Reconstruction of drought episodes for central Spain from rogation ceremonies recorded at the Toledo Cathedral from 1506 to 1900: a methodological approach

• Published in: Global and Planetary Change
• Main Authors: Domínguez Castro, Fernando, Santisteban Navarro, Juan Ignacio, Barriendos Vallvé, Mariano, Mediavilla, Rosa
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2008
• Subjects: rogation ceremonies; Mediterranean climate extremes; drought; central Spain; SPI; Toledo; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/277239; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2008.06.002

Rogation (ceremonies to ask God for rain: pro-pluvia, or to stop raining: pro-serenitate) analysis is an effective method to derive information about climate extremes from documentary data. Weighted annual sum by levels has been a widespread technique to analyze such data but this analysis is liable...