Investigating the impact of climate change on crop phenological events in Europe with a phenology model

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 749-763

  Ma, Shaoxiu ^a,b,c   Churkina, Galina ^a,d   Trusilova, Kristina ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop calendar; International phenology gardens; Phenology model; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRASSICA RAPA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORDEUM; PLANT LEAF; THEORETICAL MODEL; WHEAT;

BRASSICA RAPA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EUROPE; HORDEUM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT LEAVES; TRITICUM;

BRASSICA NAPUS; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84862843105     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-011-0478-6     Document Type: Article

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