• Impact of climate change on some grapevine varieties grown in Peru for Pisco production 

      Yzarra Tito, Wilfredo Julián; Sanabria Quispe, Janeet; Cáceres, Hanna; Solis, Olimpio; Lhomme, J.P.

      (Vigne et Vin Publications Internationales, 2015-06-30)
      Acceso abierto
      The Peruvian region of Ica is an important area ofgrapevine cultivation, mainly for the production of pisco, the flagship hard drink of Peru. The effects of a changing climate have been assessed using the recorded temperatures ...
    • Impact of the global warming hiatus on Andean temperature 

      Vuille, M.; Franquist, E.; Garreaud, R.; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Cáceres, B.

      (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-08)
      Acceso abierto
      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 the subtropical Andes has indeed ...
    • Integrated assessment and adaptation to climate change impacts in the Peruvian Andes 

      Salzmann, N.; Huggel, C.; Calanca, P.; Díaz, A.; Jonas, T.; Jurt, C.; Konzelmann, Thomas; Lagos, P.; Rohrer, M.; Silverio, W.; Zappa, M.

      (Copernicus GmbH, 2009-11)
      Acceso abierto
      The Andes as mountain regions worldwide, provide fundamental resources, not only for the local population. Due to the topographic characteristics, the potential for natural hazards is higher than elsewhere. In these areas, ...
    • Meteorological factors and childhood diarrhea in Peru, 2005–2015: a time series analysis of historic associations, with implications for climate change 

      Delahoy, Miranda J.; Cárcamo, César; Huerta, Adrian; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Escajadillo Fernandez, Yury; Ordoñez, Luis; Vasquez-Apestegui, Vanessa; Lopman, Benjamin; Clasen, Thomas; Gonzales, Gustavo F.; Steenland, Kyle; Levy, Karen

      (BioMed Central Ltd, 2021-02-26)
      Acceso abierto
      Background: Global temperatures are projected to rise by ≥2 °C by the end of the century, with expected impacts on infectious disease incidence. Establishing the historic relationship between temperature and childhood ...
    • Observed and projected hydroclimate changes in the Andes 

      Pabón-Caicedo, José Daniel; Arias, Paola A.; Carril, Andrea F.; Espinoza, J.C.; Katerina, Goubanova; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Mariano, Masiokas; Silvina, Solman; Ricardo, Villalba

      (Frontiers, 2020-03-17)
      Acceso abierto
      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 human population are affected by hydroclimate ...
    • On the future of the water resources from glacier melting in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru 

      Bernard, Pouyaud; Marco, Zapata; Yerren, Jorge; Gomez, Jesus; Gabriela, Rosas; Suarez, Wilson

      (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2005)
      Acceso abierto
      The hydrological data (since 1953) of the Llanganuco basin (87.0 km2, 39% glacierized) show an increase of the glacial melting during the last quarter of the 20th century. These results were supplemented (since the end of ...
    • Potential impacts of early twenty-first century changes in temperature and precipitation on rainfed annual crops in the Central Andes of Peru 

      Sanabria Quispe, Janeet; Calanca, Pierluigi; Alarcón Velazco, Constantino Eusebio; Canchari, Glicerio

      (Springer, 2014-03-08)
      Acceso abierto
      Smallholder agriculture in the Central Andes of Peru is based to large extent on rainfed cropping systems, is exposed to climatic risks and is expected to respond sensitively to increasing temperatures and shifts in the ...
    • Projected increases in the annual flood pulse of the Western Amazon 

      Zulkafli, Z.; Buytaert, W.; Manz, B.; Rosas, C.V.; Willems, P.; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Guyot, J.L.; Santini, W.

      (Institute of Physics Publishing, 2016-01)
      Acceso abierto
      The impact of a changing climate on the Amazon basin is a subject of intensive research because of its rich biodiversity and the significant role of rainforests in carbon cycling. Climate change has also a direct hydrological ...
    • The projected precipitation reduction over the Central Andes may severely affect Peruvian glaciers and hydropower production 

      Kronenberg, M.; Schauwecker, S.; Huggel, C.; Salzmann, N.; Drenkhan, Fabian; Frey, H.; Giraáldez, C.; Gurgiser, W.; Kaser, G.; Juen, I.; Suarez, Wilson; Hernaández, J.G.; Sanmartín, J.F.; Ayros, E.; Perry, B.; Rohrer, M.

      (Elsevier, 2016-11-29)
      Acceso abierto
      Water from glaciers is crucial for the Peruvian hydropower production. Hence, we investigate the glacier-atmosphere and climate interactions in the Cordillera Vilcanota, considering scenarios of significant precipitation ...
    • Recent temperature variability and change in the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru 

      López-Moreno, J.I.; Morán-Tejeda, E.; Vicente-Serrano, S.M.; Bazo, Juan; Azorín-Molina, C.; Revuelto, J.; Sanchez‐Lorenzo, Arturo; Aguilar, E.; Chura, O.

