Evaluating of the effects of meteorological disaster on Liaonin agricultural production in 2005

Based on the routine weather data and the EOS/MODIS data,the agricultural climate resources were analyzed and the effects of meteorological disaster on Liaoning agricultural production were evaluated.The results showed that due to the overmuch disaster categories and the wide disaster areas in 2005,the agriculture,industry and inhabitants suffered from heavy losses than those in 2004.Compared with those in 2004,the yield per unit area decreased 5% in 2005 in Liaoning province,and the corn and rice yields per unit area decreased 12% and 1%,respectively.However,the yield per unit area in 2005 still increased 6% than that in past years(1991-2004) as a result of accurate forecast and advantageous measures.