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Tuscany case study: climate indicators

Example climate indicators

Short name

Description

Acronym

Maximum temperature

Maximum air temperature for a key season relevant to the case study:
Time-series plots; Firenze, Grosseto, Livorno, Siena. Spatial plots: 25km, 1km

Tx

Total rainfall

Total precipitation for a key season relevant to the case study:
Time-series plots: Firenze, Grosseto, Livorno, Siena; Spatial plots: 25km resolution; 1km resolution

R
Heat wave Heat Wave Duration Index: number of consecutive days (at least 6) with Tx > long-term Tx 95th percentile. Tx95p is calculated for a 5-day window centred on each calendar day in the common period. Time-series plots; Firenze, Grosseto, Livorno, Siena. Spatial plots: 25 km, 1 km HWDI