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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2018, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (8): 32-37.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas17070005

Special Issue: 现代农业发展与乡村振兴 农业气象

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Hail in Weifang: Temporal and Spatial Distribution and Its Influence on Agriculture

  

  • Received:2017-07-04 Revised:2017-11-21 Accepted:2017-11-25 Online:2018-08-20 Published:2018-08-20

Abstract: The paper aims to reveal the occurrence rule and distribution characteristics of Hail in Weifang. According to the hail daily data of 9 meteorological stations from 1971 to 2010, the authors analyed the characteristics of temporal and spatial distribution of hail in Weifang by using methods of linear tendency estimation, Mann-Kendall and EOF orthogonal empirical function etc. The results showed that: the hail climate tendency rate was -0.55 times/10 a in Weifang from 1971 to 2010, it showed a decreasing trend, a significant mutation occured in 2008; the hail generally appeared in the March to October, showing a single peak, most hail frequently from May to July, accounting for 77.74% of the total number of hail; the diurnal variation of hail was obvious, mainly in the afternoon type, the number of hail accounted for 52.26% from 14:00 to 18:00; the number of hail occurrence has obvious regional distribution characteristics, descending from southwest to northeast, hail-prone areas were concentrated in Linqu, Anqiu and Zhucheng, the plain area were relatively less; hail was affected by terrain, the number of hail occurrence had the characteristics of spatial coherence, and its distribution was reverse form the southwest to northeast, through the spatial feature vector analysis. According to the investigation, agricultural food, tobacco, fruit trees and agricultural facilities, etc,which were mainly affected by hail disaster in Weifang. Therefore, strengthening hail warning and forecasting and the implementation of artificial hail suppression are the effective means of defense hail disaster.