Opportunities and roles for models to aid the management of agricultural and other natural resources within the variable climate of australia

Environment International

Volumn 25, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 907-912

  White, David H ^a  

^a ASIT Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CLIMATOLOGY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DROUGHT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; MODELING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033198371     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(99)00059-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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