Variability of effects of spatial climate data aggregation on regional yield simulation by crop models

Climate Research

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-69

  Hoffmann, H ^a   Zhao, G ^a   Van Bussel, L G J ^a,b   Enders, A ^a   Specka, X ^c   Sosa, C ^d   Yeluripati, J ^e,o   Tao, F ^f   Constantin, J ^g   Raynal, H ^g   Teixeira, E ^h   Grosz, B ⁱ   Doro, L ^j   Zhao, Z ^k   Wang, E ^k   Nendel, C ^c   Kersebaum, K C ^c   Haas, E ^l   Kiese, R ^l   Klatt, S ^l   Eckersten, H ^d   Vanuytrecht, E ^m   Kuhnert, M ^e   Lewan, E ^d   Rotter R ^f   Roggero, P P ^j   Wallach, D ^g   Cammarano, D ⁿ   Asseng, S ⁿ   Krauss, G ^a   Siebert, S ^a   Gaiser, T ^a   Ewert, F ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^h THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

ⁱ THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^k CSIRO   (Australia)

^l KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

ⁿ University of Florida   (United States)

^o SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

Crop simulation model; Input data; Model comparison; Scaling; Spatial aggregation effects; Variability; Yield simulation

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA INTERPRETATION; MAIZE; PARAMETERIZATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

GERMANY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84945578174     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01326     Document Type: Article

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