C. Andrade

Polytechnic Institute of Tomar · Mathematics and Physics Department

A useful resource for understanding and describing worldwide climatic patterns is the Köppen-Geiger (KG) climate classification system. The classification of climates suited for viticulture has been crucial to the wine sector, given the importance of climate in cultivating grapes for wine production. Wine production has come to be associated with M...

The effects of climate change are becoming more noticeable in communities around the world. These implications include altered weather patterns, changes in the dynamics of wildlife and flora, and variations in the quality, accessibility, and availability of water and food resources. In the foreseeable future, regional variations in how climate chan...

The viewpoint and reaction of a country towards climate change are shaped by its political, cultural, and scientific backgrounds, in addition to the distinct characteristics of its evolving climate and the anticipated and actual consequences of the phenomenon in the times ahead. A region’s climate has a significant impact on how water is managed an...

A valuable tool for comprehending and characterizing climate patterns on a global scale is the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system. When it comes to wine production, the climate of a region plays an essential role in determining whether specific grape varieties can be cultivated, largely determining the style of wine that can be made, and i...

The viewpoint and reaction of a country towards climate change are shaped by its political, cultural, and scientific backgrounds, in addition to the distinct characteristics of its evolving climate and the anticipated and actual consequences of the phenomenon in the times ahead. A region's climate has a significant impact on how water is managed an...

Understanding microclimate spatial variability is crucial for sustainable and optimised grape production within vineyard plots. By employing a combination of a microclimate model (NicheMapR) and multiple climate data sources, this study aimed to achieve microclimatic analysis in two vineyard plots, Quinta do Bomfim (northern Portugal) and Herdade d...

Climate strongly influences not only the distribution and abundance of species on Earth but also the distribution of ecosystem types. Since the climate is defined as a long-term pattern of weather conditions at a given location or region both the distribution and evolution of its conditions are considered highly relevant. The Köppen-Geiger climate...

Grape berries and their yields can be strongly affected by the complex connections and interactions between the grapevines and the conditions of the local environment. In areas of known wine production, the yield and quality are usually improved by considering the climate, planting the best grape variety, and using specific agricultural techniques....

Wind energy fluxes over Portugal and the nearby Atlantic Ocean were estimated under an IPCC future socioeconomic scenario (IPCC SSP5-8.5) for the 2046-2065 and 2081-2100 periods, using wind speed data from WRF 6 km regional simulations. CMIP6 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project) global model ensemble simulations were also used to assess future a...

Climate change can modify the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall across the globe, leading to changes in hazards posed by rainfall-induced landslides. In Brazil, an example of a location with a high occurrence of landslides and with few studies on the subject is the municipality of Cunha, located in the State of São Paulo. In this way, the...

Rainwater drainage systems and other hydraulic infrastructure are scaled considering the intensity of precipitation and its probability of occurrence. The estimation of precipitation intensity through the analysis of the frequency of occurrence of extreme precipitation events is a key instrument for the dimensioning of hydraulic infrastructures and...

Urban Heat Island (UHI) intensities are analyzed for the metropolitan areas of the two major Portuguese cities, Lisbon and Porto, in the period 2008–2017. Projections for the UHI intensity averaged over 2008–2017 and a future period 2021–2050 are calculated under the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5. The spatiotemporal characteristics...

Forest fires, though part of a natural forest renewal process, when frequent and on a large -scale, have detrimental impacts on biodiversity, agroforestry systems, soil erosion, air, and water quality, infrastructures, and the economy. Portugal endures extreme forest fires, with a record extent of burned areas in 2017. These complexes of extreme wi...

Forest fires though part of a natural forest renewal process, when frequent and assuming large-scale proportions have detrimental impacts on biodiversity, agroforestry systems, soil erosion, air and water quality, infrastructures, and economy. Portugal (PT) endures extreme forest fires, with a record of burned area in 2017. These extreme wildfire e...

As civilization advances, water resources are increasingly being consumed for domestic, industrial, and agricultural purposes, reducing the ability to find an equilibrium of water security and growing demands. This study presents an analysis and discussion of climate change impacts on water and agricultural sectors in the Iberian Peninsula (IP) and...

As relações interpessoais e o trabalho em equipa são duas temáticas que acabam por se relacionar entre si. Este estudo teve como objetivos principais analisar os fatores que influenciam e tornam as relações interpessoais e o trabalho de equipa, motivadores para os colaboradores. Para tal, foi efetuada uma análise de fiabilidade aos itens de cada te...

