From inferential statistics to climate knowledge

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages 211-216

  Maia, A De H N ^a   Meinke, H ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECISION MAKING; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33646360616     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-6-211-2006     Document Type: Article

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