Climate variability, modeling tools and agricultural decision-making [[electronic resource] /] / Angel Utset, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452702403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• ISBN: 1-60876-791-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (375 p.)
• Collana: Climate change and its causes, effects and prediction
• Altri autori (Persone): Utset SuasteguiAngel
• Disciplina: 338.1/4
• Soggetti: Climatic changes - Risk management - Europe; Agriculture - Europe - Decision making; Electronic books.; Europe Climate
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Climate Variability, Modeling Tools and Agricultural Decision-Making""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part I. Policies and Tools""; ""Current Climate Forecasting as a Helping Tool for Agricultural Decision Making""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. CLIPS Surveys""; ""3. Climate Forecasts: Needs, Advances, Case Studies, Challenges""; ""4. Concluding Remarks""; ""References""; ""Droughts as a Climatic Variability: Actions to Reduce Drought Impacts""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Objectives""; ""3. Developments of Actions""; ""4. Direct Proactive Actions""; ""5. Direct Reactive Actions""""6. Supplementary or Indirect Support Actions""; ""Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Understanding the Interactions between Agricultural Production and Climate Variability""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Results""; ""Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""ADAGIO - Adaptation of Agriculture in European Regions at Environmental Risk under Climate Change""; ""Abstract""; ""ADAGIO Objective and Project Organization""; ""ADAGIO Forum""; ""Invitation""; ""WSSTP Vision on the European Agriculture and Water Issues as the Response to Climate-Change Challenge""""Abstract""; ""Internal European Water Issues""; ""External Water Challenges""; ""Autonomous Changes""; ""Role of the Water Supply and Sanitation Technology ; Platform (WSSTP)""; ""Water Vision""; ""How the Vision Can Be Realized - Technological Perspective""; ""Closing Observation""; ""Land-Air Parameterisation Scheme (LAPS): A Tool for Use in Agrometeorological Modelling""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Structure of the Scheme""; ""3. Aerodynamic Resistances Inside and over Canopies""""Concluding Remarks""; ""References""; ""The ENSEMBLES Climate Change Project""; ""What Is the ENSEMBLES Climate Change Project?""; ""The Relevance of the ENSEMBLES Project to Agricultural Research""; ""Crop Models in the ENSEMBLES Project: Research Activities and Result""; ""Summary of Project Progress""; ""Project Links, Contacts and Acknowledgement""; ""Appendix 1. Summary of ENSEMBLES Model Runs by Research Theme""; ""Appendix 2. Case Study: The DISAT Crop Yield Model as Developed in ENSEMBLES""; ""References""; ""Downscaled Climate Change Scenarios for Spain""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Observed Trends of Temperature and Precipitation over Spain""; ""Projections from Global Models over Spain""; ""Downscaled Projections over Spain""; ""Uncertainties in Generation of Downscaled Climate Change Projections""; ""Recommendations for Usage of Downscaled Climate Change Projections""; ""References""; ""Using Crop Modelling as Support for Agricultural Decision-Making under Variable Climate Conditions""; ""Abstract""; ""Agricultural-Impact Models""; ""Problems and Uncertinties of Model Application""; ""The Role of Uncertainties in Study Results of Crop Model Applications""