Producers' evaluation of an enhanced weather information service for the cotton industry in Australia

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-125

  Anaman, Kwabena A ^a   Lellyett, Stephen C ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON; DECISION MAKING; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGIES; FORMAL EDUCATION; FREE OF CHARGE; INFORMATION QUALITY; MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; WEATHER INFORMATION; WEATHER SERVICES;

SERVICE INDUSTRY;

AGROINDUSTRY; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1542743574     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.5060030202     Document Type: Article

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