• Assessing multidecadal runoff (1970–2010) using regional hydrological modelling under data and water scarcity conditions in Peruvian Pacific catchment 

      Rau, P.; Bourrel, L.; Labat, D.; Ruelland, D.; Frappart, F.; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Dewitte, v; Felipe-Obando, Oscar

      (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2019-01)
      Acceso abierto
      In a context of water scarcity in Peruvian Pacific catchments as a crucial issue for Peru, added to the paucity of data availability, we propose a methodology that provides new perspectives for freshwater availability ...
    • Hydroclimatic change disparity of Peruvian Pacific drainage catchments 

      Rau, P.; Bourrel, L.; Labat, D.; Frappart, F.; Ruelland, D.; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Dewitte, Boris; Felipe-Obando, Oscar

      (Springer-Verlag Wien, 2017-08-23)
      Acceso abierto
      Peruvian Pacific drainage catchments only benefit from 2% of the total national available freshwater while they concentrate almost 50% of the population of the country. This situation is likely to lead a severe water ...
    • The Major Floods in the Amazonas River and Tributaries (Western Amazon Basin) during the 1970-2012 Period: A Focus on the 2012 Flood 

      Espinoza, J.C.; Ronchail, J.; Frappart, F.; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Santini, W.; Guyot, J.L.

      (American Meteorological Society, 2013)
      Acceso abierto
      In this work, the authors analyze the origin of the extreme floods in the Peruvian Amazonas River during the 1970-2012 period, focusing on the recent April 2012 flooding (55400m3 s-1). Several hydrological variables, such ...
    • Rainfall along the coast of Peru during strong El Niño events 

      Sanabria Quispe, Janeet; Bourrel, L.; Dewitte, Boris; Frappart, F.; Rau, P.; Solis, Olimpio

      (Royal Meteorological Society, 2017-09-26)
      Acceso abierto
      While, climatologically, most areas of the Peruvian Pacific region do not experience precipitation, they can be affected by heavy rain and flooding during strong El Niño events with severe socio-economic impacts. Only four ...
    • Regionalization of rainfall over the Peruvian Pacific slope and coast 

      Rau, P.; Bourrel, L.; Labat, D.; Melo, P.; Dewitte, Boris; Frappart, F.; Lavado-Casimiro, W.; Felipe-Obando, Oscar

      (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2017-01)
      Acceso cerrado
      Documenting the heterogeneity of rainfall regimes is a prerequisite for water resources management, mitigation of risks associated to extremes weather events and for impact studies. In this paper, we present a method for ...