Climate prediction and agriculture: Current status and future challenges

Climate Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-17

  Sivakumar, Mannava V K ^a  

^a WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Applications of forecasts; CLIMAG; Seasonal climate forecasts; User needs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; RISK MANAGEMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; NATURAL DISASTER; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 34250738908     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr033003     Document Type: Article

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