Watershed management and hydrological modeling require data related to the very
important matter of precipitation, often measured using raingages or weather stations …

This paper provides an updated review of the most relevant scientific literature related to the
hydroclimate of the Andes. The Andes, the longest cordillera in the world, faces major …

ABSTRACT A new gridded rainfall dataset available for Peru is introduced, called PISCOp
V2. 1 (Peruvian Interpolated data of SENAMHI's Climatological and Hydrological …

Rainfall variability in the Amazon basin (AB) is analysed for the 1964-2003 period. It is
based on 756 pluviometric stations distributed throughout the AB countries. For the first time …

Spatial interpolation of precipitation data is of great importance for hydrological modelling.
Geostatistical methods (kriging) are widely applied in spatial interpolation from point …

Accurate rainfall data are of prime importance for many environmental applications. To
provide spatially distributed rainfall data, point measurements are interpolated. However, in …

Abstract Changes in land use and land cover are major drivers of hydrological alteration in
the tropical Andes. However, quantifying their impacts is fraught with difficulties because of …

Climate change is expected to have a large impact on water resources worldwide. A major
problem in assessing the potential impact of a changing climate on these resources is the …

Over the last decades, the Andean highlands of Ecuador have been characterised by
intense afforestation efforts, in order to increase the economic return of less viable …

The availability of accurate rainfall data at proper temporal and spatial scales is vital for
knowledge of renewable water resources and safe withdrawals for irrigation. Rain gauge …