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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-1861-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-1861-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
The extreme drought of 1842 in Europe as described by both documentary data and instrumental measurements
Rudolf Brázdil
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Gaston R. Demarée
Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
Andrea Kiss
Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management,
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Department of Historical Auxiliary Sciences, Institute of History,
University of Szeged, Hungary
Petr Dobrovolný
Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Kateřina Chromá
Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno,
Czech Republic
Miroslav Trnka
Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno,
Czech Republic
Department of Agrosystems and Bioclimatology, Mendel University in
Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Lukáš Dolák
Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Ladislava Řezníčková
Institute of Geography, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno,
Czech Republic
Pavel Zahradníček
Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno,
Czech Republic
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
Danuta Limanowka
Rydla 17, Kraków, Poland
Sylvie Jourdain
Météo-France, Direction de la Climatologie et des Services
Climatiques, Toulouse France
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Short summary
The paper presents analysis of the 1842 drought in Europe (except the Mediterranean) based on documentary data and instrumental records. First the meteorological background of this drought is shown (seasonal distribution of precipitation, annual variation of temperature, precipitation and drought indices, synoptic reasons) and effects of drought on water management, agriculture, and in society are described in detail with particular attention to human responses.
The paper presents analysis of the 1842 drought in Europe (except the Mediterranean) based on...