry conditions.
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dc.identifier.citationBharat M. Shrestha, Richard L. Raddatz, Raymond L. Desjardins, and Devon E. Worth, “Impact of Continuous Cropping on the Diurnal Range of Dew Point Temperature during the Foliar Expansion Period of Annual Crops on the Canadian Prairies,” Advances in Meteorology, vol. 2016, Article ID 5731319, 9 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/5731319
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5731319
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31287
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2016 Bharat M. Shrestha et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titleImpact of Continuous Cropping on the Diurnal Range of Dew Point Temperature during the Foliar Expansion Period of Annual Crops on the Canadian Prairies
dc.typeJournal Article
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