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Climate change projections for Greek viticulture as simulated by a regional climate model

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Viticulture represents an important economic activity for Greek agriculture. Winegrapes are cultivated in many areas covering the whole Greek territory, due to the favorable soil and climatic conditions. Given the dependence of viticulture on climate, the vitivinicultural sector is expected to be affected by possible climatic changes. The present study is set out to investigate the impacts of climatic change in Greek viticulture, using nine bioclimatic indices for the period 1981–2100. For this purpose, reanalysis data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and data from the regional climatic model Regional Climate Model Version 3 (RegCM3) are used. It was found that the examined regional climate model estimates satisfactorily these bioclimatic indices. The results of the study show that the increasing trend of temperature and drought will affect all wine-producing regions in Greece. In vineyards in mountainous regions, the impact is positive, while in islands and coastal regions, it is negative. Overall, it should be highlighted that for the first time that Greece is classified into common climatic characteristic categories, according to the international Geoviticulture Multicriteria Climatic Classification System (MCC system). According to the proposed classification, Greek viticulture regions are estimated to have similar climatic characteristics with the warmer wine-producing regions of the world up to the end of twenty-first century. Wine growers and winemakers should take the findings of the study under consideration in order to take measures for Greek wine sector adaptation and the continuation of high-quality wine production.

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  1. Department of Meteorology-Climatology, School of Geology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Georgia Lazoglou & Christina Anagnostopoulou

  2. Laboratory of Viticulture, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Stefanos Koundouras

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Lazoglou, G., Anagnostopoulou, C. & Koundouras, S. Climate change projections for Greek viticulture as simulated by a regional climate model. Theor Appl Climatol 133, 551–567 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-017-2198-2

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