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Clima, variabilidad y cambio climático en la Vertiente Caribe de Costa Rica: Un estudio básico para la actividad bananera
(2013-09)
Este Informe Final (IF) describe en forma sintética, los alcances y productos del
proyecto “Clima, variabilidad y cambio climático en la Vertiente Caribe de Costa Rica: Un estudio básico para la actividad bananera”, en ...
Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on the Water Allocation, Water Quality and Salmon Production in the San Joaquin River Basin
(2006-01-27)
2 Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on the Water Allocation, Water Quality and Salmon Production in the San Joaquin River Basin H. Hidalgo, L. Brekke, N. Miller, N. Quinn, J. Keyantash and J. Dracup INTRODUCTION ...
Variaciones de la Temperatura y el Viento en Costa Rica Durante el Eclipse Total de Sol del 11 de julio de 1991
(San José, CR: Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 1992)
Se analizan y discuten las mediciones de la temperatura y el viento, en la superficie y la atmosfera libre, realizadas en Costa Rica durante el eclipse total de sol del 11 de junio de 1991. Se demuestra cómo la temperatura ...
Projections of Potential Flood Regime Changes in California
(2009-03)
Floods have been a recurring theme in California’s climatology, hydrology, and politics
throughout its history. Today, California's aging water supply and flood protection
infrastructures are challenged by major floods ...
California Climate Change Center Report Series Number 2008-0XX
(2008-06)
Four dynamic regional climate models (RCMs) and one statistical downscaling
approach were used to downscale 10 years of historical climate in California. To isolate
possible limitations of the downscaling methods, we ...
Changes in Aridity in the Western United States
(2008-08)
It is often remarked that most of the western US (Figure
1) is “always in drought,” especially by visitors from wetter
climates. The plants and landforms of the West, however, are more or less adapted to the region’s ...
Los Recursos Hídricos en Costa Rica: un enfoque estratégico
(2012-03)
En este documento se presenta un diagnóstico del estado
de los recursos hídricos terrestres de la República de Costa
Rica (CR). En comparación a una gran cantidad de países
del mundo, CR tiene una amplia disponibilidad ...
Connections between the Intertropical Convergence Zone and other climatic features in Central America
(2013-05-30)
This work explores statistical connections between the displacements and strength of the Intertropical Convergence
Zone (ITCZ) and the Caribbean Low Level Jet (CLLJ). Indicators of the position and of the strength of the ...
Cambios de la Irradiancia Solar y Determinación de la Turbiedad Atmosférica en Costa Rica Durante el Eclipse Total del 11 de Julio de 1991
(Observaciones Científicas Realizadas en Costa Rica (W. Fernández, ed.) Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 1992)
Con motivo de la ocurrencia de un eclipse total de Sol, el 11 de junio de 1991, se hicieron mediciones de la radiación global en varios lugares de Costa Rica. En dos de estos lugares, Puntarenas y Santa Cruz, se hicieron ...
Climate Change, Growth, and California Wildfire
(2009-03)
Large wildfire occurrence and burned area are modeled using hydroclimate and landsurface characteristics under a range of future climate and development scenarios. The range of uncertainty for future wildfire regimes is ...