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High-resolution satellite-gauge merged precipitation climatologies of the tropical Andes
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016-02-09)
Satellite precipitation products are becoming increasingly useful to complement rain gauge networks in regions where these are too sparse to capture spatial precipitation patterns, such as in the Tropical Andes. The Tropical ...
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Soluble trace metals in aerosols over the tropical south-east Pacific offshore of Peru
(Copernicus GmbH, 2016)
Meteor cruise M91 was supported by the BMBF projects SOPRAN II and III (FKZ 03F0611A and FKZ 03F662A). We thank the Peruvian authorities for authorising us to conduct the study in their territorial waters. We also would ...
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Current state of glaciers in the tropical Andes: A multi-century perspective on glacier evolution and climate change
(Copernicus publications, 2013-01-22)
The aim of this paper is to provide the community with a comprehensive overview of the studies of glaciers in the tropical Andes conducted in recent decades leading to the current status of the glaciers in the context of ...
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Updated analyses of temperature and precipitation extreme indices since the beginning of the twentieth century: The HadEX2 dataset
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-03-04)
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 ...
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Revisiting wintertime cold air intrusions at the east of the Andes: propagating features from subtropical Argentina to Peruvian Amazon and relationship with large-scale circulation patterns
(Springer, 2012-12-29)
This study investigates the spatial and temporal characteristics of cold surges that propagates northward along the eastern flank of the Andes from subtropical to tropical South America analysing wintertime in situ daily ...
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Recent temperature variability and change in the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2015-08-26)
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 ...
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Heavy Snowfalls in the peruvian Andes: the wettest winter of the last 19 years
(American Meteorological Society, 2019-09)
Most meteorological stations in the central and southern Peruvian Andes also received heavy rainfall in June and July. On
2 June, Ananea, which is located in Puno at 4660 m a.s.l., recorded 32.5 mm (monthly climatology ...
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Ozone and volatile organic compounds in the metropolitan area of Lima-Callao, Peru
(Springer, 2018-07-26)
This study analyzes ozone formation in the metropolitan area of Lima-Callao as a function of meteorological patterns and the concentrations of nitrogen oxides and reactive organic gases. The study area is located on the ...
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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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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