The main goal of this Post-Doctoral Programme was to assess bioclimatic shifts in the Iberian Peninsula, and thus in mainland Portugal, for the recent past and until 2070 under two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs). This assessment was made by using several indices, namely, the WASP-Index and three Aridity Indices (the De Martonne Index,...

Land and climate are strongly connected through multiple interface processes and climate change may lead to significant changes in land use. In this study, high-resolution observational gridded datasets are used to assess modifications in the Köppen–Geiger and Worldwide Bioclimatic (WBCS) Classification Systems, from 1950–1979 to 1990–2019 in Portu...

Editorial This Special Issue covers the themes and subthemes discussed during the 4th International Conference on Ecohydrology, Soil and Climate Change, EcoHCC’2017, held in Figueira da Foz, Portugal in September 2017. The subthemes involved overall water issues, such as Water quality, Water resources and management, Operational and dynamical hydro...

The assessment of aridity conditions is a key factor for water management and the implementation of mitigation and adaptation policies in agroforestry systems. Towards this aim, three aridity indices were computed for the Iberian Peninsula (IP): the De Martonne Index (DMI), the Pinna Combinative Index (PCI), and the Erinç Aridity Index (EAI). These...

Land and climate are strongly connected through multiple interface processes and climate change may lead to significant changes in land use. In this study, high-resolution observational gridded datasets are used to assess modifications in the Köppen-Geiger and Worldwide Bioclimatic (WBCS) Classification Systems, from 1950-1979 to 1990-2019 in Portu...

The assessment of aridity conditions is a key factor for water management and the implementation of mitigation and adaptation policies in agroforestry systems. Towards this aim three aridity indices were computed for the Iberian Peninsula (IP): the De Martonne Index (DMI), the Pinna Combinative Index (PCI), and the Erinç Aridity Index (EAI). These...

The Weighted Anomaly of Standardized Precipitation Index (WASP-Index) was computed over Iberia for three monthly timescales (3-month, 6-month and 12-month) in 1961–2020, based on an observational gridded precipitation dataset (E-OBS), and between 2021 and 2070, based on bias-corrected precipitation generated by a six-member climate model ensemble f...

Climate change is expected to influence cooling and heating energy demand of residential buildings and affect overall thermal comfort. Towards this end, the heating (HDD) and cooling (CDD) degree-days along with HDD + CDD were computed from an ensemble of seven high-resolution bias-corrected simulations attained from EURO-CORDEX under two Represent...

Climate change is expected to influence cooling and heating energy demand of residential buildings and affect overall thermal comfort. Towards this end, the heating degree-day (HDD), the cooling degree-day (CDD) and the HDD+CDD were computed from an ensemble of 7 high-resolution bias-corrected simulations attained from EURO-CORDEX under RCP4.5 and...

The WASP-Index is computed over Iberia for three monthly timescales in 1961-2020, based on an observational gridded precipitation dataset (E-OBS), and in 2021-2070, based on bias-corrected precipitation generated by a six-member climate model ensemble from EURO-CORDEX, under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. The WASP performance in identifying extremely dry or we...

Palavras chave: Alterações climáticas, Desempenho energético de edifícios, Graus-dia de aquecimento, Graus-dia de arrefecimento, Zonamento climático Resumo Perspetiva-se que as alterações climáticas tenham impacto nas condições do conforto térmico das pessoas, quer no interior dos edifícios, quer no exterior, alterando, assim, a procura da energia,...

A aplicação Alerta Fogos procura facilitar o alerta de um incêndio através de uma aplicação móvel que irá fornecer os dados que são normalmente pedidos à testemunha durante a chamada para o número de emergência. A aplicação móvel, com a permissão do utilizador, irá recolher automaticamente a sua localização e será pedido que capture uma fotografia...

Projections of Köppen-Geiger climate classifications under future climate change for the Iberian Peninsula are investigated using a 7-ensemble mean of regional climate models obtained from EURO-CORDEX. Maps with predicted future scenarios for temperature, precipitation and Köppen-Geiger classification are analyzed for RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 in Iberia. W...

Climate change projections for the four major divisions of the Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System in the Iberian Peninsula (IP) are analysed using a six‐member ensemble (EURO‐CORDEX) for 1961–1990, 1981–2010, 2011–2040, and 2041–2070 periods for RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. The direct forcing method was used to correct the bias of the simulated data...

