European floods during the winter 1783/1784: scenarios of an extreme event during the 'Little Ice Age'

• Published in: Theoretical and Applied Climatology
• Main Authors: Brazdil, Rudolf, Demaree, Gaston R., Deutsch, Mathias, Garnier, Emmanuel, Kiss, Andrea, Luterbacher, Juerg, Macdonald, Neil, Rohr, Christian, Dobrovolny, Petr, Kolar, Petr, Chroma, Katerina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2010
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/5755/1/s00704-009-0170-5.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/5755/

The Lakagígar eruption in Iceland during 1783 was followed by the severe winter of 1783/1784, which was characterised by low temperatures, frozen soils, ice-bound watercourses and high rates of snow accumulation across much of Europe. Sudden warming coupled with rainfall led to rapid snowmelt, resul...