Applications of seasonal to interannual climate prediction in agricultural planning and operations

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 159-166

  Ogallo, L A ^a   Boulahya, M S ^b   Keane, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b African Ctr Meteorol Applic D   (Niger)

^c Irish Meteorological Service   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS); Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR); El Nino and Southern Oscillation (ENSO); La Nina; National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs); Tropical Oceans and Global Atmosphere (TOGA) Programme

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE FORECASTING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; WARNING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034213161     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00109-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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