AgClimate: A climate forecast information system for agricultural risk management in the southeastern USA

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-27

  Fraisse, C W ^a   Breuer, N E ^b   Zierden, D ^c   Bellow, J G ^c   Paz, J ^d   Cabrera, V E ^b   Garcia y Garcia, A ^d   Ingram, K T ^a   Hatch, U ^e   Hoogenboom, G ^d   Jones, J W ^a   O'Brien, J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Crop models; Decision making; El Ni o; ENSO; Extension

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DECISION MAKING; FORESTRY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RAIN; RISK MANAGEMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CROP MODELS; ENSO; EXTENSION;

AGRICULTURE;

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DECISION MAKING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK; PASTURE; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; RAIN; RISK MANAGEMENT; WEATHER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745213122     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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