Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa
We describe the nature of recent (50 year) rainfall variability in the summer rainfall zone, South Africa, and how variability is recognised and responded to on the ground by farmers. Using daily rainfall data and self-organising mapping (SOM) we identify 12 internally homogeneous rainfall regions d...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2007
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