ACLIMAS on West Nubaria EgyptACLIMAS on West Nubaria-Egypt Other Activities

National Centre for Agricultural Research and Extension

Dr. Antonio MonteiroCMCC – IAFENT Division

Jordan, Amman, 11-13 December 2012

West Nubaria: West Nubaria climate features

Temperature (°C) Rainfall (mm)

Wind speed (km/h)

Solar radiation (w/m2)

Wind direction (°)

Year 2011 at Al-EsraawaYear 2011 at Al Esraawa Al-Meraag Training and

Extension Station

West Nubaria: land use conversion problem

O.R.  Abd El‐Kawy et al., 2011 

Activities: West Nubaria past and future climate patterns

Past diti

1950-2010

conditions

E-OBS + ERA-Interim

2010-2040

Future conditionsCMCC-CLM

Scenario A1b

Activities: monitoring farming system at regional scale

MOD13Q1MYD09A1

16-day16-day8-day

Enhanced i

Land fvegetation

Index (EVI)

surface water index

(LSWI)

Activities: monitoring farming system at regional scale

Indicators

. Water use efficiency

. Nitrogen use efficiency. Nitrogen use efficiency

. Protein percentage

. Plant height

. Grain yield

. Grain sizeStraw yield. Straw yield

. Nº of legumes

. Days to flowering

. EVI

. LSWI

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