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Current approaches to seasonal to interannual climate predictions

International Journal of Climatology, 2001
AbstractThis review paper presents an assessment of the current state of knowledge and capability in seasonal climate prediction at the end of the 20th century. The discussion covers the full range of issues involved in climate forecasting, including (1) the theory and empirical evidence for predictability; (2) predictions of surface boundary ...
Goddard, Lisa M., Mason, Simon J., Zebiak, Stephen E., Ropelewski, Chester F., Basher, Reid, Cane, Mark A.   +5 more
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Price Transmission During Promotions: A Case Study of Spanish Milk Brands

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Price promotion is the marketing tool typically used by retail brands to boost sales and gain market share. In this paper, we intend to investigate the price transmission mechanism among competitive brands in Spain when price reductions that are associated with price promotions take place.
Yasmine Bedoui, Yan Jin, José María Gil   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-task machine learning improves multi-seasonal prediction of the Indian Ocean Dipole. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2022
Ling F, Luo JJ, Li Y, Tang T, Bai L, Ouyang W, Yamagata T.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Agribusiness, 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, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of operational seasonal prediction systems for seasonal prediction of fire danger in tropical ecosystems

Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2019
The extreme wildfire events in California, Portugal, Spain, Australia, Sweden and Greece in 2017 and 2018 caused considerable economic, environmental and human life losses and gathered much media attention. These events highlighted the need for both short and medium-term forecasts of wildfire danger, the latter useful for raising awareness and ...
Etienne Tourigny, Raul Marcos, Francesca Di Giuseppe, Francisco J. Doblas-Reye   +3 more
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Extended seasonal prediction of spring precipitation over the Upper Colorado River Basin. [PDF]

Clim Dyn, 2023
Zhao S, Fu R, Anderson ML, Chakraborty S, Jiang JH, Su H, Gu Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Vendor Types, Attendance, Experience and Sales 2019–2021: Evidence From Five Rural Oregon Farmers Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe, Juo‐Han Tsay, Sarah A. Low   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skillful seasonal prediction of the 2022–23 mega soil drought over the Yangtze River basin by combining dynamical climate prediction and copula analysis

Environmental Research Letters
An unprecedented soil moisture drought broke out over the Yangtze River basin (YRB) in the summer of 2022 and lasted until the spring of 2023, caused great economic losses and serious environmental issues.
Yumiao Wang, Xing Yuan, Yuxiu Liu, Wenyan Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal Arctic sea ice predictability and prediction

, 2023
Arctic sea ice plays a central role in the Earth’s climate. Changes in the sea ice on seasonal-to-interannual timescales impact ecosystems, populations and a growing number of stakeholders. A prerequisite for achieving better sea ice predictions is a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of sea ice predictability.
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török, Gréta Maró, Zsófia Jámbor, Zalán Márk Maró, Barbara Tocco, Péter Balogh, Péter Czine   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source