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Discussion on the Application of Ecoregions in Canada as Climate Divisions for NADM Indicators

Discussion on the Application of Ecoregions in Canada as Climate Divisions for NADM Indicators . Ted O’Brien North American Drought Monitor (NADM) Workshop April 20, 2010 Asheville, NC. Swift Current, SK. Kentville, NS. Guelph, ON. Test Sites. Swift Current, Saskatchewan .

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Discussion on the Application of Ecoregions in Canada as Climate Divisions for NADM Indicators

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  1. Discussion on the Application of Ecoregions in Canada as Climate Divisions for NADM Indicators Ted O’Brien North American Drought Monitor (NADM) Workshop April 20, 2010 Asheville, NC

  2. Swift Current, SK • Kentville, NS • Guelph, ON

  3. Test Sites Swift Current, Saskatchewan Guelph, Ontario Kentville, Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley)

  4. Swift Current, SK • Located in SW corner of Saskatchewan • Semi-arid Prairie environment • AAFC Semi-Arid Agricultural Research Centre • Average Annual Precipitation ~350mm • Dry-land Farming – predominately spring wheat • Soils relatively homogeneous

  5. Southwestern Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities (RM) and Crop Districts

  6. Guelph, ON • Located in central portion of southern Ontario • Mixed Wooded – Farming Environment • AAFC Food Research Program • Average Annual Precipitation ~920mm • Dry-land Farming – predominately corn and soybeans • Soils variable • Numerous reservoirs • Abundance of shallow and deep groundwater

  7. Kentville, NS • Located in Annapolis Valley, Eastern Nova Scotia • Maritime Environment • AAFC Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre • Average Annual Precipitation ~1210mm • Irrigation Farming – predominately fruit and vegetable crops, 90% of the wheat grown in province grown in counties surrounding Kentville • Soils highly variable

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