WINETECH Technical Yearbook 2020

TERRACLIM This PhD study was undertaken to integrate remote sensing, climate and phenological data. The results highlighted the reality of climate change and that grapevines respond to a changing climate. Another outcome of the project was the realisation that access to climate data is extremely limited. Based on this, Winetech commissioned a survey among industry members to identify what they need to aid decision making in the context of climate change. The feedback from the industry was that having a user-friendly platform where climate data and GIS information can be integrated, would be of immense value to aid short and long-term decision making and to help producers adapt to climate change. This led to the development of the TerraClim platform. For more information about Terraclim, visit www.terraclim.co.za or you can also watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMeqGnLeIzM&t=4s.

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PART 1: CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE VITICULTURE SECTORS: OVERVIEW OF LONG TERM CLIMATE TRENDS IN THE WESTERN CAPE

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PART 2: USING THERMAL SATELLITE LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE TO SUPPLEMENT WEATHER STATION TEMPERATURES IN THE WESTERN CAPE

MULTIPLE VIEW POINTS FOR ADAPTATION/MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF WARMER AND DRIER FUTURE

PART 3: SEASONAL WEATHER VARIATION WITHIN LOCAL MESOCLIMATES EXPLAINED USING HIGH RESOLUTION CLIMATE DATA

PART 4: IMPACT OF LOCAL SITE AND INTER SEASONAL WEATHER VARIABILITY ON GRAPEVINE RESPONSES

More details about this PhD study and the results from the study will be published in a five part article series over the next few months in the Winetech Technical. Above graph indicates the topics that will be discussed in each article in this series.

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