Is rainfed crop production in central Europe at risk? Using a regional climate model to produce high resolution agroclimatic information for decision makers

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 639-656

  Trnka, M ^a   Eitzinger, J ^b   Dubrovsky M ^a,c   Semeradova D ^a   Stepanek P ^d   Hlavinka, P ^a   Balek, J ^a   Skalak P ^c   Farda, A ^c   Formayer, H ^b   Zalud Z ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^d CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOWING DATE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STAKEHOLDER; WATER BUDGET; WATER RESOURCE;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 78650528803     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859610000638     Document Type: Article

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