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 …

This paper reviews the European summer heat wave of 2003, with special emphasis on the
first half of August 2003, jointly with its significant societal and environmental impact across …

The year 2010 featured a widespread drought in the Amazon rain forest, which was more
severe than the “once‐in‐a‐century” drought of 2005. Water levels of major Amazon …

Forests around the world are subject to risk of high rates of tree growth decline and
increased tree mortality from combinations of climate warming and drought, notably in semi …

Soil Moisture–Atmosphere Interactions during the 2003 European Summer Heat Wave in:
Journal of Climate Volume 20 Issue 20 (2007) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

This paper documents the production and validation of retrieved rainfall data obtained from
satellite-borne microwave radiometers by the Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation …

Yield gap analysis, which evaluates magnitude and variability of difference between crop
yield potential (Yp) or water limited yield potential (Yw) and actual farm yields, provides a …

Observed trends in the intensity of hot and cold extremes as well as in dry spell length and
heavy precipitation intensity are often not significant at local scales. However, using a …

This paper presents a new reconstruction of the 20th century global hydrography using fully
coupled water balance and transport model in a flexible modeling framework. The modeling …

During 2009 the Amazon basin was hit by a heavy flooding with a magnitude and duration
few times observed in several decades. Torrential rain in northern and eastern Amazonia …