The value of improved ENSO prediction to U.S. Agriculture

Climatic Change

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-60

  Solow, Andrew R ^a   Adams, Richard F ^b   Bryant, Kelly J ^c   Legler, David M ^d   O'Brien, James J ^d   McCarl, Bruce A ^e   Nayda, William ^e   Weiher, Rodney ^f  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSO; WEATHER PREDICTION;

USA;

EID: 0031861658     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005342500057     Document Type: Review

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