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A Millennium of Weather, Winds and Water in the Low Countries

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In 1995 under the auspices of KNMI the first volume of a series of 6 books was published, where in some 4000 pages the weather in the Low Countries (present-day Benelux) for the period 1000 to present is depicted and classified. In the books1, the course of the weather during both the winter and summer season as well is followed from year to year and placed in a historical context. In summer 2000, Vol. IV, covering the era 1575–1700, will appear, meaning that the non-instrumental period will be covered. Vol. V (to be published in 2001) and Vol. VI (2002) will deal with the instrumental period.

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    A. F. V. van Engelen, J. Buisman & F. Ijnsen

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van Engelen, A.F.V., Buisman, J., Ijnsen, F. (2001). A Millennium of Weather, Winds and Water in the Low Countries. In: Jones, P.D., Ogilvie, A.E.J., Davies, T.D., Briffa, K.R. (eds) History and Climate. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3365-5_6

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