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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 ...
Projected climate change impacts on tropical life zones in Costa Rica. Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment
(2021)
Efforts to protect tropical ecosystems aim at implementing biological corridors across the national territory of Costa Rica. However, potential near-future climate change challenges the effectiveness of such conservation ...
Tormentas y huracanes
(2020)
El cambio climático está causando y con mucha probabilidad causará en el siglo xxi una intensificación de las tormentas intensas y los huracanes, con graves consecuencias sociales, ambientales y económicas en los países ...
Preface to stable isotopes in hydrological studies in the tropics: Ecohydrological perspectives in a changing climate
(2019)
Tropical regions (comprised between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, 23.5°N to 23.5°S) cover approximately 36% of the Earth's landmass. They are home to 40% of the world's population, which is projected to increase ...
Precipitation and Temperature in Costa Rica at the End of the Century Based on NEX-GDDP Projected Scenarios
(2020)
The evaluation of intraseasonal, seasonal, and annual variability of rainfall and temperature
extremes, while using climate change scenarios data, is extremely important for socio-economic
activities, such as water ...
Tracing Water Sources and Fluxes in a Dynamic Tropical Environment: From Observations to Modeling
(2020)
Tropical regions cover approximately 36% of the Earth’s landmass. These regions are home to 40% of the world’s population, which is projected to increase to over 50% by 2030 under a remarkable climate variability scenario ...
The Role of Land Use Conversion in Shaping the Land Cover of the Central American Dry Corridor
(2020)
The Central American Dry Corridor (CADC) is a trans-border region characterized by climatic and ecological continuities. It is expected to experience rising aridity and severe hydro-climatic events due to climate change. ...
Human-Induced Changes in the Hydrology of the Western United States
(2008-02-22)
Observations have shown that the hydrological cycle of the western United States changed significantly over the last half of the 20th century. We present a regional, multivariable climate change detection and attribution ...
Warming and Earlier Spring Increase Western U.S. Forest Wildfire Activity
(2006-08-18)
Western United States forest wildfire activity is widely thought to have increased in recent decades, yet neither the extent of recent changes nor the degree to which climate may be driving regional changes in wildfire has ...
A review of the main drivers and variability of Central America’s Climate and seasonal forecast systems
Una revisión de los principales controladores y de la variabilidad del clima en América Central y sistemas de pronóstico estacional
(2018-04)
América Central es una región susceptible a desastres naturales y cambio climático. En el presente estudio, se revisaron los principales forzantes atmosféricos y oceánicos, así como los moduladores del clima que afectan ...