Comparative responses of EPIC and CERES crop models to high and low spatial resolution climate change scenarios

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6623-6646

  Mearns, L O ^a   Mavromatis, T ^a,d   Tsvetsinskaya, E ^a,b   Hays, C ^b   Easterling, W ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CROP PRODUCTION;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033608661     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200061     Document Type: Review

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