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The Effects of Climate Change on Variability of the Growing Seasons in the Elbe River Lowland, Czech Republic

Table 2

Area-averaged anomalies (sorted by the highest number of anomalies in days) in the start, end, and length of the growing season for the three thresholds of ≥ 5, 10, and 15°C over the Elbe River lowland for 1961–2011.


		Years	Anomalies (days)

Advance/increase of growing season

BGS ≥ 5°C	Early start	1990, 1981, 1961, 1991, 2007, 2011	−22, −18, −17, −17, −14, −14
EGS ≥ 5°C	Late end	2006, 2000, 1963, 1969, 2008, 1987, 1996, 2010	+34, +28, +20, +18, +17, +16, +15, +12
GSL ≥ 5°C	Longer	2006, 2000, 1961, 1990, 2008, 2010, 2011	+33, +29, +23, +22, +22, +19, +18

Delay/decrease of growing season
BGS ≥ 5°C	Late start	1997, 1970, 1962, 1975, 1996, 1969	+21, +18, +17, +15, +13, +12
EGS ≥ 5°C	Early end	1994, 2009, 1965, 1991, 1997	−23, −21, −18, −15, −15
GSL ≥ 5°C	Shorter	1997, 1962, 1975, 1965, 1973, 1979, 1980	−35, −30, −25, −23, −17, −17, −13

Advance/increase of growing season

BGS ≥ 10°C	Early start	1998, 1974, 2009, 1981, 1961	−22, −20, −19, −17, −15, −8
EGS ≥ 10°C	Late end	2000, 2001, 1988, 1967, 1984, 1983, 1991	+21, +18, +13, +12, +12, +10, +10
GSL ≥ 10°C	Longer	2000, 2009, 1981, 1961, 1998	+26, +22, +19, +17, +15

Delay/decrease of growing season
BGS ≥ 10°C	Late start	1980, 1982, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1984, 1987, 1997	+31, +22, +21, +13, +13, +11, +11, +10
EGS ≥ 10°C	Early end	1977, 1972, 1971, 1996, 1970	−22, −21, −16, −15, −14
GSL ≥ 10°C	Shorter	1972, 1980, 1970, 1977, 1987, 1965, 1971	−33, −31, −27, −26, −22, −21, −20

Advance/increase of growing season

BGS ≥ 15°C	Early start	1962, 1993, 2000, 1968, 2001, 1986, 1998, 2003	−30, −28, −28, −22, −21, −20, −19, −16
EGS ≥ 15°C	Late end	1966, 1975, 1989, 2006, 1999, 2003, 2000	+23, +22, +18, +17, +17, +14, +13
GSL ≥ 15°C	Longer	2000, 1966, 1993, 2003	+41, +32, +31, +30

Delay/decrease of growing season
BGS ≥ 15°C	Late start	1974, 1965, 1972, 1980, 1975	+36, +28, +24, +21, +20
EGS ≥ 15°C	Early end	1978, 1986, 1965, 1970, 1971	−19, −19, −14, −13, −12
GSL ≥ 15°C	Shorter	1965, 1974, 1980, 1978, 2010, 1972, 1970	−42, −30, −30, −26, −26, −23, −22