Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVII, Issue 2
Written by Alina-Nicoleta PARASCHIV, Aurelia DIACONU, Ștefan NANU, Daniela Valentina POPA
In order to highlight the amplitude of climate changes in the southwest of Romania, at Dăbuleni Research - Development Station for Plant Culture on Sands (SCDCPN Dăbuleni), the climatic data from the archives of the own meteorological station were analyzed and processed over a period of 65 years. The dynamics of meteorological phenomena in the period 956-2020 was analyzed, a sufficiently long period for a meaningful analysis and correct conclusions. Data processing from the 780 months and more than 23,400 data records was the source of our conclusions. Helman's criterion was used to determine the types of thermal and pluviometric time, and as normal climatic averages the averages of the measurements of the climatic parameters of the 65 years were used, the period being significantly extended. The thermal norm in the Dăbuleni area is much higher than in most of Oltenia with monthly summer averages between 2 .6°C in June, 23.6°C in July and 23.0°C in August, and the seasonal average summer of 22.8°C. Summer heat produces staged forcing of the sweet pepper crop and early and massive ripening.
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