Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-793-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-793-2022
Research article
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14 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2022

Insights from 20 years of temperature parallel measurements in Mauritius around the turn of the 20th century

Samuel O. Awe, Martin Mahony, Edley Michaud, Conor Murphy, Simon J. Noone, Victor K. C. Venema, Thomas G. Thorne, and Peter W. Thorne

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on cp-2021-127', Stephen Burt, 30 Nov 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Peter Thorne, 02 Feb 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on cp-2021-127', Linden Ashcroft, 16 Dec 2021
    • RC3: 'Reply on RC2', Linden Ashcroft, 16 Dec 2021
      • AC2: 'Reply on RC3', Peter Thorne, 02 Feb 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Feb 2022) by Chantal Camenisch
AR by Peter Thorne on behalf of the Authors (21 Feb 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (14 Mar 2022) by Chantal Camenisch
AR by Peter Thorne on behalf of the Authors (15 Mar 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
We unearth and analyse 2 decades of highly valuable measurements made on Mauritius at the Royal Alfred Observatory, where several distinct thermometer combinations were in use and compared, at the turn of the 20th century. This series provides unique insights into biases in early instrumental temperature records. Differences are substantial and for some instruments exhibit strong seasonality. This reinforces the critical importance of understanding early instrumental series biases.