Potenza

The site is located on the Southern Apennine in Italy, in a plain surrounded by low mountains, less than 150 km away from the West, South and East coasts. Therefore, it operates in a typical mountain weather strongly influenced by Mediterranean atmospheric circulation, resulting in generally dry, hot summers and cold winters. Indeed, dew point temperatures measured at the station between 2018 and 2021 exceeded 15 °C only during the summer period. Most of the surrounding land is classified as arable crops in non-irrigated areas, followed by broad-leaved woods and coniferous forests, sclerophilous or wooded/shrubby areas and natural grazing areas and grasslands.