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Western Mediterranean precipitation over the last 300 years from instrumental observations
The paper reports the results of the analysis of the 14 longest precipitation instrumental series, covering the last 300 years, that have been recovered in six subareas of the Western Mediterranean basin, i.e....
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Circulation dynamics and its influence on European and Mediterranean January–April climate over the past half millennium: results and insights from instrumental data, documentary evidence and coupled climate models
We use long instrumental temperature series together with available field reconstructions of sea-level pressure (SLP) and three-dimensional climate model simulations to analyze relations between temperature an...
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Trends of Extreme Temperatures in Europe and China Based on Daily Observations
Ten of the longest daily temperature series presently available in Europe and China are analysed, focusing on changes in extremes since pre-industrial times. We consider extremes in both a relative (with respe...
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Trends of Extreme Temperatures in Europe and China Based on Daily Observations
Ten of the longest daily temperature series presently available in Europe and China are analysed, focusing on changes in extremes since pre-industrial times. We consider extremes in both a relative (with respe...
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Urban Climatology Applied to the Deterioration of the Pisa Leaning Tower, Italy
Among the peculiarities of the urban climatology, a relevant one concerns the interactions with monuments, which include stone weathering, deposition and removal of airborne pollutants. In order to know more ...
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Chronology of ‘dry fogs’ in Italy, 1374–1891
A chronology and some comments about the occurrence of ‘dry fogs’ i.e. clouds of volcanic aerosols trapped in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) are reported. The dry fogs have severely affected the biosphere,...
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Analysis of the sea surges at Venice from A.D. 782 to 1990
After an accurate search for old documents in Italian archives, the series of the sea surges has been reconstructed for a period of 12 centuries. In addition to written documents, other sources have also been ...
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Locust invasions and climatic factors from the Middle Ages to 1800
Locust migrations are strictly connected with climatic factors and a historical reconstruction of their invasions in Europe may be useful in dealing with this plague. From records of medieval chroniclers and m...
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Comments on “A meteorological anomaly in palestine 33 centuries ago: How did the sun stop?” by D. Camuffo [Theor. Appl. Climatol., 41, 81–85 (1990)]
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A meteorological anomaly in Palestine 33 centuries ago: How did the sun stop?
The meteorological conditions pertaining to the famous biblical episode during which Joshua stopped the sun when the Hebrew pursued the Amorites (Joshua 10, 10–13) are analyzed. The story, which cannot be inte...
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Acidic Precipitation Research in Italy
A concise scenario of the emissions and the main environmental problems in Italy are discussed together with the measures programmed by the National Energy Plan. The aims and characteristics of the main monito...
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Anomalies of the upper-wind field induced by the Alpine Chain during winter
An analysis of the cross-correlation of the vectors of the upper wind at the principal isobaric surfaces over Milan, Udine, Rome, Cagliari and Brindisi, shows a marked anomaly in the wind field over Udine at 8...
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Modelling the thermal pattern of a statue or column exposed to periodic lighting conditions
In the case of monuments, the thermal effects due to periodic lighting conditions in the long run may be very dangerous. In this article the thermal response of a column or a statue cylindrically shaped and su...
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Reply to Prof. Lettau
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Origin and growth mechanisms of the sulfated crusts on urban limestone
Building stone surfaces exposed to the urban environment are subjected to rapid and differentiated deterioration, due to various chemical and physical attacks. Apart from a chemical deterioration below the suf...
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The diurnal trend in surface mixing ratio at Padova, Italy
The diurnal cycle of the mixing ratio MR is discussed for Padova, sited about 30 km from the sea. In the morning a noticeable increase of the MR can be noted until the nocturnal inversion is completely eroded;...
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The nocturnal IBL over an hilly island with reference to the diffusion of radioactive nuclei
The dynamics of the nocturnal IBL over a small hilly island on the Mediterranean Sea are discussed, particularly for clear nights characterized by light wind, when typically a nocturnal inversion may grow. Amo...
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A comparison of the evaporation rate over the mainland with that over the sea
During some experimental campaigns the evaporation rateE was measured in different weather conditions at Padua, 30 km inland, and was computed offshore by means of the Deacon formula. Since at the site inlandE ha...
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Fog and related diffusion potential at Venice: Two case studies
The more severe pollution episodes at Venice, Italy, occur during winter, associated with light northwest winds in the presence of fog. A cold weather air-water interaction study was therefore performed.
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Graphic recording and averaging the wind direction
A continuous record of the wind direction, independent of the number of wind vane rotations, is obtained by coupling to the vane a linear continuous potentiometer supplied at two opposite taps. This gives an o...
