Extended Abstract (868K)JP4.9
Quantifying the influence of environmental conditions on the effect of winter wheat
Cynthia A. Whittier, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson
Positioned within the 116-station Oklahoma Mesonet is Oklahoma's winter wheat belt, where the primary land use is the growing of winter wheat. Previous studies of the region have shown the winter wheat belt to affect local near-surface atmospheric conditions. It is not known, however, under what conditions the near-surface effects of the wheat belt are best defined. Using data from the Oklahoma Mesonet, this research focuses on the environmental conditions under which the influence of winter wheat is most distinct. Quantifying the effects of winter wheat under these conditions is also addressed. This poster will address the preliminary results of this research.
Joint Poster Session 4, Joint Poster: Climate & Extremes, Linking Weather and Climate (Joint with Second Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research, Symposium on Connections Between Mesoscale Processes and Climate Variability, 19th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, and Climate Change Manifested by Changes in Weather)
Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Exhibit Hall C
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