EJPAU 2005. Zawora T. , Ziernicka-Wojtaszek A. AGROECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF DEFICIENT AND EXCESSIVE ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION IN POLAND (1971-2000)

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2005
Volume 8
Issue 4

Topic:

Environmental Development

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Zawora T. , Ziernicka-Wojtaszek A. 2005. AGROECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF DEFICIENT AND EXCESSIVE ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION IN POLAND (1971-2000), EJPAU 8(4), #55.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume8/issue4/abs-55.html

AGROECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF DEFICIENT AND EXCESSIVE ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION IN POLAND (1971-2000)

Tadeusz Zawora, Agnieszka Ziernicka-Wojtaszek
Department of Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland

ABSTRACT

The paper has been aimed at assessing agroecological impact of precipitation observed in years anomalous with regard to its amount, in particular the impact of precipitation deficiency and excess. The analysis performed on the ecological and economic impact data reported by agricultural correspondents proved that months can be divided into month of deficient, adequate (optimal), and excessive precipitation. Regardless the differences between individual months and diversity of the territory it was shown that according to agricultural and ecological criteria the optimal precipitation varies within the limits 79-125% of the standard. The upper limit for optimal precipitation, i.e. 125% of the standard is the same as the upper limit for average precipitation by Kaczorowska [1]. The observed increase in air temperature of about 0.5 °C over the studied period resulted in optimal monthly precipitation increased of about 3 mm on average.

Key words: precipitation, effects of precipitation deficiency and excess, Poland.

Tadeusz Zawora
Department of Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology,
University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland
Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
phone: (012) 6624126
email: tzawora@ar.krakow.pl

Agnieszka Ziernicka-Wojtaszek
Department of Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology,
University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland
Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Cracow, Poland

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