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Behavior of the ITCZ second band near the Peruvian coast during the 2017 coastal El Niño
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2023)
The behavior of the second band of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) near the Peruvian coast during early 2017 is studied, using precipitation, surface winds, sea surface temperature (SST) and atmospheric variables ...
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Particulate matter levels in a South American megacity: the metropolitan area of Lima-Callao, Peru
(Springer, 2017-11-13)
The temporal and spatial trends in the variability of PM10 and PM2.5 from 2010 to 2015 in the metropolitan area of Lima-Callao, Peru, are studied and interpreted in this work. The mean annual concentrations of PM10 and ...
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Summertime precipitation extremes and the influence of atmospheric flows on the western slopes of the southern Andes of Perú
(John Wiley and Sons, 2022)
Although climatologically dry, the western slopes of the southern Andes of Peru (WSA) can experience precipitation extremes (PEs) during the summer (December–February) resulting in great economic and human losses. Generally, ...
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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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Two Contrasting Severe Seasonal Extremes in Tropical South America in 2012: Flood in Amazonia and Drought in Northeast Brazil
(American Meteorological Society, 2013-11)
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 ...
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Assessing near real-time satellite precipitation products for flood simulations at sub-daily scales in a sparsely gauged watershed in Peruvian andes
(MDPI AG, 2021-02-23)
This study investigates the applicability of Satellite Precipitation Products (SPPs) in near real-time for the simulation of sub-daily runoff in the Vilcanota River basin, located in the southeastern Andes of Peru. The ...
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Central South America
(American Meteorological Society, 2020-08)
Heavy rainfall events were observed in January along the dry southern coast of Peru, resulting in some locations breaking precipitation records of more than 30 years. Heavy rainfall during February led to 42 landslides ...
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Hydrological impacts of dam regulation for hydropower production: The case of Lake Sibinacocha, Southern Peru
(Elsevier B.V., 2023-01)
Study focus: Hydraulic infrastructure plays a fundamental role for energy production, drinking and irrigation water storage and flood control in regions with seasonal river flow. The highAndean Lake Sibinacocha has been ...
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Determining the geodetic mass balance of the Znosko glacier (King George Island, Antarctica) using an unmanned aerial vehicle
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023-01-09)
In the last decade, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used for scientific research specially for glaciological applications in Antarctica. In the study an UAV was used to detect changes in Znosko glacier surface, ...
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Suspended sediment dynamics in the Amazon River of Peru
(Elsevier, 2013-07)
The erosion and transport of sediments allow us to understand many activities of significance, such as crust evolution, climate change, uplift rates, continental processes, the biogeochemical cycling of pollutants and ...
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