An underestimated record breaking event – why summer 1540 was likely warmer than 2003
The heat of summer 2003 in Western and Central Europe was claimed to be unprecedented since the Middle Ages on the basis of grape harvest data (GHD) and late wood maximum density (MXD) data from trees in the Alps. This paper shows that the authors of these studies overlooked the fact that the heat a...
Main Authors: | O. Wetter, C. Pfister |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-01-01
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Series: | Climate of the Past |
Online Access: | http://www.clim-past.net/9/41/2013/cp-9-41-2013.pdf |
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