A great deal of expertise in satellite precipitation estimation has been developed during the
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) era (1998–2015). The quantification of errors …

This paper reviews recent progress made in our understanding of the functioning and
variability of the South American Monsoon System (SAMS) on time scales varying from …

More than 20% of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared in the past three decades,
triggering important hydroclimatic changes,,,,,. Small-scale (a few kilometres) deforestation …

This article describes a novel index‐based livestock insurance (IBLI) product piloted among
pastoralists in Northern Kenya, where insurance markets are effectively absent and …

The measure of atmospheric model performance is highly dependent on the quality of the
observations used in the evaluation process. In the particular case of operational forecast …

Mountain ranges are known to have a first-order control on mid-latitude climate, but previous
studies have shown that the Andes have little effect on the large-scale circulation over South …

An overwhelming number of applications depend on reliable precipitation estimations.
However, over complex terrain in regions such as the Andes or the southwestern Amazon …

Presented here is a model framework based on a land surface topography that can be
represented with various degrees of resolution and capable of providing representative …

In this study, we first evaluated a satellite-based precipitation product (3B42V7) using gauge
observations and then investigated its utility in supporting reservoir operation and water …

With the objective of understanding the potential and limitations of available precipitation
products for hydrological studies, this paper compares six daily and sub-daily precipitation …