      (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2015-08-26)
      Acceso abierto
      This work analysed the changes in air temperature in 25 meteorological stations in the Altiplano and the surrounding Andean slopes of Bolivia and Peru, and their relationship with El Niño-Southern Oscillation (SO) and the ...
    • The challenge of unprecedented floods and droughts in risk management 

      Kreibich, Heidi; Van Loon, Anne F.; Schröter, Kaia; Ward, Philip J.; Mazzoleni, Maurizio; Sairam, Nivedita; Abeshu, Guta Wakbulcho; Agafonova, Svetlana; AghaKouchak, Amir; Aksoy, Hafzullah; Alvarez-Garreton, Camila; Aznar, Blanca; Balkhi, Laila; Barendrecht, Marlies H.; Biancamaria, Sylvainl; Bos-Burgering, Liduin; Bradley, Chrisn; Budiyono, Yus; Buytaert, Wouterp; Capewell, Lucindan; Carlson, Hayleyk; Cavus, Yonca; Couasnon, Anaïsb; Coxon, Gemma; Daliakopoulos, Ioannis; de Ruiter, Marleen C.; Delus, Claire; Erfurt, Mathilde; Esposito, Giuseppe; François, Didier; Frappart, Frédéric; Freer, Jim; Frolova, Natalia; Gain, Animesh K.; Grillakis, Manolisa; Grima, Jordi Oriol; Guzmán, Diego A.; Huning, Laurie S.; Ionita, Monica; Kharlamov, Maxime; Khoi, Dao Nguyena; Kieboom, Natalie; Kireeva, Maria; Koutroulis, Aristeidis; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Li, Hong-Yid; LLasat, María Carmen

      (Springer, 2022-08-03)
      Acceso abierto
      Risk management has reduced vulnerability to floods and droughts globally1,2, yet their impacts are still increasing3. An improved understanding of the causes of changing impacts is therefore needed, but has been hampered ...
    • The Energy and Mass Balance of Peruvian Glaciers 

      Fyffe, C.L.; Potter, E.; Fugger, S.; Orr, A.; Fatichi, Simone; Loarte, Edwin; Medina, Katy; Hellström, R.Å.; Bernat, M.; Aubry-Wake, Caroline; Gurgiser, W.; Perry, L. B.; Suarez, Wilson; Quincey, D.J.; Pellicciotti, F.

      (John Wiley & Sons, 2021-12)
      Acceso abierto
      Peruvian glaciers are important contributors to dry season runoff for agriculture and hydropower, but they are at risk of disappearing due to climate change. We applied a physically based, energy balance melt model at five ...
    • Trends in rainfall and temperature in the Peruvian Amazon-Andes basin over the last 40years (1965-2007) 

      Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Labat, D.; Ronchail, J.; Espinoza, J.C.; Guyot, J.L.

      (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013-09)
      Acceso cerrado
      The hydroclimatology of the Peruvian Amazon-Andes basin (PAB) which surface corresponding to 7% of the Amazon basin is still poorly documented. We propose here an extended and original analysis of the temporal evolution ...
    • Tropical Pacific observing system 

      Smith, N.; Kessler, W.S.; Cravatte, S.; Sprintall, J.; Wijffels, S.; Cronin, M.F.; Sutton, A.; Serra, Y.L.; Dewitte, Boris; Strutton, P.G.; Hill, K.; Gupta, A.S.; Lin, Xiaopei; Takahashi, Ken; Chen, D.; Brunner, Shelby

      (Frontiers in Earth Science, 2019-02-18)
      This paper reviews the design of the Tropical Pacific Observing System (TPOS) and its governance and takes a forward look at prospective change. The initial findings of the TPOS 2020 Project embrace new strategic approaches ...
    • Two Contrasting Severe Seasonal Extremes in Tropical South America in 2012: Flood in Amazonia and Drought in Northeast Brazil 

      Marengo, José A.; Alves, Lincoln M.; Soares, W.R.; Rodriguez, D.A.; Camargo, H.; Riveros, M.P.; Pabló, A.D.

      (American Meteorological Society, 2013-11)
      Acceso abierto
      Two simultaneous extreme events affected tropical South America to the east of the Andes during the austral summer and fall of 2012: a severe drought in Northeast Brazil and intense rainfall and floods in Amazonia, both ...
    • Updated analyses of temperature and precipitation extreme indices since the beginning of the twentieth century: The HadEX2 dataset 

      Donat, M. G.; Alexander, L. V.; Yang, H.; Durre, I.; Vose, R.; Dunn, R. J. H.; Willett, K. M.; Aguilar, E.; Brunet, M.; Caesar, J.; Hewitson, B.; Jack, C.; Klein Tank, A. M. G.; Kruger, A. C.; Marengo, José A.; Peterson, T. C.; Renom, M.; Oria, Clara; Rusticucci, M.; Salinger, J.; Elrayah, A. S.; Sekele, S. S; Srivastava, A. K.; Trewin, B.; Villarroel, C.; Vincent, L. A.; Zhai, P.; Zhang, X.; Kitching, S.

      (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-03-04)
      Acceso abierto
      In this study, we present the collation and analysis of the gridded land-based dataset ofindices of temperature and precipitation extremes: HadEX2. Indices were calculated based onstation data using a consistent approach ...