Value of perfect ENSO phase predictions for agriculture: Evaluating the impact of land tenure and decision objectives

Climatic Change

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-170

  Letson, David ^a   Laciana, Carlos E ^b   Bert, Federico E ^b   Weber, Elke U ^c   Katz, Richard W ^d   Gonzalez, Xavier I ^b   Podestá, Guillermo P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORECASTS; CLIMATE INFORMATION; DECISION MAKERS; DECISION OBJECTIVES; DECISION OUTCOME; EXPECTED UTILITY; EXPECTED VALUES; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; LAND TENURE; LOSS AVERSION; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PARAMETER VALUES; PHASE PREDICTION; PROSPECT THEORY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RISK PREFERENCE; SITUATIONAL CONSTRAINTS; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; VALUE FUNCTIONS; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RISK PERCEPTION;

FORECASTING;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECISION MAKING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LAND TENURE; OWNERSHIP;

EID: 70350738272     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-009-9600-8     Document Type: Article

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