MarkSim: Software to generate daily weather data for Latin America and Africa

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 445-453

  Jones, Peter G ^a   Thornton, Philip K ^b  

^a Ctro Internacional Agric Trop   (Colombia)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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EID: 0034041891     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2000.923445x     Document Type: Article

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