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Historical weather accounts from Wales: an assessment of their potential for reconstructing climate

2010; Wiley; Volume: 65; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/wea.418

1477-8696

Neil Macdonald, Cerys Jones, Sarah J. Davies, Cathryn A. Charnell-White,

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

WeatherVolume 65, Issue 3 p. 72-81 Research Article Historical weather accounts from Wales: an assessment of their potential for reconstructing climate Neil Macdonald, Corresponding Author Neil Macdonald [email protected] University of LiverpoolDepartment of Geography, Roxby Building, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZT, UKSearch for more papers by this authorCerys A. Jones, Cerys A. Jones Aberystwyth University, WalesSearch for more papers by this authorSarah J. Davies, Sarah J. Davies Aberystwyth University, WalesSearch for more papers by this authorCathryn Charnell-White, Cathryn Charnell-White National Library of WalesSearch for more papers by this author Neil Macdonald, Corresponding Author Neil Macdonald [email protected] University of LiverpoolDepartment of Geography, Roxby Building, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZT, UKSearch for more papers by this authorCerys A. Jones, Cerys A. Jones Aberystwyth University, WalesSearch for more papers by this authorSarah J. 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