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How Does the Evaluation of the GPM IMERG Rainfall Product Depend on Gauge Density and Rainfall Intensity?

open access: yesJournal of Hydrometeorology, 2018
Abstract This study investigates the dependency of the evaluation of the Integrated Multisatellite Retrievals for Global Precipitation Measurement (IMERG) rainfall product on the gauge density of a ground-based rain gauge network as well as rainfall intensity over five subregions in mainland China.
Shiyu Hou   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Volatility analysis and forecasting of vegetable prices using an ARMA‐GARCH model: An application of the CF filter and seasonal adjustment method to Korean green onions

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The vegetable market experiences significant price fluctuations due to the complex interplay of trend, cyclical, seasonal, and irregular factors. This study takes Korean green onions as an example and employs the Christiano–Fitzgerald filter and the CensusX‐13 seasonal adjustment methods to decompose its price into four components: trend ...
Yiyang Qiao, Byeong‐il Ahn
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the SCS-CN method based on adjusting the main parameters using rainfall-runoff data

open access: yesJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Study region: The Paskouhak representative basin in southwestern Iran, lies in elevations ranging from 2007 to 2931 m, and a semi-arid climate, the basin drains into Maharlou Lake.
Peyman Afrasiabikia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Study of Water Quantity and Quality (Case Study: Gajahwong Watershed)

open access: yesJournal of the Civil Engineering Forum, 2016
Gajahwong River is one of the nine rivers in the Special Region of Yogyakarta Province. During dry season, its water quantity has been decreasing so the water flow is insufficient to dilute the pollutant from sewage and affecting the water quality.
Sukma Sayono Putro
doaj   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate risk management information, sources and responses in a pastoral region in East Africa

open access: yesClimate Risk Management, 2016
Pastoralists in East Africa face a range of stressors, climate variability and change being one of them. Effective climate risk management involves managing the full range of variability and balancing hazard management with efforts to capitalise on ...
Anthony Egeru
doaj   +1 more source

Water supply and demand [PDF]

open access: yes
Water supply / Water demand / Water management / Water policy / Sri ...
Sakthivadivel, R.
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Bromegrass in Alaska. IV. Effects of Various Schedules and Frequencies of Harvest on Forage Yields and Quality and on Subsequent Winter Survival of Several Strains [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Effects of different annual harvest schedules and frequencies on several cultivars and strains of bromegrass (Bromus species) were measured in five field experiments at the University of Alaska’s Matanuska Research Farm (61.6oN) near Palmer in ...
Klebesadel, Leslie J.
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On the dependent structure between rainfall intensity and duration

open access: yesKSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2004
In this study, new stochastic point rainfall models which can consider the correlation structure between rainfall intensity and duration are developed. In order to consider the negative and positive correlation simultaneously, the Gumbel’s type-II bivaria te distribution is applied, and for the cluster structure of rainfall events, the Neyman-Scott ...
openaire   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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