MAJOR WINTER-INDUCED THERMAL RISKS IN THE ALBA IULIA – TURDA DEPRESSION
Cătălina Mărculeţ
Abstract. The present study deals with situations created by negative
temperatures, the formation of these temperatures and their average and maximum
frequency, as well as their occurrence at times other than the specific period.
The impact of these phenomena on the economy, basically on the range of crops
extended over large areas in the Alba Iulia - Turda Depression, is discussed.
Key words: cold waves, absolute minimum temperatures, frosty nights,
winter days, freezing days.