Temperature and precipitation reconstruction in southern Portugal during the late Maunder Minimum (AD 1675–1715)

This paper discusses the research carried out to check the climatic characteristics of the late Maunder Minimum (LMM) (AD 1675–1715) in the southwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula and as an aid towards pressure patterns reconstruction in the NE Atlantic and Europe. Documentary evidence reveals th...

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Published in:Holocene (Sevenoaks) 2000-05, Vol.10 (3), p.333-340
Main Authors: Alcoforado, Maria-João, Nunes, Maria de Fátima, Garcia, João Carlos, Taborda, João Paulo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Art and archaeology
Environmental assessment
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Geology, hydrology, climatology
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Summary:This paper discusses the research carried out to check the climatic characteristics of the late Maunder Minimum (LMM) (AD 1675–1715) in the southwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula and as an aid towards pressure patterns reconstruction in the NE Atlantic and Europe. Documentary evidence reveals that interannual precipitation variability was similar to the present one, although some very severe dry periods occurred (particularly one in 1694). On the other hand, during the LMM there was a higher percentage of cold winter months, some of them with snowfall. A brief comparison is made with other areas from the Mediterranean. The relationships between weather similarities and differences for particular months is analysed in the light of the reconstructed synoptical patterns, and further research into historical climatic change of southern Europe is suggested.
ISSN:0959-6836
1477-0911
DOI:10.1191/095968300674442959