Hydroclimate of the Andes part I: main climatic features

JC Espinoza, R Garreaud, G Poveda… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Andes is the longest cordillera in the world and extends from northern South America to
the southern extreme of the continent (from 11° N to 53° S). The Andes runs through seven …

[HTML][HTML] Coupled tectonic evolution of Andean orogeny and global climate

R Armijo, R Lacassin, A Coudurier-Curveur… - Earth-Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The largest tectonic relief breaking the Earth's surface (13 km vertically) is at the subduction
margin of the Andes, which generates routinely megathrust earthquakes (Mw> 8.5) and …

Hydroclimate of the Andes part II: Hydroclimate variability and sub-continental patterns

PA Arias, R Garreaud, G Poveda… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This paper provides an updated review of the most relevant scientific literature related to the
hydroclimate of the Andes. The Andes, the longest cordillera in the world, faces major …

South Pacific Convergence Zone dynamics, variability and impacts in a changing climate

JR Brown, M Lengaigne, BR Lintner… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) is a diagonal band of intense rainfall
and deep atmospheric convection extending from the equator to the subtropical South …

Contrasting climates at both sides of the Andes in Argentina and Chile

M Viale, E Bianchi, L Cara, LE Ruiz… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The prominent Andes cordillera induces significant differences in climates between its
eastern and western slopes. These climatic differences are largely reflected by contrasting …

Interannual variability of the South Pacific Convergence Zone and implications for tropical cyclone genesis

EM Vincent, M Lengaigne, CE Menkes, NC Jourdain… - Climate dynamics, 2011 - Springer
The interannual variability of the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) and its influence
on tropical cyclone (TC) genesis in the South Pacific are investigated using observations …

More extreme swings of the South Pacific convergence zone due to greenhouse warming

W Cai, M Lengaigne, S Borlace, M Collins, T Cowan… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Abstract The South Pacific convergence zone (SPCZ) is the Southern Hemisphere's most
expansive and persistent rain band, extending from the equatorial western Pacific Ocean …

Landscape modification in response to repeated onset of hyperarid paleoclimate states since 14 Ma, Atacama Desert, Chile

TE Jordan, NE Kirk-Lawlor, NP Blanco, JA Rech… - …, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The landscape of the hyperarid Atacama Desert in northern Chile records extremely slow
change on Earth's surface. Disputed ages for the onset of hyperaridity range from the late …

Northern Hemisphere stationary waves in a changing climate

RCJ Wills, RH White, XJ Levine - Current climate change reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Stationary waves are planetary-scale longitudinal variations in
the time-averaged atmospheric circulation. Here, we consider the projected response of …