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Article Dans Une Revue Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Année : 2013

Ensemble modelling of climate change risks and opportunities for managed grasslands in France

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Agro-meteorological metrics are indicators of weather determined environmental conditions on which agricultural management decisions are made. Metrics derived from an estimated future climate provide an opportunity to characterise the impacts of climate change on a wide range of agricultural systems, land use practices and ecosystem services. Such indications are vital for determining how changes in the biophysical environment can lead to land management and policy adaptations to achieve multiple objectives of financial viability, food security, biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability. They provide valuable links between probable management adaptation responses and capacity for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. However, there are large uncertainties associated with projected future climates, including the climate models’ spatial scale of representation and those at which agrometeorological metrics are applied. This paper describes the estimation of agro-meteorological metrics derived from observed weather and downscaled Regional Climate Model projection data for 12 sites in Scotland. Results show that projected changes to seasonal rainfall distribution, growing season length, soil moisture deficits and accessibility will be substantially different from the present climate. Fundamentally, the metrics indicate a substantial shift in land management requirements and potential need for substantial changes in agricultural systems and land use that will have implications across a wide range of research disciplines.
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hal-02652996 , version 1 (29-05-2020)

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  • HAL Id : hal-02652996 , version 1
  • PRODINRA : 199681
  • WOS : 000315546700012

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Anne-Isabelle Graux, Gianni Bellocchi, Romain Lardy, Jean-François J.-F. Soussana. Ensemble modelling of climate change risks and opportunities for managed grasslands in France. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2013, 170, pp.114-131. ⟨hal-02652996⟩

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