Effects of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Teleconnections on Corn Yield East of Puebla, Mexico: Case Studies

Ma De Los Ángeles Velasco-Hernández *

Faculty of Chemical Engineering, BUAP, University City, Puebla, Mexico.

Tomás Morales-Acoltzi

Mathematical Modeling of Atmospheric Processes, Center for Atmospheric Sciences, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.

Miguel Ángel García-Castro

Faculty of Chemical Engineering, BUAP, University City, Puebla, Mexico.

Rogelio Bernal-morales

Climate Change Research Center, Faculty of Agrobiology, UATX, Tlaxcala, Mexico.

Joaquín Zagoya-Martínez

BUAP Institute of Sciences, Zeolite Research Department, Puebla, Mexico.

José Pedro Juárez-Sánchez

Postgraduate College, Campus Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.

Benito Ramírez-Valverde

Postgraduate College, Campus Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Ocean-atmospheric interactions have effects at different scales; forming microclimates, which can explain variations with climatic or natural anomalies, between meteorological processes. This research analyzes and identifies the relationship of the teleconnection hydrometeorological effects, which determine the distribution of precipitation in corn yield. The data were used from a semi-structured interview directed to corn producers, where seven years of case studies were identified for the eastern region of the state of Puebla, Mexico. The Graphics were made with “pentad scale distribution”. The results show the importance of geographical location for agricultural activities in relation to a valley with altitudinal gradient. In addition, the corn growth cycle is associated with tropical disturbances from east Puebla region as well as Hurricane activity. It was identified that the relationship of teleconnections and the distribution of rainfall are main factors that influence in the development good or bad of corn, showed in the yields, where the different phases of ENSO (EL NIÑO Southern Oscillation) have a differentiated impact on the availability of precipitation in this case studies of the present investigation.

Keywords: ENSO, maize, phenology, precipitation, teleconnection


How to Cite

Velasco-Hernández, Ma De Los Ángeles, Tomás Morales-Acoltzi, Miguel Ángel García-Castro, Rogelio Bernal-morales, Joaquín Zagoya-Martínez, José Pedro Juárez-Sánchez, and Benito Ramírez-Valverde. 2021. “Effects of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Teleconnections on Corn Yield East of Puebla, Mexico: Case Studies”. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 11 (1):85-99. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i130346.