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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-. V

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII

CHAPTER 1 EXTENDED SUMMARY .,............................................ 1

CHAPTER 2 COMPUTER-BASED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.1 Introduction ............................................ 7

2.2 Definition of Concepts: Simulation Models and Expert System ........ 7

2.3 Data Requirements ...................................... 8

2.4 GIS and the Integration of Data Sources ........................ 9

2.5 Qualitative and Quantitative Data ............................ 9

2.6 Remotely Sensed Data ................................... 10

2.7 Computer Data Processing and Analysis ....................... 11

2.8 Data Storage .......................................... 12

2.9 Agrometeorological Software .............................. 13

2.10 Operational Applications of Agrometeorological Data .............. 14

2.11 Applications and Access By End-Users ........................ 15

References .................................................. 17

Annex2.1 ................................................ 19

Annex 2.2 ................................................ 20

Annex2.3 ................................................ 23

CHAPTER 3 NEW TECHNIQUES FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION FORMULATION . . . . . 27

3.1 Introduction .......................................... 27

3.2 Data Handling ......................................... 28

3.3 Spatial And Temporal Analysis ............................. 29

3.4 Model Developments And Information Formulation ............... 30

3.5 Decision Support ....................................... 33

3.6 Conclusions .......................................... 36

References ................................................ 37

Appendix 3.1 .............................................. 47

CHAPTER 4 OPERATIONAL APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING DATA TO AGRICULTURE . . . . . . 51

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

CHAPTER 5 NEW AGROMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES AND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INSTRUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

References . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

CHAPTER 6 CODING OF AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION - METAG . . . . . . . . 69

Annex6.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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