Archives of the
Global Climate Change Digest
A Guide to Information on Greenhouse Gases and Ozone Depletion
Published July 1988 through June 1999

"Global Climate Change and Agricultural Productivity in Southern Africa," R.E. Schulze (Dept. Agric. Eng., Univ. Natal, Pietermaritzburg 3201, S. Africa), G.A. Kiker, R.P. Kunz, Global Environ. Change, 3(4), 330-349, Dec. 1993.

Developed an analytical method to simulate primary productivity and crop yields for present and future climate. Results show a large dependence of both on the intra-seasonal and inter-annual variation in rainfall.

SPECIALIZED PAPERS

Two items from Agric. & For. Meteor., 62(3-4), Dec. 1992:

"Effect of Changes in Interannual Climatic Variability on CERES-Wheat Yields: Sensitivity and 2 x CO2 General Circulation Model Studies," L.O. Mearns (NCAR, POB 3000, Boulder CO 80307), C. Rosenzweig, R. Goldberg, 159-189.

"Modelling the Impact of Climatic Warming on Winter Cereal Development," R.E. Butterfield (Dept. Meteor., Univ. Reading, 2 Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 1AU, UK), J.I.L. Morison, 241-261.