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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Paulo Rodrigo Zanin, Prakki Satyamurty
Summary: The interseasonal and interbasins hydrological coupling between the Amazon and La Plata watersheds was analyzed using various datasets, confirming the interconnected hydrological processes between the two basins. The study found that precipitation in the southeastern region of the Amazon Basin at the end of the South American monsoon influences winter precipitation in the central-western region of the La Plata Basin.
JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Xupeng Sun, Peiyu Lai, Shujing Wang, Lisheng Song, Mingguo Ma, Xujun Han
Summary: In this study, extreme drought events in southwest China were analyzed using the GLDAS root zone soil moisture data set. A Standardized Soil Moisture Drought Index (SSMI) was calculated to quantitatively define and describe the duration, frequency, and severity of drought events in the region. The results showed an apparent upward trend in the frequency and intensity of drought before 2014, followed by a downward trend since 2014. The study also compared the performance of SSMI with other commonly used drought indices, and found that SSMI is more sensitive to drought in southwest China. Furthermore, the GLDAS soil moisture data proved to be useful in studying drought at a small regional scale.
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Engineering, Civil
Joao Paulo L. F. Breda, Rodrigo Cauduro Dias de Paiva, Vinicius Alencar Siqueira, Walter Collischonn
Summary: A warmer atmosphere increases the hydrological cycle by holding more water, resulting in intensified precipitation and potential flooding. However, recent studies suggest that reduced soil moisture may have the opposite effect. This study aimed to analyze the impact of hydrometeorological variables on flood discharge in South America and project future trends using climate data from multiple models.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Huihui Feng, Zhiyong Wu, Jianzhi Dong, Jianhong Zhou, Luca Brocca, Hai He
Summary: This study aims to identify error sources controlling coupling strength (p) biases in land surface models (LSMs) by evaluating p values from three LSMs against a debiased reference p map. The results show strong p in the northern part of China, while biases are marginal in the southern part. Noah and CLSM models have positive biases in p representation, while VIC-based estimates are lower than the reference values. The relative importance of transpiration and soil evaporation determines the overall magnitude of p and inter-model differences.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
J. Ashish Manoj, Ravi Kumar Guntu, Ankit Agarwal
Summary: Anthropogenic climate change has had a significant impact on the global water cycle, and there is a growing consensus that extreme precipitation events will increase in the future. However, an increase in extreme precipitation does not necessarily mean a higher flood risk, as it depends on the conditions before the storm. Previous studies on the relationship between soil moisture and precipitation were limited by the direct trivial relationship between the two, highlighting the need for a better understanding of their direction and dynamic interdependency. This study used Event Coincidence Analysis to identify and quantify the influence of soil moisture anomalies on extreme precipitation events. The results showed a high coincidence rate in flash flood-prone areas in India, indicating a strong coupling between soil moisture and precipitation. These findings demonstrate the applicability of the analysis method in characterizing the spatiotemporal patterns of soil moisture-precipitation dependence in India.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
A. M. Varuolo-Clarke, A. P. Williams, J. E. Smerdon, M. Ting, D. A. Bishop
Summary: This study found that the increase in summer precipitation in southeastern South America is influenced by the South American low-level jet. The increased moisture flux through the jet explains a portion of the observed precipitation trend, and the increased humidity is identified as the fundamental driver for the increased moisture flux and precipitation. Additionally, the intensification of the jet's velocity also contributes to the enhanced precipitation.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Bin Fang, Prakrut Kansara, Chelsea Dandridge, Venkat Lakshmi
Summary: This study utilized high-resolution soil moisture data to analyze the drought conditions in Australia from 2015 to 2019. It was found that droughts mainly occurred in spring and summer in coastal regions, while inland regions experienced more severe drought conditions.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Julian Alberto Giles, Claudio Guillermo Menendez
Summary: Land-atmosphere interactions play an important role in the South American climate system, especially in the feedback between soil moisture and precipitation. The coupling between soil moisture and precipitation shows spatiotemporal characteristics, and the calculations methods used may introduce some sensitivity. Future studies should focus on disentangling the spatiotemporal coupling mechanisms to avoid erroneous assumptions and contradictory results.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
I. P. Senanayake, I-Y Yeo, G. R. Willgoose, G. R. Hancock
Summary: This study compares two soil thermal inertia-based downscaling models to meet the required level of spatial resolution for various applications. The findings show that both models performed well in estimating soil moisture at a high spatial resolution in semi-arid regions.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Junhan Zeng, Xing Yuan, Peng Ji, Chunxiang Shi
Summary: This study demonstrates the possibility to further improve soil moisture estimates at a large scale with advanced LSMs, especially in semi-arid regions, while meteorological forcings have a more significant impact on surface layer soil moisture simulations, with LSMs playing a more critical role in the middle and deep layers.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Ines M. Leyba, Silvina A. Solman, Martin Saraceno, J. Alejandro Martinez, Francina Dominguez
