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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"gridded weather"”.
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Measuring and Forecasting Environmental Conditions From the Perspective of Rocky Intertidal Organisms
… gradients determined by tides, waves, and weather. Models that incorporate these parameters can be used to predict and understand the distributions of organisms on both local and latitudinal scales. Intertidal organisms oscillate between marine and terrestrial conditions, a phenomenon …
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Quantitative Analysis of Commodity Markets, Household Vulnerability, and Learning Outcomes
… dependent on rainfed agriculture, where extreme weather events pose significant risks to household livelihoods. Despite advancements in remotely sensed technology, accurately estimating weather variability's impact on household livelihoods remains challenging. This study evaluates the effects of …
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The role of statistical distributions in vulnerability to poverty analysis
… on rainfed agricultural activities, extreme weather events such as droughts can present existential challenges to their livelihoods. To mitigate these risks, numerous social protection programs have been established to assist vulnerable households affected by weather events. Despite efforts …
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Advanced data analysis methods to optimize crop management decisions
… and environment variables from soil mapping and gridded weather datasets. Random forest models were trained with the dataset and explained up to 75% of the variation. However, the ability of the model to predict crop performance in future weather scenarios was limited. Overall, nitrogen was the …
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Improving Rainfall Index Insurance: Evaluating Effects of Fine-Scale Data and Interactive Tools in the PRF-RI Program
Since its inception, the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index (PRF-RI) insurance program has issued a total of $8.8 billion in payouts. Given the program's significance, this thesis investigates methodologies to help improve it. For the first part, we evaluated the impact of finer-scale …