The central European drought of 1947: causes and consequences, with particular reference to the Czech Lands

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/86652079:_____/16:00464880 RIV/00216224:14310/16:00088079 RIV/62156489:43210/16:43909930 RIV/00020711:_____/16:00004438

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/cr01387" target="_blank" >10.3354/cr01387</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The central European drought of 1947: causes and consequences, with particular reference to the Czech Lands

Original language description

A drought of exceptional severity took place in Central Europe in 1947, with marked socio-economic consequences and far-reaching political responses in the Czech Lands. A rich body of meteorological observations from the Czech Lands is drawn upon to construct a comprehensive picture of the various direct and indirect factors that led to this extreme event and to describe its impacts across a range of spatiotemporal scales. In terms of the Czech Lands in their entirety and the full 1804-2014 period of instrumental measurements, the 1947 drought, which lasted from April to October, may be expressed as very low monthly values of Standardised Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index for 1 month (SPEI-1), Standardised Precipitation Index for 1 month (SPI-1), and Palmer's Z-index. Independent evidence from mean monthly patterns of sealevel pressure suggests it originated in an anticyclone over Central Europe and ridges of high pressure extending over the area. Duration and deficiency volumes recorded at selected Czech hydrological stations indicate that the 1947 event was one of the 3 most important hydrologic drought episodes since the late 1880s. Severe agricultural drought was reflected in a low to extremely bad harvest of cereals and other agricultural crops. A critical lack of cereals was remedied by 'brotherly help', i.e. relief shipments from the Soviet Union given for reasons that were far more political than altruistic. The whole process received considerable attention in the national media, influencing public opinion for decades. It also led to various administrative responses and decisions at local, regional and even state levels. This study demonstrates that the 1947 drought was a significant climatic anomaly of great spatial extent, and with wide-ranging socio-economic consequences.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DG - Atmospheric sciences, meteorology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Climate research

ISSN

0936-577X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

70

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2-3

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

18

Pages from-to

161-178

UT code for WoS article

000388194400006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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