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A bioclimatic classification of the Greek area

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In this study the results of a detailed classification of the Greek area are given, based on the Gaussen's xerothermic index. In this way various climatic zones are designated, which could be of help to the programming of various cultivations in the different areas. So we found out that Greece, according to the xerothermic index, has a climate going from submediterranean to xerothermomediterranean, which makes not only forestry but also seasonal irrigated agriculture appropriate.

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In vorliegender Studie wird eine detaillierte Klassifikation Griechenlands nach dem Gaussen'schen Xerothermischen Index vorgelegt. Die so bestimmten klimatischen Zonen können eine große Hilfe bei der Planung landwirtschaftlicher Nutzung der verschiedenen Gebiete sein. Dabei zeigt sich, daß Griechenland dem Xerothermischen Index zufolge ein Klima von submediterran bis xerothermomediterran aufweist, also sowohl über für Forstwirtschaft als auch für Bewässerungslandbau geeignete Gebiete verfügt.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Laboratory of Meteorology, University of Athens, Greece

    I. G. Tselepidakis & G. A. Theoharatos

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Tselepidakis, I.G., Theoharatos, G.A. A bioclimatic classification of the Greek area. Theor Appl Climatol 40, 147–153 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00866177

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