Probabilistic simulations of crop yield over western India using the DEMETER seasonal hindcast ensembles

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 498-512

  Challinor, A J ^a   Slingo, J M ^a   Wheeler, T R ^a   Doblas Reyes, F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CROP YIELD; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; HINDCASTING; SEASONALITY;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 18544382055     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2005.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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