New directions in hydro-climatic histories: observational data recovery, proxy records and the atmospheric circulation reconstructions over the earth (ACRE) initiative in Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: WILLIAMSON, Fiona, ALLAN, Rob, SWITZER, Adam, CHAN, Johnny C. L., WASSON, Robert James, D'ARRIGO, Rosanne, GARTNER, Richard
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Southeast Asia; Climate; Instrumental observational and documentary data; Reanalyses; Hydroclimatic proxies; History; Science and Technology Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2653; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3910/viewcontent/Williamson2015_Article_NewDirectionsInHydro_climaticH.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The value of historic observational weather data for reconstructing long-term climate patterns and the detailed analysis of extreme weather events has long been recognized (Le Roy Ladurie, 1972; Lamb, 1977). In some regions however, observational data has not been kept regularly over time, or its pr...