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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-413-2018
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-413-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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27 Mar 2018
Research article | Highlight paper |
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| 27 Mar 2018
A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711–2016)
Conor Murphy
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University,
Maynooth, Ireland
Ciaran Broderick
Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University,
Maynooth, Ireland
Timothy P. Burt
Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK and Department of Geographical
Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2LR, UK
Mary Curley
Climatology and Observations Division, Met Éireann, Dublin, Ireland
Catriona Duffy
Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University,
Maynooth, Ireland
Julia Hall
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Shaun Harrigan
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
Tom K. R. Matthews
School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 3AF, UK
Neil Macdonald
Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Gerard McCarthy
Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University,
Maynooth, Ireland
Mark P. McCarthy
Met Office, Hadley Centre, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Donal Mullan
School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, N. Ireland, UK
Simon Noone
Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University,
Maynooth, Ireland
Timothy J. Osborn
Climate Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Ciara Ryan
Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University,
Maynooth, Ireland
John Sweeney
Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University,
Maynooth, Ireland
Peter W. Thorne
Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS (ICARUS), Department of Geography, Maynooth University,
Maynooth, Ireland
Seamus Walsh
Climatology and Observations Division, Met Éireann, Dublin, Ireland
Robert L. Wilby
Department of Geography, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
Data sets
Island of Ireland monthly rainfall series 1711-2016 C. Murphy, C. Broderick, T. P. Burt, M. Curley, C. Duffy, J. Hall, S. Harrigan, T. K. R. Matthews, N. Macdonald, G. McCarthy, M. P. McCarthy, D. Mullan, S. Noone, T. J. Osborn, C. Ryan, J. Sweeney, P. W. Thorne, S. Walsh, and R. L. Wilby https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.887593
Short summary
This work reconstructs a continuous 305-year rainfall record for Ireland. The series reveals remarkable variability in decadal rainfall – far in excess of the typical period of digitised data. Notably, the series sheds light on exceptionally wet winters in the 1730s and wet summers in the 1750s. The derived record, one of the longest continuous series in Europe, offers a firm basis for benchmarking other long-term records and reconstructions of past climate both locally and across Europe.
This work reconstructs a continuous 305-year rainfall record for Ireland. The series reveals...
