Generating credible weather data for future climates
Knowledge about future weather conditions, such as when the rains will fall and for how long, is crucial for farmers’ decision-making. In sub-Saharan Africa, 95% of farmland is rainfed agriculture. Persistent events such as drought and prolonged rainfall can spell disaster, which is why being able t...
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| description | Knowledge about future weather conditions, such as when the rains will fall and for how
long, is crucial for farmers’ decision-making. In sub-Saharan Africa, 95% of farmland is rainfed
agriculture. Persistent events such as drought and prolonged rainfall can spell disaster,
which is why being able to project what the weather will be like is critical.
Weather data are also required for global and regional circulation models, the most advanced
tools currently available for simulating the response of the global climate system. Global
circulation models (GCMs) have become increasingly important for climate change science
and provide the basis for most impact studies. While climate models are suitable tools for
evaluating risk, they require accurate daily weather data to feed into model development.
Particularly in developing countries, the availability and quality of historical weather data is
often limited. An online tool is now helping to make weather data freely available worldwide. |
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| spelling | CGSpace356912024-01-23T12:04:48Z Generating credible weather data for future climates CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security adaptation agriculture food security weather Knowledge about future weather conditions, such as when the rains will fall and for how long, is crucial for farmers’ decision-making. In sub-Saharan Africa, 95% of farmland is rainfed agriculture. Persistent events such as drought and prolonged rainfall can spell disaster, which is why being able to project what the weather will be like is critical. Weather data are also required for global and regional circulation models, the most advanced tools currently available for simulating the response of the global climate system. Global circulation models (GCMs) have become increasingly important for climate change science and provide the basis for most impact studies. While climate models are suitable tools for evaluating risk, they require accurate daily weather data to feed into model development. Particularly in developing countries, the availability and quality of historical weather data is often limited. An online tool is now helping to make weather data freely available worldwide. 2014-05-15 2014-05-30T07:26:49Z 2014-05-30T07:26:49Z Brochure https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35691 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security CCAFS. 2014. Generating credible weather data for future climates. Research in Action. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). |
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| title | Generating credible weather data for future climates |
| title_full | Generating credible weather data for future climates |
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| title_short | Generating credible weather data for future climates |
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| topic | adaptation agriculture food security weather |
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