Early heat waves over Italy and their impacts on durum wheat yields

In the last decades the Euro-Mediterranean region has experienced an increase in extreme temperature events such as heat waves. These extreme weather conditions can strongly affect arable crop growth and final yields. Here, early heat waves over Italy from 1995 to 2013 are identified and characteris...

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Main Authors: G. Fontana, A. Toreti, A. Ceglar, G. De Sanctis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1631/2015/nhess-15-1631-2015.pdf