Abstract
Grape production is likewise inherently interconnected to climate and weather, and, although grapes may grow worldwide, premium wine-grape production occurs in Mediterranean-like climate ranges. Changes in climate and weather patterns are threatening premium wine-grapes, directly affecting the European wine industry. This is because grapevines are extremely sensitive to their surrounding environment, with seasonal variations in yield much higher than other common crops, such as cereals. With a view to making South European wine industry resilient to climate change, VISCA (Vineyards Integrated Smart Climate Application) project has deployed a Climate Service (CS) Decision Support System (DSS) tool that provides to wine producers with well-founded information to be able to apply correctly adaptation strategies on specific grape varieties and locations, and to achieve optimum production results (e.g., yield and quantity). In this paper we show the meteorological, seasonal and climatic models and data sets used to answer the viticulturist needs; from short-term and mid-term forecast to seasonal forecast and climate projections.
Highlights
Agriculture is a highly dependent sector on heat, sunlight and water, and very sensitive to climate change
With a view to making South European wine industry resilient to climate change, VISCA (Vineyards Integrated Smart Climate Application) project has deployed a Climate Service (CS) Decision Support System (DSS) tool that provides to wine producers with well-founded information to be able to apply correctly adaptation strategies on specific grape varieties and locations, and to achieve optimum production results
In this paper we show the innovative work done within the VISCA DSS, a platform that integrates meteorological and climate modelling services that will improve the work of the end-users in their daily tasks as to support them long term activities
Summary
Agriculture is a highly dependent sector on heat, sunlight and water, and very sensitive to climate change. Until now the proposed strategies aimed at mitigating and adapting to these conditions involved a range of climatic scales and covered multiple aspects of grapevine management (e.g. change of locations and/or grapevine variety selection), but there was no solution integrating all those aspects in a single adapted tool for winegrowers [12] [13] [14] Responding to these needs, the VISCA (Vineyards Integrated Smart Climate Application, https://www.visca.eu/) an R & I project co-funded under the Horizon 2020 programme has developed a Climate Service (CS) Decision Support System (DSS) that integrates climate and agricultural modelling, and end-users’ specifications, in order to design medium- and long-term adaptation strategies to climate change on vineyards. This objective has been achieved through the integration of climatic data, phenological and irrigation models, and end-users’
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