Long-term variability, extremes and changes in temperature and hydrometeorology in the Amazon region: A review

JA Marengo, JC Espinoza, R Fu… - Acta …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
This review discusses observed hydroclimatic trends and future climate projections for the
Amazon. Warming over this region is a fact, but the magnitude of the warming trend varies …

The new record of drought and warmth in the Amazon in 2023 related to regional and global climatic features

JC Espinoza, JC Jimenez, JA Marengo, J Schongart… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In 2023 Amazonia experienced both historical drought and warm conditions. On October
26th 2023 the water levels at the port of Manaus reached its lowest record since 1902 (12.70 …

The South American monsoon approaches a critical transition in response to deforestation

N Bochow, N Boers - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
The Amazon rainforest is threatened by land-use change and increasing drought and fire
frequency. Studies suggest an abrupt dieback of large parts of the rainforest after partial …

[HTML][HTML] The new historical flood of 2021 in the Amazon River compared to major floods of the 21st century: Atmospheric features in the context of the intensification of …

JC Espinoza, JA Marengo, J Schongart… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - Elsevier
In June 2021 a new extreme flood was reported in the Amazon Basin, the largest
hydrological system on Earth. During this event water level was above 29 m (the emergency …

The Andes–Amazon–Atlantic pathway: A foundational hydroclimate system for social–ecological system sustainability

CF Beveridge, JC Espinoza, S Athayde… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The Amazon River Basin's extraordinary social–ecological system is sustained by various
water phases, fluxes, and stores that are interconnected across the tropical Andes …

A possible deforestation-induced synoptic-scale circulation that delays the rainy season onset in Amazonia

LFSA Commar, GM Abrahão… - Environmental Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The physical hydroclimate system of the Amazon functions on several spatial and temporal
scales. Large-scale processes control the main seasonal patterns of atmospheric circulation …

Impacts of land-surface heterogeneities and Amazonian deforestation on the wet season onset in southern Amazon

JP Sierra, JC Espinoza, C Junquas, S Wongchuig… - Climate Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
Continued Amazonian deforestation perturbs the surface turbulent fluxes which are
important for building the conditions for the wet season onset in the southern Amazon. This …

Performance of Regional Climate Model Precipitation Simulations Over the Terrain‐Complex Andes‐Amazon Transition Region

RA Gutierrez, C Junquas, E Armijos… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Regional climate models (RCMs) are widely used to assess future impacts associated with
climate change at regional and local scales. RCMs must represent relevant climate …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in the surface and atmospheric water budget due to projected Amazon deforestation: Lessons from a fully coupled model simulation

S Wongchuig, JC Espinoza, T Condom, C Junquas… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Amazon forest has a complex interaction with climate at different spatial and temporal
scales. This means that alterations in land use could modify the regional water cycle …

Future Projections of Low‐Level Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Over South Tropical South America: Impacts on Precipitation and Amazon Dry Season Length

J Agudelo, JC Espinoza, C Junquas… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The last few decades have shown evidence of a lengthening dry season in southern
Amazonia, which is associated with a delay in the onset of the South American Monsoon …