Abstract
The quantitative estimation of crop responses to climatic variations is a fundamental requirement for the studies reported in this volume. It is the procedure that translates a climatic perturbation (described by a climatic scenario) into a tangible first-order, biophysical effect (on crop production). Such a result can subsequently be used to evaluate further higher-order effects on agriculture and the wider economy. The quantitative tools that are used to evaluate the influence of climate on crops are termed agroclimatic models.
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Carter, T., Konijn, N., Watts, R. (1988). The Choice of First-Order Impact Models. In: Parry, M.L., Carter, T.R., Konijn, N.T. (eds) The Impact of Climatic Variations on Agriculture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2943-2_2
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