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Using a convection-permitting climate model to assess wine grape productivity: two case studies in Italy
Laura T. Massano
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Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS, 2700 Pavia, Italy
Giorgia Fosser
Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS, 2700 Pavia, Italy
Marco Gaetani
Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS, 2700 Pavia, Italy
Cécile Caillaud
Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques CNRM, Groupe de Météorologie de Grande Échelle et Climat, 31057 Toulouse, France
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Traditional wine-growing regions are threatened by expected climate change. Climate models and observations are used to calculate bioclimatic indices based on both temperature and precipitation. These indices are correlated with grape productivity in two wine-growing regions in Italy. This analysis paves the way for using climate models to study how climate change will affect wine production in the future.
Traditional wine-growing regions are threatened by expected climate change. Climate models and...
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