Climatic changes in yield index and soil water deficit trends in China

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 71-81

  Thomas, Axel ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; Climate change; Potential evapotranspiration; Soil water; Water balance; Yield index

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SOIL WATER; YIELD RESPONSE;

CHINA;

EID: 0034640441     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00126-X     Document Type: Article

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