Publication details
Strong winds in the Czech Lands during the 16th-20th centuries.
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| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Dealing with Diversity. 2nd International Conference of the European Society for Environmental History. |
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| Field | Atmosphere sciences, meteorology |
| Keywords | strong wind; windstorm; documentary evidence; Czech Lands |
| Description | The main types of strong winds in the Czech Republic are categorised, including the Principal Component Analysis of winter gales of the 20th century. The advantages and drawbacks of documentary evidence of strong winds for the pre-instrumental period are described, including methodological problems related to such data. A chronology of strong winds and windstorms of centuries& in the Czech Lands since 1500 are presented. |
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