Sensitivity analyses of crop yields and changes in climate variables simulated with iGAEZ

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2482-2500

  Tatsumi, Kenichi ^a   Yamashiki, Yosuke ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crop yields; Diurnal temperature range; IGAEZ; Sensitivity analyses; SRES

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABLES; CROP YIELD; DAILY TEMPERATURES; DATA SETS; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODEL; GRID CELLS; IGAEZ; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; RICE YIELD; SOUTH ASIA; SRES; YIELD RESPONSE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DATA PROCESSING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; FUTURE PROSPECT; MAIZE; PRESSURE EFFECT; RICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WHEAT;

SOUTH ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864299267     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9342     Document Type: Article

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