The effects of spatial scale of climate scenarios on economic assessments: An example from U.S. agriculture

Climatic Change

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 131-148

  Adams, Richard M ^a   McCarl, Bruce A ^b   Mearns, Linda O ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATOLOGY; ECONOMICS;

CLIMATE IMPACT STUDIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142152631     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026014311149     Document Type: Article

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