Probabilistic simulations of crop yield over western India using the DEMETER seasonal hindcast ensembles

A. J. Challinor; J. M. Slingo; T. R. Wheeler; F. J. Doblas–Reyes

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v57i3.14670

Probabilistic simulations of crop yield over western India using the DEMETER seasonal hindcast ensembles

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Volume 57 (2005): Issue 3

By: A. J. Challinor, J. M. Slingo, T. R. Wheeler and F. J. Doblas–Reyes

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v57i3.14670 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 498 - 512

Submitted on: Mar 31, 2004

Accepted on: Dec 28, 2004

Published on: Jan 1, 2005

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© 2005 A. J. Challinor, J. M. Slingo, T. R. Wheeler, F. J. Doblas–Reyes, published by Stockholm University Press
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