Abstract The climate of South America (SA) has long held an intimate connection with El
Niño, historically describing anomalously warm sea-surface temperatures off the coastline of …

This paper reviews recent progress in the study and understanding of extreme seasonal
events in the Amazon region, focusing on drought and floods. The review includes a history …

Abstract The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the main driver of interannual climate
extremes in Amazonia and other tropical regions. The current 2015/2016 EN event was …

Esta obra científica vem felizmente preencher a carência de materiais didáticos para os
cursos de graduação e pós-graduação em meteorologia e áreas afins, sobre os sistemas de …

Climate change and its effects on the hydrologic regime of the Amazon basin can impact
biogeochemical processes, transportation, flood vulnerability, fisheries and hydropower …

Earth's vegetation plays a pivotal role in the global water balance. Hence, there is a need to
model dynamic interactions and feedbacks between the terrestrial biosphere and the water …

Severe drought episodes such as those associated with El Niño Southern Oscillation
(ENSO) events influence large areas of tropical forest and may become more frequent in the …

Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world.
Together with an increased demand for water resources to supply the world's growing …

Amazon droughts have impacted regional ecosystem functioning as well as global carbon
cycling. The severe dry‐season droughts in 2005 and 2010, driven by Atlantic sea surface …

Designed to help students understand the multiple levels at which human populations
respond to their surroundings, this essential text offers the most complete discussion of …