Agrometeorological aspects of agriculture and forestry in the arid zones

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 43-58

  De Pauw, E ^a   Gobel W ^a   Adam, H ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Agrometeorology; Arid zones; Data spatialization; Farming systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AGROFORESTRY; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; METEOROLOGY; SOIL DEGRADATION; WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURE; AGROMETEOROLOGY; ARID REGION; FORESTRY; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

EID: 18144443866     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00118-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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