AGRO-CLIMATIC REGIONALIZATION IND USING GIS

Abstract

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) proved to be at current stage a effi cient and trustworthy research tool. These provide natural phenomena and processes referencing to the real geographic coordinates on the one hand, concomitant use of a huge amount of data- temporal and spatial analysed. In this scientifi c paper, for the fi rst time is performed agro-climatic regionalization of the territory of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine within the Dniester Basin, thus enlarging the possibilities of using this research tool abroad. The obtained results indicate that the territories of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine over the plateau and lowland areas are delimited fi ve agro-climatic rayons. The knowledge about current agro-climatic resources will contribute to correct territorial location of crops grown within the Dniester River Basin.

Keywords

• climate change
• agro-climatic zoning
• meteorological stations
• active air temperatures sums