The IPCC AR5 provided an overview of the likely effects of climate change on Eastern
Boundary Upwelling Systems (EBUS), stimulating increased interest in research examining …

Feedbacks between the terrestrial carbon cycle and climate change could affect many
ecosystem functions and services, such as food production, carbon sequestration and …

Since 2010 an uninterrupted sequence of dry years, with annual rainfall deficits ranging from
25 to 45%, has prevailed in central Chile (western South America, 30–38° S). Although …

This paper belongs to our Special Issue “Application of Climate Data in Hydrologic Models”.
Here, we represent an example of the importance of climate data in terms of global surface …

Here we show and discuss the results of an assessment of changes in both area-averaged
and station-based climate extreme indices over South America (SA) for the 1950–2010 and …

The recent hiatus in global warming is likely to be reflected in Andean temperature, given its
close dependence on tropical Pacific sea surface temperature (SST). While recent work in …

Quantifying global trends and variability in sea surface temperature (SST) is of fundamental
importance to understanding changes in the Earth's climate. One approach to observing …

The Andes is the most biodiverse region across the globe. In addition, some of the largest
urban areas in South America are located within this region. Therefore, ecosystems and …

Meteorologists predict that climate change will have an increasing impact on ecosystems
and agricultural production; however, many farmers do not have a clear perception of …

Today we are more than ever convinced that security in food, energy and water is
interwoven with human, economic and environmental sustainability, and that this interplay is …