Recent Advances in Understanding the Historical Climate of Extremadura and the Southwest of Iberia: A Review
- Universidad de Extremadura, Departamento de Física, Badajoz, Spain (jvaquero@unex.es)
Over the past decade, significant progress has been made in elucidating the historical climate of the southwestern region of the Iberian Peninsula, with a particular focus on the Spanish region of Extremadura. This communication provides a comprehensive review of these advancements.
Firstly, a notable body of research has investigated catastrophic flooding events in the Guadiana River basin spanning the last five centuries [1]. Detailed studies have been conducted on the devastating flood that occurred in December 1876 in Badajoz, as well as in other areas within the Guadiana River basin [2-3].
Furthermore, substantial efforts have been dedicated to data recovery initiatives. Specifically, more than 0.8 million meteorological readings have been retrieved from Extremadura [4], alongside other early meteorological data of significance from Almada (Portugal) [5] and San Fernando (Spain) [6].
Additionally, non-instrumental documentary sources have been leveraged to examine the historical climate of Extremadura. This includes an analysis of correspondence between the Duke of Feria [7] and preserved documents regarding the observance of rain prayer rituals [8], with detailed insights into the findings presented.
[1] N. Bravo-Paredes et al. (2021) Science of the Total Environment 797, 149141, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149141
[2] J. González-Cao et al. (2021) Journal of Hydrology 599, 126292, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126292
[3] J. González-Cao et al. (2022) Journal of Hydrology 610, 127883, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127883
[4] J.M. Vaquero et al. (2022) Geoscience Data Journal 9, 207-220, doi: 10.1002/gdj3.131
[5] N. Bravo-Paredes et al. (2023) Climate 11, 193, doi: 10.3390/cli11090193
[6] N. Bravo-Paredes et al. (2023) Climate of the Past 19, 1397–1408, doi: 10.5194/cp-19-1397-2023
[7] M.I. Fernández-Fernández et al. (2014) Climatic Change 126, 107–118, doi: 10.1007/s10584-014-1201-5
[8] N. Bravo-Paredes et al. (2020) Atmosphere 11(3), 282, doi: 10.3390/atmos11030282
How to cite: Vaquero, J. M. and Gallego, M. C.: Recent Advances in Understanding the Historical Climate of Extremadura and the Southwest of Iberia: A Review, EMS Annual Meeting 2024, Barcelona, Spain, 1–6 Sep 2024, EMS2024-611, https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2024-611, 2024.
