| Description |
vii, 63 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Summary - Sequel to workshop - Introduction - Development of a national drought policy / Onko Kingma - Services for rural management from the Climate Analysis Section of the National Climate Centre / Mary Voice - Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre Climate Group / Neville Nicolls - Multinational ENSO [ El Nino Southern Oscillation] prediction facility / Neville Nicolls and Mary voice - ENSO and forecasting from a pasture manager's perspective / Greg McKeon - Predicting drought in southern Australia / F. H. W. Morley - An analysis of climatic drought / M. F. Hutchinson, R. Macarthur and D. I. Smith - Drought and drought policy in the Republic of South Africa / David Ingle Smith - Use of NOAA AVHRR [National oceaninc and Atmospheric Administration Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer] data and NDVI [normalised difference vegetation index] for monitoring rangeland condition in central Australia / Barney Foran - Crop monitoring / Robyn Johnston - Low resolution satellite data for monitoring rainfall and moisture levels in SW Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales / Kim P. Bryceson - Spatial model of pasture growth and utilisation / John O. Carter [et al.] - Remote sensing with physical models of drought / Tim R. Mc Vicar [et al.] - Characteristics of efficient self-reliant drought management / Alan Blackburn - Risk management and economic assessment of changes in the resource base / Peter Minnis - The emerging role of decision support systems in managing for drought on Australia farms / D. H. White and S. M. Howden - Decision support for extensive beef properties / Richard Monypenny and Peter Gillard - The GRAZPLAN Project: applications to drought management / A. D. Moore - Drought and decision support in Western Australia / Ross Kingwell - Drought and decision support in New Zealand / Koos Baars - Mapping and modelling livestock populations and production / Dawn P. Fordham - Planning drought management strategies with a dynamic herd-economic model / Mark Stafford Smith - Drought and decision support in central Australia / Dik Dance - Decision support for safe stocking rates in northern Australia / G. M. McKeon and J. C. Scanlan - Drought research and extension in NSW / R. C. Dobos and V. H. Oddy - Recommendations of the workshop |
| Summary |
Sequel to workshop - Introduction - Development of a national drought policy / Onko Kingma - Services for rural management from the Climate Analysis Section of the National Climate Centre / Mary Voice - Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre Climate Group / Neville Nicolls - Multinational ENSO [ El Nino Southern Oscillation] prediction facility / Neville Nicolls and Mary voice - ENSO and forecasting from a pasture manager's perspective / Greg McKeon - Predicting drought in southern Australia / F. H. W. Morley - An analysis of climatic drought / M. F. Hutchinson, R. Macarthur and D. I. Smith - Drought and drought policy in the Republic of South Africa / David Ingle Smith - Use of NOAA AVHRR [National oceaninc and Atmospheric Administration Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer] data and NDVI [normalised difference vegetation index] for monitoring rangeland condition in central Australia / Barney Foran - Crop monitoring / Robyn Johnston - Low resolution satellite data for monitoring rainfall and moisture levels in SW Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales / Kim P. Bryceson - Spatial model of pasture growth and utilisation / John O. Carter [et al.] - Remote sensing with physical models of drought / Tim R. Mc Vicar [et al.] - Characteristics of efficient self-reliant drought management / Alan Blackburn - Risk management and economic assessment of changes in the resource base / Peter Minnis - The emerging role of decision support systems in managing for drought on Australia farms / D. H. White and S. M. Howden - Decision support for extensive beef properties / Richard Monypenny and Peter Gillard - The GRAZPLAN Project: applications to drought management / A. D. Moore - Drought and decision support in Western Australia / Ross Kingwell - Drought and decision support in New Zealand / Koos Baars - Mapping and modelling livestock populations and production / Dawn P. Fordham - Planning drought management strategies with a dynamic herd-economic model / Mark Stafford Smith - Drought and decision support in central Australia / Dik Dance - Decision support for safe stocking rates in northern Australia / G. M. McKeon and J. C. Scanlan - Drought research and extension in NSW / R. C. Dobos and V. H. Oddy - Recommendations of the workshop |
| Notes |
At head of title: Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Bureau of Resource Sciences |
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Cover and spine title: Drought and decision support: proceedings of a workshop |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Commonwealth of Australia 1994 |
| Issuing Body |
At head of title: Dept. of Primary Industries and Energy, Bureau of Resource Sciences |
| Subject |
Decision support systems -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Drought forecasting -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Drought relief -- Congresses.
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Drought forecasting -- Australia.
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Drought relief -- Government policy -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Drought relief -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Drought relief.
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Droughts -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Droughts -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Droughts -- Australia -- Management -- Congresses.
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Droughts -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Bryceson, Kim P. (Kim Pamela)
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White, David H. (David Hodge), 1941-
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Australia. Department of Primary Industries and Energy. Bureau of Resource Sciences.
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| LC no. |
abn94296438 |
| ISBN |
0644335807 |
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