• A future of extreme precipitation and droughts in the Peruvian Andes 

      Potter, Emily R.; Fyffe, Catriona L.; Orr, Andrew; Quincey, Duncan J.; Ross, Andrew N.; Rangecroft, Sally; Medina, Katy; Burns, Helen; Llacza Rodríguez, Alan; Jácome Vergaray, Gerardo; Hellström, Robert Å.; Castro, Joshua; Cochachin, Alejo; Montoya, Nilton; Loarte, Edwin; Pellicciotti, Francesca

      (Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú, 2023-07-20)
      Acceso abierto
      Runoff from glacierised Andean river basins is essential for sustaining the livelihoods of millions of people. By running a high-resolution climate model over the two most glacierised regions of Peru we unravel past climatic ...
    • Seasonal differences in trace metal concentrations in the major rivers of the hyper-arid southwestern Andes basins of Peru 

      Ccanccapa-Cartagena, Alexander; Chavez Gonzales, Francisco D.; Paredes, Betty; Vera, Corina; Gutierrez, Guillermo; Valencia, Roland; Paz Alcázar, Ana Lucia; Zyaykina, Nadezhda N.; Filley, Timothy R.; Jafvert, Chad T.

      (Elsevier, 2023-10)
      Acceso abierto
      The southern rivers of Peru originate in the Andes Mountains and flow in a southwestern direction to the Pacific Ocean through one of the most hyper-arid regions of the world. During each sub-equatorial summer from December ...
    • Constraining Flood Forecasting Uncertainties through Streamflow Data Assimilation in the Tropical Andes of Peru: Case of the Vilcanota River Basin 

      Llauca, Harold; Arestegui, Miguel; Lavado-Casimiro, W.

      (MDPI, 2023-11)
      Acceso abierto
      Flood modeling and forecasting are crucial for managing and preparing for extreme flood events, such as those in the Tropical Andes. In this context, assimilating streamflow data is essential. Data Assimilation (DA) seeks ...
    • Estimación de lluvias extremas mediante un enfoque de análisis regional y datos satelitales: Cusco – Perú 

      Aragón, Luis; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Montesinos, Cristian; Zubieta, Ricardo; Laqui, Wilber

      (Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, 2024)
      Acceso abierto
      La frecuencia y magnitud de los eventos climáticos extremos de precipitación han aumentado significativamente en varios países del mundo, incluido Perú. Estos hechos causan pérdidas económicas y humanas, especialmente en ...
    • Synoptic and cloud-scale aspects related to an extreme rainfall event that occurred in April 2019 in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 

      da Silva, Fabricio Polifke; Luiz-Silva, Wanderson; Huamán, Joao; de Almeida França, José Ricardo

      (Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú, 2024)
      Acceso abierto
      The development, rate, and duration of extreme rainfall events over a region depend on the coexistence and strength of multiple atmospheric physical conditions. Then, understanding the synoptic and cloud-scale aspects is ...
    • Performance of Regional Climate Model Precipitation Simulations Over the Terrain-Complex Andes-Amazon Transition Region 

      Armijos, Elisaa,; Gutierrez, Ricardo A.; Junquas, Clémentinec; Armijos, Elisaa; Sörensson, Anna A.; Espinoza, Jhan-Carloc

      (American Geophysical Union, 2024)
      Acceso abierto
      Regional climate models (RCMs) are widely used to assess future impacts associated with climate change at regional and local scales. RCMs must represent relevant climate variables in the present-day climate to be considered ...
    • Hailstorm events in the Central Andes of Peru: Insights from historical data and radar microphysics 

      Valdívia, Jairo M.; Flores-Rojas, José Luis; Prado, Josep J.; Guizado, David; Villalobos-Puma, Elver; Callañaupa, Stephany; Silva-Vidal, Yamina

      (European Geosciences Union, 2024)
      Acceso abierto
      Hailstorms, while fascinating from a meteorological perspective, pose significant risks to communities, agriculture, and infrastructure. In regions such as the Central Andes of Peru, the characteristics and frequency of ...
    • The new record of drought and warmth in the Amazon in 2023 related to regional and global climatic features 

      Espinoza, Jhan-Carlo; Jimenez, Juan Carlos; Marengo, José Antonio; Schongart, Jochen; Ronchail, Josyane; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Ribeiro, João Vitor M.

      (Springer, 2024)
      Acceso abierto
      In 2023 Amazonia experienced both historical drought and warm conditions. On October 26th 2023 the water levels at the port of Manaus reached its lowest record since 1902 (12.70 m). In this region, October monthly maximum ...
    • Advancing South American Water and Climate Science through Multidecadal Convection-Permitting Modeling 

      Dominguez, Francina; Rasmussen, Roy; Liu, Changhai; Ikeda, Kyoko; Prein, Andreas; Varble, Adam; Arias, Paola A.; Bacmeister, Julio; Bettolli, Maria Laura; Callaghan, Patrick; Carvalho, Leila M. V.; Castro, Christopher L.; Chen, Fei; Chug, Divyansh; Chun, Kwok Pan (Sun); Dai, Aiguo; Danaila, Luminita; da Rocha, Rosmeri Porfírio; Nascimento, Ernani de Lima; Dougherty, Erin; Dudhia, Jimy; Eidhammer, Trude; Feng, Zhe; Fita, Lluís; Fu, Rong; Giles, Julian; Gilmour, Harriet; Halladay, Kate; Huang, Yongjie; Iza Wong, Angela Maylee; Lagos-Zúñiga, Miguel Ángel; Jones, Charles; Llamocca, Jorge; Llopart, Marta; Martinez, J. Alejandro; Martinez, J. Carlos; Minder, Justin R.; Morrison, Monica; Moon, Zachary L.; Mu, Ye; Neale, Richard B.; Núñez Ocasio, Kelly M.; Pal, Sujan; Potter, Erin; Poveda, German; Puhales, Franciano; Rasmussen, Kristen L.; Rehbein, Amanda; Rios-Berrios, Rosimar

      (American Meteorological Society, 2024-01-08)
      Acceso abierto
      South America’s hydroclimate sustains vibrant communities and natural ecosystems of extraordinary biodiversity including the Andes Cordillera, and the Orinoco, La Plata, and Amazon basins. Global warming and land-use change ...