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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP). Climate Change: Impacts on Global Agriculture
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) - WMO, 2011At the simplest level, weather is what is happening to the atmosphere at any given time. Climate is a measure of what to expect in any month, season or year, and is arrived at using statistics built up from observations over many years. All aspects of the Earth’s climate – the wind, rain, clouds and temperature – are the result of energy transfers and transformations within the atmosphere, at the Earth’s surface and in the oceans.
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Available online: http://www.wamis.org/agm/pubs/brochures/climatechange_issue_brief.pdf
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Federation of Agricultural Producers (Paris, France)
Published by: WMO ; 2011At the simplest level, weather is what is happening to the atmosphere at any given time. Climate is a measure of what to expect in any month, season or year, and is arrived at using statistics built up from observations over many years. All aspects of the Earth’s climate – the wind, rain, clouds and temperature – are the result of energy transfers and transformations within the atmosphere, at the Earth’s surface and in the oceans.
Collection(s) and Series: Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP)
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free) (ill.)Tags: Environment and landscape ; Agriculture ; Climate change ; Impact studies ; Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP)
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 102. Use Of Seasonal Forecasts And Climate Prediction In Operational Agriculture
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Kanga A.; Magrin Graciela O.; et al. - WMO, 2007 (WMO/TD-No. 1344)The Commission for Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM) at its 12 th Session held in Accra, Ghana, 18-26 February 1999, established the Working Group on the Use of Seasonal Forecasts Climate Prediction in Operational Agriculture. The Terms of Reference of the Working Group are:
a) In liaison with the CLIPS project, review and summarise the current advances in seasonal forecasts and climate prediction and the products and services relevant to agriculture that are becoming available based on the forecasts
b) To survey and summarise, using appropriate case studies, the current applicat ...
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Available online: http://www.wamis.org/agm/pubs/CAGMRep/CAGM102.pdf
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; A. Kanga ; Graciela O. Magrin ; G. Hugo ; I. Tarakidzwa ; C. Mullen ; H. Meinke
Published by: WMO ; 2007The Commission for Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM) at its 12 th Session held in Accra, Ghana, 18-26 February 1999, established the Working Group on the Use of Seasonal Forecasts Climate Prediction in Operational Agriculture. The Terms of Reference of the Working Group are:
a) In liaison with the CLIPS project, review and summarise the current advances in seasonal forecasts and climate prediction and the products and services relevant to agriculture that are becoming available based on the forecasts
b) To survey and summarise, using appropriate case studies, the current applications and possible impacts of seasonal forecasts and climate prediction in agriculture, forestry and livestock management
c) To review and recommend ways to use and disseminate optimally the seasonal forecasts and climate prediction in operational agriculture with emphasis on user needs especially in the tropical and subtropical zones
d) To assess the potential of predictions in Early Warnings to reduce the adverse impacts of climate events on agriculture, forestry and livestock management.Collection(s) and Series: WMO/TD- No. 1344; Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP)- No. 102
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP) ; Early warning systems ; Agriculture ; Seasonal forecast ; Weather service ; National Meteorological and Hydrological Service (NMHS) ; Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS)
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 99. Fire in Forests, Rangelands and Agricultural Systems
The report gives an overview of the data needs for fire advisories such as fire danger and fire behavior meteorology, fire weather forecasting, and fire and air quality/smoke management. The report summarizes the use of observation networks in fire meteorology and mesoscale meteorological modeling for fire meteorology and air quality and it reviews the World Health Organization Health Guidelines for Episodic Vegetation Fire Events. The report concludes by discussing the future challenges and needs in the field such as automated weather stations, mesoscale meteorological models and fire ...
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Available online: http://www.wamis.org/agm/pubs/CAGMRep/CAGM99.pdf
Published by: WMO ; 2006
The report gives an overview of the data needs for fire advisories such as fire danger and fire behavior meteorology, fire weather forecasting, and fire and air quality/smoke management. The report summarizes the use of observation networks in fire meteorology and mesoscale meteorological modeling for fire meteorology and air quality and it reviews the World Health Organization Health Guidelines for Episodic Vegetation Fire Events. The report concludes by discussing the future challenges and needs in the field such as automated weather stations, mesoscale meteorological models and fire management, remote sensing of fire and smoke, and computer assisted training and education for agricultural meteorologists.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO/TD- No. 1313; Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP)- No. 99
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Natural hazards ; Guidelines ; Wildfire ; Fire weather ; Forest ; Agriculture ; Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP)
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 100. Impact of the Use of Meteorological and Climatological Data on Fisheries and Aquaculture
There are two sections of this report. The first section gives an overview of the relationship between climate and fisheries and aquaculture in China and Vietnam. Specifically, the first section elaborates on the distribution of various freshwater and saltwater aquatic resources, the various climate related issues involved in aquaculture such as raising fish in pools, prawn farming, pearl farming, and harvesting open-water and artificially-raised fish, and the transportation and processing of aquatic products. The section concludes by discussing the various climatic problems with aquaculture a ...
