Observed changes in the agroclimatic zones in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2019

Miroslav Trnka, Jan Balek, Rudolf Brázdil, Martin Dubrovský, Josef Eitzinger, Petr Hlavinka, Filip Chuchma, Martin Možný, Ilja Prášil, Pavel Růžek, Daniela Semerádová, Petr Štěpánek, Pavel Zahradníček and Zdeněk Žalud
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Miroslav Trnka: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Jan Balek: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Rudolf Brázdil: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Martin Dubrovský: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Josef Eitzinger: Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences,
Petr Hlavinka: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Martin Možný: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Pavel Růžek: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Daniela Semerádová: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Petr Štěpánek: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Pavel Zahradníček: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Zdeněk Žalud: Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2021, vol. 67, issue 3, 154-163

Abstract: The paper shows a large-scale shift in agroclimatic zones in the territory of the Czech Republic (CR) between 1961 and 2019. The method used for agroclimatic zoning took advantage of high-resolution (0.5 km × 0.5 km) daily climate data collected from 268 climatological and 787 rain-gauge stations. The climate information was combined with soil and terrain data at the same resolution. The set of seven agroclimatic indicators allowed us to estimate rates of changes in agroclimatic conditions over the 1961-2019 period, including changes in the air temperature regime, global radiation, drought, frost risks and snow cover occurrence. These indicators are relevant for all main crops and agroclimatic zoning and account for local soil and slope conditions. The study clearly highlights major shifts in the type and extent of agroclimatic zones between 1961-2000 and 2000-2019, which led to the occurrence of entirely new combinations of agroclimatic indicators.

Keywords: climate change; production region; water deficit; growing season; Central Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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