The role of seasonality is indisputable in climate and ecosystem dynamics. Seasonal
temperature and precipitation variability are of vital importance for the availability of food …

This paper discusses the state of European research in historical climatology. This field of
science and an overview of its development are described in detail. Special attention is …

There are concerns that recent climate change is altering the frequency and magnitude of
river floods in an unprecedented way 1. Historical studies have identified flood-rich periods …

Abstract The Little Ice Age (LIA) is known as one of the coldest stages of the Holocene. Most
records from the Northern Hemisphere show evidence of significantly colder conditions …

A wide variety of processes controls the time of occurrence, duration, extent, and severity of
river floods. Classifying flood events by their causative processes may assist in enhancing …

The catastrophic floods recently occurring in Europe warn of the critical need forhydrologic
data on floods over long-time scales. Palaeoflood techniques provideinformation on …

Mediterranean fluvial hydrology is characterised by decadal-to-multi-centennial length wet
and dry episodes with abrupt transitions related to changes in atmospheric circulation. Since …

Historical hydrology can be defined as a research field occupying the interface between
hydrology and history, with the objectives: to reconstruct temporal and spatial patterns of …

A review of 2000 years of paleoclimatic evidence in the Mediterranean - HAL-SHS -
Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société Accéder directement au contenu Documentation FR …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses a necessary task for assessing to which degree
the industrial period is unusual against the background of pre-industrial climate variability. It …