Challenges and Opportunities in Agrometeorology

Global food security and sustainable agriculture are central challenges to science in an era of climatic uncertainty and rising population. This book explores the central role agrometeorology must play in enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability.

The global food security and sustainable agriculture are the key challenges before the scientific community in the present era of enhanced climate variability, rapidly rising population and dwindling resources. No part of the world is immune from meteorological extremes of one sort or another posing threat to the food security. Agrometeorology has to make most efficient use of the opportunities available in achieving the objectives of enhancing productivity and maintenance of sustainability. Increased awareness and technological advancement have provided opportunities to develop efficient agrometeorological services that can help cope with risks. These include improvements in weather forecasting, better understanding of the monsoon variability and crop-weather relationships, advances in operational agrometeorology and agrometeorological information systems, adaptation strategies to climate change and improved risk evaluation and management. This book based on an International Workshop held in New Delhi, India should be of interest to all organizations and agencies interested in agrometeorological applications.

Agrometeorological applications and services for increasing agricultural productivity Comprehensive introduction followed by regional case studies Better information on agrometeorological services and products Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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From the contents: Modernization of Observation and Forecasting System in IMD in support of Agromet Services.- Monthly and Seasonal Indian Summer Monsoon Simulated by RegCM3 at High Resolutions.- Simulation of Heavy Rainfall in Association with Extreme Weather Events: Impact on Agriculture.- Representation of Uncertainties in Seasonal Monsoon Predictions using a Global Climate Model.- Intra Seasonal Variability of Rainfall in India on Regional Basis.- Assimilation of Surface Observations in a High Resolution WRF Model.- An Evaluation of the Simulation of Monthly to Seasonal Summer Monsoon Rainfall over India with a Coupled Ocean Atmosphere General Circulation Operational Agrometeorological Strategies in Different Regions of the World.- Overview of the World Agrometeorological Information Service (WAMIS).- Analysis of Rainfall Variability and Characteristics of Rainfed Rice Condition in Eastern India