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Twinning SENAMHI and MeteoSwiss to co-develop climate services for the agricultural sector in Peru
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-12-06)
The development and dissemination of weather and climate information is crucial to improve people's resilience and adaptability to climate variability and change. The impacts of climate variability and change are generally ...
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The rainy season in the Southern Peruvian Andes: A climatological analysis based on the new Climandes index
(John Wiley and Sons, 2023-01)
The rainy season is of high importance for livelihoods in the Southern Peruvian Andes (SPA), especially for agriculture, which is mainly rain fed and one of the main income sources in the region. Therefore, knowledge and ...
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A cold wave of winter 2021 in central South America: characteristics and impacts
(Springer, 2023)
During the austral winter (June–August) of 2021, the meteorological services of Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Chile all issued forecasts for unusually cold conditions. Record-low minimum temperatures and ...
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Heatwaves and fire in Pantanal: Historical and future perspectives from CORDEX-CORE
(Elsevier, 2022)
The Pantanal biome, at the confluence of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, is the largest continental wetland on the planet and an invaluable reserve of biodiversity. The exceptional 2020 fire season in Pantanal drew particular ...
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The contributions of transboundary networks to environmental governance: The legacy of the MAP initiative
(Elsevier, 2022)
Because many environmental threats span national boundaries, transboundary networks have emerged as a form of multi-stakeholder platform to support environmental governance (EG). There are transboundary networks in various ...
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Assessment of bottom-up satellite precipitation products on river streamflow estimations in the Peruvian Pacific drainage
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute - MDPI, 2023)
In regions with limited precipitation information, like Peru, many studies rely on precipitation data derived from satellite products (SPP) and model reanalysis. These products provide near-real-time information and offer ...
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Performance of Regional Climate Model Precipitation Simulations Over the Terrain-Complex Andes-Amazon Transition Region
(American Geophysical Union, 2024)
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 ...
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Advancing South American Water and Climate Science through Multidecadal Convection-Permitting Modeling
(American Meteorological Society, 2024-01-08)
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 ...
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Hailstorm events in the Central Andes of Peru: Insights from historical data and radar microphysics
(European Geosciences Union, 2024)
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 ...
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The new record of drought and warmth in the Amazon in 2023 related to regional and global climatic features
(Springer, 2024)
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 ...
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