Climate prediction and agriculture advances and challenges /

• Corporate Authors: International Workshop on Climate Prediction and Agriculture--Advances and Challenges World Meteorological Organization), World Meteorological Organization., Synthesis Workshop of the Advanced Institute on Climatic Variability and Food Security
• Other Authors: Hansen, James E. 1941-, Siva Kumar, M. V. K.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer Verlag, c2007.
• Subjects: Meteorology, Agricultural > Congresses.; Agriculture > Congresses. > Environmental aspects; Climatic changes > Congresses.; Weather forecasting > Congresses. > Economic aspects; Long-range weather forecasts > Congresses. > Economic aspects; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agronomy > Crop Science. > Agriculture; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agronomy > General. > Agriculture; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary; SpringerLink; SpringerLink
• Item Description: This volume brings together papers presented at the "International Workshop on Climate Prediction and Agriculture--Advances and Challenges" held May 11-13, 2005 at WMO in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the "Synthesis Workshop of the Advanced Institute on Climatic Variability and Food Security", held May 9-10, 2005 at WMO in Geneva.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 306 p.) : ill. (some col.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9783540446491; 3540446494; 9783540446507; 3540446508

Increasing climate knowledge and improved prediction capabilities facilitate the development of relevant climate information to reduce the negative impacts due to climate variations. This book reviews the advances made in climate predictions and identifies the challenges to be addressed so as to enhance their applications in agriculture.