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| Titel |
Hydrometeorological extremes derived from taxation records for south-eastern Moravia, Czech Republic, 1751-1900 AD |
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R. Brázdil, K. Chromá, H. Valášek, L. Dolák |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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1814-9324
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In: Climate of the Past ; 8, no. 2 ; Nr. 8, no. 2 (2012-03-13), S.467-481 |
| Datensatznummer |
250005463
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/cp-8-467-2012.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Historical written records associated with tax relief at ten estates located
in south-eastern Moravia (Czech Republic) are used for the study of
hydrometeorological extremes and their impacts during the period
1751–1900 AD. At the time, the taxation system in Moravia allowed farmers to
request tax relief if their crop yields had been negatively affected by
hydrological and meteorological extremes. The documentation involved
contains information about the type of extreme event and the date of its
occurrence, while the impact on crops may often be derived. A total of 175
extreme events resulting in some kind of damage are documented for
1751–1900, with the highest concentration between 1811 and 1860 (74.9%
of all events analysed). The nature of events leading to damage (of a
possible 272 types) include hailstorm (25.7%), torrential rain
(21.7%), flood (21.0%), followed by thunderstorm, flash flood, late
frost and windstorm. The four most outstanding events, affecting the highest
number of settlements, were thunderstorms with hailstorms (25 June 1825, 20
May 1847 and 29 June 1890) and flooding of the River Morava (mid-June 1847).
Hydrometeorological extremes in the 1816–1855 period are compared with
those occurring during the recent 1961–2000 period. The results obtained
are inevitably influenced by uncertainties related to taxation records, such
as their temporal and spatial incompleteness, the limits of the period of
outside agricultural work (i.e. mainly May–August) and the purpose for
which they were originally collected (primarily tax alleviation, i.e.
information about hydrometeorological extremes was of secondary importance).
Taxation records constitute an important source of data for historical
climatology and historical hydrology and have a great potential for use in
many European countries. |
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