Publication details
Mapování historických zpráv o počasí
| Title in English | Mapping of historical reports on weather |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Mapa v informační společnosti. 16. kartografická konference |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Atmosphere sciences, meteorology |
| Keywords | mapping - historical climatology - extremes - Czech Republic |
| Description | In the present paper the transformation of historical weather reports to digital spatial database are presented and also possibilities of the cartographic presentation of such reports are discussed. Main dificulties and obstacles are mentioned. On seveal examples for historical weather extremes in the Czech Lands during the last 500 years specific features of reports are shown. In the paper also the way how to map impacts of historical weather reports on nature and society are presented. |