The value of improved enso prediction to US agriculture

被引:100
作者
Solow, AR [1 ]
Adams, RF
Bryant, KJ
Legler, DM
O'Brien, JJ
McCarl, BA
Nayda, W
Weiher, R
机构
[1] Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
[2] Oregon State Univ, Dept Agr & Resource Econ, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
[3] Univ Arkansas, SE Res Ctr, Monticello, AR 71656 USA
[4] Florida State Univ, Ctr Ocean Atmosphere Predict Studies, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[5] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Agr Econ, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[6] NOAA, Off Policy & Strateg Planning, Washington, DC 20230 USA
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10.1023/A:1005342500057
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The economic value of long-range weather prediction is measured by the increase in social welfare arising from the use of the prediction in economic decisionmaking. This paper describes a study of the economic value of ENSO prediction to U.S. agriculture. The interdisciplinary study involved the analysis of data and models from meteorology, plant science, and economics under a framework based on Bayesian decision analysis. The estimated annual Value of perfect ENSO prediction to U.S. agriculture is $323 million.
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