Abstract: Principal modes of anomalous upper-tropospheric circulation and outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) are determined for the South American sector. A combined EOF analysis is performed using anomalous 250-mb zonal and meridional ...

Abstract: The relationships between coastal upwelling and local winds at Cabo Frio (Brazil) are studied using SST and time series of surface wind for a 10-yr period (1971?80). The results show that the seasonal variations of SST and ...

Abstract: In recent years, there has been an increase in rainfall over northeast Brazil (Nordeste), while over the sub-Saharan region there has been a drought. The correlation coefficients between the 11-yr running means of the ...