TY - BOOK AU - Das,H.P. ED - World Meteorological Organization. ED - CAgM Working Group on Agrometeorology Related to Extreme Events. TI - Agrometeorology related to extreme events T2 - WMO SN - 9263109435 PY - 2003/// CY - Geneva, Switzerland PB - Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization KW - Meteorology, Agricultural KW - Databases KW - Planning KW - Crops and climate KW - Weather KW - Economic aspects KW - Storms KW - Meteorological services N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Intro. -- Agrometeorological aspects of drought and desertification -- Incidence, prediction, monitoring and mitigation measures of tropical cycles and storm surges -- Assessing the economic and social impacts of extreme events on agriculture and the use of meteorological information to reduce adverse impacts -- Assessing the impact of extreme weather and climate events on agriculture, with particular reference to flooding and heavy rainfall -- Hail, high winds and cold injury -- Locusts -- Specification for a database of extreme agrometeorological events -- Conclusions and recommendations ER -