A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016)
A continuous 305-year (1711-2016) monthly rainfall series (IoI-1711) is created for the Island of Ireland. The post 1850 series draws on an existing quality assured rainfall network for Ireland, while pre-1850 values come from instrumental and documentary series compiled, but not published by the UK...
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ftubristolcris:oai:research-information.bris.ac.uk:publications/bc55dc39-05fd-49ea-8d19-3d444fd976d8 2024-04-28T08:31:24+00:00 A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016) Murphy, Conor Broderick, Ciaran Burt, Timothy P. Curley, Mary Duffy, Catriona Hall, Julia Harrigan, Shaun Matthews, Tom K.R. Macdonald, Neil McCarthy, Gerard McCarthy, Mark P. Mullan, Donal Noone, Simon Osborn, Timothy J. Ryan, Ciara Sweeney, John Thorne, Peter Walsh, Seamus Wilby, Robert L. 2018-03-27 https://hdl.handle.net/1983/bc55dc39-05fd-49ea-8d19-3d444fd976d8 https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/bc55dc39-05fd-49ea-8d19-3d444fd976d8 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-413-2018 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044784682&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/bc55dc39-05fd-49ea-8d19-3d444fd976d8 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Murphy , C , Broderick , C , Burt , T P , Curley , M , Duffy , C , Hall , J , Harrigan , S , Matthews , T K R , Macdonald , N , McCarthy , G , McCarthy , M P , Mullan , D , Noone , S , Osborn , T J , Ryan , C , Sweeney , J , Thorne , P , Walsh , S & Wilby , R L 2018 , ' A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016) ' , Climate of the Past , vol. 14 , no. 3 , pp. 413-440 . https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-413-2018 article 2018 ftubristolcris https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-413-2018 2024-04-03T15:47:10Z A continuous 305-year (1711-2016) monthly rainfall series (IoI-1711) is created for the Island of Ireland. The post 1850 series draws on an existing quality assured rainfall network for Ireland, while pre-1850 values come from instrumental and documentary series compiled, but not published by the UK Met Office. The series is evaluated by comparison with independent long-term observations and reconstructions of precipitation, temperature and circulation indices from across the British-Irish Isles. Strong decadal consistency of IoI-1711 with other long-term observations is evident throughout the annual, boreal spring and autumn series. Annually, the most recent decade (2006-2015) is found to be the wettest in over 300 years. The winter series is probably too dry between the 1740s and 1780s, but strong consistency with other long-term observations strengthens confidence from 1790 onwards. The IoI-1711 series has remarkably wet winters during the 1730s, concurrent with a period of strong westerly airflow, glacial advance throughout Scandinavia and near unprecedented warmth in the Central England Temperature record - all consistent with a strongly positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation. Unusually wet summers occurred in the 1750s, consistent with proxy (tree-ring) reconstructions of summer precipitation in the region. Our analysis shows that inter-decadal variability of precipitation is much larger than previously thought, while relationships with key modes of climate variability are time-variant. The IoI-1711 series reveals statistically significant multi-centennial trends in winter (increasing) and summer (decreasing) seasonal precipitation. However, given uncertainties in the early winter record, the former finding should be regarded as tentative. The derived record, one of the longest continuous series in Europe, offers valuable insights for understanding multi-decadal and centennial rainfall variability in Ireland, and provides a firm basis for benchmarking other long-term records and reconstructions ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation University of Bristol: Bristol Research Climate of the Past 14 3 413 440 |
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A continuous 305-year (1711-2016) monthly rainfall series (IoI-1711) is created for the Island of Ireland. The post 1850 series draws on an existing quality assured rainfall network for Ireland, while pre-1850 values come from instrumental and documentary series compiled, but not published by the UK Met Office. The series is evaluated by comparison with independent long-term observations and reconstructions of precipitation, temperature and circulation indices from across the British-Irish Isles. Strong decadal consistency of IoI-1711 with other long-term observations is evident throughout the annual, boreal spring and autumn series. Annually, the most recent decade (2006-2015) is found to be the wettest in over 300 years. The winter series is probably too dry between the 1740s and 1780s, but strong consistency with other long-term observations strengthens confidence from 1790 onwards. The IoI-1711 series has remarkably wet winters during the 1730s, concurrent with a period of strong westerly airflow, glacial advance throughout Scandinavia and near unprecedented warmth in the Central England Temperature record - all consistent with a strongly positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation. Unusually wet summers occurred in the 1750s, consistent with proxy (tree-ring) reconstructions of summer precipitation in the region. Our analysis shows that inter-decadal variability of precipitation is much larger than previously thought, while relationships with key modes of climate variability are time-variant. The IoI-1711 series reveals statistically significant multi-centennial trends in winter (increasing) and summer (decreasing) seasonal precipitation. However, given uncertainties in the early winter record, the former finding should be regarded as tentative. The derived record, one of the longest continuous series in Europe, offers valuable insights for understanding multi-decadal and centennial rainfall variability in Ireland, and provides a firm basis for benchmarking other long-term records and reconstructions ... |
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Murphy, Conor Broderick, Ciaran Burt, Timothy P. Curley, Mary Duffy, Catriona Hall, Julia Harrigan, Shaun Matthews, Tom K.R. Macdonald, Neil McCarthy, Gerard McCarthy, Mark P. Mullan, Donal Noone, Simon Osborn, Timothy J. Ryan, Ciara Sweeney, John Thorne, Peter Walsh, Seamus Wilby, Robert L. |
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Murphy, Conor Broderick, Ciaran Burt, Timothy P. Curley, Mary Duffy, Catriona Hall, Julia Harrigan, Shaun Matthews, Tom K.R. Macdonald, Neil McCarthy, Gerard McCarthy, Mark P. Mullan, Donal Noone, Simon Osborn, Timothy J. Ryan, Ciara Sweeney, John Thorne, Peter Walsh, Seamus Wilby, Robert L. A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016) |
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Murphy, Conor Broderick, Ciaran Burt, Timothy P. Curley, Mary Duffy, Catriona Hall, Julia Harrigan, Shaun Matthews, Tom K.R. Macdonald, Neil McCarthy, Gerard McCarthy, Mark P. Mullan, Donal Noone, Simon Osborn, Timothy J. Ryan, Ciara Sweeney, John Thorne, Peter Walsh, Seamus Wilby, Robert L. |
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A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016) |
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A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016) |
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A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016) |
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A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016) |
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A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016) |
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305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of ireland (1711-2016) |
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Murphy , C , Broderick , C , Burt , T P , Curley , M , Duffy , C , Hall , J , Harrigan , S , Matthews , T K R , Macdonald , N , McCarthy , G , McCarthy , M P , Mullan , D , Noone , S , Osborn , T J , Ryan , C , Sweeney , J , Thorne , P , Walsh , S & Wilby , R L 2018 , ' A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711-2016) ' , Climate of the Past , vol. 14 , no. 3 , pp. 413-440 . https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-413-2018 |
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