Characterizing spatial and temporal variability of crop yield caused by climate and irrigation in the North China Plain

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 365-381

  Chen, Chao ^a   Baethgen, Walter E ^a   Wang, Enli ^b   Yu, Qiang ^c,d  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER USE; WHEAT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 81155134780     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-011-0440-x     Document Type: Article

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