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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-04-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/1525/2014/hess-18-1525-2014.pdf |