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DETERMINATION OF WETNESS DURATION USING RADAR-DERIVED PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES

Objective

To develop a Geographic Information System model simulation which incorporates the NEXRAD precipitation estimates into a crop canopy energy balance-based scheme to estimate wetness duration periods for small grains on the 4 km spatial scale.

Investigators
Simmons M W
Institution
Michigan State University
Start date
2001
End date
2006
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
0500-00053-001-68G
Accession number
404245
Categories
Sanitation and Quality Standards
Predictive Microbiology
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