Abstract:
This database consists of daily weather conditions from the New England states and New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania from 1623 to the early 1900s. Data were obtained from diaries, journals, agricultural records, marine logs, annals and phenological data. Users will be able to develop time series of specific climatic phenomena (i.e., historical climatology).
This study will develop daily weather conditions for New England over the past 300+ years by compiling and analyzing these written records, and by reconstructing daily weather maps for specific years to compare with more recent climatic conditions. New England probably has the greatest number of lengthy archives in the United States to develop this type of record. Also, New England occupies a sensitive area to changing climatic conditions given the importance of storm tracks and upper-air patterns on daily to annual conditions in the region and given how the impact of features such as the Canadian (Hudson Bay) High, Icelandic Low and Bermuda-Azores High can vary from year-to-year.
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Link:
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Description:
Search for historical climatology data
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Zielinski, G.A.
Dataset Title:
Historical Climatology of New England
Dataset Release Place:
Orno, Maine
Dataset Publisher:
Climate Change Institute, University of Maine
Online Resource:
http://www.umaine.edu/
Name:
GREGORY
A.
ZIELINSKI Phone:
207-581-3441
Fax:
207-581-1203
Email:
gzielinski at maine.edu
Contact Address:
Climate Change Institute
318 Bryand Global Sciences Center
University of Maine City:
Orono
Province or State:
ME
Postal Code:
04469-5790
Country:
USA
Distribution
Distribution_Media:
online www
Fees:
none
Personnel
GREGORY
A.
ZIELINSKI Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
207-581-3441
Fax:
207-581-1203
Email:
gzielinski at maine.edu
Contact Address:
Climate Change Institute
318 Bryand Global Sciences Center
University of Maine City:
Orono
Province or State:
ME
Postal Code:
04469-5790
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2005-06-20
Last DIF Revision Date:
2008-06-04
