CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION |
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| 2.1 Introduction and definitions 2.2 Solar radiation - the driving force 2.3 Some important Climate and Weather features |
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| 2.3.1 Rainfall 2.3.2 Temperature 2.3.3 Wind 2.3.4 Humidity |
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| 3 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURE
AND ECOSYSTEMS 4 THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER ON AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION |
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| 4.1 Rural industry management decisions affected by climate 4.2 Climate and weather situations and their adverse affects on agricultural production 4.3 Case studies |
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| 4.3.1 Floods 4.3.2 Fires 4.3.3 Drought 4.3.4 Water deterioration |
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| 5 MONITORING CLIMATE AND WEATHER SYSTEMS | |||
| 5.1 The variable climate of Australia 5.2 Major weather influences in Australia |
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| 5.2.1 Airmasses of the Australian region 5.2.2 Ocean currents and their effect on climate |
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| • the Pacific Ocean and El Niño • the Indian Ocean |
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| 5.3 Keeping up to date | |||
| 5.3.1 Four day outlooks 5.3.2 Ten day outlooks 5.3.3 Three month outlooks |
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6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION General Meteorology : Climate, Weather and Agriculture |
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