Agrometeorological impact assessment of natural disasters and extreme events and agricultural strategies adopted in areas with high weather risks

Natural Disasters and Extreme Events in Agriculture: Impacts and Mitigation

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 93-118

  Das, Haripada P ^a  

^a Meteorological Office   (India)

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EID: 68149094254     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28307-2_6     Document Type: Chapter

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