Development of a framework for an integrated time-varying agrohydrological forecast system for Southern Africa: Initial results for seasonal forecasts

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-322

  Ghile, Y B ^a   Schulze, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ACRU model; GIS based framework; Streamflow forecasting; Translation of rainfall forecasts

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE MODELS; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; RAIN; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; FORECAST INFORMATION; GIS-BASED; QUANTITATIVE VALUES; RAINFALL FORECASTS; STREAMFLOW FORECASTING; STREAMFLOW SIMULATIONS; WEATHER AND CLIMATE FORECASTS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGROMETEOROLOGY; CROP YIELD; DECISION MAKING; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; STREAMFLOW; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 52649157134     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i3.180624     Document Type: Article

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