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1880

Overview

Donald A. Wilhite is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research focuses on key areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, addressing issues related to the interactions between plants and changing environmental conditions.

They have contributed to the fields of Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Global and Planetary Change. Their work intersects important topics such as plant responses to elevated carbon dioxide levels, climate change impacts on agriculture, and climate variability and models.

Among their recent research contributions is the paper titled Soybean response under climatic scenarios with changed mean and variability under rainfed and irrigated conditions in major soybean-growing states of the USA, published in 2023 in The Journal of Agricultural Science.

  • Soybean response under climatic scenarios with changed mean and variability under rainfed and irrigated conditions in major soybean-growing states of the USA, 2023, The Journal of Agricultural Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include Amit Prasad Timilsina, Guillermo A. Baigorria, Martha Shulski, Derek M. Heeren, and Consuelo C. Romero. These partnerships have been part of their efforts to explore climate and agricultural interactions.

  • Amit Prasad Timilsina
  • Guillermo A. Baigorria
  • Martha Shulski
  • Derek M. Heeren
  • Consuelo C. Romero

The primary publication venue for their documented work is The Journal of Agricultural Science.

  • The Journal of Agricultural Science

Best Publications

  • Understanding: the Drought Phenomenon: The Role of Definitions

    Donald A. Wilhite;Michael H. Glantz

  • Monitoring the 1996 Drought Using the Standardized Precipitation Index

    Michael J. Hayes;Mark D. Svoboda;Donald A. Wilhite;Olga V. Vanyarkho

  • Drought as a natural hazard : Concepts and definitions

    D. A. Wilhite

  • Understanding the complex impacts of drought: A key to enhancing drought mitigation and preparedness

    Donald A. Wilhite;Mark D. Svoboda;Michael J. Hayes

  • Objective Quantification of Drought Severity and Duration

    Hi-Ryong Byun;Donald A. Wilhite

  • Managing drought risk in a changing climate: The role of national drought policy

    Donald A. Wilhite;Mannava V.K. Sivakumar;Roger Pulwarty

  • Appropriate application of the standardized precipitation index in arid locations and dry seasons

    Hong Wu;Mark D. Svoboda;Michael J. Hayes;Donald A. Wilhite

  • Assessing Vulnerability to Agricultural Drought: A Nebraska Case Study

    Olga V. Wilhelmi;Donald A. Wilhite

  • Drought : a global assessment

    Donald A. Wilhite

  • The effect of the length of record on the standardized precipitation index calculation

    Hong Wu;Michael J. Hayes;Donald A. Wilhite;Mark D. Svoboda

  • Planning for Drought: Moving from Crisis to Risk Management

    Donald A. Wilhite;Michael J. Hayes;Cody Knutson;Kelly Helm Smith

  • Drought and Water Crises : Science, Technology, and Management Issues

    Donald A. Wilhite

  • Drought hazard assessment in the context of climate change for South Korea

    Won Ho Nam;Michael J. Hayes;Mark D. Svoboda;Tsegaye Tadesse

  • Application of relative drought indices in assessing climate-change impacts on drought conditions in Czechia

    M. Dubrovsky;Mark D. Svoboda;M. Trnka;Michael J. Hayes

  • Drought assessment, management, and planning : theory and case studies

    Donald A. Wilhite

  • The development and evaluation of a soil moisture index

    Eric D. Hunt;Kenneth G. Hubbard;Donald A. Wilhite;Timothy J. Arkebauer

  • Drought as Hazard: Understanding the Natural and Social Context*

    Donald A. Wilhite;Roger S. Pulwarty

  • A Crop-Specific Drought Index for Corn: I. Model Development and Validation

    Steven J. Meyer;Kenneth G. Hubbard;Donald A. Wilhite

  • An Operational Agricultural Drought Risk Assessment Model for Nebraska, USA

    Hong Wu;Donald A. Wilhite

  • Early Warning Systems for Drought Preparedness and Drought Management

    Donald A. Wilhite;M. V. K. Sivakumar;Deborah A. Wood

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Hayes
Michael J. Hayes University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Mark Svoboda
Mark Svoboda University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Kenneth G. Hubbard
Kenneth G. Hubbard University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Miroslav Trnka
Miroslav Trnka Czech Academy of Sciences
Michael H. Glantz
Michael H. Glantz University of Colorado Boulder
Zdeněk Žalud
Zdeněk Žalud Mendel University Brno
Josef Eitzinger
Josef Eitzinger BOKU University
Robert J. Oglesby
Robert J. Oglesby University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Petr Hlavinka
Petr Hlavinka Mendel University Brno
Kurt Christian Kersebaum
Kurt Christian Kersebaum Czech Academy of Sciences

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