Long lead rainfall forecasts for the Australian sugar industry

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Everingham, Yvette L ^a   Clarke, A J ^b   Van Gorder, S ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Austral autumn; Barrier; Boreal spring; ENSO; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CULTIVATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUGAR CANE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EL NIÑO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RAINFALL VARIABILITY;

RAIN;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LONG RANGE FORECAST; MODELING; RAINFALL; SUGAR CANE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 38649091352     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1513     Document Type: Article

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