Abstract: his study shows that the North American monsoon system?s (NAMS) strength, onset, and retreat over northwestern Mexico exhibit multidecadal variations during the period 1948?2009. Two dry regimes, associated with late onsets, ...

Abstract: We analyze the observed relationship between sea surface temperatures (SSTs) over the Atlantic Ocean and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in the Orinoco and Amazon basins. Monthly correlations between ...

Abstract: Using hourly records from 51 rain gauges, spanning between 22 and 28 yr, the authors study the diurnal cycle of precipitation over the tropical Andes of Colombia. Analyses are developed for the seasonal march of the diurnal ...

Abstract: he occurrence of natural and socially driven catastrophic events has increased in the last few decades in response to global environmental changes. One of the most societally relevant challenges in managing the effects of ...