The potential value of seasonal forecasts in a changing climate in southern Africa

Subsistence farming in southern Africa is vulnerable to extreme weather conditions. The yield of rain-fed agriculture depends largely on rainfall-related factors such as total seasonal rainfall, anomalous onsets and lengths of the rainy season and the frequency of occurrence of dry spells. Livestock...

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Main Authors: H. C. Winsemius, E. Dutra, F. A. Engelbrecht, E. Archer Van Garderen, F. Wetterhall, F. Pappenberger, M. G. F. Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/1525/2014/hess-18-1525-2014.pdf