Impact of ENSO-related climate anomalies on crop yields in the U.S.

Climatic Change

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 351-375

  Legler, David M ^a   Bryant, Kelly J ^b   O'Brien, James J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; YIELD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032817987     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005401101129     Document Type: Article

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