Quantifying the benefits of a long-lead ENSO prediction model to enhance harvest management-A case study for the Herbert sugarcane growing region, Australia

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1069-1076

  Everingham, Yvette L ^a   Stoeckl, Natalie E ^a   Cusack, Justin ^a   Osborne, John A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climate; Crop; Forecast; Sugar; Value

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; CLIMATE FORECASTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENSO PREDICTION MODELS; FORECAST; GROWING REGIONS; HARVEST SEASON; MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES; PAYMENT SYSTEMS; PREDICTION SCHEMES; RAINFALL CONDITION; RAINY SEASONS; SUGAR CONTENT; VALUE;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE MODELS; CROPS; FORECASTING; SUGAR CANE; SUGAR INDUSTRY; SUGARS;

HARVESTING;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FORECASTING METHOD; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; SUGAR; SUGAR CANE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84861962363     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2333     Document Type: Article

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