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Department of Environmental and Geographical Science
Assessing maize water requirements in the context of climate change uncertainties over southern Africa
Abstract
dc:description.abstractClimate change studies are subject to high uncertainties partly resulting from data reliability. This study investigates the challenges of using statistical downscaled climate data to examine the likely impacts of climate change on maize growth in southern Africa in the context of these uncertainties.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Department of Environmental and Geographical Science
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2011
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Hachigonta, Sepo Promise
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Hewitson, Bruce
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10604
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10604