The Study of Frost Occurrence in Free State Province of South Africa
The study investigated the cessation, onset, and duration of light, medium, and heavy frost in Free State province of South Africa using minimum temperatures from 1960 to 2015. Trends in the frost indices were assessed using the Man-Kendall test. Onset of frost varied spatially with earlier onset ov...
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| description | The study investigated the cessation, onset, and duration of light, medium, and heavy frost in Free State province of South Africa using minimum temperatures from 1960 to 2015. Trends in the frost indices were assessed using the Man-Kendall test. Onset of frost varied spatially with earlier onset over the northern, eastern, and southeastern parts. Areas of early onset also experience late cessation of frost resulting in shorter growing period of less than 240 days. The western parts have longer growing period exceeding 240 days due to earlier cessation of frost and relatively late onset of frost. Trends for the frost-free period (growing period) show contrasting negative and positive trends with isolated significant trends. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a49aa4abb30a494491ec83b71a1a68562025-02-03T06:11:10ZengWileyAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172016-01-01201610.1155/2016/95861509586150The Study of Frost Occurrence in Free State Province of South AfricaMokhele Edmond Moeletsi0Mphethe Tongwane1Mitsuru Tsubo2ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Private Bag X79, Pretoria 0001, South AfricaARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Private Bag X79, Pretoria 0001, South AfricaARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Private Bag X79, Pretoria 0001, South AfricaThe study investigated the cessation, onset, and duration of light, medium, and heavy frost in Free State province of South Africa using minimum temperatures from 1960 to 2015. Trends in the frost indices were assessed using the Man-Kendall test. Onset of frost varied spatially with earlier onset over the northern, eastern, and southeastern parts. Areas of early onset also experience late cessation of frost resulting in shorter growing period of less than 240 days. The western parts have longer growing period exceeding 240 days due to earlier cessation of frost and relatively late onset of frost. Trends for the frost-free period (growing period) show contrasting negative and positive trends with isolated significant trends.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9586150 |
| spellingShingle | Mokhele Edmond Moeletsi Mphethe Tongwane Mitsuru Tsubo The Study of Frost Occurrence in Free State Province of South Africa Advances in Meteorology |
| title | The Study of Frost Occurrence in Free State Province of South Africa |
| title_full | The Study of Frost Occurrence in Free State Province of South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The Study of Frost Occurrence in Free State Province of South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Study of Frost Occurrence in Free State Province of South Africa |
| title_short | The Study of Frost Occurrence in Free State Province of South Africa |
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