Applied Agrometeorology

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introductory Part....Pages 3-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Introduction to Part II (INSAM Examples)....Pages 55-74
Introduction to Part II (CMA/CAU/APMP Examples)....Pages 75-99
Agrometeorological Services....Pages 101-261
Communication Approaches in Applied Agrometeorology....Pages 263-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Introduction to Part III....Pages 289-301
Combating Disasters: Monocropping....Pages 303-308
Selection Processes of (Changes in) Land Use and Cropping Patterns: Monocropping....Pages 309-313
The Selection of Actual Preparedness Strategies for Dealing with Climate as Adopted in Monocropping....Pages 315-319
More Efficient Use of Agricultural Inputs as Part of Adoption of Preparedness Strategies: Monocropping....Pages 321-325
Selection of (Changes in) Livestock Management Patterns: Monocropping....Pages 327-329
The Development of Microclimate Modification Patterns: Monocropping....Pages 331-334
Designs of (Changes in) Protection Measures Against Extreme Climate: Monocropping....Pages 335-338
Improving the Issuing, Absorption and Use of Climate Forecast Information in Agricultural Production: Monocropping....Pages 339-346
The Sustainable Development and use of Agro-Ecosystems: Monocropping....Pages 347-354
Detection and Awareness of Increasing Climate Variability and the Elevating Climate Risk: Monocropping....Pages 355-358
(Changes in) Adaptation Strategies to Climate Changes: Monocropping....Pages 359-362
Problems and Solutions in Coping with Extreme Meteorological Events in Agricultural Production and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Valuable Solutions in this Context: Monocropping....Pages 363-370
Designing and Selecting Efficient Early Warning Strategies and Increasing Their Efficiencies in Monocropping....Pages 371-375
Problems and Solutions in Using of and Coping with Weather Phenomena in Need of Tactical Decision Making and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Viable Solutions in this Context: Monocropping....Pages 377-383
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Designing and Selecting Weather Related Tactical Applications for Agricultural Management and Increasing Their Efficiencies: Monocropping....Pages 385-389
Defining, Managing and Coping with Weather and Climate Related Risks in Agriculture: Monocropping....Pages 391-396
Developing Scales and Tools for Weather and Climate Related Risk Quantifications: Monocropping....Pages 397-402
Improving Weather and Climate Related Risk Assessments in Agricultural Production: Monocropping....Pages 403-407
Designing and Communicating Improvements in Farm Applications of Risk Information Products: Monocropping....Pages 409-411
Improving Coping Strategies with Weather and Climate Risks in Agricultural Production, Including the Improved Use of Insurance Approaches: Monocropping....Pages 413-415
Combating Disasters: Multiple Cropping....Pages 417-421
Selection Processes of (Changes In) Land Use and Cropping Patterns: Multiple Cropping....Pages 423-428
The Selection of Actual Preparedness Strategies for Dealing with Climate as Adopted in Multiple Cropping....Pages 429-434
More Efficient Use of Agricultural Inputs as Part of Adoption of Preparedness Strategies: Multiple Cropping....Pages 435-440
Selection of (Changes in) Livestock Management Patterns: Multiple Cropping....Pages 441-443
The Development of Microclimate Modification Patterns: Multiple Cropping....Pages 445-447
Designs of (Changes in) Protection Measures Against Extreme Climate: Multiple Cropping....Pages 449-451
Improving the Issuing, Absorption and Use of Climate Forecast Information in Agricultural Production: Multiple Cropping....Pages 453-460
The Sustainable Development and Use of Agro-Ecosystems: Multiple Cropping....Pages 461-466
Detection and Awareness of Increasing Climate Variability and the Elevating Climate Risk: Multiple Cropping....Pages 467-469
(Changes in) Adaptation Strategies to Climate Changes: Multiple Cropping....Pages 471-473
Problems and Solutions in Coping with Extreme Meteorological Events in Agricultural Production and Challenges Remaining for the use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Valuable Solutions in This Context: Multiple Cropping....Pages 475-483
Designing and Selecting Early Warning Strategies and Increasing Their Efficiencies: Multiple Cropping....Pages 485-490
