Characteristics of Climate Forecast Quality: implications for Economic Value to Midwestern Corn Producer: implications for economic value to midwestern corn producers

J. W. Mjelde, D. S. Peel, S. T. Sonka, P. J. Lamb

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Abstract

Using a conceptual forecasting format that is similar to some in current operational use, trade-offs between climate forecast quality and economic value are examined from the perspective of the forecast user. Various scenarios for climate forecast quality are applied to corn production in east-central Illinois. A stochastic dynamic programming model is used to obtain the expected value of the various scenarios. As anticipated, the results demonstrate that the entire structure of the forecast format interacts to determine the economic value of that system. Additional results indicate two possible preferred directions for research concerning climate forecasting and economic applications such as corn production in Illinois. First, increasing forecast quality by decreasing the error between the observed condition and the forecast condition may be preferred to increasing quality by increasing the number of predictions in the correct category. Second, corn producers may prefer research to increase the quality of forecasts for “poorer” climatic conditions over research directed toward increasing the quality of forecasts for “good” conditions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2175-2187
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Climate
Volume6
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atmospheric Science

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