European Middle Ages
Christian Röhr|Chantal Camenisch|Kathleen Pribyl
This chapter introduces the state of field in historical climatology Middle Ages Europe. region and era witnessed significant human changes, as well climatic phases identified Medieval Warm Period beginnings Little Ice Age. Starting with work Hubert H. Lamb Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie 1960s, has seen a continual extension refinement research. Historical climatologists medieval Europe have drawn on both narrative administrative sources, which provided qualitative weather descriptions information climate proxies. Use these sources poses particular methodological challenges, but developed seasonal temperature precipitation indices long phenological records covering parts
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