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Subdaily meteorological measurements of temperature, direction of the movement of the clouds, and cloud cover in the Late Maunder Minimum by Louis Morin in Paris
Thomas Pliemon
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Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics and Meteorology/Institute of Physics (IGAM/IP), University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Ulrich Foelsche
Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics and Meteorology/Institute of Physics (IGAM/IP), University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WEGC), University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Christian Rohr
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of History, Section of Economic, Social and Environmental History (WSU), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Christian Pfister
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of History, Section of Economic, Social and Environmental History (WSU), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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We have digitized and analyzed meteorological variables (temperature, direction of the movement of the clouds, and cloud cover), which were noted by Louis Morin in the period 1665–1713 in Paris. This time period is characterized by cold winters and autumns and moderate springs and summers. A low frequency of westerlies in the winter months leads to a cooling. Morin's measurements seem to be trustworthy. Only cloud cover in quantitative terms should be taken with caution.
We have digitized and analyzed meteorological variables (temperature, direction of the movement...
