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Relationships between the irrigation-pumping electrical loads and the local climate in Climate Division 9, Idaho
(2005)
The electrical load from irrigation pumps is an important part of the overall electricity demand in many
agricultural areas of the U.S. west. The date the pumps turn on and the total electrical load they present
over the ...
Regional precipitation estimations in Central America using the Weather Research and Forecast model
Estimaciones de precipitación regional en América Central usando el model Weather Research and Forecast
(2018-04)
Using the regional climate model WRF, and the NCEP-NCAR Reanalysis Project data as boundary and initial conditions, regional precipitation for Central America was estimated by means of the dynamical downscaling technique ...
Weather and climate socio-economic impacts in Central America for the management and protection of world heritage sites and the Diquis Delta culture in Costa Rica (a case study)
(Advances in Geosciences, 35, 157–167, 2014, 2014-01-10)
The Central America region hosts a valuable amount of World Heritage Sites (WHS), many of them located in areas of floods, landslides, drought, high winds, intense precipitations, and earthquakes. The effective management ...
Caracterización del “veranillo” en dos cuencas de la vertiente del Pacífico de Costa Rica, América Central
Characterization of the Mid Summer Drought in two Pacific slope river basins of Costa Rica, Central America.
(2014-09)
La región de los Mares Intra-Americanos está caracterizada por fenómenos climáticos raramente observados en
regiones tropicales, uno de ellos es el llamado “veranillo” o “canícula”. Sobre la vertiente del Pacífico de ...
On the variability of the Caribbean lowlevel jet during winter: revisited
(Memorias de la European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014, 2014-04)
The Caribbean low-level jet (CLLJ) is a strong wind current over the Caribbean Sea. Annually it has two peak periods, where February and July being the winter and summer components, respectively. The CLLJ is an important ...
Informe de la expedición científica UCR-UNA-COCO-IV
(2011-07-20)
El proyecto “Interacción océano-atmósfera y la biodiversidad marina del Parque Nacional Isla del Coco, Costa Rica” es financiado por el Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE). Del 30 de junio al 10 de julio del 2011, un ...
Atmospheric circulation types controlling rainfall in the Central American Isthmus
(2022)
Rainfall mechanisms in the Central American Isthmus are controlled by complex
physical interactions across spatial and temporal scales, which are reflected on the
dynamics of atmospheric circulation patterns affecting ...
Informe de la expedición científica UCR-UNA-COCO-II
(2011-04-06)
El proyecto “Interacción océano-atmósfera y la biodiversidad marina del Parque Nacional Isla del Coco, Costa Rica” es financiado por el Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE). Del 2 al 10 de octubre del 2010, un grupo de ...
Climate change, ecosystems and smallholder agriculture in Central America: an introduction to the special issue
(2017-03)
Central America is one of the regions most exposed to climate change (Giorgi 2006). A narrow isthmus between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, it is strongly affected by droughts, hurricanes and the El Niño-southern ...
Probability of induced extreme precipitation events in Central America due to tropical cyclone positions in the surrounding oceans
(2022-12-29)
The preparedness of national and local authorities for extreme hydrometeorological events
could alleviate the impacts in many socioeconomical sectors. A statistical tool for the
prediction or assessment of extreme ...