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Available online: http://www.wamis.org/agm/pubs/CAGMRep/CAGM100.pdf
Published by: WMO ; 2006
There are two sections of this report. The first section gives an overview of the relationship between climate and fisheries and aquaculture in China and Vietnam. Specifically, the first section elaborates on the distribution of various freshwater and saltwater aquatic resources, the various climate related issues involved in aquaculture such as raising fish in pools, prawn farming, pearl farming, and harvesting open-water and artificially-raised fish, and the transportation and processing of aquatic products. The section concludes by discussing the various climatic problems with aquaculture and listing some requirements of using hydrometeorological and environmental information to serve aquaculture. There are also some recommendations on how to strengthen the capability in providing hydrometeorological and environmental information for aquaculture production.
The second section gives an overview on the data needs for fisheries and aquaculture in New Zealand. The topics include: a brief overview of the freshwater and saltwater environments in New Zealand; the various meteorological data used in New Zealand for fisheries including information on the Southern Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation index (PDO); the uses of the data in monitoring access to fisheries; monitoring environmental impacts; predicting fish distribution; and discusses and several case studies.Collection(s) and Series: WMO/TD- No. 1342; Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP)- No. 100
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Observations ; Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS) ; Weather service ; Fisheries ; Impact studies ; Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP)
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 101. Impacts of Desertification and Drought and Other Extreme Meteorological Events
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Gringof I.G.; Mersha E.; et al. - WMO, 2006 (WMO/TD-No. 1343)The report starts with an overview of the desertfication and drought and then summarizes the assessment of desertification, drought And other extreme meteorological events. Next, the report gives an overview of the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and methods to mitigate the effects of drought. In conjuction with this chapter, the Annex provides a summary of the National Action Programme for India. Then, the report summarizes the actions to be taken by the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) for the UNCCD. There i ...
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Available online: http://www.wamis.org/agm/pubs/CAGMRep/CAGM101.pdf
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; I.G. Gringof ; E. Mersha ; K.C. Sinha Ray ; P. Spasov
Published by: WMO ; 2006The report starts with an overview of the desertfication and drought and then summarizes the assessment of desertification, drought And other extreme meteorological events. Next, the report gives an overview of the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and methods to mitigate the effects of drought. In conjuction with this chapter, the Annex provides a summary of the National Action Programme for India. Then, the report summarizes the actions to be taken by the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) for the UNCCD. There is a brief chapter on a proposed structure for an expert system on extreme meteorological events. The last chapter provides conclusions and recommendations of the Working Group.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO/TD- No. 1343; Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP)- No. 101
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Natural hazards ; Drought ; Desertification ; Extreme weather event ; Agriculture ; Impact studies ; Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP)
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 95. User Requirements for Satellite and Other Remote-Sensing Information in the Field of Agricultural Meteorology
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Diagne G.B.; Labo M.; et al. - WMO, 2004 (WMO/TD-No. 1230)This report presents the current remote sensing technology that is applicable to the field of agricultural meteorology. The information presented is applicable for monitoring and assessment of agricultural crops and grasslands and their impact on agricultural production at regional and national levels. The remote sensing technology is accessible to both developed and developing countries and the cost for acquiring the imageries and data from orbiting and geostationary satellite systems have been reduced over the past decade. Some of the imagery is now available without cost to the global user ...
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 96. Impact of Agrometeorological Information on Rangeland and Pasture Ecology and Management
This report was prepared under the provisions of Resolution 11 of CAgM-XII relating to the appointment of Joint Rapporteurs on the Impact of Agrometeorological Information on Rangeland and Pasture Ecology and Management. It is a continuation of a series of reports of the CAgM that describe aspects of agrometeorological services for pasture production and livestock.
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 90. Agrometeorological Aspects of Organic Agriculture, Urban Agriculture, Indoor Agriculture and Precision Agriculture
There has been a steady change in the nature of food production over the last few years. In all regions of the world there has been a shift towards organic production methods by limited numbers of producers with a view to a more earth-friendly form of production. There has also been a world-wide development of urban agriculture, particularly in regions with rapidly increasing urban populations, and difficulty in deriving maximum benefit from rural resources to feed the urban population. Likewise, the increase in indoor production has been marked over the last decade. Indoor production allows g ...
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 91. Interactions Between Climate and Biological Diversity
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Korsakova S.; Gringoryan V.; et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO/TD-No. 1166)The potential impact of climate change on biological diversity is overshadowed by the overwhelming effect of human-induced modifications of terrestrial ecosystems that are responsible for major losses in biological diversity. Therefore, it is necessary to discriminate between the more immediate and more obvious effects of habitat modification by humans and the longer-term, more subtle effects of climate change. Despite varying opinion about the nature and extent of the impact of climate change on biological diversity, there is a general agreement that biological diversity will decline worldw ...
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 92. The Impacts of Agrometeorological Application for Sustainable Management of Farming, Forestry and Livestock
During the 12th Session of CAgM held in Accra, Ghana, February 1999, a Working Group on “The impacts of agrometeorological applications for sustainable management of farming systems, forestry and livestock” was established. The group was in turn composed of six rapporteurs from different countries. Three members left due to different reasons and one new member (USA) was introduced. The WG Chairman prepared a draft report with the individual submissions from each rapporteur and submitted it to all group members. A joint meeting of WG members in September 2000 (four WG members were present) in G ...
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