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Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-327-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-327-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
Research article
 | 
03 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 03 Feb 2025

Strong volcanic-induced climatic shocks on historical Moselle wine production

Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, Bo Christiansen, Lea Schneider, and Peter Thejll

Data sets

Paleoclimatology Program: Paleoclimatology NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology

Time series WMO https://climexp.knmi.nl/getindices.cgi?WMO=KNMIData/labrijn&STATION=Tdebilt&TYPE=i

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Short summary
We study the climatic signal, with a focus on volcanic-induced shocks, in two long annual records of wine production quantity (spanning 1444–1786) from present-day Luxembourg, close to the northern limit of viticulture in Europe. Highly significant wine production declines are found during years following major volcanic events. Furthermore, warmer and drier climate conditions favoured wine production, with spring and summer conditions being the most important ones.
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