The "dirty weather" diaries of Reverend Richard Davis: insights about early colonial-era meteorology and climate variability for northern New Zealand, 1839–1851

Reverend Richard Davis (1790–1863) was a colonial-era missionary stationed in the Far North of New Zealand who was a key figure in the early efforts of the Church Mission Society. He kept meticulous meteorological records for the early settlements of Waimate North and Kaikohe, and his obse...

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Main Authors: A. M. Lorrey, P. R. Chappell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/12/553/2016/cp-12-553-2016.pdf