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On the variability of the Caribbean lowlevel jet during winter: revisited
(Memorias de la European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014, 2014-04)
The Caribbean low-level jet (CLLJ) is a strong wind current over the Caribbean Sea. Annually it has two peak periods, where February and July being the winter and summer components, respectively. The CLLJ is an important ...
Observed (1970-1999) climate variability in Central America using a high-resolution meteorological dataset with potential for climate change studies
(2015-10)
Average temperature (Tavg) data from stations and station-based gridded datasets at 50 km resolution were
used to provide a high-resolution (5 km grid) dataset for Central America from 1970 to 1999. The procedure
used ...
Characterization of the Mid Summer Drought in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, Central America
(AGU Meeting of the Americas 2013, 2013)
The IAS region is characterized by climate
features of unique nature, one of them is the Mid-Summer
Drought (MSD), “veranillo” or “canícula” in Spanish, an
atmospheric attribute rarely observed in tropical regions.
On ...
Putting into action the REGCM4.6 regional climate model for the study of climate change, variability and modeling over Central America and Mexico
(2018)
What: International experts and attendees from several countries of Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean (CAM), and South America (SA) met to discuss regional issues on climate variability and climate change to learn the ...
Observed Changes (1970-1999) in Extreme Hydroclimatic Events in Central America
(2018-04-20)
Previous studies have shown that most of Central America has been experiencing warming trends during the last 30-50 years, while precipitation annual totals have not changed much. Warming alone can exacerbate the effects ...
Costa Rica en el mundo: Conferencia Internacional del Meridiano (Washington, 1884)
(2009-01-01)
La percepción del tiempo y del espacio siempre han significado un desafío en la historia de la humanidad, especialmente la aceptación de la hora oficial a nivel global y regional. El trabajo pretende brindar generalidades ...
El desarrollo de los proyectos de energía eólica en Costa Rica (1979-2005)
(2006)
El último cuarto del siglo XX se caracterizó por la explotación de nuevas fuentes de energías no convencionales para la producción de electricidad en Costa Rica: geotérmicas, solares, biomásicas y eólicas. A diferencia de ...
The effects of El Niño on agricultural water balance in Guatemala
(2011-04-26)
More than half the population of Guatemala lives in rural areas and depends on subsistence agriculture for their well being. This region is vulnerable to many
climatic events, one of which is El Niño. This study looks at ...
Caribbean sea tropical cyclone occurrences in the last six decades and their impacts in central america and the caribbean islands
(2011-02-25)
The study of the tropical cyclones activity in the Caribbean (Figs. 1 & 2), and their historic characterization in the Central American region, is a basic element to mitigate their impact over different regions of the ...
Proyecciones climáticas para la Isla del Coco de un conjunto de modelos CMIP5
(2018-02-14)
Se seleccionaron 14 corridas de modelos climáticos globales de circulación general que
generan proyecciones climáticas mensuales de precipitación y temperatura del grupo llamado
(CMIP5), AR5, IPCC. La selección de los ...