Hydroclimate of the Andes part I: main climatic features

JC Espinoza, R Garreaud, G Poveda… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Andes is the longest cordillera in the world and extends from northern South America to
the southern extreme of the continent (from 11° N to 53° S). The Andes runs through seven …

Major mechanisms of atmospheric moisture transport and their role in extreme precipitation events

L Gimeno, F Dominguez, R Nieto… - Annual Review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
We review the major conceptual models of atmospheric moisture transport, which describe
the link between evaporation from the ocean and precipitation over the continents. We begin …

[PDF][PDF] The central Chile mega drought (2010–2018): a climate dynamics perspective

RD Garreaud, JP Boisier, R Rondanelli… - International Journal …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Central Chile, home to more than 10 million inhabitants, has experienced an uninterrupted
sequence of dry years since 2010 with mean rainfall deficits of 20–40%. The so-called Mega …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale control on the Patagonian climate

R Garreaud, P Lopez, M Minvielle… - Journal of Climate, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
Large-Scale Control on the Patagonian Climate in: Journal of Climate Volume 26 Issue 1 (2013)
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The Andes climate and weather

RD Garreaud - Advances in geosciences, 2009 - adgeo.copernicus.org
This paper documents the main features of the weather, climate and climate variability over
Andes cordillera in South America on the basis of instrumental observations. We first provide …

Anthropogenic drying in central-southern Chile evidenced by long-term observations and climate model simulations

JP Boisier, C Alvarez-Garreton, RR Cordero… - Elem Sci …, 2018 - online.ucpress.edu
The socio-ecological sensitivity to water deficits makes Chile highly vulnerable to global
change. New evidence of a multi-decadal drying trend and the impacts of a persistent …

High impact weather events in the Andes

G Poveda, JC Espinoza, MD Zuluaga… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Owing to the extraordinary latitudinal extent, a strong orographic variability with very high
mountain tops, and the presence of deep valleys and steep slopes, the Andes and the …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of atmospheric rivers on precipitation in southern South America

M Viale, R Valenzuela, RD Garreaud… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers on Precipitation in Southern South America in: Journal of
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Validation of CHIRPS precipitation dataset along the Central Andes of Argentina

JA Rivera, G Marianetti, S Hinrichs - Atmospheric Research, 2018 - Elsevier
A validation covering a 30-year period (1987–2016) of the relatively new CHIRPS
precipitation dataset was performed over the Central Andes of Argentina (CAA), a semi-arid …

Water governance in Chile: Availability, management and climate change

R Valdés-Pineda, R Pizarro, P García-Chevesich… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Chile has a unique geography that provides an extraordinary variety of climatic conditions
and availability of water resources. The objective of this manuscript was to describe and …