Downscaling techniques aim at resolving the scale discrepancy between climate change scenarios and the resolution demanded for impact assessments. Requirements for downscaled climate, to be useful for end users, include reliable representation of precipitation intensities, temporal and spatial va...
Quiróz, R.
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Posadas, A.
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Yarleque, C.
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Heidinger, Haline
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Raymundo, R.
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Carbajal, M.
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Cruz, Mariana
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Guerrero, J.
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Mares, V.
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Silvestre, Elisabeth
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Jones, C.
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Carvalho, Leila M. V.
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Dinku ,T.
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[Application of non-linear techniques for daily weather data reconstruction and downscaling coarse climate data for local predictions]
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Application of non-linear techniques for daily weather data reconstruction and downscaling coarse climate data for local predictions
Global warming has been linked to systematic changes in North and South America's climates and may severely impact the North American monsoon system (NAMS) and South American monsoon system (SAMS). This study examines interannual-to-decadal variations and changes in the low-troposphere (850 hPa) ...
Carvalho, Leila M. V.
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Jones, C.
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Posadas, A.
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Quiróz, R.
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Bookhagen, B.
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Liebmann, B.
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[CMIP5 Simulations of low-level tropospheric temperature and moisture over the tropical Americas]
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CMIP5 Simulations of low-level tropospheric temperature and moisture over the tropical Americas
The dominant mode of coupled variability over the South Atlantic Ocean is known as “South Atlantic Dipole” (SAD) and is characterized by a dipole in sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies with centers over the tropical and the extratropical South Atlantic. Previous studies have shown that variat...
Bombardi RJ
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Carvalho, Leila M. V.
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Jones, C.
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Reboita MS
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[Precipitation over eastern South America and the South Atlantic Sea surface temperature during neutral ENSO period]
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Precipitation over eastern South America and the South Atlantic Sea surface temperature during neutral ENSO period
The South American monsoon system (SAMS) is the most important climatic feature in South America. This study focuses on the large-scale characteristics of the SAMS: seasonal amplitudes, onset and demise dates, and durations. Changes in the SAMS are investigated with the gridded precipitation, Cli...
Jones, C.
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Carvalho, Leila M. V.
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[Climate change in the south american monsoon system: present climate and CMIP5 projections]
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Climate change in the south american monsoon system: present climate and CMIP5 projections
The presence of a monsoonal type of circulation involving intense convective activity and heavy precipitation is the dominant climatic feature in the tropical Americas during the respective summer seasons. The North American monsoon system (NAMS) and the South American monsoon system (SAMS) are o...
Jones, C.
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Carvalho, Leila M. V.
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[Multiannual-to-decadal variability of the American monsoons: present climate and CMIP5 projections]
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Multiannual-to-decadal variability of the American monsoons: present climate and CMIP5 projections
The South Atlantic Convergence Zone (SACZ) is an intrinsic characteristic of the South American Summer Monsoon. In a recent study, we verified that the main mode of coupled variability over the South Atlantic (South Atlantic Dipole (SAD)) plays a role in modulating the position of extratropical c...
Bombardi RJ
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Carvalho, Leila M. V.
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Jones, C.
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[Simulating the influence of the South Atlantic dipole on the South Atlantic convergence zone during neutral ENSO]
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Simulating the influence of the South Atlantic dipole on the South Atlantic convergence zone during neutral ENSO
Carvalho, Leila M. V.
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Jones, C.
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Posadas, A.
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Quiróz, R.
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Bookhagen, B.
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Liebmann, B.
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[Precipitation characteristics of the South American monsoon system derived from multiple data sets.]
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Precipitation characteristics of the South American monsoon system derived from multiple data sets.
The South American monsoon system (SAMS) is the most important climatic feature in South America and is characterized by pronounced seasonality in precipitation during the austral summer. This study compares several statistical properties of daily gridded precipitation from different data (1998–2...
Carvalho, Leila M. V.
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Jones, C.
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Posadas, A.
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Quiróz, R.
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Bookhagen, B.
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Liebmann, B.
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[Precipitation characteristics of the South American monsoon system derived from multiple datasets]
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Precipitation characteristics of the South American monsoon system derived from multiple datasets