Problems and Solutions in Using of and Coping with Weather Phenomena in Need of Tactical Decision Making and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Viable Solutions in This Context: Multiple Cropping....Pages 491-497
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Designing and Selecting Weather Related Tactical Applications for Agricultural Management and Increasing their Efficiencies: Multiple Cropping....Pages 499-505
Defining, Managing and Coping with Weather and Climate Related Risks in Agriculture: Multiple Cropping....Pages 507-512
Developing Scales and Tools for Weather and Climate Related Risk Quantifications: Multiple Cropping....Pages 513-518
Improving Weather and Climate Related Risk Assessments in Agricultural Production: Multiple Cropping....Pages 519-525
Designing and Communicating Improvements in Farm Applications of Risk Information Products: Multiple Cropping....Pages 527-530
Improving Coping Strategies with Weather and Climate Risks in Agricultural Production, Including the Improved Use of Insurance Approaches: Multiple Cropping....Pages 531-534
Combating Disasters in Forestry and Its Protection Functions....Pages 535-539
Selection Processes of (Changes in) Land Use and Afforestation Patterns....Pages 541-545
The Selection of Actual Preparedness Strategies for Dealing with Climate as Adopted in Forestry....Pages 547-552
More Efficient Use of Forestry and Management Inputs....Pages 553-557
Selection of (Changes in) Livestock Management Patterns Related to Forests....Pages 559-561
Development of Microclimate Modification Patterns in Forestry....Pages 563-565
Designs of (Changes in) Protection Measures Against Extreme Climate in Forestry....Pages 567-569
Improving the Issuing, Absorption and Use of Climate Forecast Information in Forestry....Pages 571-578
Sustainable Development and Use of Forest Ecosystems....Pages 579-583
Detection of and Awareness on Increasing Climate Variability and the Elevated Risk to Forestry....Pages 585-588
(Changes in) Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in Forestry....Pages 589-591
Problems and Solutions in Coping with Extreme Meteorological Events in Forestry, and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Valuable Solutions in the Context of Forest (Agro) Meteorology....Pages 593-599
Designing and Selecting Efficient Early Warning Strategies and Increasing Their Efficiencies in Forestry....Pages 601-606
Problems and Solutions in Using of and Coping with Weather Phenomena in Need of Tactical Decision Making and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Viable Solutions in This Context: Forest (Agro)Meteorology....Pages 607-614
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Designing and Selecting Weather Related Tactical Applications for Forest Management and Increasing Their Efficiencies....Pages 615-620
Defining, Managing and Coping with Weather and Climate Related Risks in Forestry....Pages 621-628
Developing Scales and Tools for Weather and Climate Related Risk Quantifications in Forestry....Pages 629-635
Improving Weather and Climate Related Risk Assessments in Forestry....Pages 637-641
Designing and Communicating Improvements in Forestry Applications of Risk Information Products....Pages 643-646
Improving Coping Strategies with Weather and Climate Related Risks in Forestry Including the Improved Use of Insurance Approaches....Pages 647-649
Combating Disasters by Using Agroforestry....Pages 651-655
Selection Processes of (Changes in) Cropping Patterns Using Non-forest Trees....Pages 657-666
Selection of Actual Preparedness Strategies for Dealing with Climate, as Adopted in Using Non-forest Trees....Pages 667-673
More Efficient Use of Inputs in Cropping Systems Using Trees....Pages 675-680
Selection of (Changes in) Management Patterns in Agroforestry....Pages 681-683
Development of Microclimate Modification Patterns in Agroforestry....Pages 685-687
Designs of (Changes in) Protection Measures Against Extreme Climate in Agroforestry....Pages 689-691
Improving the Issuing, Absorption and Use of Climate Forecast Information In Agroforestry....Pages 693-699
Sustainable Development and Use of Ecosystems with Non-forest Trees....Pages 701-705
Detection and Awareness of Increasing Climate Variability and the Elevating Climate Risk in Farming Systems with Non-Forest Trees....Pages 707-709
(Changes in) Adaptation Strategies to Climate Changes with Farming Systems Using Non-Forest Trees....Pages 711-713
