Modeling the effect of a heat wave on maize production in the USA and its implications on food security in the developing world

Modeling the effect of a heat wave on maize production in the USA and its implications on food security in the developing world

This study uses geo-spatial crop modeling to quantify the biophysical impact of weather extremes. More specifically, the study analyzes the weather extreme which affected maize production in the USA in 2012; it also estimates the effect of a similar weather extreme in 2050, using future climate scen...

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Main Authors: Uran Chung, Sika Gbegbelegbe, Bekele Shiferaw, Richard Robertson, Jin I. Yun, Kindie Tesfaye, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Kai Sonder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
Subjects:
Geo-spatial crop modeling
DSSAT 4.5
HPC cluster
Global maize price
Food security
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094714000668

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