Open AccessUse of long-range weather forecasts in crop predictions
Author(s) -
Bryan C. Weare
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
california agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2160-8091
pISSN - 0008-0845
DOI - 10.3733/ca.v044n02p28
Subject(s) - environmental science , range (aeronautics) , precipitation , crop , climatology , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , geography , agronomy , biology , geology , materials science , composite material
Uncertainties in weather forecasts still present the greatest problem in making useful crop predictions. Weather variables needed for crop growth models are minimum and maximum temperatures, precipitation, and solar radiation. Each of the three potential sources of long-range forecasts of such variables has deficiencies, but improvements offer some encouragement.
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