The municipality of Ourém has a great historical value, namely due to the city of Fatima which is since 1917 a very popular pilgrimage destination. Religious tourism is a segment of the market already developed in the city of Fatima. Although there are several resources linked to religion in the other parishes of the municipality of Ourém, these ne...

Resumo Projeções de alterações climáticas na Península Ibérica para as quatro principais divisões do sistema mundial de classificação bioclimática (WBCS) são analisadas usando um ensemble de 6 modelos (EURO-CORDEX) para quatro períodos para RCP4.5. O viés dos dados simulados foi corrigido através do método de forçamento direto usando um conjunto de...

Este Manual pretende ser um veículo de informação útil para tornar as populações mais resilientes aos riscos climáticos e aumentar a consciência ambiental coletiva. Tem como objetivo numa primeira leitura, despertar em cada um dos leitores a importância da autoproteção e posteriormente desencadear conversas com familiares e amigos sobre boas prátic...

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Floods are natural phenomena that have a major impact on society, agriculture and socioeconomic activities. Therefore, flood hazard mapping plays a key role in the decision-making process since it provides essential information to improve the understanding of the nature, risk and characteristics of floods. The application of a GIS-based multi-crite...

Researchers in atmospheric sciences often use the popular format named Network Common Data Form (NetCDF) developed by University Corporation for Atmospheric research (UCAR) to create, manage, store and distribute scientific data. It is a platform independent format, available for several operational systems, and it was designed to represent multidi...

Floods are among the natural phenomena, the more frequent and deadly having provoked in Portugal, more than 537 dead, between 1966 and 2016. The study of flood risk plays a key role in decision-making of its management. GIS is defined by its ability to manage and perform analysis on spatial information, they are the appropriate tool to process info...

On 7 December 2010 a long lived convective storm formed southwest of Lisbon in an instability line that developed in a very moist and unstable airmass, in the circulation of an extra-tropical cyclone propagating north-eastwards. This storm crossed the Lisbon district and spawned an F3 tornado a few dozens of kilometers to the northeast. Several par...

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Aridity is one of the key elements characterizing the climate of a region, having a severe impact on human activities. Aiming at assessing aridity conditions in the Iberian Peninsula, the spatial distribution of the UNEP aridity index is analyzed during the period 1901−2012. Gridded precipitation and potential evapotranspiration datasets are used o...

Oceanity and continentality strongly influence the climate of a region. Aiming at understanding these influences on the Iberian Peninsula climate, the spatial distributions of precipitation, air temperature and five climatic indices are analysed during the period 1901 and 2012 and in three sub-periods (1901–1940, 1941–1980 and 1981–2012). This stud...

Aridity is one of the key elements characterizing the climate of a region, having a severe impact on water management, availability and human activities. Aiming at assessing aridity conditions in the Iberian Peninsula during the XX century, the spatial distribution of the De Martonne aridity index and Pinna Combinative index are analysed between 19...

This paper analyses the temporal and spatial variability of droughts in Iberia (IP) and in five IP regions (1951−2007) using four observational precipitation-gridded data sets. Droughts were analysed by means of the Weighted Anomaly of Standardized Precipitation (WASP) for 3-, 6- and 12-month time scales. WASP-Index and the Standardized Precipitati...

This study is focused on analysing climate change projections for seasonal (3-month) temperatures and precipitation totals and their corresponding extremes over mainland Portugal. Due to the strong seasonality of the precipitation regimes in Portugal, winter (DJF) and summer (JJA) are analyzed separately, whilst for the temperatures all the seasons...

c.andrade@ipt.pt), (2) Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, (3) Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Lisboa, Portugal (margarida.belo@ipma.pt) This paper is focused on analysing the temporal and spatial variability of droughts in I...

c.andrade@ipt.pt), (2) Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal This study is focused on analysing climate change projections for seasonal (3−month) temperatures and precipitation totals and their corresponding extremes over mainland Portugal...

The oceans and continents strongly influence the climate of a region. Aiming at understanding these influences in the Iberian Peninsula, the spatial distributions of precipitation, air temperature and four climatic indices are analyzed during the period 1901−2012. This study is focused on the annual Conrad-Pollak and Johansson Continentality Indice...

Climate change projections for spatial-temporal distributions of temperatures in Portugal are analysed using a 13-member ensemble of regional climate model simulations (A1B scenario for 2041–2070). Bias corrections are carried out using an observational gridded dataset (E-OBS) and equally-weighted ensemble statistics are discussed. Clear shifts tow...

