Winds of change: A century of agroclimate research

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Steiner, Jean L ^a   Hatfield, Jerry L ^b  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CROPS; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING;

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS; AGROCLIMATOLOGY; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS;

AGRONOMY;

EID: 44449119334     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0372c     Document Type: Review

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