Recent developments on the South American monsoon system

JA Marengo, B Liebmann, AM Grimm, V Misra… - 2010 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
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 …

An interrogation of research on the influence of rainfall on gully erosion

RL Anderson, KM Rowntree, JJ Le Roux - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Gully erosion is a major soil degradation problem in many parts of the world. Assessment of
this process and its contributing factors are becoming increasingly important, especially in …

A first-of-its-kind multi-model convection permitting ensemble for investigating convective phenomena over Europe and the Mediterranean

E Coppola, S Sobolowski, E Pichelli, F Raffaele… - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
A recently launched project under the auspices of the World Climate Research Program's
(WCRP) Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiments Flagship Pilot Studies program …

Trends in intense precipitation in the climate record

PY Groisman, RW Knight, DR Easterling… - Journal of …, 2005 - journals.ametsoc.org
Observed changes in intense precipitation (eg, the frequency of very heavy precipitation or
the upper 0.3% of daily precipitation events) have been analyzed for over half of the land …

[HTML][HTML] The South Atlantic convergence zone: Intensity, form, persistence, and relationships with intraseasonal to interannual activity and extreme rainfall

LMV Carvalho, C Jones, B Liebmann - Journal of Climate, 2004 - journals.ametsoc.org
The characteristics of intensity, geographical location, and persistence of the South Atlantic
convergence zone (SACZ) during the austral summer are investigated. Intensity and spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of extreme precipitation climate indices and their projected changes for Brazil: From CMIP3 to CMIP6

FJ de Medeiros, CP de Oliveira, A Avila-Diaz - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme events usually cause numerous economic and social losses, especially in
vulnerable countries, such as Brazil. Understanding whether the evolution of Earth System …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in total and extreme South American rainfall in 1960–2000 and links with sea surface temperature

MR Haylock, TC Peterson, LM Alves… - Journal of …, 2006 - journals.ametsoc.org
A weeklong workshop in Brazil in August 2004 provided the opportunity for 28 scientists
from southern South America to examine daily rainfall observations to determine changes in …

[HTML][HTML] ENSO and extreme rainfall events in South America

AM Grimm, RG Tedeschi - Journal of Climate, 2009 - journals.ametsoc.org
ENSO and Extreme Rainfall Events in South America in: Journal of Climate Volume 22
Issue 7 (2009) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo …

Precipitation diagnostics of an exceptionally dry event in São Paulo, Brazil

CAS Coelho, DHF Cardoso, MAF Firpo - Theoretical and applied …, 2016 - Springer
The State of São Paulo in Brazil experienced in 2014 and early 2015 an expressive
precipitation deficit, leading to drought conditions with impacts in water availability for public …

Rainfall hotspots over the southern tropical Andes: Spatial distribution, rainfall intensity, and relations with large‐scale atmospheric circulation

JC Espinoza, S Chavez, J Ronchail… - Water Resources …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Andes/Amazon transition is among the rainiest regions of the world and the
interactions between large‐scale circulation and the topography that determine its complex …