Durham E-Theses Some geographical aspects of the agriculture of the Hartlepool's region Simpson, R. How to cite: Simpson, R. (1964) Some geographical aspects of the agriculture of the Hartlepool's region, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/10448/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail:
[email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk oCM/S GEOGRAPHICAL A-.iP3CT-3 OF THE AGHICULTUaE OF TIffi HARTLKPOOLo REGION Thesis submitted for the Degree of Master of .Science by R.6IMP30N, k.A. in the Department of Geography, University of Durham. i-.AY 1964. * , V CONTENTS. Introduction i - iv Chapter 1. The soils of the Hartlepools region 1-17 Parent materials 1 The soils 3 delation of types of farming to soils L4 Agricultural potential of the soils 17 Chapter 2. The climate of the Hartlepools region 18 - 72 Climate recording stations 18 Climatic factors 21 Temperature 25 Range of temperature 31 Experimental work on temperatures 32 Accumulated temperatures and the growing season 4-0 Sunshine 4-3 Fog AS Rainfall 52 Snowfall 63 Thunderstorms 64.