Assessment and analysis of heat provision vulnerability in the main wine-producing region of Armenia (Ararat valley and foot-hill area) within the context of expected climate change

Authors: V.G. Margaryan, M.S. Mkhitaryan

Year: 2018

Issue: 21

Pages: 28-34

Abstract

The paper reviews and assesses heat provision conditions of Armenia’s main wine-producing region (Ararat Valley and foothill area), analyzes the patterns of temporal distribution of heat provision and determines how they are affected by the global climate change.
It demonstrates increase of active temperatures observed in the main wine-producing region.

Tags: Ararat Valley and foothill area; climate change; grape; heat provision; main wine-producing region; vulnerability; Араратська долина і передгірна зона; Араратська долина і передгірна зона; виноград; виноград; вразливість; вразливість; головний виноробний район; головний виноробний район; зміна клімату; зміна клімату; теплозабезпечення; теплозабезпечення

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