Measuring the effects of extreme weather events on yields

Weather and Climate Extremes

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-79

  Powell, J P ^a   Reinhard, S ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Extreme climate events; Netherlands; Panel data; Wheat yields

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXTREME EVENT; FOOD SECURITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PANEL DATA; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WEATHER; WHEAT;

NETHERLANDS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84977073984     PISSN: 22120947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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