The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO): overview of pilot measurements on ecosystem ecology, meteorology, trace gases, and aerosols

MO Andreae, OC Acevedo, A Araùjo… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The Amazon Basin plays key roles in the carbon and water cycles, climate change,
atmospheric chemistry, and biodiversity. It has already been changed significantly by human …

Hydro-climatic variability over the Andes of Colombia associated with ENSO: a review of climatic processes and their impact on one of the Earth's most important …

G Poveda, DM Álvarez, ÓA Rueda - Climate Dynamics, 2011 - Springer
The hydro-climatic variability of the Colombian Andes associated with El Niño–Southern
Oscillation (ENSO) is reviewed using records of rainfall, river discharges, soil moisture, and …

Validating CHIRPS-based satellite precipitation estimates in Northeast Brazil

FJ Paredes-Trejo, HA Barbosa, TVL Kumar - Journal of arid environments, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Rain gauges networks in NEB tend to be deficient and scarce.•CHIRPS-derived
rainfall is validated against observations.•CHIRPS correlate quite well with …

Effects of Amazon basin deforestation on regional atmospheric circulation and water vapor transport towards tropical South America

M Ruiz-Vásquez, PA Arias, JA Martínez, JC Espinoza - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
The water cycle over the Amazon basin is a regulatory mechanism for regional and global
climate. The atmospheric moisture evaporated from this basin represents an important …

Projections of climate change effects on discharge and inundation in the Amazon basin

MV Sorribas, RCD Paiva, JM Melack, JM Bravo… - Climatic change, 2016 - Springer
Climate change and its effects on the hydrologic regime of the Amazon basin can impact
biogeochemical processes, transportation, flood vulnerability, fisheries and hydropower …

Introduction: observations and modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5)

ST Martin, P Artaxo, LAT Machado… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5)
Experiment was carried out in the environs of Manaus, Brazil, in the central region of the …

[PDF][PDF] Spatiotemporal rainfall and temperature trends throughout the Brazilian Legal Amazon, 1973–2013

CT Almeida, JF Oliveira‐Júnior… - International Journal …, 2017 - researchgate.net
This study analyzes the spatiotemporal variability of rainfall and temperature (minimum,
maximum and average) trends at 47 stations throughout the Brazilian Legal Amazon for the …

Seasonal precipitation patterns along pathways of South American low‐level jets and aerial rivers

G Poveda, L Jaramillo, LF Vallejo - Water Resources Research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We study the seasonal dynamics of the eastern Pacific (CHOCO) and Caribbean low‐level
jets (LLJ), and aerial rivers (AR) acting on tropical and subtropical South America. Using the …

Drought and deforestation: has land cover change influenced recent precipitation extremes in the Amazon?

JE Bagley, AR Desai, KJ Harding, PK Snyder… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
Expansion of agricultural lands and inherent variability of climate can influence the water
cycle in the Amazon basin, impacting numerous ecosystem services. However, these two …

Current state of knowledge regarding South America wetlands and their future under global climate change

WJ Junk - Aquatic Sciences, 2013 - Springer
The exact size of the wetland area of South America is not known but may comprise as much
as 20% of the sub-continent, with river floodplains and intermittent interfluvial wetlands as …