An important goal of the Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) research on the
American monsoon systems is to determine the sources and limits of predictability of warm …

This paper constitutes a review on the history and current state-of-the-art on studies of the
hydrological cycle and estimates of the components of the water balance in the Amazon …

Esta obra científica vem felizmente preencher a carência de materiais didáticos para os
cursos de graduação e pós-graduação em meteorologia e áreas afins, sobre os sistemas de …

A weeklong workshop in Brazil in August 2004 provided the opportunity for 28 scientists
from southern South America to examine daily rainfall observations to determine changes in …

A climatology of the South American low-level jet east of the Andes (SALLJ) is developed
using the 1950–2000 circulation and moisture fields from the NCEP–NCAR reanalyses and …

Interannual variability is an important modulator of synoptic and intraseasonal variability in
South America. This paper seeks to characterize the main modes of interannual variability of …

We investigate the spatial characteristics of extreme rainfall synchronicity of the South
American Monsoon System (SAMS) by means of Complex Networks (CN). By introducing a …

Aim To explain the relationship between topography, prevailing winds and precipitation in
order to identify regions with contrasting precipitation regimes and then compare floristic …

The impacts of El Niño (EN) on the rainfall over South America are investigated considering
three EN types differing in the locations of the maximum sea surface temperature (SST) …

Recently developed methodologies such as climate reanalysis make it possible to create a
historical record of climate systems. This paper proposes a methodology called Hydrological …