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| Titel |
The impact of hail storms on the agricultural economy of Cyprus and their characteristics |
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K. A. Nicolaides, G. Photiou, K. Savvidou, A. Orphanou, S. C. Michaelides, T. S. Karakostas, D. Charalambous, C. Kannaouros |
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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1680-7340
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| Erschienen |
In: 9th EGU Plinius Conference on Mediterranean Storms (2007) ; Nr. 17 (2009-03-13), S.99-103 |
| Datensatznummer |
250013631
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/adgeo-17-99-2009.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The contemporary economy of Cyprus is mostly based on
services; agriculture was by tradition a strong contributor to the economy
of the island, but nowadays its contribution is rather limited. At all
times, the agricultural economy suffers from the consequences of weather
phenomena such as hail, frost, drought, dust storms, etc. The present study
focuses on the impact of hail to the agricultural economy, since hailstorms
can straightforwardly destroy crops and plantations. Any knowledge
concerning hail is useful for the improved understanding of the underlying
thermodynamic and dynamic mechanisms and physical processes associated with
its formation. For the investigation of hail as a natural hazard and its
contribution to the insurance compensations paid to farmers, hail events and
their associated synoptic and dynamic conditions were studied. Hail events
were clustered into a "frontal instability hail events" and a "thermal
instability hail events" clusters. The spatial distribution of the
frequency of hail events was also determined in order to identify
geographical areas that are more often hit by hail storms. |
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