Climatic water indices for viticulture

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of vineyard water indices in different grape-growing regions. The climate data used come from the historical series of weather stations located in 18 countries. The evaluated indices were the following: dryness, Zuluaga, humidity, aridity, moisture, and the grapevine water index. The grapevine water index and the indices of drought, moisture, and aridity exhibit similar performances, which makes them suitable to be used equivalently in climatological studies of grapevine regions.

摘要：本研究旨在评估不同葡萄种植产区内各类葡萄园水分指数的应用性能。本次研究所用气候数据来源于分布于18个国家的气象站历史观测序列。本次评估的指数包括：干燥度指数、祖卢阿加（Zuluaga）指数、湿度指数、干旱度指数、墒情指数以及葡萄园水分指数。研究结果显示，葡萄园水分指数与干燥度、墒情及干旱度指数的表现高度相似，因此可在葡萄产区的气候学研究中等效应用。