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Dr. Effie Kostopoulou

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Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Lesbos, Greece
Interests: synoptic climatology with particular emphasis on the Mediterranean region; relationships between atmospheric circulation processes and surface climate conditions; climate change and socio-economic impacts; climate extreme events; climate models and climate indices
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Dear Colleagues,

The change in global climate has gained increasing attention, a fact which can mainly be attributed to the potential impacts this might induce. Climate change is expected to trigger disruptive environmental events, with impacts that could pose significant risks to societies and economies alike.

This Special Issue aims to focus on the multidisciplinary nature of climate change research from social, political, and economic fields. The scientific basis for climate change has now been established and many studies presently focus on its potential impacts on a variety of socio-economic sectors such as human health, food security, ecosystems, agriculture, forestry, fishery, tourism, water resources, and energy demand. The rise of interdisciplinary research on climate change and its effects has highlighted the need for available data on several spatial scales, from local and regional to global scales.

Moreover, modern technologies that enhance data availability and analysis are of particular interest. Advances in database technology allow researchers and end-users to manage large databases. Technology improvements generate better sets of data in terms of accuracy, resolution and coverage, allowing for the implementation of innovative methods in order to evaluate or/and combat the effects of climate change. This includes performing risk assessments for natural disasters. The global and regional climate data can be applied used to study atmospheric processes and the changes in global and regional climate. Many uses require data at finer scales, setting the priorities for the development of novel downscaling techniques. This Special Issue will prioritise articles discussing the use of geospatial technologies to monitor and model the climate system in order to assess the impacts of climate change on natural systems/resources.

Well-prepared review papers are also welcomed.

Dr. Effie Kostopoulou
Guest Editor

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Keywords

climate change
satellite derived essential climate variables
climatic indices
climate monitoring and analysis
vulnerability assessment and mapping
climate change and water resources
climate change and food security
climate change and natural disasters
climate change and socio-economic impacts
climate change and land use changes
climate change and ecosystems
climate change and energy demand
adaptation strategies
scenario analysis
mitigation

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Research

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Open AccessArticle

Evaluation of Gridded Meteorological Data for Crop Sensitivity Assessment to Temperature Changes: An Application with CERES-Wheat in the Mediterranean Basin

by Konstantina S. Liakopoulou and Theodoros Mavromatis

Climate 2023, 11(9), 180; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cli11090180 - 29 Aug 2023

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In areas with a limited or non-existent network of observing stations, it is critical to assess the applicability of gridded datasets. This study examined the agreement of Agri4Cast and E-OBS at two spatial resolutions (10 km (EOBS-0.1) and 25 km (EOBS-0.25)) in 13 Mediterranean stations nearby to wheat crops and how this agreement may influence simulated potential development and production with the crop simulation model (CSM) CERES-Wheat in historical and near-future (2021–2040) (NF) periods. A wide range of sensitivity tests for maximum and minimum air temperatures and impact response surfaces were used for the future projections. EOBS-0.1 showed the lowest discrepancies over observations. It underestimated statistical measures of temperature and precipitation raw data and their corresponding extreme indices and overestimated solar radiation. These discrepancies caused small delays (5–6 days, on average) in crop development and overestimations (8%) in grain production in the reference period. In the NF, the use of EOBS-0.1 reduced by a few (2–3) days the biases in crop development, while yield responses differed among stations. This research demonstrated the ability of EOBS-0.1 for agricultural applications that depend on potential wheat development and productivity in historical and future climate conditions expected in the Mediterranean basin. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Climate Change Impacts at Various Geographical Scales II)

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Meteorological Drought Characterization in the Calabria Region (Southern Italy)

by Roberto Coscarelli, Tommaso Caloiero, Eugenio Filice, Loredana Marsico and Roberta Rotundo

Climate 2023, 11(8), 160; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cli11080160 - 26 Jul 2023

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Due to the important role of water resources in the growth of the world’s economy, drought causes global concern for its severe worldwide implications on different sectors, such as biodiversity, farming, public water supply, energy, tourism, human health, and ecosystem services. In particular, drought events can have strong environmental and socioeconomic impacts in countries depending on rain-fed agriculture such as the ones in the Mediterranean region, which, due to a detected increase in warming and precipitation decrease, is considered a climate change hotspot. In this context, in this paper, meteorological drought in the Calabria region (southern Italy) has been characterized considering the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) evaluated at different timescales. First, the temporal distribution of the most severe dry episodes has been evaluated. Then, a trend analysis has been conducted considering the different seasons, the wet (autumn and winter) and dry (spring and summer) periods, and the annual scale. Finally, the relationship between drought and some teleconnection patterns (the North Atlantic Oscillation—NAO, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation—ENSO, and the Mediterranean Oscillation—MO) has been investigated. Results show that the majority of the severe/extreme drought events have been observed between 1985 and 2008. Moreover, a decrease in SPI values has been observed in winter and spring, in both the wet and dry periods, and upon the annual scale considering the 12-month SPI and the 24-month SPI. Finally, a link between the drought episodes in the Calabria region and the NAO phases and the MO has been identified. Since drought episodes can severely impact water resources and their uses, the findings presented in this work can be useful to plan and manage the water supply for household, farming, and industrial uses. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Climate Change Impacts at Various Geographical Scales II)

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