Multivariate analysis applied to monthly rainfall over Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

TT Brito, JF Oliveira-Júnior, GB Lyra, G Gois… - … and Atmospheric Physics, 2017 - Springer
Spatial and temporal patterns of rainfall were identified over the state of Rio de Janeiro,
southeast Brazil. The proximity to the coast and the complex topography create great …

Probing regional orographic controls of precipitation and cloudiness in the central Andes using satellite data

JP Giovannettone, AP Barros - Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2009 - journals.ametsoc.org
Data obtained from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) and
NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellites were used to investigate the …

Spatial variability of SPI and RDIst drought indices applied to intense episodes of drought occurred in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

BS Sobral, JF Oliveira‐Júnior, G de Gois… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article aims to evaluate the spatial distribution of the standard precipitation index (SPI)
and the standardized form of the reconnaissance drought index (RDIst) when applied to …

Holdridge life zone map Republic of Argentina

MR Derguy, JL Frangi, AA Drozd, MF Arturi… - 2019 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Ecological zonation is a fundamental tool for territorial and ecosystem management. The
Holdridge model is a system of ecological zoning based on the identification of bioclimatic …

Drivers and physical processes of drought events over the State of São Paulo, Brazil

AA Abatan, SFB Tett, B Dong, C Cunningham… - Climate Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
The State of São Paulo, Brazil (SSP) was impacted by severe water shortages during the
intense austral summer drought of 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 (1415SD). This study seeks to …

Synoptic-scale flow structures associated with extreme precipitation events in northern Switzerland.

P Giannakaki, O Martius - International journal of climatology, 2016 - search.ebscohost.com
ABSTRACT This article presents a climatological analysis of upper-level synoptic-scale flow
structures and low-level moisture signatures associated with extreme precipitation events in …

Evaluation of atmospheric thermodynamics and dynamics during heavy-rainfall and no-rainfall events in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

FP da Silva, OC Rotunno Filho, RJ Sampaio… - Meteorology and …, 2019 - Springer
Local prediction of thunderstorms is one of the most challenging tasks in weather forecasting
due to their high spatiotemporal variability. An improved understanding of such …

Synoptic thermodynamic and dynamic patterns associated with Quitandinha River flooding events in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

FP da Silva, MGA Justi da Silva… - Meteorology and …, 2019 - Springer
Natural disasters are the result of extreme or intense natural phenomena that cause severe
impacts on society. These impacts can be mitigated through preventive measures that can …

Neural network and fuzzy logic statistical downscaling of atmospheric circulation-type specific weather pattern for rainfall forecasting

MC Valverde, E Araujo, HC Velho - Applied Soft Computing, 2014 - Elsevier
The weather natural disaster prevention for quantitative daily rainfall forecasting derived
from the SACZ-ULCV weather pattern is proposed in this paper by using intertwined …

Identification of rainfall and atmospheric patterns associated with Quitandinha River flooding events in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

FP da Silva, OC Rotunno Filho, MGA Justi da Silva… - Natural Hazards, 2020 - Springer
Heavy rainfall events can result in natural disasters and cause innumerous impacts on
society. These consequences can be mitigated by preventive measures applications which …