As significant impacts of climate change are increasingly considered unavoidable, adaptation has become a policy priority. It is generally agreed that science is important for the adaptation process but specific guidance on how and to what degree science should contribute and be embedded in this process ...

The Madeira River is the second largest tributary of the Amazon River. It contributes approximately 13% of the Amazon River flow and it may contribute up to 50% of its sediment discharge to the Atlantic Ocean. Until now, the suspended sediment load of the Madeira River was not well known and was ...

Es necesario continuar haciendo esfuerzos para establecer un registro homogéneo y lo más completo y confiable posible de los eventos del fenómeno ENSO. La región de Piura tiene una alta sensibilidad al fenómeno, cuya presencia da lugar siempre a las abundantes lluvias. Por esto, las fuentes históricas ...

The aim of the present study is to analyze the triggering mechanisms of three thunderstorms (TSs) associated with severe rainfall, hail and lightening in the tropical central Andes of Peru, specifically above the Huancayo observatory (12.04º S, 75.32º W, 3313 m a.s.l.) located in the Mantaro valley ...

Las partículas atmosféricas (PM₁₀ y PM₂.₅) son responsables de serios problemas en la salud humana. Por ello, este estudio determina el aporte cuantitativo de las fuentes de ambos tipos de partículas en las principales ciudades del Valle del Mantaro, ubicadas en la parte central del Perú. Se analizan ...

Simulating the oceanic circulation in Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems (EBUS) is a challenging issue due to the paucity of wind stress products of a sufficiently high spatial resolution to simulate the observed upwelling dynamics. In this study, we present the results of regional simulations of the ...

With the objective of understanding the potential and limitations of available precipitation products for hydrological studies, this paper compares six daily and sub-daily precipitation datasets and their impacts on the water balance of the Negro River basin in the Amazon basin. The precipitation ...

According to the Peruvian agricultural ministry, the Pacific watersheds where the great cities and intense farming are located only benefit from 1% of the available freshwater in Peru. Hence a thorough knowledge of the hydrology of this region is of particular importance. In the paper, analysis of ...

δ¹⁸O in speleothems is a powerful proxy for reconstruction of precipitation patterns in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The aim of this study is to calibrate the δ¹⁸O record of speleothems against historical precipitation and river discharge data in central Brazil, a region directly influenced by ...

La ciudad de Huancayo, ubicada en los Andes centrales del Perú, presenta problemas de calidad del aire, siendo el principal contaminante el material particulado (MP). Por ello, el objetivo del presente artículo fue caracterizar la composición química del MP atmosférico colectados en una estación ubicada ...