A meteorological forcing data set for global crop modeling: Development, evaluation, and intercomparison

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 363-384

  Iizumi, Toshichika ^a   Okada, Masashi ^a   Yokozawza, Masayuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

data set; global crop modeling; intercomparison; meteorological forcing

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; VAPORS; WATCHES; WATER RESOURCES; WIND;

CROP MODEL; DATA SET; DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGES; GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY; INTERCOMPARISONS; LAND SURFACE MODELING; METEOROLOGICAL FORCING; MINIMUM TEMPERATURES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATOLOGY; CROP PLANT; DATA SET; FOOD SECURITY; LAND SURFACE; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84900625812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020130     Document Type: Article

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