It looks like the paper corresponding to the conf abs is but it doesn t actually mention LIA Another paper in the special section is which mentions LIA several time saying during the southern hemisphere equivalent of the Little Ice Age in the abstract but waffling ensues is much stronger The A D 1490 1700 wet period is associated with the onset of the European Little Ice Age LIA and interpreted as its local signature This work supports the fact that the LIA was a global event not only restricted to the Northern Hemisphere