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http://dx.doi.org/10.5532/KJAFM.2015.17.4.317

A Feasibility Study of a Field-specific Weather Service for Small-scale Farms in a Topographically Complex Watershed  

Yun, Jin I. (College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.17, no.4, 2015 , pp. 317-325 More about this Journal
Abstract
An adequate downscaling of synoptic forecasts is a prerequisite for improved agrometeorological service to rural areas in South Korea where complex terrains and small farms are common. In this study, geospatial schemes based on topoclimatology were used to scale down the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) temperature forecasts to the local scale (~30 m) across a rural catchment. Then, using these schemes, local temperatures were estimated at 14 validation sites at 0600 and 1500 LST in 2013/2014 and were compared with the observations. The estimation errors were substantially reduced for both 0600 and 1500 LST temperatures when compared against the uncorrected KMA products. The improvement was most notable at low lying locations for the 0600 temperature and at the locations on west- and south-facing slopes for the 1500 LST temperature. Using the downscaled real-time temperature data, a pilot service has started to provide the field-specific weather information tailored to meet the requirements of small-scale farms. For example, the service system makes a daily outlook on the phenology of crop species grown in a given field using the field-specific temperature data. When the temperature forecast is given for next morning, a frost risk index is calculated according to a known relationship of phenology and frost injury. If the calculated index is higher than a pre-defined threshold, a warning is issued and delivered to the grower's cellular phone with relevant countermeasures to help protect crops against frost damage.
Keywords
Temperature downscale; Topoclimatology; Early warning system; Field-specific service; Climate extreme;
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