How ENSO affects maize yields in China: Understanding the impact mechanisms using a process-based crop model

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 424-438

  Shuai, Jiabing ^a,b   Zhang, Zhao ^a   Tao, Fulu ^c   Shi, Peijun ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Life Property and Casualty Insurance Company   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

China; Climate variability; Crop model; ENSO; Maize yields; Water stress

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE MODELS; CROPS; DECISION MAKING; FOOD SUPPLY; NICKEL; SUN;

CHINA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CROP MODEL; ENSO; MAIZE YIELD; WATER STRESS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; CLIMATE VARIATION; CROP YIELD; DECISION MAKING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MAIZE; WARNING SYSTEM;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84958052539     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4360     Document Type: Article

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