Potential benefits of climate forecasting to agriculture

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 169-184

  Jones, J W ^a   Hansen, J W ^a   Royce, F S ^a   Messina, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate prediction; Crop models; El Nino; Forecast value; La Nina; Optimal management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; ECONOMIC IMPACT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033671734     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(00)00225-5     Document Type: Article

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