Issues in the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Agriculture - Applications to the southeastern United States

This book presents a collection of articles concerning key topics which examine the impacts of climate change and variability on agriculture. The application region is the southeastern United States. The main topics include an investigation of the effect of variations in the spatial scale of climate change scenarios on an agricultural integrated assessment, methods of simulating adaptations of climate change, and the relationship between large scale climate variability and local climate and vegetation.
This book will be very useful for researchers and policy makers involved in climate change impacts.

List of contents

Issues in the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Agriculture. Applications to the southeastern United States. Guest Editorial.- Climate Scenarios for the Southeastern U.S. Based on GCM and Regional Model Simulations.- The Effect of Spatial Scale of Climatic Change Scenarios on Simulated Maize, Winter Wheat, and Rice Production in the Southeastern United States.- Response of Soybean and Sorghum to Varying Spatial Scales of Climate Change Scenarios in the Southeastern United States.- Spatial Scale Effects of Climate Scenarios on Simulated Cotton Production in the Southeastern U.S.A..- The Effects of Spatial Scale of Climate Scenarios on Economic Assessments: An Example from U.S. Agriculture.- Improving the Realism of Modeling Agronomic Adaptation to Climate Change: Simulating Technological Substitution.- Southeastern U.S. Vegetation Response to ENSO Events (1989-1999).- Stochastic Modeling of the Effects of Large-Scale Circulation on Daily Weather in the Southeastern U.S..

Summary

This book presents a collection of articles concerning key topics which examine the impacts of climate change and variability on agriculture. The application region is the southeastern United States. The main topics include an investigation of the effect of variations in the spatial scale of climate change scenarios on an agricultural integrated assessment, methods of simulating adaptations of climate change, and the relationship between large scale climate variability and local climate and vegetation.
This book will be very useful for researchers and policy makers involved in climate change impacts.

Product details

• Assisted by: Linda O. Mearns (Editor), Lind O Mearns (Editor), Linda O Mearns (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2010
• EAN: 9789048164202
• ISBN: 978-90-481-6420-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Weight: 353 g
• Illustrations: V, 216 p. 29 illus., 18 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; C, Geographische Informationssysteme (GIS) und Fernerkundung, Agrarwirtschaft und primärer Sektor, Botany, Ecology, Earth and Environmental Science, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Botany & plant sciences, Geographical information systems & remote sensing, Geographical Information System, Agricultural science, Plant Science, Plant Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, Remote sensing, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Agribusiness & primary industries, Agricultural Economics, Atmospheric Science, Geographical information systems and remote sensing