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Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-1345-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-1345-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
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22 Jul 2019
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Early instrumental meteorological measurements in Switzerland

Lucas Pfister, Franziska Hupfer, Yuri Brugnara, Lukas Munz, Leonie Villiger, Lukas Meyer, Mikhaël Schwander, Francesco Alessandro Isotta, Christian Rohr, and Stefan Brönnimann

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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-1345-2019-supplement

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Early Instrumental Meteorological Measurements in Switzerland L. Pfister https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3066836

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The 18th and early 19th centuries saw pronounced climatic variations with impacts on the environment and society. Although instrumental meteorological data for that period exist, only a small fraction has been the subject of research. This study provides an overview of early instrumental meteorological records in Switzerland resulting from an archive survey and demonstrates the great potential of such data. It is accompanied by the online publication of the imaged data series and metadata.
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