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Central America [in State of the Climate in 2021]
State of the climate in 2021. Regional climates
(2021)
Regional Climates is one chapter from the State of the Climate in 2021 annual report. Compiled
by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate in 2021 is
based on contributions from scientists ...
A review of the main drivers and variability of Central America’s Climate and seasonal forecast systems
Una revisión de los principales controladores y de la variabilidad del clima en América Central y sistemas de pronóstico estacional
(2018-04)
América Central es una región susceptible a desastres naturales y cambio climático. En el presente estudio, se revisaron los principales forzantes atmosféricos y oceánicos, así como los moduladores del clima que afectan ...
Policy Brief for Costa Rica 2021
(2021)
Since the 1980s Costa Rica has seen a continuous increase in surface
temperatures while precipitation has not registered a consistent
signal.1,2 There has not been an increase in water supply, but the rise
in temperatures ...
Potential increase in floods in California’s Sierra Nevada under future climate projections
(2011-12)
California’s mountainous topography, exposure to occasional heavily moisture-laden
storm systems, and varied communities and infrastructures in low lying areas make it highly
vulnerable to floods. An important question ...
Información general del veranillo, su manifestación en la cuenca del río Tempisque en la provincia de Guanacaste, Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica y su relación con la producción de arroz
(2022-10-24)
Se presentan tres infografías relacionadas con la información general del veranillo, su manifestación en la cuenca del río Tempisque en la provincia de Guanacaste, Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica y su relación con la producción ...
Central America [in State of the Climate in 2018]
(2019)
Estado del clima para la región de Centroamérica y el Caribe
Climate change scenarios and sea level rise estimates for California 2008 Climate Change Scenarios Assessment
(2009-03)
For the 2008 California Climate Change Assessment, to further investigate possible future
climate changes in California, a set of 12 climate change model simulations was selected and
evaluated. From the Intergovernmental ...
DynACof: A process-based model to study growth, yield and ecosystem services of coffee agroforestry systems
(2020)
The DynACof model was designed to model coffee agroforestry systems and study the trade-offs to e.g. optimize the system facing climate changes. The model simulates net primary productivity (NPP), growth, yield, mortality, ...
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 ...
Understanding uncertainties in future Colorado River streamflow
(Bulletin of the American Meterorological Society 95(1): 58-81, 2014-01)
The Colorado River is the primary water source for more than 30 million people in the United States and Mexico. Recent studies that project streamflow changes in the Colorado River all project annual declines, but the ...