The strong irregularity of precipitation in Portugal, which may e.g. trigger severe/extreme droughts and floods, results in a high vulnerability of the country to precipitation inter-annual variability and to its extremes. Furthermore, dryer future climates are projected for Portugal, though there has also been some growing evidence for a strengthe...

Over the last decades Europe has been facing strong extreme events, particularly temperature extremes, with foremost influence on economy, agriculture, water management and society in general. The study of the large-scale atmospheric mechanisms linked to their occurrence is thus significant and is going to be discussed for the winter and summer sea...

The assessment of the dynamical mechanisms that can trigger temperature extremes is of utmost relevance due to their impacts on environment, society and economy. Towards this aim, two temperature extremes, TX10p (cold days) and TN90p (warm nights), are computed for all wintersin the period 1961-2010 over Europe.The main features of the statistical...

Reservoirs are fundamental for water and energy supply but vulnerable to impacts including climate change. This paper outlines the steps in the development of a model to predict how climate, land use and hydrological change could affect the physiochemical and ecological quality of reservoirs in Portugal's Douro region. Climatic data will be downsca...

As temperature extremes have a deep impact on environment, hydrology, agriculture, society and economy, the analysis of the mechanisms underlying their occurrence, including their relationships with the large-scale atmospheric circulation, is particularly pertinent and is discussed here for Europe and in the period 1961-2010 (50 yr). For this aim,...

The occurrence of winter warm events over Europe in the period 1951–2003 and their relationships with the large‐scale circulation pattern is analyzed. With this aim a Canonical Correlation Analysis is performed and the dominant modes of co‐variability between the winter mean sea level pressure and the maximum temperature climate index (TX90p) are i...

The anomalously wet winter of 2010 had a very important impact on the Portuguese hydrological system. Owing to the detrimental effects of reduced precipitation in Portugal on the environmental and socio-economic systems, the 2010 winter was predominantly beneficial by reversing the accumulated precipitation deficits during the previous hydrological...

Due to the damaging effects of reduced precipitation in Portugal on the environmental and socio-economic systems, the anomalously wet winter of 2009-10 had a very important impact on the Portuguese hydrological system. It is shown that the 2009-10 winter was largely beneficial by reversing the accumulated precipitation deficits during the previous...

Due to the relevant influence of the North Atlantic ridge in Western European winter climate, a better understanding of the physical mechanisms that contribute to its development and maintenance is of utmost relevance. In fact, taking into account previous results, where some dynamical precursors of strong and persistent North Atlantic ridges were...

The time-mean quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity equation of the atmospheric flow on isobaric surfaces can explicitly include an atmospheric (internal) forcing term of the stationary-eddy flow. In fact, neglecting some non-linear terms in this equation, this forcing can be mathematically expressed as a single function, called Empirical Forcing F...

Due to the relevant influence of the North Atlantic ridge in Western European winter climate, a better understanding of the physical mechanisms that contribute to its development and maintenance is of utmost relevance. In fact, taking into account previous results, where some dynamical precursors of strong and persistent North Atlantic ridges were...

The severest winter precipitation deficits in Portugal result from an enhancement in the stationary wave pattern of the atmospheric large-scale circulation over the Northern Hemisphere, which implies a strengthening of the axially asymmetric eddies, mainly over the North Atlantic and adjacent continental areas. This enhancement leads to a strong wa...

The precipitation regime over Portugal is characterized by a strong seasonal behavior with a marked peak occurring during the winter season (December-February). Furthermore, the large interannual variability leads to a relatively high recurrence of extremely wet and extremely dry winters, which produce strong impacts in river flow and water resourc...

The occurrence and persistence of strong ridge episodes over the Eastern North Atlantic close to the Iberian Peninsula is investigated in order to identify its role in winter drought episodes over Portugal. With this aim, NCEP reanalysis data is analyzed for the period 1957/58-2007/08. The core winter months (December to February) are considered. A...

The time-average state of the atmosphere can be regarded as a forced response to the geographically fixed distribution of the mean diabatic effects, to mountain barriers and to the mean convergence fields of enthalpy, latent heat and linear momentum related to the transient eddies. These disturbances grow as instabilities in preferred geographical...

Severe winter precipitation deficits in Portugal are related to anomaly patterns in the North Atlantic large-scale atmospheric flow. In fact, during these extreme episodes, a strong warm-core ridge westward of Iberia, with a nearly equivalent barotropic structure and a corresponding double-jet structure, are quite apparent. Such dynamical condition...