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Articles | Volume 14, issue 13
Articles | Volume 14, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3309-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3309-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 13
Research article
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11 Jul 2017
Research article |  | 11 Jul 2017

Bivariate return periods of temperature and precipitation explain a large fraction of European crop yields

Jakob Zscheischler, Rene Orth, and Sonia I. Seneviratne

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We use newly established methods to compute bivariate return periods of temperature and precipitation and relate those to crop yield variability in Europe. Most often, crop yields are lower when it is hot and dry and higher when it is cold and wet. The variability in crop yields along a specific climate gradient can be captured well by return periods aligned with these gradients. This study provides new possibilities for investigating the relationship between crop yield variability and climate.
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