Abstract: Large-scale conversion of tropical forests into pastures or annual crops could lead to changes in the climate. We have used a coupled numerical model of the global atmosphere and biosphere (Center for Ocean-Land- Atmosphere ...

Abstract: Meteorological observations from the Anglo?Brazilian Amazonian Climate Observation Study (ABRACOS), together with the global reanalysis from the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and satellite images, ...

Abstract: The environmental conditions associated with squall lines (SL) that were observed during the period of 13 April?13 May 1987 (GTE/ABLE-2B) originating at the northern coast of South America and propagating over the Amazon ...

Abstract: In 2005, large sections of southwestern Amazonia experienced one of the most intense droughts of the last hundred years. The drought severely affected human population along the main channel of the Amazon River and its ...

Abstract: The Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies?Center for Ocean?Land?Atmosphere Studies (CPTEC?COLA) atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) is integrated with nine initial conditions for 10 yr to obtain the ...