Where to look for a primary source:
Check out this library guide for another climate history course that I taught at Georgetown.
Have a look at this collection of databases, provided by the Climate History Network.
If in doubt, contact me. And remember: reading secondary sources can be your best way of finding primary sources.
Have a look at this collection of databases, provided by the Climate History Network.
If in doubt, contact me. And remember: reading secondary sources can be your best way of finding primary sources.
Where to find climate reconstructions:
A Northern Hemisphere reconstruction that shows volcanic forcing (and contains Excel sheets that you can graph): Michael Sigl, M. Winstrup, J. R. McConnell, K. C. Welten, G. Plunkett, F. Ludlow, Ulf Büntgen et al., "Timing and climate forcing of volcanic eruptions for the past 2,500 years." Nature 523:7562 (2015).
A high-resolution reconstruction of European summer temperatures: Jörg Luterbacher, J. P. Werner, Jason E. Smerdon, Laura Fernández-Donado, F. J. González-Rouco, David Barriopedro, Fredrik C. Ljungqvist et al. "European summer temperatures since Roman times." Environmental Research Letters 11:2 (2016).
A comparison of Northern and Southern Hemisphere reconstructions: Raphael Neukom, Joëlle Gergis, David J. Karoly, Heinz Wanner, Mark Curran, Julie Elbert, Fidel González-Rouco et al., "Inter-hemispheric temperature variability over the past millennium." Nature Climate Change 4:5 (2014).
You may need to find reconstructions relevant to the particular place you aim to study. If you really get stuck, have a look at NOAA's data map.
A high-resolution reconstruction of European summer temperatures: Jörg Luterbacher, J. P. Werner, Jason E. Smerdon, Laura Fernández-Donado, F. J. González-Rouco, David Barriopedro, Fredrik C. Ljungqvist et al. "European summer temperatures since Roman times." Environmental Research Letters 11:2 (2016).
A comparison of Northern and Southern Hemisphere reconstructions: Raphael Neukom, Joëlle Gergis, David J. Karoly, Heinz Wanner, Mark Curran, Julie Elbert, Fidel González-Rouco et al., "Inter-hemispheric temperature variability over the past millennium." Nature Climate Change 4:5 (2014).
You may need to find reconstructions relevant to the particular place you aim to study. If you really get stuck, have a look at NOAA's data map.