The effect of the use of improved climate forecasts on variable costs, input usage, and production

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-225

  Mjelde, J W ^a   Hill, H S J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate forecasts; Information value

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP PRODUCTION; FORECASTING METHOD; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032773934     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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