Uncertainty of paddy irrigation requirement estimated from climate change projections in the Geumho river basin, Korea

Paddy and Water Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 175-185

  Chung, Sang Ok ^a   Nkomozepi, Temba ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Climate change; General Crculation Models; Irrigation; Paddy; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION RESPONSE; ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; BASELINE VALUES; CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; CLIMATE PROJECTION; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS; FUTURE CLIMATE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HIGH VARIABILITY; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; IRRIGATION WATER REQUIREMENTS; MESOSCALE; MULTIPLE MODELS; PADDY; RAINFALL PREDICTION; REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; RIVER BASINS; SHORT TERM; UNCERTAINTY; WATER DEMAND; WATER REQUIREMENTS;

FORECASTING; IRRIGATION; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84865402904     PISSN: 16112490     EISSN: 16112504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10333-011-0305-z     Document Type: Article

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