Abstract: The 2010 and 2011 Growing Seasons In Illinois: Insights Into the Impacts of Wetter Spring, and Hotter, Drier Summers of Possible Future Climate Change. (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (Cincinnati, OH- Oct. 21

172-5The 2010 and 2011 Growing Seasons In Illinois: Insights Into the Impacts of Wetter Spring, and Hotter, Drier Summers of Possible Future Climate Change.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012: 9:35 AM

Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 201, Level 2

James Angel, Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL

The 2010 and 2011 growing seasons in Illinois were marked by much wetter than normal springs followed in hotter and drier summers. This sequence of events is similar to what has been described in recent regional climate model runs (NARCCAP). This talk will outline the conditions during the two growing seasons and the detrimental impacts on corn production.

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