Evaluating uncertainty in climate change impacts on crop productivity in the Iberian Peninsula

Climate Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-82

  Ruiz Ramos, M ^a   Minguez M I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change impact; Ensemble of projections; Interannual variability; Uncertainty; Wheat and maize yield

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; ENSEMBLE OF PROJECTIONS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MAIZE YIELD; UNCERTAINTY;

CLIMATE CONTROL; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; PRODUCTIVITY; TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; MAGNITUDE; MAIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESOLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650333068     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00933     Document Type: Article

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