Summary: This study explores the relationship between the South Atlantic as a moisture source for South America and precipitation variability in southeastern South America. The Tropical and Subtropical Atlantic are important sources of moisture for the Amazon and occasionally for southeastern South America, while the Southwestern Atlantic mainly contributes locally. Sea surface temperature variability is related to the moisture contribution from the South Atlantic, with positive correlations between temperature and precipitation from the Tropical Atlantic and La Plata Basin.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Mariah Souza Gomes, Iracema Fonseca de Albuquerque Cavalcanti, Gabriela V. Muller
Summary: The 2019/2020 drought in South America had impacts on agriculture, water resources, and the environment, potentially linked to anomalies in the atmosphere and ocean. Anomalies in tropical Pacific convection, Indian Ocean Dipole, and Sudden Stratospheric Warming may have influenced the climate conditions in South America.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hao Duan, Hongli Zhao, Qiuju Li, Haowei Xu, Chengxin Han
Summary: Most current parameterization schemes for the Penman-Monteith-Leuning evapotranspiration (ET) model do not adequately consider the effects of soil moisture (SM) changes on ET processes. This paper proposes a parameterization scheme that incorporates SM in the calculation of key parameters for the PML model, resulting in improved correlation with measured values at various flux sites worldwide. The study also reveals regional characteristics of the impact of SM on ET through analysis of soil evaporation, vegetation transpiration, and the correlation between SM and ET.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yelin Jiang, Meijian Yang, Weiguang Liu, Koushan Mohammadi, Guiling Wang
Summary: This study assesses the ecohydrological effects of recent meteorological droughts in tropical South America and investigates the mechanisms underlying the drought response and recovery of different ecohydrological systems. The study finds that the response and recovery of soil drought lag behind meteorological drought, and the differences are more pronounced in different regions and soil depths. Additionally, the replenishment of soil moisture plays a crucial role in the recovery process.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Yu Wang, Ruonan Li, Mei Liang, Jinfeng Ma, Yanzheng Yang, Hua Zheng
Summary: Soil moisture is a crucial variable for both natural ecosystems and human managed regions. Downscaling coarse spatial-resolution soil moisture data is important for obtaining high-spatial-resolution data and conducting precise agricultural management. However, the spatial heterogeneity of agricultural management poses challenges in improving the accuracy of downscaling in croplands.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
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Water Resources
Juan Antonio Rivera, Diego C. Araneo, Olga C. Penalba, Ricardo Villalba
HYDROLOGY RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Water Resources
Juan Antonio Rivera, Diego C. Araneo, Olga C. Penalba, Ricardo Villalba
HYDROLOGY RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Juan A. Rivera, Georgina Marianetti, Sofia Hinrichs
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Gonzalo P. Navarro Diaz, A. Celeste Saulo, Alejandro D. Otero
JOURNAL OF WIND ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL AERODYNAMICS
(2019)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Juan A. Rivera, Sofia Hinrichs, Georgina Marianetti
ADVANCES IN METEOROLOGY
(2019)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
M. F. Camisay, J. A. Rivera, M. L. Mateo, P. Morichetti, M. Mackern
JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juan Caragunis, Juan A. Rivera, Olga C. Penalba
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juan A. Rivera, Federico Otero, Elizabeth Naranjo Tamayo, Martin Silva
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Juan A. Rivera, Gabriel Arnould
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mansour Almazroui, Moetasim Ashfaq, M. Nazrul Islam, Irfan Ur Rashid, Shahzad Kamil, Muhammad Adnan Abid, Enda O'Brien, Muhammad Ismail, Michelle Simoes Reboita, Anna A. Sorensson, Paola A. Arias, Lincoln Muniz Alves, Michael K. Tippett, Sajjad Saeed, Rein Haarsma, Francisco J. Doblas-Reyes, Fahad Saeed, Fred Kucharski, Imran Nadeem, Yamina Silva-Vidal, Juan A. Rivera, Muhammad Azhar Ehsan, Daniel Martinez-Castro, Angel G. Munoz, Md. Arfan Ali, Erika Coppola, Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla
Summary: The study evaluates the performance of CMIP6 GCMs over South America and finds that they capture the main climate characteristics well, but exhibit varying skill in the spatiotemporal distribution of precipitation and temperature. Future projections suggest decreasing precipitation in some areas and increasing temperatures overall. Results indicate a more intense hydrological cycle as greenhouse gas emissions increase over time.
EARTH SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Water Resources
Juan A. Rivera, Sebastian Otta, Carolina Lauro, Natalia Zazulie
Summary: This study provides a detailed description of the recent hydrological drought conditions in Central-Western Argentina, highlighting the challenges faced by water managers and the need for improved mitigation strategies. The research emphasizes the necessity for an effective hydrological drought monitoring system and better regional water management plans to cope with current and future drought conditions.
FRONTIERS IN WATER
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juan A. Rivera, Elizabeth Naranjo Tamayo, Maximiliano Viale
FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maximilian Viale, Emilio Bianchi, Leandro Cara, Lucas E. Ruiz, Ricardo Villalba, Pierre Pitte, Mariano Masiokas, Juan Rivera, Laura Zalazar
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2019)
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Geography, Physical
Daniel Falaschi, Andreas Kaab, Frank Paul, Takeo Tadono, Juan Antonio Rivera, Luis Eduardo Lenzano
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Environmental Sciences
Gaby S. Langendijk, Caroline Aubry-Wake, Marisol Osman, Carla Gulizia, Faten Attig-Bahar, Erik Behrens, Andre Bertoncini, Neil Hart, Victor S. Indasi, Silvia Innocenti, Eveline C. van der Linden, Nabir Mamnun, Kabir Rasouli, Kevin A. Reed, Nina Ridder, Juan Rivera, Romina Ruscica, Bethel U. Ukazu, Jakub P. Walawender, Dean P. Walker, Beth J. Woodhams, Yeliz A. Yilmaz
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2019)