Problems and Solutions in Coping with Extreme Meteorological Events in Agricultural Production, and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Valuable Solutions in This Context: Non-forest Trees....Pages 715-722
Designing and Selecting Efficient Early Warning Strategies and Increasing Their Efficiencies for Agroforestry Farming Systems....Pages 723-729
Problems and Solutions in Using of and Coping with Weather Phenomena in Need of Tactical Decision Making and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Viable Solutions in This Context: Non-forest Trees....Pages 731-738
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Designing and Selecting Weather Related Tactical Applications for Management of Agroforestry and Increasing Their Efficiencies....Pages 739-744
Defining, Managing and Coping with Weather and Climate Related Risks in Agroforestry....Pages 745-749
Developing Scales and Tools for Weather and Climate Related Risk Quantifications in Agroforestry....Pages 751-755
Improving Weather and Climate Related Risk Assessments for Non-Forest Trees....Pages 757-762
Designing and Communicating Improvements in Farm Applications of Risk Information Products in Agroforestry....Pages 763-765
Improving Coping Strategies with Weather and Climate Related Risks in Agroforestry, Including the Improved Use of Insurance Approaches....Pages 767-769
Problems and Solutions in Coping with Extreme Meteorological Events in Agricultural Production, and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Valuable Solutions in This Context: Animal Husbandry....Pages 771-778
Selection of Actual Preparedness Strategies for Dealing with Climate, as Adopted in Animal Husbandry....Pages 779-783
Designing and Selecting Efficient Early Warning Strategies and Increasing Their Efficiencies for Animal Husbandry....Pages 785-790
More Efficient Use of Inputs in Animal Husbandry....Pages 791-796
Combined with 6.A.(vi) Selection Processes of (Changes in) Animal Husbandry and Combating Disasters in Animal Husbandry....Pages 797-802
Development of Microclimate Modification Patterns in Animal Husbandry....Pages 803-805
Improving the Issuing, Absorption and Use of Climate Forecast Information in Animal Husbandry....Pages 807-812
Problems and Solutions in Coping with Extreme Meteorological Events in Agricultural Production, and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Valuable Solutions in This Context: Cropping Under Cover....Pages 813-819
Combating Disasters in Covered Cropping Systems....Pages 821-824
Covering Crops to Improve Growth: Some Essential Experience....Pages 825-828
Selection Processes of (Changes in) Covered Cropping Patterns....Pages 829-834
Problems and Solutions in Coping with Extreme Meteorological Events in Fisheries and Aquacultute, and Challenges Remaining for the Use of Science to Contribute to Problem Analyses and Designing Valuable Solutions in This Context of Fisheries and Aquaculture....Pages 835-841
Agrometeorology and Urban Agriculture....Pages 843-847
“Paleez Khoursheed”: Agrometeorology for Precision Farming in Iran....Pages 849-854
Front Matter....Pages 855-855
Introduction to Part IV....Pages 857-867
Ethics and Policies....Pages 869-876
A Basic View on Models of Nature and the Concept of “Sustainability”....Pages 877-884
Expert Systems....Pages 885-891
Education, Training and Extension....Pages 893-899
Meteorological Data to Support Farming Needs....Pages 901-907
Agricultural Physics....Pages 909-917
Agricultural Chemistry in Agrometeorology: Relations with Groundwater Contamination....Pages 919-927
Field Quantification....Pages 929-938
Statistics and Agrometeorology: Introductory Issues and Cases....Pages 939-947
Agrometeorological Statistics: More Introductory Issues and Cases....Pages 949-958
Climate Prediction and Weather Forecasting....Pages 959-964
Examples of Agrometeorological Decision Support Developed and Used in South America....Pages 965-975
Global Potentials for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture....Pages 977-981
Strategies and Economies for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture....Pages 983-988
Supporting Evidence for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture....Pages 989-996
Modeling and Simulation....Pages 997-1003
Monitoring and Early Warning....Pages 1005-1012
Remote Sensing....Pages 1013-1024
Geoinformatics for Evaluating Erosive Rainfall Hazards in Uplands Crops: Preliminary Decision Making....Pages 1025-1031
Back Matter....Pages 1033-1100