This paper reviews recent progress in the study and understanding of extreme seasonal
events in the Amazon region, focusing on drought and floods. The review includes a history …

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 …

South American (SA) societies are highly vulnerable to droughts and pluvials, but lack of
long-term climate observations severely limits our understanding of the global processes …

In tropical regions, particularly in Central and South America (CSA), the projections of
climate seasonality under climate change are still uncertain. This is especially true for …

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 …

Como a América do Sul se estende por diferentes latitudes e possui formas de relevo
variadas, proporciona a atuação e o desenvolvimento de diferentes sistemas atmosféricos …

This paper documents the main features of the climate and climate variability over South
America, on the basis of instrumental observations gathered during the 20th Century. It …

Mexico has suffered a long history and prehistory of severe sustained drought. Drought over
Mexico is modulated by ocean-atmospheric variability in the Atlantic and Pacific, raising the …

This paper documents the main features of the weather, climate and climate variability over
Andes cordillera in South America on the basis of instrumental observations. We first provide …

We review the major conceptual models of atmospheric moisture transport, which describe
the link between evaporation from the ocean and precipitation over the continents. We begin …