A conceptual framework for enhancing the utility of rainfall hazard forecasts for agriculture in marginal environments

Natural Hazards

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-129

  Usman, Muhammad T ^a,b   Archer, Emma ^a   Johnston, Peter ^a   Tadross, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agricultural applications; Climate forecast utility; Conceptual framework; Drought definition; Drought indicators; Emerging research agenda; Seasonal rainfall forecasts

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FORECASTING METHOD; NATURAL HAZARD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL;

EID: 11244299458     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-004-4349-x     Document Type: Article

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