(Universidad Carlos III, 2022) Garrachón-Gómez, Elena; García Ruiz, Ignacio; García-Rodríguez, Ana; García-Rodríguez, Sol; Alonso-Tristán, Cristina; Ingeniería; Ingeniaritza; Institute of Smart Cities - ISC
Agriculture is one of the most important economic activities in the Castilla y León region (Spain),
approximately one-third of the land area is destined for this use. The role of agriculture in rural areas
is essential from a territorial perspective, where rural depopulation is originating a crisis in the
countryside. Moreover, climate change is having a major impact on agricultural productivity as a
consequence, among others, of the increase in the frequency and the severity of extreme events,
especially in Mediterranean regions [1]. For these reasons, it is essential to highlight the vision of
agriculture as a multifunctional activity. Besides good management, productivity depends on many
other factors, such as soil properties or climatic factors. A decisive climatic variable, which is often
not considered in the planning and management of the crops, is the Photosynthetically Active
Radiation (PAR), specifically, the Intercepted Photosynthetically Active Radiation (IPAR). The main purpose of this study is to calculate and represent an estimation of IPAR values for the most characteristic crops of Castilla y León.
