Extreme seasonal droughts and floods in Amazonia: Causes, trends and impacts

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1033-1050

  Marengo, J A ^a   Espinoza, J C ^b  

^a Technology and Innovation   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Droughts; Extremes; Floods; Impacts; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FLOODS; NICKEL; RAIN;

AMAZONIA; EXTREME HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS; EXTREMES; IMPACTS; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; SEASONAL DROUGHTS; URBAN AND RURAL AREAS; VULNERABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DROUGHT; EL NINO; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LA NINA; MOISTURE TRANSFER; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84973523357     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4420     Document Type: Review

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