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Strong volcanic-induced climatic shocks on historical Moselle wine production
Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist
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Department of History, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Linneanum, Villavägen 6c, 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden
Bo Christiansen
Danish Meteorological Institute, Sankt Kjelds Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Lea Schneider
Department of Geography, Justus-Liebig-University, 35390 Giessen, Germany
Center for international Development and Environmental Research, Justus-Liebig-University, 35390 Giessen, Germany
Peter Thejll
Danish Meteorological Institute, Sankt Kjelds Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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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.
We study the climatic signal, with a focus on volcanic-induced shocks, in two long annual...
