Plant Soil Environ., 2021, 67(3):154-163 | DOI: 10.17221/327/2020-PSE

Observed changes in the agroclimatic zones in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2019Original Paper

Miroslav Trnka ORCID...*,1,2, Jan Balek1,2, Rudolf Brázdil1,3, Martin Dubrovský1,4, Josef Eitzinger5, Petr Hlavinka1, Filip Chuchma6, Martin Možný1, Ilja Prášil8, Pavel Růžek1, Daniela Semerádová1, Petr Štěpánek1, Pavel Zahradníček1, Zdeněk Žalud1,2
1 Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Agrosystems and Bioclimatology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
3 Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
4 Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
5 Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences,

The paper shows a large-scale shift in agroclimatic zones in the territory of the Czech Republic (CR) between 1961 and 2019. The method used for agroclimatic zoning took advantage of high-resolution (0.5 km × 0.5 km) daily climate data collected from 268 climatological and 787 rain-gauge stations. The climate information was combined with soil and terrain data at the same resolution. The set of seven agroclimatic indicators allowed us to estimate rates of changes in agroclimatic conditions over the 1961-2019 period, including changes in the air temperature regime, global radiation, drought, frost risks and snow cover occurrence. These indicators are relevant for all main crops and agroclimatic zoning and account for local soil and slope conditions. The study clearly highlights major shifts in the type and extent of agroclimatic zones between 1961-2000 and 2000-2019, which led to the occurrence of entirely new combinations of agroclimatic indicators.

Keywords: climate change; production region; water deficit; growing season; Central Europe

Published: March 31, 2021  Show citation

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Trnka M, Balek J, Brázdil R, Dubrovský M, Eitzinger J, Hlavinka P, et al.. Observed changes in the agroclimatic zones in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2019. Plant Soil Environ.. 2021;67(3):154-163. doi: 10.17221/327/2020-PSE.
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