The potential value of seasonal forecasts of rainfall categories-Case studies from the wheatbelt in Western Australia's Mediterranean region

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 606-618

  Moeller, Carina ^a   Smith, Ian ^a   Asseng, Senthold ^a   Ludwig, Fulco ^b   Telcik, Nicola ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

APSIM; Forecast format; Forecast skill; Forecast value; Nitrogen; Seasonal climate forecasting; Sowing; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CLAY SOIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL TYPE; SOWING; WEATHER FORECASTING; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WONGAN HILLS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 41049113081     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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