Dourozone - Risk of ozone exposure for the Douro vineyards

FINISHED

The Dourozone - Risk of ozone exposure for the Douro vineyards project has resulted in the production of a digital atlas with meteorological/climatic, bioclimatic and air quality indicators at the Douro Demarcated Region that allow the evaluation of the impact of climate change. The atlas also includes information on the present, medium (2050) and long (2100) term future climate, and can be consulted on the project website.

The goal of this project was to assess the risk of ozone exposure to vineyards in the Douro Demarcated Region in the present and future climate, estimating the concentrations and deposition of ozone in the Douro Valley, and then, assessing the potential damage in terms of productivity.

Funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) for the 2016-2018 period and coordinated by the Centre for Environmental and Maritime Studies (CESAM) of the University of Aveiro and developed in partnership with the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), the project counted on the collaboration of ADVID and Ramos Pinto, who participated as stakeholders (consultants). The associates of Sogrape Vinhos and Quinta da Pacheca provided their vineyards for the collection of information.