An innovative tailored seasonal rainfall forecasting production in Zimbabwe

Natural Hazards

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1187-1207

  Manatsa, Desmond ^a,b,c,d   Unganai, Leonard ^e   Gadzirai, Christopher ^a   Behera, Swadhin K ^c,d  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e Ministry of Environment   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

El Nino Southern Oscillation; Indian Ocean Dipole; Maize yield; Tailored seasonal rainfall forecast; Zimbabwe farmers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; MAIZE; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONALITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ZIMBABWE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84867233052     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0286-2     Document Type: Article

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