Applications of Seasonal Climate Forecasting in Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems: The... by Graeme L. Hammer, Neville Nicholls, and Christopher Mitchell

Applications of Seasonal Climate Forecasting in Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems: The...

Features

Cover Type: Hard Cover with 482 pages

Published by: Springer

Edition: 1st Edition November 2000

Written in: English

ISBN 10 Number: 0792362705

ISBN 13 Number: 978-0792362708

Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1 inches

Weighs: 2.2 pounds

Product Review
`The book provides the first consolidated collection of R-D in this area, and while there is still a great deal to learn, the book represents a significant step towards achieving more widespread and prudent use of SCFs around the world. We therefore have no hesitation in recommending this book to those who work in the development, delivery, or application of seasonal-to-interannual climate predictions and to meteorological service providers generally'
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 82:10 (2001)

Product Description
Climate variability has major impacts in many parts of the world, including Australia. Developments in understanding of the El Niño - Southern Oscillation Phenomenon have introduced some skill in seasonal to inter-annual climate forecasting. Can this skill be harnessed to advantage? Or do we just continue to observe these impacts? How does a decision-maker managing an agricultural or natural ecosystem modify decisions in response to a skillful, but imprecise, seasonal climate forecast? Using Australian experience as a basis, this book focuses on these questions in pursuing means to better manage climate risks. The state of the science in climate forecasting is reviewed before considering detailed examples of applications to:

farm scale agricultural decisions (such as management of cropping and grazing systems);
regional and national scale agricultural decisions (such as commodity trading and government policy); and
natural systems (such as water resources, pests and diseases, and natural fauna).

Many of the examples highlight the participatory and inter-disciplinary approach required among decision-makers, resource systems scientists/analysts, and climate scientists to bring about the effective applications. The experiences discussed provide valuable insights beyond the geographical and disciplinary focus of this book. The book is ideally suited to professionals and postgraduate students in ecology, agricultural climatology, environmental planning, and climate science.

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