The southern Amazonia is undergoing a major biophysical transition, involving changes in
land use and regional climate. This study provides new insights on the relationship between
hydroclimatic variables and vegetation conditions in the upper Madeira Basin (~ 1× 106
km2). Vegetative dynamics are characterised using the normalized difference vegetation
index (NDVI) while hydroclimatic variability is analysed using satellite-based precipitation,
observed river discharge, satellite measurements of terrestrial water storage (TWS) and …